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| LIVE ABOARDS ON THE M/V WEST COAST EXPLORER |
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| Description: |
Similan, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, 4 Days / 4 Nights
Liveaboard diving, the ultimate way to explore one of the worlds top ten dive spots. If you are looking for the ideal way to enjoy a truly spectacular holiday that combines breathtaking topside scenery with fabulous underwater topography and marine life, then this is the one for you. |
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Live Aboard Diving - What is it?
For those not familiar with the term Liveaboard, it’s very simple - you eat on the boat, you sleep on the boat, and best of all you dive straight off the boat onto the top dive sites. What could be better for a dive fanatic? If that’s what you’re here for, it’s a divers paradise. But you don’t need to be a dive fanatic to also enjoy this kind of dive trip. You may prefer to mix your diving with a few trips to the beach, climb to the top of a huge pile of granite boulders for which the Similans are famous, or you may not even be a certified diver yet. This could be a chance to learn diving at one of the world’s top dive spots. The choice is yours, West Coast Divers can provide you with the diving holiday of your dreams. |
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The Similan Islands
About 90 kilometers Northwest of Phuket lie a group of islands known as the Similans, from the Malay word simbilan, meaning nine. They are in fact nine dramatic islands made up of granite with huge mounds of boulders both above and below the water. Topside some appear precariously balanced, ready to tumble down with the next strong gust of wind. Underwater they often form a network of dramatic |
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How does it start?
Transfer to Dive Boat M/V West Coast Explorer approx. 19:00, then set out for the Similan Islands enjoying the late afternoon sun and hopefully a spectacular tropical sunset. Arrival in the Similan Islands is due at midnight, so after a good night's sleep in a comfortable cabin, you can expect to wake up to some truly spectacular scenery and the smell of a hearty breakfast cooking. During your Similan Adventure, the staff will take great pleasure in giving you our famous Thai hospitality, we know you want this to be the holiday of a lifetime, and that’s what we intend to make it. From start to finish, your comfort and safety are our top priorities.
Your first dive is traditionally in a relatively shallow and easy spot, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be missing out. The aptly named Breakfast Bend is a gently sloping hard coral reef ideal for your first taste of the Similan Islands. Clouds of glass fish, bright red blue spotted grouper, big eyes and squirrel fish are waiting for you on your first dive. Watch out for garden eels on the white sandy bottom, and the occasional turtle or two. Then, during your four dives a day, including a night dive, be ready to experience a phenomenal range of aquatic creatures.
The Similan Islands is justly famous for its enormous range of fish species. From the smallest creatures such as shrimps and nudibranchs, right through to the larger pelagics, it’s fascinating to watch the natural cycle of who’s eating who unfold. But don’t worry, you won't be included, for the sharks you will see are passive reef dwellers like White Tip sharks, Tawny Nurse sharks and our personal favorites the Leopard Shark.
We, at West Coast Divers are proud of our strong policy of ecological protection, and ensure that these stunning underwater seascapes remain undamaged and protected for future generations of divers. We take only pictures, and leave only bubbles. |
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| Schedule: |
Similan - Surin Islands
Surin Islands includes Koh Bon - Koh Tachai - Richelieu Rock |
The M/V West Coast Explorer & The M/V Aquarts ll |
| lastupdate 25/04/09 |
| LIVE ABOARDS ON THE M/V WEST COAST EXPLORER |
| November 2009 4 Days / 4 Nights - Price diver: 25,000 Baht - Non diver: 22,000 Baht |
| Code |
Destination |
Departure |
Return |
Space Available |
| SR 01 |
Similan-Richelieu |
01 Nov 09 |
05 Nov 09 |
16 |
| SR 02 |
Similan-Richelieu |
06 Nov 09 |
10 Nov 09 |
16 |
| SR 03 |
Similan-Richelieu |
11 Nov 09 |
15 Nov 09 |
16 |
| SR 04 |
Similan-Richelieu |
15 Nov 09 |
19 Nov 09 |
14 |
| SR 05 |
Similan-Richelieu |
20 Nov 09 |
24 Nov 09 |
16 |
| SR 06 |
Similan-Richelieu |
25 Nov 09 |
29 Nov 09 |
16 |
| SR 07 |
Similan-Richelieu |
30 Nov 09 |
04 Dec 09 |
16 |
| December 2009 4 Days / 4 Nights - Price diver: 25,000 Baht - Non diver: 22,000 Baht |
| Code |
Destination |
Departure |
Return |
Space Available |
| SR 08 |
Similan-Richelieu |
05 Dec 09 |
09 Dec 09 |
16 |
| SR 09 |
Similan-Richelieu |
09 Dec 09 |
13 Dec 09 |
16 |
| SR 10 |
Similan-Richelieu |
14 Dec 09 |
18 Dec 09 |
16 |
| SR 11 |
Similan-Richelieu |
19 Dec 09 |
23 Dec 09 |
16 |
| SR 12 |
Similan-Richelieu |
24 Dec 09 |
28 Dec 09 |
16 |
| SR 13 |
Similan-Richelieu |
29 Dec 09 |
02 Jan 10 |
16 |
| January 2010 4 Days / 4 Nights - Price diver: 25,000 Baht - Non diver: 22,000 Baht |
| Code |
Destination |
Departure |
Return |
Space Available |
| SR 14 |
Similan-Richelieu |
03 Jan 10 |
07 Jan 10 |
16 |
| SR 15 |
Similan-Richelieu |
08 Jan 10 |
12 Jan 10 |
16 |
| SR 16 |
Similan-Richelieu |
13 Jan 10 |
17 Jan 10 |
16 |
| SR 17 |
Similan-Richelieu |
18 Jan 10 |
22 Jan 10 |
16 |
| SR 18 |
Similan-Richelieu |
23 Jan 10 |
27 Jan 10 |
16 |
| SR 19 |
Similan-Richelieu |
28 Jan 10 |
01 Feb 10 |
16 |
| February 2010 4 Days / 4 Nights - Price diver: 25,000 Baht - Non diver: 22,000 Baht |
| Code |
Destination |
Departure |
Return |
Space Available |
| SR 20 |
Similan-Richelieu |
02 Feb 10 |
06 Feb 10 |
16 |
| SR 21 |
Similan-Richelieu |
07 Feb 10 |
11 Feb 10 |
16 |
| SR 22 |
Similan-Richelieu |
12 Feb 10 |
16 Feb 10 |
16 |
| SR 23 |
Similan-Richelieu |
17 Feb 10 |
21 Feb 10 |
16 |
| SR 24 |
Similan-Richelieu |
22 Feb 10 |
26 Feb 10 |
16 |
| SR 25 |
Similan-Richelieu |
27 Feb 10 |
03 Mar 10 |
16 |
| March 2010 4 Days / 4 Nights - Price diver: 25,000 Baht - Non diver: 22,000 Baht |
| Code |
Destination |
Departure |
Return |
Space Available |
| SR 26 |
Similan-Richelieu |
03 Mar 10 |
07 Mar 10 |
16 |
| SR 27 |
Similan-Richelieu |
08 Mar 10 |
12 Mar 10 |
16 |
| SR 28 |
Similan-Richelieu |
13 Mar 10 |
17 Mar 10 |
16 |
| SR 29 |
Similan-Richelieu |
18 Mar 10 |
22 Mar 10 |
16 |
| SR 30 |
Similan-Richelieu |
23 Mar 10 |
27 Mar 10 |
16 |
| SR 31 |
Similan-Richelieu |
28 Mar 10 |
01 Apr 10 |
16 |
| April 2010 4 Days / 4 Nights - Price diver: 25,000 Baht - Non diver: 22,000 Baht |
| Code |
Destination |
Departure |
Return |
Space Available |
| SR 32 |
Similan-Richelieu |
02 Apr 10 |
06 Apr 10 |
16 |
| SR 33 |
Similan-Richelieu |
07 Apr 10 |
11 Apr 10 |
16 |
| SR 34 |
Similan-Richelieu |
12 Apr 10 |
16 Apr 10 |
16 |
| SR 35 |
Similan-Richelieu |
17 Apr 10 |
21 Apr 10 |
16 |
| SR 36 |
Similan-Richelieu |
22 Apr 10 |
26 Apr 10 |
16 |
| SR 37 |
Similan-Richelieu |
26 Apr 10 |
30 Apr 10 |
16 |
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| Extra charge: |
National Park Entry fee and diver's fee: 1,600 Baht( for diver)
National Park Entry fee: 800 Baht ( for non diver )
Equipment rental full set 600 Baht per day - 2,400 Baht for 4 days ( Aqua Lung, Sea Quest and Cressi Sub Top quality - Reg, BCD, Wetsuit, Fins, Mask, Snorkel ) |
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| Include: |
| Air-conditioned cabins - twin share, all meals, fruits, drinking water, coffee, tea, Divemaster supervision, tanks, weights, weight belts, torches for the night dives, transfer to and from your hotel/ dive vessel, accident & recompression chamber insurance. |
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