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The Thai coast of the Andaman Sea is certainly one of the most beautiful blue paradises for diving. The waters are full of fish, the extraordinary diversity of corals and the underwater scenery are breathtaking.
We started our journey in the south of Thailand : starting point the legendary island of Koh Lanta.
We no longer present the island of Koh Lanta, its beaches are clearly among the most beautiful in Thailand, a paradise on earth.
It is therefore from Koh Lanta that we leave with the BLUE PLANET DIVERS team to do our first dives on the small archipelago of Koh Haa which consists of 5 micro islands.
Fishy waters, magnificent coral landscapes (both hard and soft corals are well preserved there) and the visibility of 25m make us very happy. We loved the atmosphere, the light and the very exclusive side (few boats, few divers in March 2022).
Then we went a little further north to explore the islands south of Phuket whose dives are very famous. Racha Noi, Racha Yai, King Cruiser and Shark Point are well-known places for scuba divers and have well deserved their reputation. We dived with the super team of SEAFUN DIVERS. In this part of Thailand, the current can be strong but these sites are teeming with underwater species: clownfish, trevallies, fusiliers, groupers, trumpetfish, nudibranchs, triggerfish, parrots... And for the lucky ones, a leopard shark. A very colorful reef setting, huge pinnacles, sometimes random visibility as on the wreck of King Cruiser but these diving spots remain unavoidable.
After a few days in Phuket, we took a taxi to Thap Lamu pier near Khao Lak to embark for a liveaboard that NO TROUBLES JUST BUBBLES had concocted for us. From there, we touch the must of the must of diving in Thailand: The Similan and Surin Islands. The Similans are made up of 9 islands, numbered from 1 to 9. Visibility is around 30 meters, the underwater landscapes are stunning: canyons, huge granite blocks...
The underwater fauna is abundant and very varied, the hunting scenes are incredible, the trevallies and the longface emperors are the most formidable: a real show!
Then our boat takes us to the islands of Koh Bon and Koh Tachai, again there is so much to see in the blue, even doing 4 dives a day... It's a wonder without end. We are now sailing to Koh Bon, certainly the best site to observe the Mantas, they are not there all the time but there are so many other encounters to do that you will not be disappointed: eagle rays, turtles, blacktip sharks, schools of fish... Once again, the currents are strong, remember to stay close to the drop-off. If you love muck dive, there are many nudibranchs, shrimps,...
The final bouquet of this liveaboard is of course the long-awaited dive site of Richelieu Rock. The show can start, we don't know where to watch anymore, there are far too many...Everywhere! Normally, if the weather is good, we stay there the day for 4 dream dives. But I would dream to spend several days there, life is so rich: expect to be amazed!
Where is the best scuba diving in the world ? We still don't know,...so let's keep diving and filming. New adventures are coming very soon.
Underwater Cinematographer : Olivier Bourgeois
Editing & Digital Grading : Franck Meyer
A FLY & DIVE Production : flyandive.com/
In partnership with PLONGEE.TV : www.plongee-so...
With the kind support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
ReDiscover Thailand on www.tourismtha...
"AMAZING THAILAND"
We would like to thank all the TAT France teams as well as the TAT teams in Thailand for making this wonderful trip possible.
More than diving centers :
SEAFUN DIVERS (Phuket)
Takuya Miyazawa
Rene Balot
Nicholas Mott
www.seafundive...
BLUE PLANET DIVERS (Koh Lanta)
Benjamin & all the team
www.blueplanet...
NO TROUBLES JUST BUBBLES (Liveaboard)
Jamie Dodson
www.notroubles...
Where to stay :
In Trang : Kachong Hills Tented Resort (For nature lovers : the view of the primary forest, incredible!)
/ kachonghillstentedreso...
In Krabi : The Pavilions Anana Krabi is a super comfortable eco-sustainable resort
www.pavilionsh...
In Koh Lanta : One of the most legendary hotels in Thailand, the Pimalai, of course... Luxury, calm, kindness... We really are in the land of smiles!
pimalai.com/
If you have a stopover in Bangkok, especially take the opportunity to rest in a haven of peace in the heart of the city in one of the most legendary hotels: the Montien.
montienbangkok...
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23 авг 2024
