Similan Islands Overnight Diving Tour
The Similan Islands not only offer great diving - but also great camping! There are tents and bungalows available to stay in. Combining the two makes for an incredible vacation! These trips offer 6 dives, plus accommodation on the islands! This way you can experience the islands above AND below the water.
These over night diving tours of the Similan Islands are available any day of the week and can be booked from November until the islands close in May.
Conditions for diving are great year-round - with 20-30 meter visibility standard. However - getting there and away is pretty dangerous during monsoons! Monsoons usually occur between May and October.
Generally visibility is 20-30 Meters, water temperatures range from 26-28 degrees and currents are mild, except after the full moon when they are strong at some of the more exposed SCUBA dive sites - like Elephant Head Rock or Koh Tachai.
Combine great diving as well as time on some of the most beautiful islands in Thailand.
This trip offers three day dives on Day 1, then an afternoon and the night on the beach of the Similan Islands. On the 2nd day you will do 3 more dives. If you would like to - you can even turn this into a 3 day trip and skip the middle day of diving!
Sleeping bag and mattress will be provided, but meals on the island are not included in the price. You should bring a torch, mosquito repellent and a towel.
This trip costs only 11,900 Baht for Divers and 6,900 Baht for non-divers - the whole family can go!
The Similan Islands have dozens of sites for SCUBA diving . We have divided them into 4 main sections, only for ease of navigation. You can swim 20 meters and be in a whole new eco-system!
A frequent question we get about the damage from the tsunami. There was, in fact, very little damage to most dive sites. The deep section (beyond 30 meters) of Deep 6, Snapper Alley and some of Christmas Point were affected, but only Snapper Alley was "destroyed" and this was mostly due to geology. The diving is still great everywhere else. Due to the Similan Island's location (50 Km offshore) they were barely affected by the tsunami – above or below water.
To visit the sites listed above it is best to join a snorkeling tour, a diving day trip or an Overnight trip. The more remote sites to the south are much harder to visit during an overnight stay - so a similan diving liveaboard is the best choice. The far sites of Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock Should be done either by a separate daytrip or liveaboard. They are not included in overnight diving trips to the Similan Islands due their distance.
This tour is perfect for those that love the outdoors, beaches or those that prefer to spend their nights on land - not the boats!