Trip BSpecial

5 Days / 4 Nights – Up to 17 Dives

Day 0 – Pre-Check (the day before departure)
Check-in at the Loma Diving Adventure dive center no later than 6:00 PM. Equipment setup, payment of National Park fees, and optional extras such as Nitrox (certification required), 15L tanks, rental equipment, etc., payable in cash in Thai Baht.

Day 1 (Departure Day)
3 Dives – Similan Islands & Ko Bon
Pick-up from hotels in Khao Lak around 7:15 AM and transfer to the pier. We travel by day boat to the Similan Islands, where guests board MV Bavaria. After a short briefing, we begin with a check dive. We then continue to Ko Bon, one of the region’s most famous manta ray dive sites. Mantas are regularly seen around Ko Bon Ridge and Ko Bon Pinnacle, especially from mid-December through April.

Day 2
4 Dives – Ko Bon & Ko Tachai
Diving at Ko Bon and Ko Tachai. Ko Tachai is known for turtles and leopard sharks, while manta rays and occasionally whale sharks are regularly spotted at Ko Tachai Pinnacle. Blacktip reef sharks are commonly seen during the night dives.

Day 3
4 Dives – Richelieu Rock & Surin Islands
We begin the day with 2 dives at Richelieu Rock, one of Thailand’s most famous dive sites. The marine life ranges from seahorses and ghost pipefish to huge schools of barracudas, snappers, wrasses, tuna, and cuttlefish. Manta rays and whale sharks are also regularly sighted. Afterwards, we continue to the Surin Islands, where we visit the Moken Village and complete the remaining 2 dives.

Day 4
4 Dives – Surin Islands & Richelieu Rock
Early morning dives around the Surin Islands and nearby smaller islands. After the first dive at the Surins, we return to Richelieu Rock for the remaining dives, including a sunset dive. In the evening, we continue to the local wrecks for our overnight stay.

Day 5 (Arrival Day)
2 Dives – Local Wrecks
On the last day of our special tour, we will do 2 dives at the well-known local wrecks, such as the Boonsung wreck, an old tin dredging platform, famous for its extraordinary marine life and huge schools of fish gathering around the wreck. It is also home to many different moray eels and offers fantastic macro-opportunities. Blue-spotted stingrays are frequently found in the sandy areas surrounding the wreck.
After the dives, we return to the port in Tablamu, arriving between approximately 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM.