Koh Tachai snorkeling day trips Update May 2016: Koh Tachai is closed indefinitely in order to preserve the islands natural beauty. Where to go instead? We recommend the Surin Islands. Earlier this week we posted about Koh Tachai diving day trips but snorkeling Koh Tachai is also very popular and Koh Tachai has one of […]
Diving day trip from Khao Lak to Koh Tachai Koh Tachai has been our favourite dive site in Thailand for the last couple of seasons. As well as great diving it has an amazing beach leading some to dub Koh Tachai as the Maldives of Thailand. Koh Tachai diving is for experience divers only. Koh […]
Similan Day Trip Diving This week we have been posting about Similan day trip diving. We’ve said many times that we prefer Similan Islands liveaboards because they offer better quality diving and more value. But if you can only manage a day trip to the Similans it would be better to stay in Khao Lak which is […]
Khao Lak Similan Diving The weather is perfect so now is the ideal time for a diving day trip from Khao Lak to the Similan Islands by speed boat. Available Wednesday and Sunday. Price: 5,700 Thb per diver / 3,000 baht per adult snorkeler, 1,600 baht per child (4-12 years) (400 baht discount if you have your […]
2 days 1 night liveaboard to Koh Bon In this week’s posts we’ve focused on Koh Bon day trips but really we prefer liveaboards, and this 2 day Koh Bon overnight trip is the shortest “stay on boat” trip that allows you to be on the dive site ready to drop on to a manta […]
Koh Bon diving This week we are posting about Koh Bon diving. On Monday we detailed day trips for divers from Phuket which are only available on Wednesdays and Sundays. Khao lak divers are lucky to have more options. Day trips go more often, on different types of boats, and are cheaper than from Phuket. […]
Day trip snorkeling at Koh Bon Yesterday we posted about diving at Koh Bon by day trip from Phuket. Snorkelers can join the boat and snorkel while the divers dive. It’s not a trip that we recommend to everyone, read our Koh Bon snorkeling guide below for reasons why. Koh Bon (Bon Island) is where […]
Diving Koh Bon Diving Koh Bon with a two dive day trip from Phuket. We always recommend liveaboards first. You’ll have more chance to see a manta if you are on site early, before the day trippers. But if you are staying in Phuket with just a day to spare it is possible to dive […]
Oktavia liveaboard reviews Here are three reviews of MV Oktavia liveaboard. The first 2 trip advisor reviews are from last week. The third review is from January this year. Thanks to Sabine and Brian for the photos. I contacted Paul a couple of months in advance for a (3days-2 nights) liveaboard trip on the Oktavia […]
Looking to jump on a dive boat soon? Here is what’s available for the next 10 days: Diva Andaman 28 Feb – 5 March. 1 double cabin and 1 twin cabin. 75,350 baht per person Giamani. Fully booked. Next available trip 18 March. The Junk. 1 space in a 4 share cabin on 25-29 Feb. 27,000 baht […]
