Forra Dive Resort - Koh Lipe

Dive Centre

Forra Dive Centre was established on Koh lipe in 1997 and became a PADI facility under the management of Antoine Pantelic, a french PADI, CMAS and SDI instructor.

Antoine has over 8000 dives on his record, 5000 of those where around Koh lipe and Koh Phi Phi.

We have excellent knowledge of the different dive sites in the Butang Archipelago and more generally in the South Andaman Sea.

Diving around Koh Lipe offers you the chance to see amazing creatures like whale sharks, manta rays, devil rays, eagle rays, blue spotted lagoon rays, leopard sharks, black tip reef sharks, groupers, many species of moray eels, barracudas, turtles, parrotfish, lionfish, scorpion fish, as well as seahorses and ghost pipefish…the list goes on, so keep your eyes peeled!

There are a large variety of dives for all levels of diver, from easy dives around vibrantly colourful rich soft corals and giant barrel sponges to the more demanding drift and deep dives for advanced divers.

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All dives and courses by renewed PADI professionals

Forra Diving offers you the chance to enjoy both fun dives and PADI courses. All PADI courses and materials are available in English, French, German and Italian. We have a wide selection of new equipment that is regularly maintained and serviced by Scuba-Tech International and Dive Supply in Phuket.

Forra Diving offers
the following activities:

Fun Dives
Introductory Dives
PADI Courses

Snorkeling Trips
Snorkel while your friends are diving.

Kayak Rental
Explore the Butang archipelago, we have kayaks for rent.

Also check out:
Marine Safari & Live aboard Trips

Discover the marine life of the Butang Islands

There are a large variety of dives available within the western part of Tarutao National Marine Park, which is estimated to host 25% of the world's tropical fish species. Waters are deep and clear, giving good light penetration required for photosynthesis that enables rich coral growth. The waters drop to over 40 meters and so some current can be expected, but this is an advantage - there is more reef life to be found, as the waters are rich in nutrients. Within this archipelago of islands, the dive sites offer an excellent diversity of ecosystem, with thousands of organisms of which many are beautiful and all are fascinating.

Quote from "The Moral Of Coral" by Collin Piprell, Sawasdee Magazine, April 2002:

"Southeast Asia has almost one third of the World's coral reefs lending its coastal waters a hugely rich bio diversity. Thailand alone has more than 300 major reef groups laying off the Andaman Sea Coast to the West and the south China Sea Coast to the East, presenting somewhat different marine faunas on either side. The kingdom more over still has a greater proportion of healthy coral reefs than do its neighbouring countries… More than half of the kingdoms reefs lie in the Andaman Sea along the Western Coast line.

Since the Andaman has deeper, clearer and more salinated water than the gulf, it also tends to have more interesting and widely distributed coral reefs, extending from Tarutao National Marine Park on the Southern boarder with Malaysia to the Surin islands on the Northern boarder with Burma. On the Andaman Coast, more than 200 species of corals have been recorded so far, compared to 60 other species in the gulf, as well as a richer variety of reef fish"

Do you have a question? Contact us or make a reservation.

Fun Dives Rates 2009 / 2010

Rates in Thai Baht	All-in Price	Own Equipment
1 Fun Dive	1900	1700
2 Fun Dives	2800	2400
3 Fun Dives	3500	3100
1 Night Dive	2000	1800
Snorkel Trip	600	500

PADI Courses Rates 2009 / 2010

All rates include manual, PADI License and logbook

All materials are available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish and Russian.

Rates in Thai Baht	All-in	Own Equip.
1 Discover Scuba Diving 1 dive / 1 day	2200	- - - -
2 Discover Scuba Diving 2 dives / 1 day	3500	- - - -
1 Scuba Review 1 dives / 1 day	2200	- - - -
2 Scuba Review 2 dives / 1 day	3200	- - - -
PADI Scuba Diver 4 dives / 2 days	9000	8200
PADI Open Water 6 dives / 3 days	13500	12400
PADI Advanced 6 dives / 3 days OR 4 dives + 1 night dive / 2 days	11000	10000
EFR 0 dives / 1 day	4000	- - - -
PADI Rescue Diver 6-8 dives / 3-4 days	12600	11400
PADI Dive master 3 weeks to 3 months	30000	25000
PADI Specialties 2-4 dives / 1-2 days	5000 / 8000	4500 / 7000