One of Thailand's last frontiers for diving and nature excursions with a cruise of 250 Miles. These islands belong to the same North-South series of granitic outcrops of which the Similan and Tachai Islands are part. During the trip, the liveaboard will visit Similan, Tachai, Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock (a submerged rocky reef) where manta rays and whale-sharks are regularly spotted. Similan Islands offer some of the best diving in S.E. Asia with blue water, soft and hard corals, underwater scenery, tropical and pelagic fish. The spectacular underwater sights at Similan Islands offer a blend of the Maldives, Seychelles and Red Sea.

Boon Sung Wreck
Boonsung tin mining wreck, which sank in 1984 under mysterious circumstances to a depth of 18 metres is very popular with experienced divers and beginners alike. Rare inhabitants, such as sea horses, ghost pipe fish and leopard shark call the Boonsung wreck their home.

Similan Islands
This group of 9 remote islands located 95 km northwest of Phuket, with more than 20 documented dive sites, was designated as a national park in 1982. Diving on the eastern side of the islands can give you the impression of diving in another part of the world. Here hard coral gardens gradually slope down to approximately 30-40 meters where sand takes over as the water depth increases. Massive schools of colorful tropical fish are attracted to the nutrient rich water that swirls around these islands.

Koh Bon
Koh Bon is located about 20 kilometers north of island #9 of Similan Islands, and features one of the only vertical walls in Thailand. The dive site is on the southwestern point and consists of a 33 meter wall facing the small cove, and a step-down ridge that carries on to depths of over 45 meters. Leopard sharks are common on the ridge and on the sandy flats below the wall. Best place to see Manta Ray, or White Tip shark.

Koh Tachai
25 kilometers north of Koh Bon, Koh Tachai has an offshore underwater ridge that runs perpendicular to the island.Koh Tachai Pinnacle is famous as a place to see not only the more common species of corals, fans and tropical fish, but larger animals such as rays, leopard sharks, and hawks bill turtles.

Surin: Richelieu Rock .
Richelieu Rock is a small submerged a limestone pinnacle carpeted with a thick covering pink and purple corals, about 18 kilometers east of Surin, which only expose at the lowest of tides. It is rated as one of the best places in the world for swimming with the whale shark. Generally, February, March and April are the best times for a visit. Visibility is normally excellent.

 

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