Khao Lak Similan Islands Liveaboard
Khao Lak Similan Islands Liveaboard
5 Days • Monthly
Dive with Khao Lak Scuba Adventures
This five-day trip leaves Khao Lak in the evening for the Similan Islands, then runs north to Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock before a last morning at Koh Bon and the Boonsung Wreck. You'll log 15 dives over four days, with a night dive in the Similans and three dives at Richelieu Rock.
Every cabin opens straight onto the ocean, so the first thing you see each morning is the water you're about to dive. The Similans show off their granite in boulders, arches and caverns, then come alive with nudibranchs and frogfish on the night dive. Further north, mantas circle the cleaning stations on Koh Bon's ridge while butterflyfish pick them over, and Koh Tachai's pinnacle has glassfish on every sea fan and whale sharks passing through. Richelieu Rock fills a whole day before the last stop at the Boonsung Wreck, a tin dredger that sank in 1985 and was broken into four pieces by the 2004 tsunami, now swarming with snappers, batfish and lionfish.
Trip Highlights & Key Regional Features
- A full day at Richelieu Rock, with three dives
- Manta rays at the Koh Bon cleaning stations
- Whale sharks, leopard sharks and barracuda around Koh Tachai Pinnacle
- A night dive in the Similan Islands among granite caverns and arches
- The Boonsung Wreck, swarming with snappers, batfish and lionfish
- Air-conditioned cabins with ocean-facing entrances
What's Included
What's Included
- 4 nights on board and 4 days of diving (15 dives)
- Full board: freshly cooked meals
- Water, tea, coffee, soft drinks, fresh fruit and snacks during the day
- 12 L tanks, weights and weight belt
- Small groups: 4 to 5 divers per dive leader
- Return transfers from hotels in the Khao Lak and Phuket areas
- Towel, shower and toiletries
- Wi-Fi on board (limited signal in some areas)
- 7% VAT
Itinerary
Itinerary
Day 1: Khao Lak, evening departure
Check in at the dive centre in Khao Lak between 15:00 and 17:00, then transfer to Thap Lamu Pier at 18:00. Boat briefing, equipment set-up and dinner on board.
Day 2: Similan Islands
Four dives around the Similan Islands, finishing with a night dive.
Day 3: Similan Islands, Koh Bon and Koh Tachai
A last Similans dive, then Koh Bon West Ridge and Tachai Pinnacle. Four dives.
Day 4: Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock
A morning dive at Tachai Pinnacle, then three dives at Richelieu Rock.
Day 5: Koh Bon and Boonsung Wreck
Koh Bon Pinnacle, Koh Bon and a final dive on the Boonsung Wreck. Back at the pier at about 16:30, then transfer to your hotel from 17:30.
This is the operator's sample route. Sites can change with weather and sea conditions.
Agencies
Agencies
Languages
Languages
- English, Thai
Meeting Point
Meeting Point
Important
Important
Requirements
- Certification: Advanced Open Water Diver (SSI, PADI or equivalent), or any certification to 30 m
- Open Water Divers (certified to 18 m) can join but must complete SSI Advanced Open Water, SSI Deep Specialty or an SSI Deep Adventure dive during the trip, at extra cost
- A dive computer is required for every diver (rental available)
- Valid dive insurance covering medical and evacuation costs, shown at check-in
- Underwater photographers need an advanced certification or at least 40 logged dives, with proof
- A pool refresher is required if you have 30 or fewer logged dives and haven't dived in the last 12 months
Mandatory fees
- Thai marine park fee: USD 74 (THB 2,500) per foreign diver (USD 44 (THB 1,500) per non-diver), paid on board
Optional extras
- Nitrox (12 L package): USD 74 (THB 2,500) per trip
- 15 L tanks: USD 74 (THB 2,500) per trip
- Dive computer rental: USD 30 (THB 1,000) per trip
- Full-length 3 mm wetsuit: USD 36 (THB 1,200) per trip
- Prescription mask: USD 30 (THB 1,000) per trip
- Full equipment set (Mares BCD and regulator, mask, snorkel, fins, shorty wetsuit, torch): USD 59 (THB 2,000) per trip
- SSI Advanced Open Water, Deep Specialty or Deep Adventure on board: price on request
- Dive insurance (DiveAssure): price on request
Not included
- Flights, hotels, alcohol, crew gratuities and personal expenses
Cancellations
Cancellations
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