Where: Thailand / Similan & Surin Islands

When: October - May

Boat: M/V Dive Asia I

Length 23m, width 6m, 10 twin cabins, large covered & open sundecks, 1 lounge with TV/Video/CD, special facilities for U/W photographers incl. E6 slide processing, 2 head/shower combinations, 1 extra head, 2 stern showers, Mayn engine 350 HP, 10000 litre fresh water, power supply 220/24 V provided by 2 generators, 2 electric compressors mounted below deck, 30 Tanks, 1 MFA Kit, 50l oxygen tank, VHF radio, mobile phone, GPS sat. nav., depth sounder, 30 life jackets, 1 dinghy.

Her specification is impressive, and her seaworthiness and comfort outstanding.

Diving:

Board the M/V Dive Asia I on Phuket for the trip to these spectacular diving grounds. The Similan Islands lie approximately 100 km Northwest of Phuket. Declared a National Park in 1982, the Similans comprise 9 islands with numerous smaller rock outcroppings.Ko Bon, Ko Tachai, Richelieu Rock and the Surin Islands National Park lie to the North of the Similans, close to the Southern border of Burma.

Throughout this trip, narrow swim-throughs, caverns and underwater canyons form a truly unique diving landscape. With names like 'Elephant Head', 'Boulder City', 'Sharkfin Reef' and 'East of Eden', you'll soon appreciate why the Similans deserve the reputation they've obtained. Populated by over 500 species of hard and soft corals and an amazing variety of marine life including leopard sharks, silver-tip reef sharks, guitar rays, manta rays and the awe inspiring whale shark, this a true divers paradise waiting to be explored.

Diving: (4 days/4 nights - 14 dives)

Departure day - Phuket, Similan Islands (Dep. time Phuket 6pm)

Day 1 - Similan Islands

Day 2 - Ko Bon, Ko Tachai, Richelieu Rock

Day 3 - Richelieu Rock, Ko Tachai, Ko Bon

Day 4 - Similan Islands, Phuket (Arr. time Phuket 6pm)

Sample Package: 10 night liveaboard/landbased combination:

Flights from London Heathrow or Manchester to Phuket via Singapore with Singapore Airlines, UK airport taxes included, 2 nights B&B in a Standard room at the Peach Hill Resort, roundtrip airport transfers on Phuket included, 4 nights liveaboard on the M/V Dive Asia I to the Similan & Surin Islands, iclusive of hotel transfers, accommodation in twin cabins, all meals, snacks, fruits, coffee, tea, drinking water,3-4 dives a day, tanks & weights, as well as the Marine National Park fee, 3 nights B&B in a Standard room at the Peach Hill Resort, flight from Phuket to Singapore,1 night B&B at the Gallery Hotel in Singapore, return flight back to London Heathrow or Manchester with Singapore Airlines

NOTE: Weather conditions and special marine life sightings may influence the daily schedule

Package Price: from £1,150 per person

Based on low season rates, double occupancy and subject to availability.