Siam Bay at Racha Yai has always had a pleasant hard coral reef but in 2006 that reef was enhanced by a government funded project to place underwater statues in the bay. The statues were commissioned to attract divers back to Phuket after the December 2004 tsunami. Divers are now back in abundance and the

Racha Yai Island is located 13 nautical miles south of Phuket Island and is dived by Phuket day trip dive boats. There is also dive centres on Racha Yai island. Racha is sometimes spelled Raya, or Raja but don’t be confused, they are all the same dive location. Racha Yai is a granite island with