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The Similan Islands National Park includes more than just the Similan Islands.
It includes both Koh Bon, which is well known for Manta sightings, and Koh Tachai too.
Koh Tachai is known for it’s underwater pinnacle that is teeming with life, and is a good place to spot large schools and occasional sightings of the big stuff like Mantas and Whalesharks.
Just north of the Similan National Park is the Surin Islands national park, which includes Richelieu Rock.
We have partnered with a great speedboat company going to Richeleiu Rock.
They leave Ban Nam Khem in the north around 8am, take approximately 1 hour 20 minutes to get to Richeleiu Rock. You have 2 dives, with lunch on the boat in between and then 1 hour 20 minutes steaming back.
Richeleiu Rock is a highlight that you shouldn’t miss. It’s not for absolute beginners, so if you have only just qualified, you’ll need a few dives on other sites before tackling this.
We have partnered with a company running a speed boats to a platform boat which stays out on the the dive sites. They leave the pier at Tap Lamu at around 8 am.
They take around 1 hour 20 minutes to reach the dive-site. The diving is done from the platform boat, giving a nice big stable base to set up your equipment and easy access into and out of the water.
They give you 2 dives with lunch in between, and then return home.
They are usually back to the pier by 4.30 pm.
Both day trip options are good news if you’ve left family or friends on the beach while you go out for the day, and they are a great move if you’re at an ‘all-inclusive’ resort!
They can be a bit a bumpy so they’re not suitable for people with significant back problems. However, they’re also quite exciting, and very efficient in terms of travel time.
Diving Insurance is mandatory when diving in the Similan or Surin National Parks.
For many people their travel insurance covers diving, but if not, and you don’t have specialist diving insurance, we can help. We can arrange daily, weekly or annual insurance with a UK insurance company to cover the diving that you want to do.
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Rent a full set of equipment for just 500 THB per day (excl computer).
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