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Koh Mak Diving, Snorkeling, Boat Trips, Kayak, SUPs, Sailing and Fishing

Koh Mak diving is centred on Koh Rang Marine Park, home to a handful of excellent shallow water dive sites.

As Koh Rang sits just to the west of Koh Mak, diesel costs between the islands are low, which in turn enables the Koh Mak dive shop, Koh Mak Divers to offer cheaper prices than other islands. Getting to and from the dive sites is also very quick, so you can easily enjoy a couple of leisurely dives on the reef and still have most of the afternoon back on the island.

Of course, Koh Rang is not the only option and advanced divers can also head further away south of Koh Chang to explore the HTMS Chang, the largest divable wreck in Thailand.

Price deals are available for multiple days of diving if booked together. Transfers to and from your resort, lunch and all equipment are included in the price.

Guide Prices | Dive Schools | Snorkeling | Other Boat Trips | Kayaking and SUP


Koh Mak Diving Prices

CourseGuide Rates per person (in Thai Baht)
DSD – 2 boat dives
(Discover Scuba Diving)

Bubblemaker (8 to 10 years) - 1 beach dive
4,300bt (includes Koh Rang fee)


1,800bt
Scuba Diver – 2 to 3 days
Accredited to 12m only, not PADI
10,900bt (includes Koh Rang fee)

Open Water – 3 to 4 days
PADI qualified, 18m
14,800bt (includes Koh Rang fee)
Advanced Open Water – 2 to 3 days14,000bt (includes Koh Rang fee)
Fun Dives (2 dives off Koh Rang)

Wreck Diving (HTMS Chang) - 2 Dives

Packages (6 dives, 2 dives a day)

Night Dive
3,100bt

3,900bt (min 3 persons)

8,400bt

1,900bt (min 2 persons)
PADI Scuba Review

PADI Tune Up
4,000bt

3,500bt
Snorkeling off Koh Rang


Snorkeling off Koh Chang wreck site
990bt (with adult Koh Rang tax included)
690bt for kids under 12 (with child Koh Rang tax included)

1,500bt
Marine Park Tax at Koh Rang
(Adult/Child)
Divers: 400bt/200bt
Snorkelers: 200bt/100bt

If you are interested in pre-booking your Koh Mak diving day or snorkeling trip, maybe that speedboat tours around the islands. please do Contact Us.

Once we know your preferred date, the numbers in your group, we will organise everything for you using our trusted recommendations.

Payment is normally with an initial deposit via PayPal and then the balance on arrival. You do not need a PayPal account to pay this, it can be done with any card.


Dive Schools – Koh Mak Diving

shop front koh mak divers

Koh Mak Divers

Shop in Ao Kao

Long established English and Dutch family, with some 25 years experience on the island. All courses and prices as above, diving off a large wooden boat, Kerawat, with their base near Ao Kao Resort and Island Huts. Nice friendly outfit, good reputation.

bb divers koh mak

BB Divers

Shop at Ao Suan Yai Beach

BB Divers closed down its Koh Mak operation in the pandemic and did not reopen for the 22/23 season. As of June 23, it seems unlikely they will return for 23/24 either.


Koh Mak Snorkeling and Boat Trips

Totti Boat Trips (based behind Makathanee Resort) lays on snorkeling trips to Koh Rang in his large converted wooden boat for 850bt per person + park fee at 200bt per person – daily from 09.30 to 15.00. The dive boats also offer the same service at around 1,000bt per person (including the tax). Typically, you will visit 3 or 4 of the tiny islands and one of the beaches, with transfer to and from your resort, as well as equipment and lunch all included.

The best snorkeling off Koh Mak is at Koh Pii, the tiny rock/islet which sits off headland between Ao Suan Yai Beach and Ao Pra Beach. Cococape Resort is the nearest resort to here, going out most days from its own pier Prices for these days depend on numbers and how many hours, but 1,000bt per persom for a half day seems the norm.

Ask too at the Information Point at Koh Mak Resort Pier, Seavana, Mira Montra and Prompakdee.

Private Boat Trips

Private charters to visit the offshore islands as a 1/2 day tour are from around 7,000bt (island entrance fees additional). You visit most of the larger offshore islands such as Koh Kradat, Koh Kham, Koh Rayang Nok and its neighbour, Koh Rayang Nai, with if time, some snorkeling at Koh Pii.

A private speedboat for 2 persons to Koh Rang is from 7,000bt for 4 hours including the Marine Park tax.

Please do contact us if you are interested in the private Koh Mak boat trip.


More Boat Trips to Koh Kham, Koh Rayang and Koh Kradat

Koh Mak Information Point, behind Koh Mak Resort Pier at Ao Suan Yai, runs a small boat 3 times daily at 10.30, 13.30 and 15.00 across to Koh Kham. The price is 350bt including the entrance fee and a free drink from the kiosk once you get there. Prompakdee does the same too, they are just down the beach from the pier.

koh mak boat trip

Rayang Nature on Ao Kao Beach operates a day trip to Koh Rayang Nok for 350bt, again including the entrance fee, 10.00 till 16.00. The island closes at 16.00. They also run a speedboat back and forth a few times daily depending on numbers.

To get to Koh Kradat, ask in your resort or better still hire a local fishing boat at Laem Son for 350bt per person which includes the entrance fee (150bt).

If you don’t want to walk and you can find full details here on how to get there, then Happy Days on Ao Suan Yai offers a boat to Turtle Beach at 150bt per person.


Koh Mak Kayaking, SUP, Sailing

koh mak kayaking

Kayaks cost 150bt an hour, 300bt a half day and 500bt for the day and they are an excellent way of exploring the coastline, visiting the offshore islands and seeking out some of the tucked away and deserted beaches.

Where you can reach will depend on your stamina, but from Ao Suan Yai (Koh Mak Resort), it is a very gentle paddle across to Koh Kham and not so very far to the excellent snorkeling around Koh Pii and off Ao Pra Beach. Requiring more effort in the other direction is the lovely and utterly deserted beach at Ao Tao Kai (Turtle Beach), which lies in the very north of the island.

On Ao Kao in the south west, it will take about 30 to 45 minutes to Koh Rayang Nok. Makathanee Resort is a good place to set off from.

Stand Up Paddle Boards (SUPs) are the same price as kayaks at 150bt a hour or 500bt for the day (return at 17.00) – try Prompakdee and Koh Mak Resort on Ao Suan Yai or Baan Koh Mak and Ao Kao Resort amongst others on Ao Kao Beach.

koh mak sailing

Sailing comes and goes on Koh Mak but it was available in 2023, with Hobie Catamarans available for hire at 800bt an hour to 3,000bt for the day – Ask at the same resorts as above for availability.

Windsurfers too can be rented at 1,200bt a day, 800bt a 1/2 day – Cococape is the place to head for.


Koh Mak Fishing

Island Hookers, their Facebook page here, is the island’s community for fishing. Private charters go out at 1,500bt per person (9,000bt for the whole boat). 09.30 to 16.00. Ask too at Prompakdee or Terraria on Ao Nid Road.

1/2 day squid trolling at 5,500bt or a full day at 8,000bt (excluding the fake bait) are also available.


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