South Siam Tambun and party Update 2015. The South Siam tambun and party has become an annual affair. The karaoke party is infamous with staff and other guests persuaded to perform with cash incentives and large amounts of whiskey. On Saturday 29th September in Chalong Bay, Phuket South Siam had their annual Buddhist blessing of their boats […]
Luxury Myanmar liveaboard It seems that everyone wants to visit Burma this season and what better way to do it than on board the luxurious Diva Andaman. Explore the many wonders of the Mergui Archipelago in ultimate comfort. Dive all the best dive sites including the Burma Banks. Kayak around untouched islands. Day 1 Diva […]
Cheap Myanmar liveaboard We’ve just added a new Burma liveaboard to our collection. MV Dolphin Queen will run six trips to the Mergui archipelago this season. The 5 day 6 night trips will start and finish in Khao Lak. Starting at 35,500 baht this is the best value Myanmar (Burma) liveaboard available.
Singapore to Phuket liveaboard This trip is a bit different. Dive Race is just finishing off it’s Singapore diving season and will be returning to Phuket next month. You can join them on the transit and get a few dives in along the way. These are the details: Depart: 29th Oct 2012 – 7pm from […]
Phuket weather in September These photos are just a few random snaps from my phone to show what is fairly typical low season weather in Phuket in September. I spent the day on Patong beach with my family yesterday from 11am until about 6pm. These photos were taken at around 1pm. You can see that […]
Free nitrox Book a dive cruise with Deep Andaman Queen liveaboard 3 months or more in advance and get free Nitrox. You must pay in full at time of booking to qualify and you must be certified to dive nitrox. A nitrox fill is normally 250 baht per cylinder. Nitrox courses are available on board […]
Similan park fee increase I posted last month about a likely increase in marine park fees and those increases have been confirmed this week. The new entrance fees for the Similan National Park (which includesb Koh Bon and Koh Tachai) is 500 baht and for the Surin National Park (which includes Richelieu Rock) it is […]
According to this article posted in the Bangkok Post entrance fees to Thailand’s National Parks are due to rise from October. That will include our favourite dive locations like the Similan Islands Marine National Park, Surin Islands Marine National Park and Phi Phi Islands Marine National Park. Local dive operators have had no official confirmation […]
VIP single cabin MV Hallelujah has slightly reconfigured it’s cabin arrangements for this coming season by adding a VIP single cabin on the upper deck. To use MV Hallelujah as an example, a cabin is 31,800 baht per diver based on twin sharing. To get a private cabin you pay 31,800 baht plus a single […]
One of our favourite boats here in Thailand is going to Indonesia. During the Similan Islands close season the Junk is going to take over from the Oriental Siren which sank recently on the way to Layang Layang. The Junk will be diving around East Timor dive sites. She is currently on her way, picking up […]
