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As you know, Phuket has a few of the world's best sites. Such sites would include Similans and Hin Deang/Hin Muang. During the peak season between Nov - Mar, many visitors would head for Phuket for diving. As such, one is definitely not surprised to see many dive shops sprouting in the various beach sites. One such diving organisation which I would like to recommend is the White Manta Diving Pte Ltd. The White Manta Diving is run by a Singaporean couple - Vincent and Sharon. This is one diving company that I would always stick with for diving trips. Between Nov and Mar, White Manta Diving would deploy its two diving boats, MV White Manta and MV Black Manta to Phuket for diving trips. Two-way tranfers are provided for airport/hotel pickups. MV White Manta and MV Black Manta are two 5* luxurious liveaboards for divers who wish to experience a fun and yet relaxing time in Phuket. During my stay in Phuket, I chose to dive from MV Black Manta at Koh Bon and Similans. As I am alone onboard MV Black Manta, the owners, Vincent and Sharon, took care of me to ensure that my needs are well-taken care of. In addition, as a "fresh graduate" from PADI, I have not clocked sufficient diving hours. Given the challenging conditions, both of them actually ensured my safety and guided me a lot during my 10 dives. The divemasters are very experienced and that made our dives fun! Onboard the MV Black Manta, each cabin comes with an attached shower/toilet facility. The dive deck is extremely spacious and throughout the day, mouth-watering thai and international cuisine is served to the hungry divers. Also, one of the crew onboard the craft offers good thai massage. For both nights, I had my massages done on th sun deck and trust me, I really dozed off and had two great night sleeps! So for a great diving experience, go for White Manta Diving! Leave a Comment Theme: Scuba DivingPhone: (65) 9677 8894Website: www.whitemanta.com Other Contact: info@whitemanta.com
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| | | | water sports: Diving in Phuket (Report) Woohoo! | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Hiya All, Just got back from Diving in Phuket on 18-22 August. Weather there was cloudy but no heavy rains. Joined a German DC(DiveAsia) at Patong for a day trip for diving. Price for 3 Dives and Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner was BHT 2900 and 500 for equipment. Dived at Ko Dok Mai/Ko Bida Nai/Ko Bida Nok. Total Time for trip (8am -8.30pm) Seas were choppy in the morning but leveled out towards the afternoon. Visibility for Ko Bida Nai/Ko Bida Nok was about 10-15m and was about 15 - 20 for Ko Doc Mai. Vessel was M/V Dive Asia II (23m) had all the amnities needed.(Read as "place to take a crap & nap" Things spotted during this dive trip: Huge Phuket Lobster, Moray Eels, Leopard Shark,Lionfish, Grouper, assorted other fishies. Was pleasantly surprised to find such a profusion of marine life after the tsunami, ask the DM and he said that it could be due to the "new food sources" after the tsunami.(hehehe) Corals around Ko Bida were slightly damaged but Ko Dok Mai was still more or less intact. Really enjoyed the dives as I had a DM as my buddy and we dived some really interesting places (Ko Dok Mai Underwater caves anyone?) Okay, that's abt it for now. Drop me a line if you want to find out more? Btw, Diveasia is at http://www.diveasia.com/ Who to look for for group bookings or a better deal: Stefan (DM) Cheers!
Standard Gear. BCD regulators and suits were quite new and well maintained. Leave a Comment Theme: Scuba DivingAddress: 24 Karon Rd., Kata Beach, Phuket 83100, ThailandWebsite: http://www.diveasia.com/
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| | | | water sports: Scuba Diving @ Similan & Surin Islands: Liveaboard | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Liveaboard is a good opportunity to see manta rays, , frogfish, seahorse, pipefish, octopus, cuttlefish, stingrays, sea snakes, napolean wrasses, scorpionfish, moray eels, jellyfish, nudibranchs and etc... It saves a lot of time and it is more relax than days trips because you get to do whatever you wish to (eg. eat, sleep, read, suntan, watch VCD/DVD, share diving experiences, log dives, snorkel ant etc) when you are not diving. If you are lucky, you may even get to see whale sharks and leopard sharks... Do check out my travelogues for more underwater photograhs...
Bring your own dive gears if you have because you know that they will not fail you if you have maintained them properly. In addition, you do not need to worry if you can get the right size or not. It will be a bonus if you own an underwater camera or videocam. Of course, remember to bring extra batteries, memory cards and chargers. Do not forget your sunblock lotion if you do not wish to be burnt. Cheers! Leave a Comment Theme: Scuba DivingAddress: 20/24 Moo 4 Soi Suksan Viset Rd Rawai MuangPhuketPhone: +66-76-288971Directions: 100 kilometres north-west of PhuketWebsite: http://www.seaking-diving.com/ Other Contact: info@seaking-diving.com (email a
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