Adrex.com is glad to present you the best scuba diving guides in the region. Burma Diving Safaris is a full affiliate of the mother company Similan Diving Safaris Co, Ltd. located in Khao Lak, Phang-Nga, 100km north of Phuket town and 70km north of Phuket airport. With 14 years experience diving the Similan islands doing liveaboards diving Safaris and thousands of happy customers. For the 2013 - 2014 diving season, Similan Diving Safaris announce a new destination, diving right the very best parts of the Mergui Archipelago and Burma Banks in Myanmar (Burma) with their popular live-aboard, the M/V Dolphin Queen.
Together with Burma Diving Safaris you can discover the untouched beauty of this remote area diving the best sites such as Black Rock, the Three Islets, Western Rocky and the Burma Banks.
The variety of scenery and wildlife to be seen topside is just a small taste of what to expect underwater. Dive site topography includes huge granite boulders featuring swim throughs, island fringing rocky sloping reefs, submerged limestone pinnacles, limestone caves, dramatic archways and overhangs, limestone walls, sloping coral reefs and huge submerged rocky, sand banks covering many square kilometres.
Numerous species or soft corals thrive on the limestone rock in a dazzling display of colours, huge gorgonian sea fans form forests underwater all teeming with colourful reef fish. Large numbers of crustaceans along with moray eels hide in cracks and overhangs, while scorpion fish and octopus sit camouflaged on the purple and violet algae covered rocks.
For those with a keen eye, seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, frogfish and stonefish are common on many sites. Schooling fish dart here and there, harried by the patrolling barracuda, rainbow runners, tuna, trevelly and Spanish mackerel, while large stingrays and occasionally sharks can be seen cruising the deeper waters.
Although the Mergui Archipelago is gaining in popularity, because of the large, remote area covered by the MV Dolphin Queen it is highly likely you will be the only divers on a particular dive site. Avoiding the crowds allows you to dive at your own pace and spend as much time as you like enjoying the underwater life that interests you the most. This is a huge advantage to underwater photographers and those wishing to spot shy underwater creatures.
On a typical 5day/6 night live-aboard safari aboard the Similan Diving Safaris´ MV Dolphin Queen not only will you dive the best, most famous Mergui Archipelago and Burma Banks dive sites there is also scope to try somewhere new on every trip. The vast number of islands makes discovery dives possible at many locations, imagine the excitement and adventure being able to dive somewhere previously unknown.
M/V DOLPHIN QUEEN has a wooden monohull. The Dolphin Queen has 3 decks. The main deck has 6 cabins for our guests. 2 Double bed, 1 Twin Bunk bed, and 3 Quad (4) Berth cabins these cabins are fitted with curtains for each bunk bed for your privacy.
All cabins are air conditioned and have a sea view window that opens. There are 2 more cabins with double beds on the upper deck these are our sea view cabins when you open the cabin door the view is the ocean and islands. All cabins have 220v plugs, so you can charge your battery packs or your lights. The upper deck has 2 Double bed cabins for guests and where you can find the wheel house (captains quarters) at the bow. At the stern is the eating area. Here you can help yourself with coffee, tea, toast, water, electrolyte drinks, fruits which are always on the table for your convenience.
Adrex.com highly recommends Burma Diving Safaris and Similan Diving Safaris.
To get more detailed information about the area go to: http://www.burma-diving-safaris.com/ or www.similan-diving-safaris.com .
Contacts: Similan Diving Safaris , 13/19 Moo 7, Khao Lak, Kukkak, Takuapa, Phang-Nga 82190, Thailand Tel: +66 (0)76 485 470 Mobile: +66 087 8918912 (24Hrs sure line)
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Source: Burma Diving Safaris website Thanks to Joe for permission. Video: Youtube
