KSA BLOGS

Khao Lak Scuba Adventures is proud to introduce our first ever VIP Membership. This priviledged membership will further increase our service towards our divers in the future. Khao Lak Scuba Adventures would like to directly reward the loyalty and trust of divers that choose to book directly with us as dive tour operator. We will issue an automated membership for all our divers that directly ...

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Thank you, vielen dank, muchas gracias, mercy, dziękuję ci, 谢谢, dank je, tack, cпасибо, takk skal du ha, mile grazie, תודה, kiitos, धन्यवाद for another incredible cool diving season. The Similan Islands Marine Park is now closed due to the South West Monsoon season in the Andaman Sea between the 15th of May until 15th of October. More then 250 succesfull li...

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The Team of Khao Lak Scuba Adventures is somehow something special in the diving industry in Thailand. Every dive center will claim the same for itself but I believe we really are! Who am I? I am one of the 150 staff members working for the KSA family (short for Khao Lak Scuba Adventures) and my name is Fabian. I came to the little town of Khao Lak 16 years ago as a PADI dive instructor work...

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We clean, we educate, we change! While solving the global garbage problem may be complex, knowing what to do about the garbage that is currently littered on our beaches and in our communities is relatively simple: pick it up! Khao Lak Scuba Adventures has recently founded the Khao Lak Chapter of the Trash Hero movement. The idea people come together once a week to pick up trash fro...

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We here at Khao Lak Scuba Adventures would like to extend our sympathies to the family and friends of Ismael Romero. Isma was loved throughout our company and we still in shock with the news of his sudden passing. We all meet many people in our lives, some we remember forever. Isma is one of those people we will remember forever. Wherever he went he brought great joy into peoples lives. We w...

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Mid season in the Similan Island diving season 2016/2017. It is time to secure your trip to the Similan Islands Marine Park and Richelieu Rock. The best time of the year is here with Manta Rays and Whalesharks! Only 3 month left before the Similan Islands will shut down during the South West Monsoon. NOW and until the end of the diving season for all liveaboard trips starting from 15. of ...

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Koh Bon and Koh Tachai, the Manta Hot Spots at the Similan Islands. A MANTA RAY is one of the most graceful underwater creatures in the sea. Many divers long to view these rare fish. Their size and movements come together for a truly majestic sight. Often they show up with a curiosity and interest with the divers, so friendly. We have had many encounters with large Manta Rays over the past mon...

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Manta Birostris (latin) or giant oceanic Manta Ray is a ray in the family of the Mobulidae. It is the largest known ray in the ocean and can grow up to 7 meters (23 ft) and can weight more then 1000 kg (2200 lb). Most Manta Rays have an average size of around 4 meters (12 ft). They are circumglobal and are typically found at Koh Bon Island in the Similan Island Marine Park. Beside the gia...

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Past but not forgotten, our PADI Instructor Development Course 2016 at Khao Lak Scuba Adventures. Oldies but Goldies ;-)

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Growing up in rainy Belgium, I was always traveling to sunnier places. One day I found myself on the South coast of Turkey, fascinated by people setting up dive gear one of the moored up boats. After inquiring what was going on, I went on a PADI Discover Scuba Diving try dive. I loved it immediately, this amazing new world down there. A year later I finished my PADI Open Water Course in the East C...

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Padawans* becoming Jedi! Once upon a time 12 fearless Padawans from all around the planet joined Khao Lak Scuba Adventures to become brave and excellent dive instructros. Their Jedi Masters Padi Course Director Thien X Do, PADI Master Instructor Darren Yang and Hardik Datanwala took on the challange to train them in the use of the PADI teaching system, the dive standards and to fine tune their ...

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4 days and 4 nights liveaboard to Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock and The Boon Sung Wreck. We arrived to Manta Queen Six and after a little briefing of the trip, a boat orientation and a short introduction of all the staff member, we were already leaving the shore, towards the Similan Islands. We woke up in a beautiful bay of Similan Island No.5 The trip starte...

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4 days and 4 nights liveaboard on-board Manta Queen 3 to Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock. Such a smooth beginning to a wonderful trip. Following Thai tradition, we lit the firecrackers at the bow of Manta Queen 3 as we left the harbour of Khao Lak, to bless the trip and give us many big fish. And big fish we got! A beautiful female whale shark, a juvenile, 4.50m ...

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Manta Queen 2, 3 days and 3 nights Similan Island liveaboard trip to Koh Bon, Tachai Island, Richelieu Rock and Boon Sung Wreck. Full of excited guests from all over the globe Manta Queen 2 left Khao Lak pier in the evening and headed towards  On the morning of day 2 we had arrived further north at the famous Richelieu Rock. We spent most of the day there, doing three dives at Richelieu...

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Manta Queen 5 departed in the evening from Khao Lak with calm sees and arrived at the Similan Island Marine Park early morning. With the beautiful Similan Islands in the background we jumped in the water to do the first dive at Anita's Reef. The perfect place to start! No current, amazing visibility and fish every where we looked!  After a solid breakfast we got ready to dive again! S...

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