MANTA QUEEN 7 – NORTH ANDAMAN: 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS / 15 DIVES
SIMILANS– KOH BON–KOH TACHAI–RICHELIEU ROCK– BOON SUNG WRECK
Dive deeper into the North Andaman paradise with Manta Queen 7 to uncover the treasures of the Similan and Surin National Marine Parks. Discover the breathtaking underwater landscapes of the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu, and the iconic Boon Sung Wreck over 5 days and 4 nights. With accommodations for 22 guests, including Twin Non-Ensuite Cabins, 4-bed Share Non-Ensuite Cabins, Double
Ensuite Cabins, and Twin Ensuite Cabins, Manta Queen 7 offers a diverse range of options for divers. Relax in the cozy saloon and savor delicious onboard meals for a truly memorable diving experience.
Thaplamu Pier – Khao Lak
Comfortable air-conditioned cabin with 4 single bunk bed.
Comfortable air-conditioned cabin twin Bed with shared bathroom.
Air-conditioned twin bunk bed cabin with en-suite bathroom.
Air-conditioned double bunk bed cabin with en-suite bathroom.
The Similan Islands and its Whale Sharks! Liveaboard trip in this area is one of the best scuba diving experiences you will find in Thailand. Its huge granite boulders with caverns and arches, lush greenery and white sand beaches ring the nine islands, completing the view from above water. The marine ecology in this area is unparalleled, colourful schools of fish, coral reefs, and endangered species that welcome divers like the Whale Sharks or Manta Rays. Look out for such photogenic little critters as ghost pipefish, sea moths, frogfish, ribbon eels and many different nudibranchs. Koh Tachai and Koh Bon, members of the Similan Island National Park, are visited en-route to Richelieu Rock in the Surin Marine Park, and offer more Pelagics, Napoleon Wrasse and Night Diving for Macro-Critters.
Whatever your scuba diving pleasure might be, the Similan and Surin Marine Parks are the dive destinations that will satisfy your desires and give you the trip of a lifetime.
KSA Liveaboard is proud to offer the best tasting Thai-European Fusion Cuisine, freshly prepared by our onboard chefs on the whole Manta Queen Fleet. Our catering options can be adjusted for vegetarian/vegan divers as well. The use of Monosodium Glutamate is banned on all of our trips. If you are allergic to nuts or other food ingredients, please notify the staff during your check-in. All meals on board are served freshly cooked from the onboard kitchen. Snacks and fruits are served in between dives.
KSA Liveaboard 5 Days, 4 Nights, 15 Dives Trip Route
06:00 PM – 06:30 PM – Transfer to Liveaboard at Pier, Boarding & Cabin allocation.
07.00 PM – Boat briefing
07.30 PM – Equipment Set up
08.00 PM – Dinner Onboard
07.00 AM – Wake up call
07.30 AM – Safety/Dive Briefing
07.45 AM – Dive briefing #1 “Similan Islands”
09.00 AM – Breakfast
11.30 AM – Dive briefing #2 “Similan Islands“
01.00 PM – Lunch
03.30 PM – Dive briefing #3 “Similan Islands”
05.00 PM – Snacks
06.15 PM – Dive briefing #4 “Night Dive – Similan Islands”
08.00 PM – Dinner
06.00 AM – Wake up call
06.30 AM – Dive briefing #5 “Similan Islands”
08.00 AM – Breakfast
10.30 AM – Dive briefing #6 “Similan Islands or Koh Bon, West Ridge”
12.15 PM – Lunch
01.45 PM – Dive briefing #7 “Koh Bon, West Ridge or Tachai Pinnacle”
03.30 PM – Snacks
05.30 PM – Dive briefing #8 “Tachai Pinnacle”
07.30 PM – Dinner
06.00 AM – Wake up call
06.30 AM – Dive briefing #9 “Tachai Pinnacle”
08.00 AM – Breakfast
10.30 AM – Dive briefing #10 “Richelieu Rock”
12.15 PM – Lunch
01.45 PM – Dive briefing #11 “Richelieu Rock”
03.30 PM – Snacks
05.30 PM – Dive briefing #12 “Richelieu Rock”
07.30 PM – Dinner
06.00 AM – Wake up call
06.30 AM – Dive briefing #13 “Koh Bon Pinnacle”
08.00 AM – Breakfast
11.15 AM – Dive briefing #14 “Koh Bon”
12.30 PM – Lunch
02.00 PM – Dive briefing #15 “Boon Sung Wreck”
03.15 PM – Departure briefing & Snacks
04.30 PM – Return to the pier
05.00 PM – Minivan Transfer Allocation
05.30 PM – Transfer to Your Hotel
Depending on location, you’ll arrive back to your hotel in Phuket at approximately 7pm – 8:30 pm.
Great liveaboard. One of the best values for diving in the world! Richelieu Rock is not to be missed! The crew works so hard and everything is smooth
Khaolak Scuba was awesome! We spent 5 days on the Manta Queen 7 and I could not have been happier with my experience. The entire crew was fun, professional and safety-conscious. At any moment, I felt safe diving with comprehensive pre-dive briefings by trip leader J. He was a great instructor and very knowledgeable (especially about the many different creatures we saw). We had a blast diving with and learning from J. Food was good and the whole operation ran very smoothly. Overall it was a fantastic trip and I would definitely recommend diving with KSA for anyone who is considering it.
Many thanks to all the team at Kao Lak Scuba Adventures, the Manta Queen 7, Staff, Captain and crew. The 5 day live aboard was a wonderful Scuba adventure. The boat crew were super helpful also. To Tom, Bart and Johnny, great to hear your stories, Dive briefings and have your help also guys.
The tour went simply under Giorgio J Magni aka JZ. The Dive briefings arew superb and it was easy to see why his divers were coming back smiling artery each dive. Truly incredible local knowledge about the Andaman Sea Dive sites extraordinary.
Massive thanks to his superb assistant and our inductor supreme Alyssa Mitchell. Our skills in 19 dives in 5 days have truly blossomed with your feedback, guidance and experience. Thanks for helping us achieve our Nitrox certification, sharpen our buoyancy, breathing rates, and understanding the diverse marine life. Was great fun and laughs over our log book catch ups each night. I hope top dive again soon with you running your own boat.
To anyone looking to go on a live aboard for the first time like myself. The Manta Queen 7 was a truly memorable experience I can recommend. The mantra, Eat, Dive, Sleep, Repeat sums up the process, but not the abundance of food, friends and amazing coral and diverse marine life and typography of the islands, sunsets will offer you so much more than meets the eye. Just show up, as you transfers, bags, and gear arew all in capable hands so you get the best the Andaman Sea and Weather can offer.
Thanks again I hope to dive with you all again soon.
My very first liveaboard experience! it was better than expected. I was on Manta Queen 7 and enjoyed it so much, that I ended up doing another trip after the first one was finished 🙂
The crew and staff are super professional and very friendly. All aspects of the operation are very well run with a focus on safety first!
Jay (trip leader) gave very detailed and also fun dive briefings, he was always on time and very well organized. He is very competent and ran an excellent trip. It was great to learn from him all about marine life, as he graduated as a marine biologist. His guiding was really good, he went out of his way to locate and show us all different species of fish and creatures. All of the dive guides were friendly &helpful, they would sometimes switch divers between groups while we were underwater, so the people with slow air consumption could enjoy longer dives – really nice of them to do that.
The Thai crew was incredible! They did an outstanding job of taking care of the divers! Always with smile, totally helpful and patient. The food is very good and fresh.
I would definitely go back to that Manta Queen trip, highly recommended!
Our first liveaboard experience (5D5N – 19 Dives!!). absolutely amazing. the crew is very friendly and helpful. the food is good. Everything is great. Thank you KSA, hope to be back soon