Similan Island, Koh Bon & Koh Tachai

Similan Islands

Dive Sites

Due to the corona crisis, we have to cancel the 2020/21 season and hope that we can continue next year ...

Here are some of the most beautiful and diverse dive sites in Thailand, day trips and liveaboards to the islands are among the most popular worldwide. They consist of nine islands of granite rock with partially lush tropical vegetation, lapped by crystal clear water and lined partly with fine white sandy beaches. The islands stretch over 25 kilometers, like a pearl necklace, from north to south on the Andaman Sea and located 65 kilometers off the coast of Phang Nga province. They were declared a Marine National Park in 1982.

The Similans are ideal for observing or photographing small fish by its enormous biodiversity of tropical reef fish. But not only small fish visit here, even Leopard sharks or White and Blacktip sharks are not rare also Manta rays and Whale sharks can be seen. You can visit the Similan Marine National Park from October to May on day trips or overnight trips, but you will find the best conditions from November to April.

Our guests are picked-up at the hotel and then taken by taxi to our pier in Nam Khem, north of Khao Lak.
(see schedule below)


Rules for the Similan National park

1. For bookings, we need the first name, family name, nationality, date of birth and passport number
2. For divers also: dive level, number of logged dives,
date of the last dive & dive certificate
3. Visitors must carry a copy or picture of their passport with
them
4. Drone flights are strictly prohibited
5. Beginner’s courses (Try Dives, OWD) are not allowed – only at Surin Islands and local dive sites
6. Single-use plastic is not allowed to take
7. Stay overnight is not allowed anymore
8. Bookings or cancellations have to be done latest 5:00 pm, the before the trip starts



Since there are only 525 tickets per day for the Similan National Park, we strongly advise you to book tours well in advance - especially for diving packages!

Koh Tachai

Koh Tachai

Twenty-five kilometers north of Koh Bon, Koh Tachai has an offshore underwater ridge that runs perpendicular to the island. Known as "Twin Peaks" this is considered to be one of the finest dives in the Kingdom of Thailand and is famous as a place to see not only the more common species of corals, fans and tropical fish, but larger animals such as rays, leopard sharks, nurse sharks and hawksbill turtles. Whale sharks and Manta rays make an appearance on a regular basis.

A ridge runs between the two pinnacles, though the southern rock is the one most people dive on as there are two boat moorings there which makes it easier for divers to descend in a strong current. If you have the air and the current is not too strong, it's worthwhile swimming to the other rock which comes up a bit shallower. However, most of the time the current runs perpendicular to the ridge making a long swim tiring.

It's heaven for the fish, though; they hunt and dart around, coming very close to divers, making the diving here about as exciting as it gets here in Thailand

Daily Schedule

Stingray

Pick-up at your hotel between 7:50 and 8:45 am - depends on the location. Our High-speed Catamaran CHARONIA departs from
iQ-DIVE Pier in Baan Nam Khem at 9:00 am.

We arrive at
Similan Islands around 10:45 am
Koh Tachai around 10:15 am
Koh Bon (2. dive) around 1:00 pm

Now, we conduct our first diving or snorkeling with our professional guides and right after that, we will have a 90 minutes lunch break onboard. After that, we prepare for our second diving or snorkeling.
We will be back at the pier between 3:00 and 4:00 pm - depends on the dive destination - Wednesdays around 6:30 pm because we're doing 3 dives.
Our Taxi will take you back to your Resort.

Pick-up times
Lam Kaen: 07:50 am
Nang Thong: 08:00 am
Bang Niang: 08:05 am
Khuk Khak: 08:15 am
Pakarang: 08:25 am
Pak Weep: 08:25 am
Bang Sak: 08:35 am
Nam Khem: 08:45 am






We are happy to arrange as well day trip tours for snorkelers by speed boat to the Similan or Surin Islands.

Furthermore Speedboat Charter for dive or snorkel trips