Thailand Liveaboard to Similan, Surin & Richelieu Rock

[meifoodaniel]

Hi all buddies,
I want to charter a boat to Similan, Surin & Richelieu Rock at the end of Oct for 4D4N dives with 15 divers.
My budget is around US$1500 per day for full charter.
Do you have any suggestions !
Which boat have you tried.
Thanks !

 

[quaddan]

If they can accommodate me as a quadriplegic diver, they can certainly help you. They accommodated my party of 5 and included an extra dive.
The owner is a Thai national who worked for the Park Service for 15 years or so.

http://www.bubblebluescuba.com/

Good luck,
I'll be back for 2 months this winter. My 8th trip.

 

[frogfish]

you can try www.whitemanta.com
Should work for your budget...

 

[stevenl]

It may be possible, but you will be on a quite basic boat. Also your timing makes things not any easier, most boats will have quite some bookings for October already.

 

[Batfish]

The only boat I can think of with such a low charter price is the Le Mahe, but this is for maximum 12 people.

For 1500/day for 15 people you ain't gonna get much

A few years ago maybe, but the lower end of the market is now about 500 U$ for 4 days/person. You might try some of the cheap boats like Daranee or something.

Good luck..

 

[Ian T]

Hmmm, I don't know what the setup is on the boats you've mentioned.
About 3 years ago, we went out with Seadragon DiveCenter on MS Andaman (one of their four boats) and I think we paid about 400 bucks for 4D4N - all in all 15 dives.

Now I don't know whether you can charter the boat, but I reckon you can.
Good boat, good crew, great food....no complaints whatsoever...

Cheers

 

[Batfish]

Hmmm, I don't know what the setup is on the boats you've mentioned.
About 3 years ago, we went out with Seadragon DiveCenter on MS Andaman (one of their four boats) and I think we paid about 400 bucks for 4D4N - all in all 15 dives.

Now I don't know whether you can charter the boat, but I reckon you can.
Good boat, good crew, great food....no complaints whatsoever...

Cheers

Yep, Sea Dragon in Khao Lak are known for less expensive boats. The MV Andaman for example, which does not have cabins, but an "air conditioned sleeping area". Certainly inexpensive and maybe you should try to contact them for charter prices. They have several boats including the ultimate backpackers boat " MV Nangnuan". Cheap boats but they seem to have a good reputation for service.

 

[stevenl]

You may also want to check the Parinee from Andaman Divers, max. 14 pax but should be quite cheap.
Again a basic boat, but still more comfortable than the Andaman from Sea Dragon.