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MANTA QUEEN 1 LIVEABORD

The Manta Queen 1 offers an unparalleled scuba diving liveaboard experience with 5D/4N trips on Manta Queen 1 : Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu rock and Boonsung wreck 

Join the true scuba diving liveaboard experience, book your trip aboard The Manta Queen 1 today!

The Manta Queen 1 is 24 meters long and 6 meters wide wooden hull built boat that is manned with 5 Dive Staff and 8 Boat Crew. This vessel accommodates 20 guests in comfortable air-conditioned cabins of which three different types are available: Twin bunk bed ensuite cabins, Double bed ensuite cabins  and Twin bunk bed non ensuite cabins to suit every need, each cabin has full air conditioning and comfortable beds. For relaxation, you can choose the air-conditioned indoor Saloon with flat-screen TV and entertainment area or the sun deck with mattresses located on the Top Deck.

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Departure & Return Location

Thaplamu pier

MANTA QUEEN 1 LIVEABORD Gallery

MANTA QUEEN 1 LIVEABORD Deck Plans

What to Expect

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.

MANTA QUEEN 1 LIVEABORD Information

MANTA QUEEN 1

Liveaboard Information

The Manta Queen 1 offers an unparalleled scuba diving liveaboard experience with 5D / 4N trips on Manta Queen 1 : Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu rock and Boonsung wreck 

Join the true scuba diving liveaboard experience, book your trip aboard The Manta Queen 1 today!

The Manta Queen 1 is 24 meters long and 6 meters wide wooden hull built boat that is manned with 5 Dive Staff and 8 Boat Crew. This vessel accommodates 20 guests in comfortable air-conditioned cabins of which three different types are available: Twin bunk bed ensuite cabins, Double bed ensuite cabins  and Twin bunk bed non ensuite cabins to suit every need, each cabin has full air conditioning and comfortable beds. For relaxation, you can choose the air-conditioned indoor Saloon with flat-screen TV and entertainment area or the sun deck with mattresses located on the Top Deck.

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Diving Equipment

Rental equipment is provided by the South Siam liveaboard. Rental price is 600 Baht per day for BCD/regulator (300 Baht per item per day) and 250 Baht per day for a dive computer. No charge for fins/mask/wetsuit. After pick up from your accommodation in Khao Lak you will go to the liveaboard office in Khao Lak to try gear before departure.

Torches for night dives, no charge. 15 liter tanks 150 Baht per day.

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Diving With Nitrox

Nitrox is available on board @ 220 Baht per 12 liter tank fill or 3,060 Baht for 5 night trips with 18 dives, or 1,700 Baht for 3 night trips with 10 dives (170 Baht/tank).

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Advanced & Nitrox Courses

For minimum 2 divers we can offer the SSI Advanced Adventurer Diver Course on board including dive insurance for 5,900 baht/person (price for 2D/1N). Divers with less experience can take the advanced course instead of just paying for a private guide

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Drinks On Board

Drinking water, coffee, tea, electrolyte drinks are included. Sodas are 30 – 40 Baht. Beers 70 – 80 Baht.

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​The Food on Board

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 onboard are served freshly cooked from the onboard kitchen. Snacks and fruits are served in between dives.

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Amenities & Services

Air-Conditioning

Wi-Fi (Free)

Spacious Diving Platform

Food And drinks

Lounge/TV Area

Power Socket Adapters

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What's Included

All meals onboard

Water, tea, coffee, fresh fruit, soft drinks (limited) and snacks (Good to have own re-useable water bottle on trip)

Towel for shower (Suggest guests bring own towel or sarong for sun deck or to dry off on dive deck after dive)

Wifi on board (normally only at Similan Island & Boonsung wreck)

12-liter tanks for 15 dives - Weight belt/weights

Small group 4-5 diver : 1 dive lead

(When course is booked) PADI course E-manual and E-card Registration Fee

Round trip transfer from Khao lak area - Thaplamu pier

Round trip transfer from Phuket area - Thaplamu pier

7% VAT

Toiletries

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What's Excluded

Full set equipment rental – 2,000 THB per trip (BCD, REG, Mask, Snorkel, Full Foot Fins, Shorty wetsuit, Torch)

Dive computer rental - 1,000 THB per trip

Marine Park Fee (5D4N) –

Thai : 1,300 THB (diver), 300 THB (non diver)

Foreigner : 2,500 THB (diver), 1,500 THB (non diver)

Dive insurance – 1,100 THB per trip (Coverage 500,000 THB/pax)

Unlimited Nitrox package 2,500 THB per trip

15-liter tanks - 2,500 THB/Trip/15 Dives (can only rent for all dives)

Full length 3mm wetsuit rental - 1,000 THB per trip

Prescription mask rental - 1,000 THB per trip

MANTA QUEEN 1 LIVEABORD Accommodation

Twin Bed Non Ensuite Cabin

Comfortable Air-conditioned Cabin With 2 Single Bunks. Located On The Lower Deck. Shared Bathrooms.

Price: 28,000 THB per person

Room Size: 4 m²

Max. Occupancy: 2

Beds: 2 Bunk

Private Bathroom: No

Wifi on board : Yes

Air Conditioning: Yes

Double Bed Ensuite Cabin

Comfortable air-conditioned cabin with a double bed and en-suite bathroom.

Price: 30,000 THB per person

Room Size: 6 m²

Max. Occupancy: 2

Beds: 1 Double

Private Bathroom: Yes

Wifi on board: Yes

Air Conditioning: Yes

Twin Bed Ensuite Cabin

Comfortable air-conditioned cabin with 2 single beds and en-suite bathroom.

Price: 30,000 THB per person

Room Size: 6 m²

Max. Occupancy: 2

Beds: 2 Bunk

Private Bathroom: Yes

Wifi on board: Yes

Air Conditioning: Yes

MANTA QUEEN 1 5D/4N 15 Dives Similan–Koh Bon–Koh Tachai–Richelieu North Andaman Itinerary

North Andaman : 5D/4 15 Dives Similan–Koh Bon–Tachai–Richelieu–Boon Sung Wreck

 

Day 1    - Night Departure (“General” Trip Check In on Liveaboard runs from 6pm to 8:30pm)

06.00 PM – Start Check-in & Cabin allocation on Liveaboard at Thaplamu Pier – Khao Lak  07.00 PM – General boat briefing.  07.30 PM – Dinner onboard.  08.00 PM – Equipment set up.

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Day 2

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

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Day 3

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

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Day 4

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 

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Day 5

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 – Transfer to the check out lounge  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.

Map  KSA Liveaboard 5D/4N 15Dive Trip Route Similan–Koh Bon–Tachai–Richelieu

Map  KSA Liveaboard 4D/3N 10 Dive Trip Route PhiPhi–Racha Yai–Noi-King Cruser