Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock Liveaboard
Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock Liveaboard
5 Days • Monthly
Dive with Khao Lak Scuba Adventures
This short trip skips the Similans and heads straight for the northern sites: Koh Bon and Koh Tachai on the first full day, Richelieu Rock on the second, and Koh Bon again before the Boonsung Wreck on the way home. You'll log 10 dives over three days, leaving Khao Lak in the evening and back by mid-afternoon on day 4.
You start on Koh Bon's western ridge, where medium to strong currents bring in bigger fish and manta rays queue for butterflyfish to clean them. Koh Tachai's granite pinnacle follows, with barracuda in the blue, leopard sharks on the sand and whale sharks as frequent visitors. Most of the next day is spent at Richelieu Rock, looking for ghost pipefish, frogfish and sea moths, before the last morning drops you into 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
- Up to four dives at Richelieu Rock in one day
- Manta rays at the Koh Bon cleaning stations, where currents bring in bigger fish
- Whale sharks, leopard sharks and barracuda around Koh Tachai Pinnacle
- The Boonsung Wreck, with schooling snappers, batfish and trevally
- Ghost pipefish, frogfish, sea moths and nudibranchs on the macro dives
- A short trip that fits into a long weekend
What's Included
What's Included
- 3 nights on board and 3 days of diving (10 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 the pier from 18:00. Boat briefing at 19:00, equipment set-up and dinner.
Day 2: Koh Bon and Koh Tachai
Koh Bon Bay and Koh Bon West Ridge in the morning, then two dives at Tachai Pinnacle or Tachai Reef.
Day 3: Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock
A first dive at Tachai's Dome or Richelieu Rock, then two or three more at Richelieu Rock.
Day 4: Koh Bon and Boonsung Wreck
Koh Bon Pinnacle or West Ridge at dawn, then the Boonsung Wreck. Back at the pier at about 14:30, with hotel transfers from 15:30.
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 68 (THB 2,300) 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 30 (THB 1,000) 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 44 (THB 1,500) 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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