We had a really great Phi Phi overnight trip on Friday-Saturday, visibility was around 20 metres and we had very little current. We had a couple of leopard sharks at Shark Point, huge schools of yellow snapper at Bida Nok getting hunted by some huge trevally, a lot of black tip reef sharks and a turtle at Palong Bay, and we could even see King Cruiser from the surface :) Here's a quick video of the sharks at Palong Bay...



Also we have a new schedule for this peak season which is as follows:

Mon-Tues: Phi Phi overnight, 7 dives, dep. 8am Mon & ret. 4pm, Tues price - 9,900THB
Wed-Sun: Phi Phi daytrip, 3 dives, dep. 8am & ret. 7.30pm, price - 3,500THB


* includes transfers to and from your hotel (Kata, Karon and Patong beaches only),
water, fruit, hot beverages, all meals on the boat, divemaster services
(4 customers/DM), tanks, weights and weight belts, and accommodation on Phi Phi
Island for the overnight trip. Soft drinks and beer are available but not
included in the trip price (beer for after the last dive only!).
** Non-diver price available on request.

A big congratulations to Ian and David, who recently completed their PADI Advanced Open Water course on one of our overnight Phi Phi trips. They were lucky enough to spot a couple of leopard sharks, bent stick pipefish and even a baby seahorse! - well done guys :)

So here we are at the beginning of the new high season :) We had quite a nice "low" season with not too much rain and the seas weren't too rough either - a lot of customers were surprised by the beautiful weather we can get here during the period from May-October. The conditions lately have been great, visibility is averaging around 15 metres and the flat seas make for very plain sailing! We have seen leopard sharks around Shark Point and there are black tip reef sharks to be seen around Bida Nok, Bida Nai and Phi Phi Ley. On our last trip we were able to make a sunset dive at Hin Dot, a series of small submerged pinnacles in Tonsai Bay on Phi Phi Don. It's only possible to dive here when there is little to no current due to its small size, but we were rewarded with a huge school of yellow snapper, a huge giant moray eel and even found a turtle resting in a crack on the side of the pinnacle - it was my favourite dive of the trip!

We were also rewarded at Koh Doc Mai where we spotted a baby seahorse being carefully looked after by it's papa, along with the usual mix of morays, shrimps and nudibrancs - here's one of the many we spotted along the way...



‎- Phi-Phi Overnight 22-23 November - we still have space available!
- Special 10% discount on our 4-day / 9-dive Open Water Diver course + Phi-Phi Overnight combination!!!

A big congratualtions to Andries and Christos from South Africa who passed their PADI Open Water course with me recently. They chose to incorporate our overnight Phi Phi trip in their course, and the whole family came along too! Their brother Henk was certified already, Dad did a DSD (Discover Scuba Diving) and Mum went snorkelling :) Here's a picture of Andries and Christos doing their safety stop at the King Cruiser wreck.



•Phi-Phi Overnight Special 7-8 June - 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!!!

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!!!

Due to the recent unrest in Bangkok, lot of people may have concerns about travelling to Phuket...don't worry, it's all clear here at the moment, if you are flying here, we recommend you fly direct to Phuket, or via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc. We look forward to seeing you here!

As for the diving, it continues to be good with lots to see...seahorses, frogfish, ornate ghost pipefish, turtles and there was a whale shark spotted in the area less than a week ago :)

A double congratulations to Riann and Kara from South Africa who recently passed their PADI Open Water course while in Phuket on their honeymoon!

•Phi-Phi Overnight special 16-17 April - We still have space available!
•Special 10% discount on our 4-day / 9-dive Open Water Diver course + Phi-Phi Overnight combination!!!

Recent News

It's been a pretty busy month with a lot of great trips out to Phi Phi. Conditions remain good, the visibility at Shark Point was the best we have seen it for a long time - around 25-30metres :) Unfortunately the leopard sharks have not made their return to the reef yet but there are plenty of black tips and other things to see.

A big congratulations to Stephen McCullough who passed his open water course with instructor Joe Blasey this week...here's Stephen on one of his dives.



•Phi-Phi Overnight special 2-3 April - Trip is confirmed and we still have space available!
•M/V Nautica - 30% Season Closing discount for selected cabins on selected trips during April 2010!!! Contact us for more information.
•Special 10% discount on our 4-day / 9-dive Open Water Diver course + Phi-Phi Overnight combination!!!
•Black Manta - Fully booked for the rest of this season! Sorry!!! :-)
•White Manta - Fully booked for the rest of this season! Sorry!!! :-)