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Last year Big Blue Khao Lak would go three times a week to Richelieu Similan Islands Day trips, Liveaboards - Big Blue Diving Khao Lak Thailand - Day Trips It is possible to book this boat also through a number of agents in Khao Lak. There may be one or two other operators of speedboat day...

We run Richelieu Rock day trips from a larger boat and often have non-divers on board. One possible snag is that we are based on Koh Phra Thong which is a couple of hours up the coast. Check us out if you have flexibility to try somewhere different.

Hello Jay. Koh Phra Thong & Khuraburi are interesting choices for diving in Thailand. These areas are rarely dived and not well known amongst the community of divers in Thailand. I know this because I own the only dive shop, Blue Guru Diving, sourcing divers from Khuraburi and Koh Phra Thong...

Hey Gannon. Good to talk this afternoon. Will get back to you within the next couple of days. Bowmouth & Quero hope you can make it over here at some point. Is still very beautiful & peaceful here. I don't see that changing for a while... and Mr. Tim, we hope to visit you in your even more...

In general I agree with stevenl's assessment and he has experience with a number of Similan liveaboard providers so he can give you an unbiased opinion.

I dont really have the time to go into a full analysis of Ringo's lousy deconstruction of my last post; where a fairly innocuous couple of paragraphs giving my own personal advice (FWIW) for the original poster equates to a scathing attack on the entirety of Thailand's dive industry. Nor am I...

Yes LK and thanks for your contrarian point of view. Your provisional conclusions are fair and I hope I can address them satisfactorily. We run two per year for a number of reasons. Firstly we have a short season running from November until May. Our Divemaster Internships are for a minimum of...

Many shops may be able to take two DM trainees at a moments notice but I would probably reconsider going with those that can. I would be slightly suspicious of any dive school that suggests they can offer a high quality Divemaster course at the drop of a hat like that. Maybe a very busy one...

Fair enough. From a seasonal perspective I think you are pretty much spot on. However, there is a great social scene on Koh Tao. I haven't been there for almost ten years so I don't know how that has changed. Out of your two choices I would probably be more up for Phuket and with a dive...

Hey Carlos...any reason why you wouldn't consider Koh Tao? seasonal?

That's a really well designed site. Good presentation of info & pics. I am surprised nobody has done this earlier.

I will not be leaving my camera behind anymore. We have multiple Surin trips coming up in the next weeks so I have my fingers crossed. You are really diving a lot! I assume you are working these trips??

Penguintom... I'm sorry for your negative experiences in Pattaya and also that my writing can be far from lucid at times. Let me try to explain more clearly. One of our current DM trainees has been a commercial diver in the UK for some years. He normally works in pitch black cold waters in...

Very difficult to get that kind of deal I think. We offered something similar at the beginning of the season but only for people who had something extra to offer us in return. As of now we have DM interns who speak Thai and have marine biology degrees. Very useful.

Sweet report Bowmouth. You have a great memory for marine life. My capacity is about 5. Enough for customers log books. Did you get any pics? I'm especially interested in the shark at Torinla. One of my customers reported something similar last week at Torinla and I thought she imagined it as...

Very difficult to judge a DM a course solely by time. I agree that a week or a 10 days does seem a little silly but for some a month could be considered too long. We currently have a commercial diver doing DM with us. He arrived just over a week ago and has completed most of the necessary DM...

sounds like good honest advice! :fro:

I agree the Nang Nuan is a class act. However, the base price is $350. ($380 including National Park fees) There is no doubt that this is still a great value liveaboard for the budget diver.

In case you are interested, we have formalised our Divemaster Internship packages for this season. Divemaster Internship Thailand However, this experience is not for everybody. The island is quite rustic. If you are looking for nightlife then this is not the place to come. On the other hand if...

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