Manta Queen 8 liveaboard

Dive into Diversity: Exploring the Best Dive Sites

The Manta Queen Eight liveaboard ensures an extensive exploration of the best dive sites, offering enthusiasts an unparalleled opportunity to witness the mesmerizing underwater wonders of the Andaman Sea. From the Similan Islands to Richelieu Rock, each dive site presents a distinct underwater environment, ranging from large granite boulders and rock walls to intricate landscapes teeming with critters such as shrimps, nudibranchs, and tiny crabs.

Similan Islands: Beneath the Granite Boulders

The journey begins at the Similan Islands, a renowned dive destination featuring a stunning underwater landscape characterized by large granite boulders. Dive enthusiasts will have the opportunity to explore the intricate formations, search for elusive critters, and witness the vibrant marine life that thrives in this unique environment. The Similan Islands, known for their crystal-clear waters and diverse marine ecosystems, set the stage for an unforgettable underwater adventure.

Richelieu Rock: The Jewel of the Andaman Sea

Continue the dive odyssey to Richelieu Rock, often hailed as the jewel of the Andaman Sea. This world-renowned dive site is famous for its exceptional biodiversity and the potential to encounter awe-inspiring marine creatures, including the majestic whale shark. Divers can navigate through hard corals, rocks adorned with soft coral, and discover hidden caves and tunnels, ensuring that every dive brings a new and exhilarating experience.

Surin Islands: Exploring Untouched Beauty

The Similan Island liveaboard journey extends to the Surin Islands, an untouched gem in the Andaman Sea. Immerse yourself in the beauty of the underwater world as you navigate through hard coral formations and discover the hidden treasures that lie beneath the surface. The Surin Islands offer a pristine and unspoiled environment, providing a unique backdrop for a series of captivating dives.

Koh Bon and Koh Tachai: Varied Underwater Landscapes

Venture further to Koh Bon and Koh Tachai, where the underwater landscapes vary from rocky walls to vibrant coral-covered rocks. These sites are a haven for marine life, featuring an array of colorful fish, fascinating critters, and the potential to encounter larger pelagic species. Divers will have the opportunity to navigate through caves and tunnels, adding an element of excitement to the underwater exploration.

Boonsung Wreck: The Grand Finale

Concluding the dive extravaganza is a plunge into the depths of the local Boonsung wreck. This artificial reef, with its scattered remnants of a bygone era, creates a unique underwater elevation. The wreck attracts schools of fish, making it a mesmerizing spectacle. The cracks and holes in the metal walls of the wreck serve as a ‘kindergarten’ for moray eels and various critters, adding a touch of mystery to the final dive of this remarkable liveaboard journey.

A World of New Experiences on the Manta Queen Eight: Time and Time Again

Every dive on the Manta Queen Eight liveaboard is a new experience, offering divers the chance to witness the diverse marine life and ever-changing underwater landscapes of the Andaman Sea. From vibrant coral gardens to hidden caves, each dive site unfolds a world of underwater wonders, creating memories that will last a lifetime. Book your spot now and let the Manta Queen Eight be your gateway to a thrilling and unforgettable underwater adventure in the heart of the Andaman Sea.

Awesome Marine Life

The marine life is just as awesome as the dive site formations. You will see schooling trevallies, batfish, snappers, fusiliers, butterflyfish, damselfish, sweetlips, surgeonfish, barracudas, emperors, and rabbitfish, but also the ‘biggies’ like triggerfish, bumphead parrotfish, giant groupers, and Napoleon wrasse.

There is a pretty good chance to meet the majestic manta rays, turtles, sharks, stingrays, or even whale sharks! You need good eyes to find the beautiful tiny critters (pipefishes, seahorses, anglerfishes, ribbon eels, boxfishes), and much, much more!

Thailand Liveaboard Manta Queen Eight

On this Thailand liveaboard, you dive in small groups of a maximum of 5 divers per dive guide for approximately 50 minutes. The dive groups on this liveaboard trip are based on certification level and experience.

And between the dives, there is plenty of time to enjoy the magnificent scenery and relax. On the liveaboard’s large sundeck, you can get tanned (don’t forget plenty of sun protection!), snooze away in a hammock on the captain’s balcony or the shaded deck, enjoy the beautiful salon with big sofas and HD-TV to watch the videos made during the dives, and the open dining area to enjoy the space in the shadows, maybe searching in a fish guidebook for the new and unknown friends you made during your last dive while sipping some coffee or tea.

Beach Excursion Similan Islands

Want to be a bit more active between your underwater adventures? Hop on the dinghy and have an excursion to one of the beautiful islands with their tropical turquoise water, white beaches, big boulders, and thick jungle. A short walk up to one of the viewpoints gives you a panoramic view and ideal photo shots. Imagine sitting on a stunning viewpoint and watching the unearthly colors of the most beautiful sunset!

And by the way, now only Similan Island and Surin Islands beaches are open for visiting!

About the Manta Queen Eight

The dive safari boat Manta Queen Eight is a 28-meter long and 7-meter wide wooden hull vessel custom-built as a liveaboard and operated by six dive staff and ten boat crew. Needless to say, that all the necessary safety equipment is on board: VHF Radio, Emergency Oxygen Unit, Automatic Life-raft, Life-jackets/-rings, and Medic First Aid Kit.

It’s one of the best liveaboards in the Andaman Sea and one of the few offering en-suite bathroom cabins. It accommodates 28 guests in 3 different types of comfortable air-conditioned cabins: 6 Twin bed en-suite cabins, 4 Double bed en-suite cabins, 2 twin bed  cabins,

Thai and European Dishes

The meals on board, a mix of Thai and European dishes, are served buffet style and freshly cooked in the onboard kitchen. Between the dives, fruits and snacks are served, and you can help yourself to a cup of coffee, tea, and drinking water all day long. Looking for a longer liveaboard trip? Take a look at the MV Explorer, which offers trips up to 8 days.