icehot1000 Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Dear experienced divers, Actually, this is a duplicate tread I've posted in FiNS forum. I would like to have as much advise from fellow divers as possible. I read with interest from the FiNs forum (Issue of the day - Thailand dive scene impression....) about their discussion on the ugly diving scene in Thailand. My girlfriend and I will be going to Phuket on the last weekend of March. I've sent enquiries to many dive operators (at least 15 of them) asking them of the dive schedule as well as the price. We will be visiting: 1st day - Shark Point, King's Cruise wreck and Koh Doc Mai. How are these dive sites like? Visibility good at this time of the year? 2nd day - 2 dives at the Phi Phi Islands What about the Phi Phi dive sites? Anything particularly interesting there? As this will be our first trip to Phuket, we hope that we'll not experience what the earlier discussion on how bad the dive service providers were. Please give me some advise on the type of dive operators I should beware of and of course, the better ones. I don't know if I should state this here, but the dive shop I've contacted and am interested to dive with is KB Dive. Has anyone dive with them before? Their dive offers are really value for money. Thank you guys in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted March 15, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 15, 2004 Have been visiting Phuket yearly and still prefer Seabees and Dive Asia .... services are comparable but as for prices, no much of a difference though. Anyway, the dive sites u mentioned are the common ones, Shark Point is good as the name implies, it is really a place for sharks, but beware of the current! whereas phi phi island is a much easier dive site! enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icehot1000 Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 Oh... thanks a lot for your advise. You mean the current in Shark Point is strong? Am quite worried as I've not been diving for almost 5 months and I'm only a beginner with 20+ dives. Ok, will check out those dive operators you've mentioned.... Thanks buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted October 7, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 7, 2004 going to phuket next week and thinking of going to phi phi island for some diving... any dive shop recommendations other than the 2 mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dradttg Posted October 7, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 7, 2004 I was diving in Phuket last Dec. I did Shark Point, King Cruiser and Anemone Point. The visibilty is lousy (about 5 to 7m). I have never done Phi Phi. I did a live-on-board to Similan Island after that. That is a fantastic dive sites. All the dives are about 30m and you can still see the surface from that depth. Lot of sharks to see (mostly leopard) and occasional white and black tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kelstorm Posted October 7, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 7, 2004 You mean the current in Shark Point is strong? Am quite worried as I've not been diving for almost 5 months and I'm only a beginner with 20+ dives. always dive with a SMB aka sausage n whistle... u dun want another Open Water 2.. when u get caught in a current and get drifted away.... Listen to dive briefing.. dive your own limits.. watch and observe all safety regulations and u be fine Quote Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted October 11, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2004 i hope the viz won't be too bad coz its almost the start of the diving season in phuket... really looking forward to the dive trip coz my last dive was like in may!! too bad i can't dive more often. anyway, will probably be giving phi phi a miss this time round because i'll be staying at banyan tree and its a little bit too far from everywhere... will consider going to the nearby dive site. its going to be trip to relax coz i'm so stressed up with work and i really don't want to be travelling 2 hrs+ to get to a dive site (i.e. phi phi island) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kelstorm Posted October 12, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 12, 2004 ....because i'll be staying at banyan tree and its a little bit too far from everywhere... ... really know how to relax... with that kinda money, i probably can go manado.. Quote Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nleong Posted October 14, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 14, 2004 ... really know how to relax... with that kinda money, i probably can go manado.. erm... did you say manado ? lalalala..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kelstorm Posted October 14, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 14, 2004 yah yah... my turn will come just that i do not have enuff leave as it is.. if not, in dec i will go Quote Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted October 14, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 14, 2004 ... really know how to relax... with that kinda money, i probably can go manado.. haha... in fact i am planning to go manado in nov!! anyway, banyan tree is having promo right now and that's why i'm going... 1/3 of the usual price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kelstorm Posted October 15, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 15, 2004 haha... in fact i am planning to go manado in nov!! anyway, banyan tree is having promo right now and that's why i'm going... 1/3 of the usual price! now to Bayan tree, nov to manado?? wah.. really envy... me leaving for brisbane coming monday... wun be back till 3 nov.. going for reservist.. sigh... Quote Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted October 18, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted October 18, 2004 May I hop on this thread to ask abt snorking at phuket also. Was thinking whether it is better to do it at Phi Phi or similan island? I can only do snorkling as not a diver as of yet.. Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted November 1, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2004 Viz was terrible at my 3 dives in Phuket. 3m was the ave. I went to the King Cruiser wreck, Shark's Point and Koh Dok Mai. Even though the viz was terrible, I could still see that the marine life there is abundant. lots of domino damsels, damsel with yellow tail, lion fish, sea urchin, rock oysters, barracuda, christmas tree worm, staghorn coral, sea whip, sea fans, sea cucumbers, feather stars, orange skunk clown fish nudibranch, sun coral (orange, yellow, black and GREEN!), butterfly fishes, acro, garoupa, parrot fish, plate coral and the highlight was probably the 3m long leopard shark. pardon the lousy photos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted November 1, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2004 anemone... nice color eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted November 1, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2004 My experience with the dive operator was pretty good. They took good care of everyone. There were altogether 13 of us, including a couple of non-divers. Only 2 Asians. And it was interesting to watch the caucasians run out of air so quickly... in each of my 3 dives, the other 3 in my group took turns to run out of air and had to share air with the divemaster. And I thought I'll be the one running out of air! Anyway, I'm using a lousy camera with no strobe so the rest of the photos are going to be quite blurry... abundance of fishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted November 1, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2004 sea fans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted November 1, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2004 view of the dive site from the boat... the conditions seemed perfect. good weather, calm water... but unfortunately, stronge under currents so really lousy viz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member clammy Posted November 1, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2004 more pics please!! and show us the leopard shark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted November 1, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 1, 2004 unfortunately, i didn't manage to get a good pic of the leopard shark... viz was only 3m and being so timid, he swam away the minute we were near him! here's another picture... sea urchin & cucumber (?!?! not sure if it is... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Man!! You're making me regret not diving but going to HK this coming long weekend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member absolut_vodka Posted November 2, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 2, 2004 Hey AT, sometimes u must *sayang* your wifey a little bit more than yourself lah! hehe... I know the temptation to go on diving holidays esp. when its not so often that you can holiday. For me, I usually restrict my diving to 1 day for each trip that I go to so can do other stuff with my spouse! But since you don't do that, so sometimes have to go for non-diving related holiday lor.. never mind lah, go HK can enjoy the yummy food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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