Last week I went up to the Similans on board MV Giamani for an overnight trip. The first day we did 3 dives on Koh Bon. Just as we were about to jump in, we got news that there was a manta ray on the site. We jumped in as quick as we could and after about 5 minutes I heard someone bang their tank. I looked up....mantaaaaaa!! We saw 2 of these magnificent creatures, and they hung around for pretty much all of the dive. Next dive, same thing, we ended up doing a 75 minute dive because a huge 5 metre manta decided it wanted to hang out with us on the safety stop :)



The Similans National Park is now closed for the season, but there is still plenty of great diving to be done around Phuket. However the water temperature is a cause for concern at the moment. It's currently 32 degrees, 2 degrees higher than is normal here. This is causing some coral bleaching. If the water temperature doesn't drop soon, the corals may be permanently damaged. We are hoping for the monsoon rains to come soon as this should help to lower the temperature.

•Phi-Phi Overnight special 14-15 May - Trip is confirmed and we still have space available!
•On your way to Phuket but worried about the protests in Bangkok? Phuket is all clear at the moment. No problems. We recommend that you fly direct to Phuket or via Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong etc.
•Special 10% discount on our 4-day / 9-dive Open Water Diver course + Phi-Phi Overnight combination!!!