Sea Bees Diving have two dive resorts, with pool and training facilities, at Chalong (down-town Phuket near the pier), and Khao Lak – also near the pier. They also have a dive centre right on the beach in Nai Yang (close to the airport). The Sea Bees Diving resorts, both called Palm Garden Resort, are…
Bali Hai Diving Adventures dive centre is within the Hai Tide Beach Resort which sits on the golden sands of Mushroom Bay at Lembongan Island. Surrounded by breathtaking coral reefs, white sandy beaches and picturesque, low limestone cliffs, snorkeling and diving Nusa Lembongan offers some of the best scuba diving sites in the region. Bali…
The SS Thorfinn liveaboard is a huge dive boat based in Truk Lagoon in a sheltered anchorage and serves as a floating hotel. Its fast tenders reach any of the popular wrecks in no time. A standard dive package runs Saturday to Saturday throughout the year, though any number of nights can be booked if…
The new MV Smiling Seahorse Liveaboard commenced operations in October 2018. With itineraries in Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand, an experienced and knowledgeable crew, the MV Smiling Seahorse liveaboard presents the best opportunity to dive some of the region’s least explored dive sites in air-conditioned comfort. Dive Thailand’s Richelieu Rock, considered one of the Top Ten Best…
The Phinisi Liveaboard Thailand and Myanmar The Phinisi Liveaboard has three itineraries offering the very best diving in Thailand and Myanmar: in the south: the islands of Koh Haa, Hin Daeng and Hin Muang; in the north: the Similan Islands and Surin Islands (and the infamous Richelieu Rock); and in Myanmar: the Mergui Archipelago. The…
The Rock Islands Aggressor Liveaboard (formerly known as Tropic Dancer) offers mainly 7-night cruises with a few special 10, 12 and 14-night cruises scheduled throughout the year with itineraries around the best sites in Palau. The well-appointed steel-hulled catamaran liveaboard sleeps 18 passengers in 9 comfortable double/twin staterooms. Features Rock Islands Aggressor is 32m (105…
The latest addition to the Carpe Diem family of liveaboards, and slightly bigger than her two sister ships, the Carpe Novo is taking scuba diving in the Maldives to new levels. Launched in March 2016, with a capacity for up to 22 divers in 12 cabins the Carpe Novo liveaboard operates 7 and 10-night diving…
The Carpe Vita liveaboard is a 38m (125 ft.) wooden-hull safari yacht, which along with her custom matching dhoni, provides dive guests an exceptional and luxurious scuba diving experience in the Maldives. Carpe Vita liveaboard offers 7 and 10-night itineraries, which change depending on the season, each offering a unique dive itinerary based on the…
The Carpe Diem liveaboard is a modern comfortable dive boat built in 2008 in the Maldives with cabins refurbished in late 2016. The 35m (115ft) vessel offers plenty of space for a maximum of 20 guests, with fully air-conditioned inner decks, and plenty of sun and shaded areas outside and on the top deck. As…
Dive into the past… The Junk liveaboard, a 30m three-masted junk constructed from teak with 330m2 of sails, was built originally in 1962 as part of a small merchant fleet that traded up and down the coastline from Burma to Malaysia. In 1985, the vessel was completed restored and redesigned to serve as a classic…