Elephant Head Rock

Elephant Head rock can be seen from the surface. They say it got its name because at low tide, it looks like an Elephant is coming out of the water. It is the largest pinnacle in the Similan Islands. This site is a huge cluster of giant boulders all stacked up on each other. This is the best dive site for swim-throughs.

Elephant Head Rock

Diving this site feels like the Indiana Jones movie. There are lots of soft and hard corals on the shallow side of the Elephant Head Rock. The maximum depth is between 35 to 40 meters.
On the west side of Elephant Head Rock is a sheer, 40 meters deep wall. There is not much to see on the west side.

Marine life

We have dived this site many times and we have seen leopard sharks mating, black and white tip sharks, a large white frog fish, who pierced himself on a giant sea fan, schools of barracuda… This is a great dive site to see bigger pelagic fish.

Current

Moderate to strong. The current runs from southwest to northwest at high tide. When the current is strong, you can always hide on the north side of Elephant Head Rock.

Visibility

Usually 15 – 40 meters