Similan, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai & Richelieu Rock (5 Days / 4 Nights - 14 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, very popular, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, and Khao Lak wrecks

Day 1
Your liveaboard adventure begins as you are welcomed aboard the Junk at Khao Lak's Tab Lamu pier in the evening. The tour leader will greet you, show you to your cabin, and outline the exciting plans for the days ahead. As you enjoy a welcome dinner, the liveaboard will embark on its journey, arriving at the stunning Similan Islands by midnight. Following a restful night's sleep in your cabin, you will wake up ready for your first day of diving.

Core Days
Nestled in the Andaman Sea, the Similan Islands archipelago stands as Thailand's premier and most spectacular dive destination, an aquatic paradise that consistently tops lists for avid divers worldwide. This stunning national marine park comprises 9 granite islands, each cloaked in emerald-canopied tropical jungle. Their iconic white-sand beaches give way to waters of impossible clarity, shifting in hue from a shimmering turquoise in the lagoons to a deep, mesmerising sapphire blue over the outer reefs. Beneath the surface, a breathtaking underwater landscape unfolds. The seabed is a masterful canvas painted with vibrant gardens of both hard and soft corals, where sea fans sway gently in the current. This scenery is punctuated by colossal granite boulders, which have been arranged by nature into dramatic rock formations. These create a thrilling playground for liveaboard divers, featuring swim-through arches, hidden caves, and deep, shadowy canyons that beckon exploration. The Similan experience is often defined by exhilarating drift dives, where currents sweep over reefs teeming with life, allowing you to glide effortlessly as a spectator to the marine metropolis below.
The Junk's itinerary will also include the legendary Richelieu Rock, a submerged pinnacle world-renowned as the ultimate site in Thailand for a majestic encounter with the gentle giant of the sea, the whale shark. During the diving season, it is also a common cleaning station for manta rays, whose balletic flights are a sight to behold. Given its unparalleled biodiversity, your guides will almost certainly plan multiple dives at this unforgettable site. The water column is often thick with massive, shimmering schools of trevally and barracuda, while a closer look at the intricate coral and rocky crevices reveals a micro-world of hidden critters, including expertly camouflaged frogfish and harlequin shrimp, ensuring that every dive is filled with macro wonders as well as big animal action.

Day 5
The itinerary for the last day includes 2 final morning dives, offering a last opportunity to explore the rich marine life. After the dives, a full breakfast will be served onboard the Junk. Once you have refreshed and packed your personal belongings, the liveaboard will proceed with disembarkation in Khao Lak.

Similan, Surin, Richelieu Rock & Khao Lak (7 Days / 6 Nights - 19 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, very popular, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock, and Khao Lak wrecks

Day 1
Your dive expedition with the Junk begins with an evening departure from Khao Lak. After settling in, you will be formally welcomed by your tour leader, who will assist with cabin assignments and provide a detailed safety and orientation briefing, covering the liveaboard’s amenities and the planned schedule for the trip.

Core Days
This extensive exploration of the Thai Andaman Sea includes a visit to the remote Surin Islands, where some of Thailand's healthiest reefs and greatest variety of hard corals await. These waters are home to a magnificent cast of characters, including the distinctive Napoleon wrasse, vibrant angelfish, and schools of bumphead parrotfish, while the islands themselves remain a vital nesting ground for several species of sea turtles.
Renowned as Thailand's most spectacular dive destination, the Similan Islands present a breathtaking archipelago of nine granite islands with powdery white beaches. Below the surface of its sparkling, azure waters lies a submerged world of dramatic beauty. Divers explore a landscape adorned with gardens of hard and soft corals, interspersed with house-sized boulders that form thrilling swim-throughs, hidden canyons, and awe-inspiring rock formations. The nutrient-rich currents that flow through these waters not only sustain the reefs but also create ideal conditions for exhilarating drift dives, allowing you to glide effortlessly past the bustling marine metropolis.
The Junk will visit liveaboard Koh Bon, renowned for its thrilling pelagic encounters, particularly the regular sightings of manta rays that glide effortlessly along its steep western ridge. Just a short distance away, Koh Tachai Pinnacle offers a breathtaking concentration of marine life, where schools of barracuda, trevally, and batfish school in a mesmerising vortex. The submerged plateau of Koh Tachai itself acts as a bustling marine crossroads, attracting everything from docile whale sharks to patrolling sharks.
Then the iconic Richelieu Rock offers the premier opportunity in the region for a majestic encounter with the whale shark. This submerged pinnacle is also a seasonal hotspot for the displays of eagle and manta rays. Given its unparalleled biodiversity, your guides will likely schedule multiple dives here. The strong currents attract massive, shimmering schools of trevally and rainbow runners, while the intricate crevices shelter a fascinating micro-world of cryptic creatures like ghost pipefish and seahorses.

Day 7
Following a final morning breakfast served onboard, the liveaboard adventure officially concludes. You will disembark at Khao Lak pier.

Phuket & Phi Phi Islands (4 Days / 3 Nights - 11 Dives)

Trip highlights: turtles, non diving activities

Diving environment: beginner divers, very popular, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Phi Phi Islands, Shark Point, King Cruiser Wreck, Anemone Reef, Koh Dok Mai, Racha Noi, Racha Yai

Day 1
Embark on this short liveaboard safari aboard The Junk to discover the top dive sites around Phuket and Phi Phi. This tour offers a diverse underwater landscape of vibrant reefs, dramatic pinnacles, and sheer limestone walls, with the option for thrilling night dives. Designed for divers of all experience levels, the adventure begins at Chalong Pier in Phuket, following hotel transfers. Once onboard, your tour leader will provide a warm welcome, assign your cabin, and conduct a comprehensive briefing on the liveaboard's amenities and the detailed diving itinerary for the trip.

Core Days The waters surrounding the Phi Phi Islands present a diver's paradise, characterised by enchanting mini-walls and shallow, sun-drenched coral gardens that host a spectacular array of marine life. The wildlife here is incredibly varied; it's a realm where blacktip reef sharks are common sightings, sharing the waters with tigertail seahorses, crocodile long toms, cornetfish, octopus, scorpionfish, bluefin trevally, and schools of yellowtail barracuda. The scenery above water is equally breathtaking, offering incredible views from the liveaboard of Phi Phi Island’s world-famous beaches and the dramatic limestone karsts that climb vertically from the emerald sea. To fully appreciate this majestic scenery, there will be opportunities to leave the Junk liveaboard and take a sight-seeing trip aboard the dinghy.
Further afield, the dive sites of Shark Point and Anemone Reef are unforgettable. As their names suggest, these submerged pinnacles are blanketed in a stunning tapestry of colourful soft corals and vast fields of anemones, which in turn support a tremendous variety of fish life, such as schooling barracuda and fusiliers. The ultimate prize for any diver here, however, is the chance encounter with the iconic and beautifully patterned leopard shark, often found resting on the sandy patches. Nearby, the King Cruiser wreck offers a fascinating artificial reef experience. This sunken car ferry is now a thriving marine oasis, its structures draped in soft corals and hiding wonderful gems like huge lionfish and sea turtles, while its cavernous holds serve as a home for massive schools of snapper. For a truly unique dive, Koh Dok Mai is a must. This tiny sliver of sheer rock wall is a hotspot for macro life. Dives along its face can provide amazing memories, from exploring a spacious, light-filled cavern to spotting critters like seahorses, and bamboo sharks.
For some of the area's best visibility, Racha Noi is unparalleled. Often described as a ‘mini Similans’, its unique granite boulder topography sets it apart, offering divers a landscape of hard coral reefs, massive boulders with large swim-throughs, and a beautiful pinnacle at the island's southern point. While strong currents can make this site challenging, the year-round chance to be graced by the flight of a manta ray makes every effort worthwhile. Finally, Racha Yai serves as an excellent and accessible starting point for any diver. Blessed with gently sloping hard coral reefs, calm bays with brilliant white sandy bottoms, and a choice of intriguing wrecks along its west coast, it provides a less challenging environment. Here, you can expect to encounter titan triggerfish guarding their nests, vibrant clownfish dancing within their anemones, porcupinefish, and packs of twin-spot snapper, offering an easy culmination to a diverse diving safari.

Day 4
The final day begins with an early wake-up call and a light breakfast to kick-start the morning, followed immediately by the first dive of the day. After you've worked up an appetite, you will return to the liveaboard to refuel with a full breakfast before heading out for the second dive. A satisfying lunch will be served onboard after you've completed that dive. Following a third and final dive, you can enjoy some light snacks and refreshments as the liveaboard makes its journey back to Chalong. You will arrive at the pier for disembarkation at 4:00 Pm, marking the end of your liveaboard adventure onboard the Junk.