{"id":969,"date":"2026-03-24T14:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/?page_id=969"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:23:58","slug":"twins-dive-site-map","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/twins-dive-site-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\">Twins Dive Site \u2014 Koh Tao, Thailand<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6321284f69c008d5e661610dd64c1b92\"><strong>Twins<\/strong> dive site is one of the most popular and beginner-friendly dive sites near Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. Located just off the southwest side of Nang Yuan Island, it\u2019s famous for its calm conditions, shallow depth, and rich marine life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2c225991247fc0262a1ad92b6659816b\"><strong>\ud83d\udccd Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c13d001107d02d7e220c8d6d5fefbc3\"><strong>Depth:<\/strong> ~5 to 20 meters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1ade814b9e8e845d9d983097066bdaa8\"><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner to intermediate (great for Open Water divers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c7cd0b725c5afc2378f3de8df475837\"><strong>Conditions:<\/strong> Usually calm, low current, excellent visibility (10\u201330m)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2e1aceb68c95aad9ffbeb364e04a80f2\"><strong>\ud83e\udeb8 Site Layout<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d9070d150571fe66f4b172418d33cec6\">Twins gets its name from two main granite pinnacles (\u201cthe twins\u201d) rising from the sandy seabed. Around these are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28e7cc1c18231d253f7107163beaeea4\">Coral-covered boulders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b33527a1dd1a916874a015d9f74c76b2\">Small swim-throughs and channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7ad51c6e026a44cc9b2bde014033410e\">Sandy patches ideal for spotting bottom-dwellers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e83ae6c53d9972c1594e84b67d270f2\">The site is often dived as a circuit, looping around the rock formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d3e39bd6dfc5109fc56c9f368586fc63\"><strong>\ud83d\udc20 Marine Life Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-516d0608443ec49bc4b17a2e2f7ff5b7\">Expect a vibrant mix of reef life, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-312f6b2ff472fb1d198374596662cb74\">Butterflyfish, angelfish, and fusiliers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-633abe7d37b5345bbb5203921f9ade33\">Blue-spotted stingrays hiding in sand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee97e8899b13c8348b2f0692ea5dbdab\">Moray eels tucked into crevices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb2bd4772704849989ccfd875486e3d0\">Triggerfish (watch out in nesting season)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0194e3d56d3648a73ba1d464c611418c\">Occasional turtles and reef sharks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15fcec35093bc7ae7dab4d29e5691e9b\">Colorful nudibranchs for macro lovers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b76798f6293ab1cf1dc1f4d8d130fafd\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-723f0d85d233db64639bb9ce035dd2a9\">10.1174153,99.810435; 4R87+X6 Ko Tao; <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/aS7qqHF1wGdPgCUx5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Get Directions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3927.7759716254277!2d99.8104349750314!3d10.117415271003349!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x30559f000d43f2fb%3A0xdeec8d18fb210c55!2sTwins%20Pinnacle%20(Diving%20Spot)!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sth!4v1776848652043!5m2!1sen!2sth\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TwinsMap.jpg\" alt=\"Twins dive site map\" class=\"wp-image-970\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TwinsMap.jpg 996w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TwinsMap-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TwinsMap-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TwinsMap-600x413.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twins Dive Site \u2014 Koh Tao, Thailand Twins dive site is one of the most popular and beginner-friendly dive sites near Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. Located just off the southwest side of Nang Yuan Island, it\u2019s famous for its calm conditions, shallow depth, and rich marine life. \ud83d\udccd Overview \ud83e\udeb8 Site Layout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"dive-site-sail-rock","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-969","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=969"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1160,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/969\/revisions\/1160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}