{"product_id":"mergui-archipelago-blackwater-liveaboard-expedition","title":"Mergui Archipelago Blackwater Liveaboard Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis seven-night trip leaves Ranong, clears Myanmar immigration at Kawthaung, and heads into the Mergui Archipelago: South Twin and Shark Cave, the open-ocean pinnacle of Black Rock, three days on the remote Burma Banks, then Seafan Forest and Western Rocky before the run home. Expect up to 25 dives, up to four a day, with as many as five blackwater dives built into the schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackwater diving turns the night ocean inside out. You hang on a line over deep water, lights pointing into the dark, as larval lionfish, tonguefish and mantis shrimp drift up to meet you, alongside diamond squid, juvenile flying fish and, with luck, a paper nautilus riding a jellyfish. By day the scale flips: nurse sharks resting on the Banks, grey reef sharks around Shark Cave, mantas and eagle rays at the Twins, and a tunnel at around 20 m through Western Rocky where lobsters crowd the walls. These waters see few boats, so most sites feel like your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrip Highlights \u0026amp; Key Regional Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 5 blackwater dives over deep water, with a full briefing from the crew before the first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree days of exploratory diving on the Burma Banks, with nurse sharks on the reef\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwim the tunnel at about 20 m through Western Rocky, home to lobsters and bowmouth guitarfish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook for grey reef sharks, nurse sharks and eagle rays at Shark Cave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManta rays, eagle rays and leopard sharks around North and South Twin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-ocean pelagic life and stronger currents at Black Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarracuda, batfish and fusiliers at Seafan Forest, with whale shark and manta sightings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMacro finds including frogfish, seahorses, harlequin shrimp and pygmy squid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Smiling Seahorse","offers":[{"title":"Standard Cabin","offer_id":68002578399599,"sku":null,"price":3330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Deluxe Cabin","offer_id":68002578432367,"sku":null,"price":3425.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Master Cabin","offer_id":68002578465135,"sku":null,"price":3568.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/1737\/1247\/files\/mergui-archipelago-blackwater-liveaboard-expedition-mergui-archipelago-andaman-sea-departs-ranong-thailand-1.jpg?v=1793771772","url":"https:\/\/divebookings.com\/es\/products\/mergui-archipelago-blackwater-liveaboard-expedition","provider":"Dive Bookings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}