4 Days 4 Nights
Starts and ends Phuket, Thailand
Prices in USD per person
1,250 Master Cabin (double bed only)
1,100 Standard Cabin (double or twin)
870 Bunk Bed Cabin (two beds)

This will be our 7th liveaboard on the MV Nautica and many of our customers come back time and time again which is great testiment to the quality and comfort of this vessel as well as for the combination of exciting scuba diving and relaxed good company.

The trip returns to Phuket for the Gay Pride Festival which starts on the 24th.  These events have been held since 1999 and attract locals and gay visitors from around the world.  Exact schedule of events has yet to be decided but there will be shows, street parades and a lot of fun guaranteed.

Diving the South Andaman Sea is an experience not to be missed. From shallow sheltered bays to wall and drift dives, there's something for every level of diver. Visibility ranges on average from 10-25 metres with weak to moderate currents. Water temperature remains a fairly constant 27-30C throughout the year, depth of dive sites vary from 10 - 30 metres and there's lots of marine life!

You will see an amazing variety of fish life, beautiful soft corals, staghorn coral gardens and huge sea fans. On the sandy bottom, leopard sharks can be found resting. For non-divers the Phi Phi area offers superb snorkelling, with the opportunity to see not only beautiful coral gardens but also some of the larger fish at shallow depths.

Hin Daeng (Red Rock) Hin Muang (Purple Rock)
These rocks are located about 80 kms, South East from Phuket. They are some of the best dive spots in Thailand (truly world-class dive sites). The 2 rocks with vertical walls dropping straight down to 50-60m are completely covered with hard and soft coral, sea fans, sea anemones and attract large school of jacks as well as fusiliers, tuna and barracuda.

Koh Bida Nok
One dive site not to be missed, Koh Bida Nok, has outstanding hard and soft coral with lots of marine life. Sightings include leopard sharks, turtles, moray eels & ghost pipe fish, plus there is always a chance of the unexpected whale sharks and manta rays. As one side of the island is very shallow and the other drops off to 30 metres, this site is suitable for all levels of diver.

Koh Bida Nai
Although the sister island to Bida Nok just a few hundred metres away, this island is very different under water. Large fallen rocks have created several swim-through and submerged islands, building an ideal habitat for marine life, and providing a fascinating dive.

Maya Bay
With a maximum depth of 18 metres and plenty of fish life and rocks to look under, Maya provides a great dive site for the inexperienced diver. Heading out of the bay, the underwater landscape changes with large caves 30+ depths.  Maya South starts as a shear wall down to 30 metres with a small over hang and caves along the bottom. Further along, fallen rocks have left channels with the rocks towering above you on both sides, creating a very dramatic dive. A suitable dive for the more advanced diver due to depth.

Hin Dot
Four pinnacles starting just below sea level and dropping down to around 30 metres characterise Hin Dot (Chimney Rocks) on Phi Phi Don's southern headlands. Often quite dark due to the volume of fish life above you, but some interesting marine life under the rocks near the bottom where several nurse sharks have been discovered. These enormous towers are famous for their large schools of fish. Other fish populations include groupers, pufferfish, lionfish, squid and bearded scorpionfish.

King Cruiser Wreck
Built in Japan 30 years ago, King Cruiser was a comfortable catamaran-hull passenger-cruiser with 4 decks until she sank on the 4th May 1997 in near perfect weather conditions. An easy dive, King Cruiser has large openings that allow easy access to the spacious interior. The propellers (deepest point) rest 30 meters deep with the most interesting areas around the passenger decks between 10 and 20 meters.

More Details of the Nautica Marine Vessle here