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Koh Similan Marine National
Park
Diving is best between October and May. |
Come for a day or stay as long as you want!
Enjoy the combination of diving and sailing around
Thailand’s tropical islands on
our live-aboard yachts. The Similan Islands marine national park, together with
the Surin islands and Richelieu Rock are Thailand’s premier dive destinations
with a diversity of marine life including manta-rays and other pelagic – Whale
Sharks if you are lucky
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Duration |
# of Dives |
Diver
Price |
Non-Diver Price |
| 1-day trip |
2 dives |
4,500 Baht |
2,900 Baht |
| 2 days / 1 night |
7 dives |
9,900 Baht |
6,900 Baht |
| 3 days / 2 nights |
11 dives |
14,900 Baht |
9,900 Baht |
| 4 days / 3 nights |
15 dives |
18,900 Baht |
12,900 Baht |
| 5 days / 4 nights |
19 dives |
22,900 Baht |
15,900 Baht |
| 6 days / 5 nights |
23 dives |
26,400 Baht |
17,900 Baht |
| 7 days / 6 nights |
27 dives |
29,900 Baht |
20,900 Baht |
- The prices
quoted above are per guest and includes:
- Transfers from your Phuket /
Khao Lak hotel to the live-aboard boats and back
- Twin share accommodation
- All meals, fruits, drinking
water, coffee, tea, soft drinks
- Dive Guide, tanks and weights
- Please note
that the following is not included:
- Similans National Park Fee...
- 400 Baht for entry into the
park (divers and non-divers) plus...
- 200 Baht per diver per day
- for example... if you do a
3-day diving live-aboard, the National Park Fee is 1,000
Baht; 3 days x 200 Baht + 400 Baht Entry
- Please note that the
National Park Fee is set by the National Park and is subject
to change without notice.
- Equipment Rental:
- Full Set special package
price: 700 Baht per set per day
- Individual parts if you
don’t need a full set...
- BCD: 250 Baht / day
- Regulators: 250 Baht /
day
- Wetsuit: 150 Baht / day
- Mask & Snorkel: 150
Baht / day
- Fins: 150 Baht / day
Similan
Islands
A
cluster of nine tropical islands, fifty five nautical miles north west of Phuket
is Thailand's premier dive sites destination. The Similan islands offer a great
diversity of marine life and under-sea terrain. This marine national park is
considered to have the most colourful reef environment and best all-round
conditions of all dive sites in Thailand. The islands themselves have some of
the most stunning above-water scenery in Southeast Asia, with dazzling turquoise
water, white sand beaches and secluded bays framed by rocky headlands.
There are dozens of dive
sites to choose from; one of the most appealing aspects of diving here is the
tremendous variety of underwater experiences they offer. Most striking is the
contrast in under-water topography between the east and west sides of the
islands. Dive sites on the east - which face towards the mainland and are
generally more sheltered - characteristically have shallow hard coral reefs,
which give home to a profusion of brightly coloured reef fish of all varieties.
On the
west of the Similan islands, the under-water terrain is markedly more rugged
with huge underwater boulders - stacked together to form networks of underwater
caves, tunnels, archways and swim-through's. These boulders are often thickly
encrusted with giant gorgonian sea fans, soft corals and sponges. Because these
dive sites face into deep, open sea, divers have excellent chances to encounter
a variety of pelagic and other large fish that include tuna, jacks, mackerel,
large schools of surgeon fish, eagle and manta rays and several species of
shark.
Surin
Islands
Sailing fifty nautical miles further north brings us to the Surin Islands. This
whole area offers good diving, with the local characteristics being quite
different to the Similans. Surin is home to the 'Chow Nam', a tribe of nomadic
sea gypsies, during the cruise you will be give the opportunity to see these shy
and reclusive people.
Richelieu
Rock
One
of the highlights of the trip is Richelieu Rock, rising forty meters from the
sea bed, covered with a profusion of purple and pink gorgonians. It offers a
rare opportunity to dive with the magnificent whale shark. Richelieu is one of
the few dive sites in the world where these creatures are seen, although their
numbers have dwindled during the past few years.
Click here for detailed Similan Dive Sites.
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SIMILAN & SURIN ISLANDS, AT
A GLANCE… |
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Reef type: |
Hard coral reef, interspersed on a white sandy bottom. Soft corals &
Giant fans. |
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Access: |
Live-aboard |
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Visibility: |
25 –35 Meters |
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Current: |
Moderate |
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Coral: |
Excellent coral life, with Giant Gorgonian soft corals and fan corals |
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Fish: |
Good |
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Highlights: |
Beautiful corals and a large variety of reef fish with warm clear
waters. Good possibilities of seeing Whale sharks and Manta Rays |
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Diving Level: |
Advanced divers
and above |
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