The Simlian and Surin Islands
7 day & 5 day Liveaboard diving and sailing trips
to the Similan and Surin Marine Parks
Liveaboard – S/Y Siren & Sampai Jumpa
The Similan Islands
The Similan Islands National Marine Park is
a group of 9 islands situated some 100 km northwest of Phuket where
sea-life is in abundance and variety. The unspoilt crystal clear
waters that surround these evergreen forest islands offer some
of the best liveaboard diving in Thailand.
The Similan diving experience will take you from
the west side of the island which is composed of giant, striking
granite boulder formations, over to the east side, which protected
from the southwest monsoon, is composed mainly of sloping reefs.
On this Similan liveaboard you will get the chance
to dive with manta rays, leopard sharks, turtles and giant moray
eels amongst the pristine coral gardens.
Further north of the Similan Islands are Koh Bon
and Koh Tachai, two of the most famous Similan diving sites where
manta rays swim against a stunning backdrop of limestone cliffs and
soft coral gardens.
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Furthermore, some of the best diving Thailand has
to offer are the giant submerged pinnacles of Richelieu Rock. Rated
as one of the top dive sites in the world, it is almost completely
covered in beautiful, colourful purple and yellow soft corals. On
this Similan liveaboard you will see an extremely
rich collection of Marine life – with regular sightings of
ghost pipe fish, frogfishes, giant barracudas as well as seahorses,
and frequent whale shark visits!
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The
Surin Islands
Positioned
100 km north of the Similan Islands lie another group of unspoilt
islands where few liveaboard dive boats venture.
This is the very northernmost point before entering Burmese waters
only 10 km away. You will find even more beautiful dive sites where
there have been sightings of marlins, guitarfish and white-tip sharks
to name a few. The sandy white beaches and crystalline waters
are truly a tropical paradise.
