TAR park offers more than 20 different dive sites in and around its area. The reefs are mostly made up of hard corals starting at a depth of 5m if not shallower and gradually decends to a sandy bottom between 10-30m depending on the dive site. Average visibility around TARP is around 10 metres but it does get better or worst during certain months.
You can expect to see alot more macro around the TARP reefs such as frogfish, tons of nudibranch, pipefishes and etc. Dont expect too much big fish action although occasionally you do get to see some schools of Barracudas and Jacks. Between the month of January till March if you're lucky you might get to see the Whalesharks which has been a yearly event for the K.K folks.
Best time to dive would be during the southwest monsoon from April to August. Water temperature throughout the year is between 30c although it does go down to 24c during the months of January and Febuary.
If you like muck diving and macro photography or even you are a novice diver who just want to get more experience on your belt you will love diving in K.K. Currents are normally very mild to none in most of the dive sites.
There are certain sites preferably for Advanced divers like Agil's Reef and Edgell Patches where currents can get really strong and the top of the reef starts at 10-12m. Because of this not many Dive centres know the exact location of these hidden dive sites. Here when the currents pick up, you can see alot more big stuff like baracudas and etc. I personally have seen pygmy devil rays, eagle rays and grey reef sharks although I must say these sightings are rare. The corals on Agil's reef especially are really good. Lots of beautiful hard & soft corals, huge seafans and barrel sponges.
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