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Dive sites at the Similan Islands in Thailand
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Nine small granite islands and their surrounding reefs form the Similan Islands. Generally speaking, this is the best place in Thailand to go diving, with water temperatures between 27 and 29 degrees, lot's of aquatic life and many different types of dives suiting all level of divers. The East coast with its hard coral reefs and many fish is quite different than the West coast. There you will find boulders, caves, swimthroughs and huge fans, all formed because of its strong currents which have removed all the sand surrounding these rock formations. Even despite the coral bleaching disaster in 2010, corals here are still great to dive on.
From out of Thailand, Phuket and Khao Lak, a limited amount of live-aboard trips and overnight trips can be booked. In general they run from October through May, but the best months are November through April, when visibility tend to be between 20 and 40 meter. Visit Khao Lak Hotels for more information about finding hotels in the area of Khao Lak.
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- Sunrise Diving, 198/12 Rat U Thid Road, Phuket
Sunrise Diving
| Thailand Scuba Diving www.sunrisediving.net/ +6676292052 +6676293034 | 198/12 Rat U Thid Road 83150 Phuket |
Sunrise Diving.PADI 5 star National Geographic Instructor Development Scuba Diving Center, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand.
Sunrise Diving is 100% British owned and managed and can cater for all your scuba diving needs:PADI courses for Beginners.PADI courses for Professionals.Liveaboards.Day Trip Diving.Equipment Sales and Servicing.Local Scuba Diving.
Dive The World
| Dive The World Thailand www.divetheworldthailand.com/ 076 512473 076 512474 | 178/1 Nanai Road, Patong Beach 83150 Phuket |
Looking for the best value deals to dive in Phuket, the Similans or Thailand?
Then book with us! Use this website for a quick and easy comparison of all the best Thailand liveaboards, daytrips, PADI courses and dive resort packages. Why waste hours scouring dozens of websites? You'll discover full information here for diving in Phuket, Similan Islands, Hin Daeng, Khao Lak, Phi Phi Islands, Krabi, Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Burma
Phi Phi Diving
| Phi Phi Diving www.phiphidiving.com/ 076 398 040 | Tonsai Village Phi Phi Island |
Dive the Phi Phi Islands with Phi Phi Diving. Daily trips around the best dive sites. PADI Dive courses start whenever you want!
Phi Phi Diving offers day trips around Phi Phi and further afield to Shark Point, the King Cruiser Wreck and even to Hin Daeng. PADI courses can start any day. Phi Phi is a beautiful place to learn how to dive.
Le Mahe Liveaboard
| Phuket liveaboards and Thailan... www.phuket-diving-thailand.com... 076286471 076286105 | 395 Patak Rd., Karon, Muang 83130 Phuket |
MV Le Mahe Liveaboard - Experience unique in-room balcony with giant window, great food and the smile of our crew. We will show you the very best of any diving and snorkeling sites from the Andaman Sea in full safety. The surrounding waters of Koh Similan are a worldwide renowned diving destination
MV Le Mahe was designed for real Live-aboard and to provide our guests with maximum safety, comfort and convenience. Hosting capacity is limited to 16 guests so that on our boat you never feel crowded and our guide ratio is
Scuba Cat Diving
| Scuba Cat Diving www.scubacat.com/ +66076293120 +66076293122 | 94 Thaweewong Rd, Patong Beach 83150 Phuket |
Scuba Cat Diving, Phuket, Thailand, a British owned Dive Center, is a 5 Star PADI CDC Center and has been a 5 Star PADI IDC center for more than a decade. We teach all levels of PADI Scuba Diving Courses, have a dedicated boat for Scuba Diving Day Trips to the best Scuba dive sites around Phuket and Koh Phi Phi Island, Thailand. 2 liveaboards year round in the Similans, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock and all the best Scuba Diving sites in the Andaman Sea, Phi Phi, Koh Ha and Hin Daeng.
Scuba Cat Diving, Phuket, is known worldwide for training quality and customer services having an excellent reputation within the diving industry for producing first class and highly employable PADI Instructors from their PADI IDC's. Scuba Cat Diving, Phuket, Thailand is the only PADI 5 Star CDC Center based on Patong Beach, this is the highest PADI Dive Center achievement possible. PADI CDC distinguishes us from the rest. Scuba Cat Diving, Phuket, Thailand teaches tec diving including Gas Blender, DSAT Tec Rec, Trimix, and rebreather courses up to Instructor level. Many of these courses are onboard our own liveaboard MV Scuba Cat in the Similan Islands at no extra cost. Scuba Cat has Nitrox and Trimix diving capabilities and is the only dive center in Phuket to offer the full range of IAHD Diving courses up to Instructor level. Additionally, Scuba Cat Diving has Scuba Tank filling stations to be confident of both land based and aboard our daytrip and liveaboard boats. Scuba Cat Diving, Phuket, Thailand are proud to have comprehensive diver training facilities at their 5 star PADI CDC Center and a well located Scuba diving shop on Patong Beach including 5 fully equipped classrooms catering for students of all levels and a dedicated scuba dive training swimming pool. Scuba Cat conducts all levels of PADI Courses aboard our liveaboard MV Scuba Cat during the Summer Season at no extra cost including PADI MSDT Instructor training. We pride ourselves on catering for the individual beginner Scuba Diver to the most technical diving addict with many tec dives conducted from our liveaboard boat MV Scuba Cat. We teach all the PADI Courses, Instructor Development Courses (IDC) and other instructor courses. PADI is the largest scuba diving organization in the world. As a PADI Professional Scuba Diver you will find work in more than 180 countries in the world. Scuba Cat Diving, PADI 5 Star CDC Center, Phuket, Thailand offers the most complete Scuba Diving all inclusive Career Internships in Thailand. We give the opportunity to our PADI IDC candidates to have a wide view of the dive industry. Scuba Diving is everywhere. Our candidates get liveaboard experience in the Similan Islands or the Andaman Sea. Scuba Cat Diving was the first National Geographic Center in Phuket - another high dive center status offered through PADI. Scuba Cat also is an active Green Fins Member and has an active Reef Check team. Scuba Cat owns and operates a fleet of dive boats to provide the most enjoyable of day trip Scuba diving, liveaboards, and snorkeling. We are innovators of a variety of diving products in the area; "often imitated - never copied" for liveaboard diving in the Similan Islands and during the Summer Season.
Just Dive It
| Just Dive It www.justdiveit.com/ 02 2822205 02 2822202 | 44 plaza, 36 Chakrapong road 10200 Bangkok |
Just Dive It links to selected dive schools in Thailand - Koh Tao, Koh Lanta, Similan and Surin liveaboards.
Visa Diving Center
| www.visadiving.com www.visadiving.com/ +66 (0)75 60 11 57 or +66 (0)8... +66 (0)75 60 12 69 | 77 Moo 7, Ton Sai Bay 81000 Koh Phi Phi, Krabi, Ao Muang |
Visa Diving Center is a 5 Star IDC Centre located on Ton Si Bay, Koh Phi Phi. Established in 1998 we have been teaching people how to dive from Discover Scuba Diving all the way to Instructor for many years! Our staff are experienced, multi lingual and we keep our group sizes small so that you get the most out of your dive experience with Visa Diving. For us diving isn't just a business it's a way of life!!..
Poseidon Diving Phuket
| adventure scuba diving www.poseidondiving.com/ +66 81 8913969 +66 76 381279 | 100 Vised Road 83130 Phuket |
adventure suba diving at Phuket - dive the west coast of thailand with poseidon
Sea Dragon Dive Center
| Sea Dragon Dive Center www.seadragondivecenter.com/ +6676485420 +6676485418 | 5/51 Moo7 82190 Khao Lak |
PADI 5 Star IDC Center & Khao Lak
LIVEABOARD/ DAYTRIP SPECIALISTS & 5 STAR IDC CENTER IN KHAO LAK Sea Dragon, the first dive centre to be based in Khao Lak, was established in 1993. Located only 1 hour north of Phuket Airport on the picturesque west coast of Thailand, we are easily accessible from all major towns. Our local harbour, Thap Lamu, is conveniently the closest departure point to Thailand
Similan Dive Center
| Similan Dive Center Liveaboard... www.similandivecenter.com +66 (0)76 485 792 +66 (0)76 485 792 | 13/61 Moo7 82190 Khao Lak |
With more than 10 years of experience, Similan Dive Center is the top service diving center located in beautiful Khao Lak. Our friendly and professional staff ensures your Thailand vacation is a truly memorable one. The Similan islands are known as one of the world's greatest scuba locations in the world with hundreds of divers visiting the islands every year. Every one of our trips is a scuba divers dream. We provide you with a personal service that will make your Scuba Diving trip with us your best one yet.
Similan Dive Center is a Padi and Mares dive center in the center of Khao Lak offering diving daytrips and liveaboards to the Similan islands, Koh Bon , Koh Tachai and Richelieu rock. Padi courses from beginner to professional. Similan Dive Center retail outlet has the biggest choice in diving and snorkeling equipment.
A-One-Ranong Diving Center
| www.a-one-diving.com www.a-one-diving.com/ +66 77 832 984 +66 77 830 984 | 256/ Raungrat Rd, Kaoniwat, Ma... 85000 Ranong |
Travel, Dive and enjoy yourself in Green and fresh world.
We organize diving, Snorkeling and Adventure Trip in western coast of Thailand and Mergui archipelago of Myanmar.
Kon-Tiki Thailand
| Kon-Tiki Thailand Diving & Sno... www.kontiki-thailand.com +66 (0)75 637 826 +66 (0)75 637 676 | 161/1 Moo 2 81000 Ao Nang |
Looking for the best thing to do on your holiday in Thailand? Scuba diving and snorkeling tours from Phuket, Khao Lak, Krabi and Koh Lanta? With more than 30 years of experience and four dive centers around Southern Thailand, Kon-Tiki Thailand Diving and Snorkeling Center, can offer you the full range of daily scuba dive trips, PADI scuba diving courses from beginner to Pro, liveaboards to Similan Islands, snorkeling tours and technical diving courses. The choice is yours for unforgettable memories in the "Land of smiles" Thailand!
Aidc (2005) Co, Ltd
| Andaman International Dive Cen... www.aidcdive.com +66 (0)898141092 +66 (0)77834824 | Phet Kasem Rd. 97/21, Moo 1 85000 Ranong |
World Class Diving in Thailand and Burma. Liveaboard trips from 3 to 7 days.
Thailand, Burma, Andaman Sea, Ranong, Similan, Surin Island, Richelieu, Burma Banks, Black Rock
Khao Lak Liveaboard Similan Islands
| Similan Liveaboard Khao Lak www.khaolakexplorer.com | 4/81 Moo 7 82190 khao lak |
High quality dive center in Khao Lak, we provide Liveaboards to Similan Islands or Koh Phi Phi.
Aussie Divers Phuket
| http://www.aussiediversphuket.... www.aussiediversphuket.com +66 76688113 +66 76688112 | 158/8 Nanai Road 83150 Patong Beach |
Aussie Divers Phuket is a PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Centre and the home to Phuket's most professional scuba diving education. With a great range of PADI courses, fantastic instructors, we are simply the best place to book a scuba diving day trip or Similan Island liveaboard adventure whilst on holiday here in Phuket
We specialize extensively in first time dive experiences with the PADI Discover Scuba Diving & PADI Open Water Diver course, all the way through to the professional levels with our PADI Go Pro courses which include the PADI IDC Instructor & Divemaster Courses. Here at Aussie Divers we pride ourselves on a reputation for quality and professional education. Our goal is to make sure you recieve the best dive training available whilst at the same time having a fun, safe, enjoyable and memorable experience here in Thailand.
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- Find Hotel and Guesthouse in this destination, had mae ramphung, Ray...
Find Hotel and Guesthouse in this destin...
| Roots Hospitality Network www.bookhostelbook.com 0891777212 | had mae ramphung 21000 Rayong |
Roots Hostpitality Network is a network of accommodation solutions for travellers in Thailand, Asia and the world.It is composed of http://www.bookhostelbook.com for backpackers and budget travellers and allows them to make confirmed bookings of cheap rooms in hostels and guesthouses, http://www.hotel-a-to-z.com, a worldwide hoteld directory with possibility of link exchange and hotel listing with booking solutions, http://www.securehotelbooking allows travellers to compare all rates available onlinen and reserve the cheapest room in their destination and finally http://www.reggaeguesthouse.com, website for Roots Reggae House, guesthouse located by the beach in Had Mae Ramphung, Rayong, Thailand, near Ko Samet
Roots Hostpitality Network is a network of accommodation solutions for travellers in Thailand, Asia and the world.It is composed of http://www.bookhostelbook.com for backpackers and budget travellers and allows them to make confirmed bookings of cheap rooms in hostels and guesthouses, http://www.hotel-a-to-z.com, a worldwide hoteld directory with possibility of link exchange and hotel listing with booking solutions, http://www.securehotelbooking allows travellers to compare all rates available onlinen and reserve the cheapest room in their destination and finally http://www.reggaeguesthouse.com, website for Roots Reggae House, guesthouse located by the beach in Had Mae Ramphung, Rayong, Thailand, near Ko Samet
Liveaboard, Charter
- Thailand Liveaboards, 53 Katekwan Road, Kata beach, PhuketThailand Liveaboards
| Thailand Liveaboards www.thailand-scuba.com +6676 284580 +6676 284580 | 53 Katekwan Road, Kata beach 83100 Phuket |
Your personal Thailand Liveaboard adviser.
Sunrise Divers
| Thailand Diving - Phuket Livea... www.sunrise-divers.com/ 076 398040 076 286 130 | 269/24 Patak Road, Karon Beach 83100 Phuket |
Sunrise Divers is Thailand's number 1 liveaboard specialist, with boats to suit all budgets and years of experience in Asia. We offer trips from 2 - 10 days in Thailand, Burma and Indonesia.
Scuba Diving Adventures
| The most comprehensive source ... www.highclass-adventure.com/ +43 664 494 69 84 | Khao Lak 82190 Phang Nga |
Asia Marine
| Asia Marine www.asia-marine.net +66 76 27 33 20 + 66 76 23 89 74 | Boat Lagoon 83000 Phuket |
Asia Marine is the largest and most experienced yacht charter agency in Phuket, and also Thailand's leading boat broker. Phuket sailing is our special expertise. Sailing Phuket is our forte. We operate from the resort island of Phuket on Thailand's west coast, Asia's center for yacht charters, sailing and a wide range of marine activities, including fishing boat trips, scuba diving, Phuket sailing, pleasure boating, and snorkeling.
Paradise Diving Asia
| Diving Paradise Phuket www.dive-paradise.com/ +66 81 891 55 39 | 116 Moo 1. Sakoo Village, Thal... 83110 Phuket |
Dive Center Phuket Nai Yang Beach. Paradise-Divers lead you to the best dive sites around Phuket. We do Liveaboard to other Islands as Similan or Koh Phi Phi as well as PADI-Courses at the Hotelpool and near beach. We would be pleased to hear from you!
Phuket Thailand 5* Gold Palm Dive Center. Daytrips, Liveaboard, PADI Courses, Similan and Phi Phi Tours
Manta Point Dive Center Khao Lak
| Diving and snorkeling in Khao ... www.mantapoint.com/ 089 8728213 | 91 moo 6 Khukkak 82190 Takuapa |
Worldwide Dive and Sail
| Wolrwide Dibe and Sail, Liveab... www.worldwidediveandsail.com/ +66 (0) 76367444 | 10 / 512 Moo 3,Tambon Vichit 83000 Phuket |
Liveaboard Diving in Asia and the Pacific. Siren Fleet offers liveaboard dive holidays in Thailand, Indonesia, the Maldives, India and the Philippines, Palau, Malaysia and Timor-Leste. Make Siren Fleet liveaboards your number one choice for the ultimate diving experience.Liveaboard Diving in Asia and the Pacific. Siren Fleet offers liveaboard dive holidays in Thailand, Indonesia, the Maldives, India and the Philippines, Palau, Malaysia and Timor-Leste. Make Siren Fleet liveaboards your number one choice for the ultimate diving experience.
Worldwide Dive and Sail started in 2004 with the first liveaboard yacht running trips to the Similan and Surin islands. Since then, with the addition of our newest luxury liveaboards, the company has moved forward in leaps and bounds as we expanded our destinations portfolio to include such places as Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Islands in India, the Philippines, Indonesia as well as the Maldives. As the Siren Fleet we are expanding our destinations and building new yachts regularly so check back often for new exotic liveaboard diving destinations and yachts in our fleet. Our latest destinations are Timor-Leste and Layang Layang
Thailand Liveaboards
| Thailand Liveaboards www.thailandliveaboards.com | Phuket Phuket |
ThailandLiveaboards.com
You can find all the best scuba diving liveaboard safaris at ThailandLiveaboards.com. Trips from one to ten nights duration, diving at all of Thailand's premier dive destinations including:
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Speed boat of Phnag Nga Province north of Phuket and all year around diving.
Similan Islands National Park was established after a one-year exploration by the forestry department. The park is an archipelago consisting of nine islands named Ko Bon, Ko Bayu, Ko Similan, Ko Payu, Ko Miang (two adjoining islands), Ko Payan, Ko Payang, and Ko Huyong. Recently, the park was expanded to included two remote islands named Ko Bon and Ko Tachai. The Similans are situated 70 kilometres from Phang Nga town. "Similan" is a Yawi word which means "nine". Similan is one of the most famous diving sites in Thailand, and noted as one of the top ten dive destinations in the world according to the National Geographic Society.
Similan is derived from the Malay sembilan, and means nine. Each of the Similan Islands has a number as well as a name. These are, running from north to south: Koh Ba Ngu (No. 9), Similan (No. 8), Payu (No. 7), Miang (No. 4, No. 5 and, in some opinion, No. 6), Payan (No. 3), Payang (No. 2), and Hu Yong (No. 1). Hin Pousar, or "Elephant Head Rock", is alternatively designated No. 6 by some.
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