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Manta Queen 1, 4 days and 4 nights liveaboard trip number 231 to Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock Day One - Dive One ;-) ‘Anita’s Reef’. The fist dive of the trip is always exciting. You can feel the good vibes in the air, as people are keen to get in the water to discover the underwater world of The Similan Islands. This was a lovely gentle starting div...

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Manta Queen 5 on a 3 days and 3 nights cruise to Similan Island Marine Park and Koh Bon Island. After 2 days of amazing diving we all came back on board Manta Queen Liveaboards, we enjoyed the afternoon snacks, while the Captain began the short journey north to Koh Bon from the Similan Islands. We arrived in time to do another sunset dive, which we did at the Koh Bon West Ridge. We saw a whole ...

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Manta Queen 3 chartered on special mission, Maurizios 50th birthday! This time we were celebrating an especial occasion, one of our customers has reunited all his friends to celebrate his 50th birthday on our beautiful Manta Queen 3. On the first day after having a great breakfast we headed to Similan Island 6 and did some snorkeling and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the Islands. We then ...

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The sword of the Andaman Sea. Manta Queen 6 AKA ¨Excalibur¨ The day is gonna come-says the prophecy. "Now that day has come. After an almost endless resting, the ¨Excalibur¨ (MantaQueen 6) was ready to be pulled out again from the safe pier of Khao Lak.. and by pulled I meant to say leave the pier by its own 2 engines. The Knights of the Sword are all compressed air breath...

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Manta Queen 1, 4 days and 4 nights Similan Island Liveaboard Trip no. 230 After checkin, on a damp and rainy October evening we headed off from Khao Lak, all packed and ready to the pier, where the gorgeous Manta Queen 1 waiting for us! We were 19 guests and 5 dive staff. Nineteen guests from all over the world. It pretty much looked like we had a delegation from all around the world to come a...

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Manta Queen 7 Trip Number 69 to Similan Islands and beyond. Although it's the longest trip offered by Khao Lak Scuba Adventures, all would agree it ended too soon. We would like to thank the guests on board for their great attitude and humour on this trip. We had so much fun with you and hope that you enjoyed it as much (or more). Actually, we have a few guests already booking their next tr...

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Manta Queen 1, 4 days and 4 nights liveaboard trip to Similan Islands and beyoond. The weather has cleared up and we have a great bunch of divers at the check-in waiting to go diving. Off to the pier from Khao Lak to meet up with Manta Queen 1. We all woke up to the amazing scenery and colors of the Andaman Sea of the Similan Islands. It was off to Anita’s Reef for our first dive. Ever...

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Manta Queen 2 Trip Number 251 to Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock and Boon Soog Wreck. Manta Queen 2 left the pier in the evening of the 26th with 16 exited customers for a special 4 days and 4 nights liveaboard trip, heading for the Similan Island. After a bumpy ride we woke up early to watch the beautiful sunrise over the Similan Islands. Our first dive of the trip was ...

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Manta Queen 3, 4 days and 4 nights Similan Island Liveabaord Trip Number 255 Although our departure was delayed due to extreme weather conditions in Khao Lak, it certainly didn't dampen the enthusiasm onboard. We set sail early morning towards the Similan Island Marine Park and braved the high swell to arrive in time for a dive before lunch. We got to explore many of the great sights of the...

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Manta Queen 1 - Similan Islands Trip number 228. The 2016-17 Similan Islands Dive season is upon us and the crew of Manta Queen 1 is ready to go with a super bunch of passengers. Check in with our amazing new facilities is now easier and faster. Our first day in the Similan Islands started with Anita’s Reef. Everyone was very excited to start diving. We jumped in to find amazing visibi...

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Similan Island 4 days and 4 nights trip with Manta Queen 3 Trip Number 224!! The very first trip of the season was WET! Still having leftovers from the SW monsoon, most of our dives were in the rain. No worries though, plenty of great visibility and blue water underneath. We started at Similan Island No. 5 with Anita's Reef, home to large Tunas, Moray Eels and the famous Blue Spotted Stingr...

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Koh Tachai Island will remain OPEN for Scuba Diving activity! After much confusion created by international media we can confirm that Koh Tachai Island will remain open for scuba diving day trips and liveaboards. Koh Tachai Island will be shut down for beach goers because of the growing number of tourist visiting this island day by day during the peak season. Only a couple of years ago ...

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The City of Angels, Bangkok, has seen an unusual event with Khao Lak Scuba Adventures offering free PADI Discover Scuba Diving for several weeks to Thai citizens. During our stay at the TDEX (Thailand Dive Exhibition) last May we have been offering at our booth free trial dives for interested Thai people that have never been diving before. Our last introduction day has finished a few days ag...

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Khao Lak Scuba Adventures home of ¨The Manta Queen Fleet¨ is expanding it´s dive shop building new classrooms for PADI Open Water Courses and PADI Instructor Development. A new in-house dive pool will crown our effords to offer the highest training standards to our students. By the 15. of October on time with the start of the diving season on the Similan Islands and Richelieu R...

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The idea of Qcumber Salad Bar Khao Lak came about just recently whilst Khun Ploy was on her honeymoon in Italy. The delicious salads there gave her the inspiration to bring the same delicious tastes to Khao Lak’s High Street. Of course with a few a Thai twists to her menu. The concept of Qcumber Khao Lak is to create your own salad in steps from a vast array of fresh ingredients and a dec...

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