Similan Islands Liveaboards

We offer the best diving Thailand has to offer with a range of liveaboard options to suit everyone. Our liveabord trips go to the Similan Islands National Park, and either Richelieu Rock or Koh Bon.

The Similan Islands Marine National Park is an Andaman Sea jewel and was given National Marine Park status in September 1982. In Malay 'Similan' means simply 'nine' which refers to the nine small islands that forms this island cluster. The Similan Islands is blessed with amazing beauty on land and a diverse marine ecological system in its waters. There is a large variety of colorful soft and hard corals in the underwater reef landscape which is home to some of the best marine life in the region, such as manta rays, whale sharks, dolphins and moray eels. Tourists and divers can visit the Similan Islands Marine National Park from November to April every year. Traveling to the marine park during the monsoon season (May to October) is restricted due to unfavorable sea condition and the marine park is sealed off to visitors to revitalize the marine ecological system during the monsoon season.

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Similan Island Destinations, Prices, and Schedule

Destination	Similan Islands Koh Bon	Similan Islands Koh Bon Koh Tachai Richelieu Rock
1-day	5,600 THB	-
2-days/1-night	12,900 THB	-
3-days/2-nights	16,900 THB	20,900 THB
4-days/3-nights	20,900 THB	24,900 THB
5-days/4-nights	24,900 THB	28,900 THB
6-days/5-nights	28,900 THB	32,900 THB
7-days/6-nights	32,900 THB	36,900 THB
8 or more days	7-days price + 4,000 THB for every additional day
Departures and Returns	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday	Monday Tuesday ~~Wednesday~~ Thursday Friday Saturday ~~Sunday~~

Koh Bon is located about 20 kilometers on the northeastern edge of island No.9 of the Similan Islands Marine National Park and features one of the only vertical walls in Thailand. The dive site is on the southwestern point and consists of a 33-metre wall facing a small cove and a step-down ridge that carries on to depths of over 45 meters. Although the soft corals are not as high-profile as they are in the Similan Islands, the colours of corals are radically different and include shades of turquoise, yellow and blue, besides the more common pinks and purples. Koh Bon is one of the better places to see manta rays.

Koh Tachai lies on the northern tip of the Similan Islands Marine National Park. The more popular dive site at Koh Tachai is a submerged rock at a depth of 20-40 meters which is reachable from the southern shore. The rock is covered with a variety of colorful soft coral and seafans. Marine life in the area includes barracuda, batfish, and parrotfish. Manta ray and whale shark are frequently visitors too.

Surin Islands Marine National Park is located in the Andaman Sea west of the coastline from the tip of the Thai-Burmese border. The park consists of five islands; Koh Surin Nua (north island), Koh Surin Tai (south island), Koh Khai (Torinla Island), Koh Klang (Pachumba Island) and Koh Ree (Satok Island). Colourful reef fishes populate the shallow shores of Surin Islands along with abundant coastal reefs, especially on Koh Torinla and Koh Klang, making them ideal heaven for snorkeling and shallow water diving with good visibility. In the sheltered bays on the eastern sides of the islands coral growth is healthy with especially rich marine life. The islands' seabed are covered with hard and soft corals, sea feathers, star fishes, spiny lobsters, giant clams, with parrot fish, clown fish, black tip shark, lion fish and angel fish.

The submerged Richelieu rock is approximately 10 kilometers southwest of Surin Islands Marine National Park and widely regarded as one of Thailand's top dive destinations. For deep diving, the Richelieu's rock offers divers with unmatched marine diversity and beautiful corals. Meeting whale shark makes it very popular among keen divers.

The prices quoted above are per diver and includes:

Transfers to and from your Phuket/Khao Lak hotel
Twin share accommodation
All meals, fruits, drinking water, coffee, tea, soft drinks
Dive Guide, tanks and weights

Please note that the following is not included:

National Park Fees: 400 THB for entry into the Similan Islands National Park (divers and non-divers)
Daily Diving Fee: 200 THB/day for divers only
Richelieu Rock Fee: 600 THB for divers only
Please note that the National Park Fee is set by the National Park and is subject to change without notice.

Additional cost example:

Additional cost example 1: 3 days of diving at the Similan Islands National Park and Koh Bon the additional fees are 1,000 THB - 400 THB National Park entry fee + 3 days x 200 THB
Additional cost example 2: 3 days of diving at the Similan Islands National Park and Richelieu Rock the additional fees are 1,600 THB - 400 THB National Park entry fee + 600 THB Richelieu Rock fee + 3 days x 200 THB

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