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Mid Budget Liveaboards

Mid Budget Liveaboards

Thailand Liveaboard’s That Give a Great All Round Experience. Great Service Above And Below The Water

If you need your little luxuries and don’t enjoy crowded boats then you should find a boat to fit your needs on this page. All have mostly en-suite air-conditioned cabins, experienced crews and come highly recommended by us. We’ve had numerous trips on all of these boats and they never disappoint.

Quality Similan Island Liveaboards

Similan Island Liveaboard MV Sawasdee Fasai

MV Sawasdee Fasai Similan Island Liveaboard

Free nitrox and a large dive deck make MV Sawasdee Fasai a great choice for your Similan Island liveaboard adventure. At 37m long and nearly 8m wide this large steel hulled vessel comfortably takes 26 divers in 13 cabins. All cabins are air-conditioned and all except the budget cabins have en-suite bathrooms, even they have two bathrooms to share between the 3 cabins. The two master and four deluxe cabins are on the main deck and the four [...]

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the smiling seahorse will really look after photographers

MV Smiling Seahorse Photographers First Choice

The MV Smiling Seahorse caters exceptionally well for photographers. The owners are professional underwater photographers so they know exactly what's required. Very few if any Similan Island liveaboards have a dedicated camera room. No need to leave your expensive equipment in a camera bucket, just rinse and use the convenient shelves to do what all photographers love to do - fiddle with their gear. Plenty of power points make charging batter [...]

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similan island liveaboard deep andaman queen

Deep Andaman Queen

In 2012 Deep Andaman Queen went for a complete overhaul. She now boasts one of the largest dive platforms of any Thailand liveaboard. This steel hulled twin engine boat has high safety specs and a number of cabin configurations to suit every budget. In 2015 she had a Coltri Sub Nitrox membrane system fitted to ensure every certified nitrox diver has enough for every dive on the trip. They didn't stop there! In 2019 the boat was completely ov [...]

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similan island liveaboard mv jovanna

MV Jovanna

MV Jovanna only started operations in 2023. A brand new custom built liveaboard that has received extremely good feedback so we've decided to offer it to our guests for 2024 onwards. Lots of great features make this vessel one of the most diver friendly and comfortable boats in the Andaman Sea. A maximum of 26 divers in 13 air-conditioned, spacious and comfortable cabins spread over two decks is a generously low number for a vessel of this [...]

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Thailand Liveaboard MV Pawara At The Similan Islands

MV Pawara

MV Pawara is one of the most popular liveaboard boats cruising the Similan and Surin Island National Parks. The spacious and comfortable saloon, sundeck and shaded dining area ensure that guests always have plenty of space to relax between dives. The air-conditioned saloon has free wi-fi, TV/DVD player and an extensive library to help you log the names of all the species you can encounter on the fabulous dive sites such as Richelieu Rock, [...]

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Local Guides, Local Knowledge, Local Experiences

Don't trust your diving to amateurs or freshly minted dive guides, dive with local experienced experts from Local Dive Thailand. Our Scuba Diving Phuket Tours will take you to see the rarest of the rare critters, you will be amazed by the macro life our guides can find, in the secret places only they know. To put it in perspective, if you were going to climb Mount Everest you would certainly hire a local sherpa to lead the way & keep you safe. Diving is similar because there is absolutely no substitute for local experience & local knowledge, Local Dive Thailand's guides are Phuket's Sherpa's of the Andaman Sea!

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Scuba Diving Phuket, Phi Phi & Thailand

When talking about Scuba Diving in Phuket, you should believe the hype, many seasons we have had Whale Sharks grace us on our regular and easy to reach dive sites and on a good day you can add Sea Horses, Sea Moths, Snake Eels, Frog Fish & Octopus to what you can see on any given dive and so much more. If we are heading to Phi Phi Island for the day, you can possibly see Hawksbill Sea Turtles and Black Tip Reef Sharks, also don't forget the King Cruiser, 84 meters of beautiful wreck and the most amazing reef nursery for fish and nudibranch. Local Dive Thailand day trip tours to these locations are not to be missed when you are scuba diving Phuket, get in touch with us and book an 'awesome' day of diving.

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Phuket Critter Diving – Great At The Moment

Phuket critter diving doesn't get much publicity but we do get our fair share of small animals. It's just that they're a little harder to find. It's hard to beat our dive guides for local knowledge, they're out everyday looking in every crack and crevice trying to find those special animals for you. Recently there's been lots of cool critters spotted on lots of dive sites. We have ornate ghost pipefish at Shark Point, Racha Noi and Rac [...]

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What Is A PADI Master Scuba Diver

A PADI Master Scuba Diver is certainly someone who takes their diving seriously. To achieve this awesome sounding certification you have to put in a lot of time and effort and show exemplary dive skills. You'll need five PADI specialties to begin. There's a lot specialties to choose from and your selection will depend on your location and your favoured dive environments. For most we would suggest that Enriched Air Nitrox and Deep are the [...]

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Blacktip Reef Sharks

Blacktip reef sharks are a very frequent sighting on our Phi Phi diving tour, often with many sharks in your field of vision. We get all different sizes from the almost 2m adult females to the tiny pups. We generally schedule Koh Bida Nok for our first dive on the trip so blacktip reef sharks are one of the first animals you'll see. A great start to your days diving. They're not a guaranteed sighting by any means but it's very unusual not [...]

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