Thailand Aggressor

The Thailand Aggressor, a 35m motor yacht with a steel hull, brings a touch of class to the Thailand diving scene, bringing its trademark features of comfort and safety to the Andaman Sea since 2013. Operating a northern route to Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock, and a southen route to Hin Daeng and Koh Tarutao, the Thailand Aggressor liveaboard sleeps up to 16 guests in twin or double ensuite staterooms which come complete with TVs and a hard drive of entertainment.

As you might expect of a boat from this reputable fleet, there is a cosily-furnished saloon and separate dining room on the main deck where you can relax in air-conditioned comfort. Entertainment facilities include flastcreen TV, DVD and music system plus library of books and magazines. Internet is available via the satellite system at extra cost. On the sun deck you can soak up the rays, chill in the shade or cool off in the tub. Enjoy a glass of wine or a local beer as these are free of charge on this trip!

Photographers will appreciate facilities like the computer, photo and video editing facility, multiple charging sites throughout the boat, as well as the dive deck's camera rinse tank and camera table. All dives are made from skiffs capable of carrying 9 scuba divers. The emphasis on safety on this liveaboard leaves many other local options in the shade, complying with international SOLAS standards and featuring multiple radios, radar and signalling devices.

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Dive experience: Aggressor expect divers to accept personal responsibility for their fitness to dive on their Thailand liveaboards.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, drinking water, soft drinks, local beer and wine, roundtrip transfers to the boat from the airport and host hotel, dives (as detailed in the trips above), 3 experienced English-speaking dive leaders and 1 camera man, tanks, weights and weightbelt, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Port and park fees US$ 95 (+7% VAT), scuba equipment rental (incl dive computer: US$ 225), dive insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or card).

Optional extras: Nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers: US$ 150, dive computer. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: All charters run Saturday to Saturday. The North Andaman Sea trips depart from Tap Lamu Pier and the South Andaman Sea trips depart from Chalong Pier; both are located 1-1.5 hours from Phuket International Airport (HKT). Cruises depart at 8 pm and a minibus service from around Phuket Airport to the boat is provided at 4 pm. 7 day advance notification is required for transfer arrangements. If you are already on the island, meet at 4 pm at the host hotel for transfer (Tap Lamu: Kantary Beach Hotel and Villas, Chalong: Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa). Boarding takes place between 4-5 pm. The last dive of the trip will be at around 2 pm on the last day of the trip, and the boat arrives back at the pier later that evening. Disembarkation is at 8 am. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
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Non-diver rate: US$ 200 off the full published price (does not apply to specials).

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 65% of the full published price for their own cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 6 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise in a Deluxe stateroom free of charge (6+ guests). Pay for 10 guests and 2 extra persons can join the cruise free of charge (10+ guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 13 guests and 3 extra persons can join free of charge (total 16 guests).

Similan, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai & Richelieu Rock (8 Days / 7 Nights - 27 Dives)

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

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Similans, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, and Richelieu Rock

Day 1
A Thailand Aggressor representative will meet you at Phuket Airport or host hotel as pre-arranged, usually around 16:00 hrs, and transfer you to Tap Lamu Pier in Khao Lak, which is where the fantastic Thailand Aggressor liveaboard is moored. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign a cabin to you, and explain in detail the boat features and the plans for the coming days. A welcome dinner will be served while the boat starts its journey towards the Similans. Arrival at the islands is due at midnight. After a good night's sleep in your comfortable cabin, the diving will commence the next day.

Days 2-7
4 or even 5 dives a day (if the weather permits), including a night dive, in the Similan Islands to discover the wonders that await you beneath the clear blue waters. The islands are surrounded by huge underwater rock formations which are home to an amazing variety of marine life, swim-throughs, caverns and underwater pinnacles that never fail to impress divers. Koh Bon and Koh Tachai are a mixture of hard and soft corals, and they are where you have greater opportunities to see passing manta rays and whale sharks.
Richelieu Rock, often labelled as the best dive site in Thailand, is a rocky outcrop covered in soft corals and home to an amazing variety of marine life, with chances to see stingrays hiding in the white sand, guitar rays, leopard sharks, and large schools of trevallies and barracudas. It's also one of the world's best places to encounter whale sharks.
The menu aboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international feasts, barbecues and local Thai cuisine. You will wake up to fresh fruit, hot entrees, cereals and juices. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, homemade breads, salads and sandwiches and/or entrees. Dinners are chef-prepared and served each evening. They include salads, vegetables, seafood, beef or chicken, with a freshly made dessert. How about Tom Kha Gai, White Snapper with tomato and Balsamic sauce, Filet Mignon wrapped in bacon with Pepper sauce, Roast duck curry, Stir fried Mange tout in Oyster sauce, Pannacotta, Chocolate Brownie and Ice cream. There will also be plenty of snacks throughout the day.
The Thailand Aggressor then returns to Tap Lamu Pier on Friday evening. A sunset cocktail party and dinner is served onboard.

Day 8
The boat will dock at Tap Lamu Pier on Saturday morning where you and the other guests will depart after breakfast by minibus to the airport or host hotel.

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Koh Tarutao, Hin Daeng & Hin Muang (8 Days / 7 Nights - 27 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Koh Ha, Hin Daeng, Hin Muang, Koh Lipeh, Bida Nok, Bida Nai, Phi Phi, Phuket: King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point, Anemone Reef, Racha Islands, Koh Dok Mai

Day 1
A Thailand Aggressor representative will meet you at Phuket Airport or host hotel as pre-arranged, usually around 16:00 hrs, and transfer you to Tap Lamu Pier in Khao Lak, which is where the fantastic Thailand Aggressor liveaboard is moored. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign a cabin to you, and explain in detail the boat features and the plans for the coming days. A welcome dinner will be served while the boat starts its journey towards the Similans. Arrival at the islands is due at midnight. After a good night's sleep in your comfortable cabin, the diving will commence the next day.

Days 2-7
4 or even 5 dives a day (if the weather permits), including a night dive, in the Southern Andaman Sea to discover the wonders that await you beneath the clear blue waters. Hin Daeng and Hin Muang are submerged boulder pinnacles covered with healthy soft corals in various shades of red and purple. A lot of fish action takes place here, especially when there is a current, including manta rays and even whale sharks. Koh Ha is famous for its cavern systems. Koh Tarutao has some of the best snorkelling and diving spots in Thailand. The waters are rich in coral reefs and crustaceans, and are home to about a quarter of the world's tropical fish species, including lionfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, groupers and trumpetfish. Dolphin encounters are common and the rare dugong is here too. Eight Miles Rock is exposed to strong current and passing pelagics such as big as mantas and whale sharks can be spotted occasionally.
With its mini-walls and shallow coral gardens predominating, there are a host of dive sites to choose from around the Koh Phi Phi National Park. Wildlife is varied with blacktip reef sharks common, tigertail seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, cornetfish, octopus, scorpionfish, bluefin trevally, barracuda and more. Shark Point and Anemone Reef near Phuket are covered with colourful soft corals and anemones with a variety of fish, from barracuda to seahorses, and for the lucky ones of course, the iconic leopard shark! The King Cruiser is a car ferry wreck that is covered with soft corals and hides some wonderful gems, such as huge lionfish and turtles, as well as being home to schools of snapper. Koh Dok Mai is a tiny piece of sheer rock sat between Shark Point and Phuket but dives here can provide amazing memories! From a spacious cavern to frogfish, ornate ghostpipefish and even bamboo sharks, ‘Flower Island’ never fails to surprise.
The menu aboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international feasts, barbecues and local Thai cuisine. You will wake up to fresh fruit, hot entrees, cereals and juices. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, homemade breads, salads and sandwiches and/or entrees. Dinners are chef-prepared and served each evening. They include salads, vegetables, seafood, beef or chicken, with a freshly made dessert. How about Tom Kha Gai, White Snapper with tomato and Balsamic sauce, Filet Mignon wrapped in bacon with Pepper sauce, Roast duck curry, Stir fried Mange tout in Oyster sauce, Pannacotta, Chocolate Brownie and Ice cream. There will also be plenty of snacks throughout the day.
The Thailand Aggressor then returns to Tap Lamu Pier on Friday evening. A sunset cocktail party and dinner is served onboard.

Day 8
The boat will dock at Tap Lamu Pier on Saturday morning where you and the other guests will depart after breakfast by minibus to the airport or host hotel.

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[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

There are 3 Master staterooms with a queen bed: 1 on the lower deck (2.9 x 3.5m) and 2 on the main deck (2.6 x 3.5m). 5 Deluxe staterooms on the middle deck (2.6 x 2.9m) all with 2 single beds side by side that are covertible to king-size double bed. All staterooms have en-suite private bathrooms.

All the liveaboard staterooms have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 8 / 8 - hot water

The boat's crew of 12 comprise: Enriched air nitrox - motorised dinghy - 40m² dive deck & platform - air-conditioned saloon with DVD video & music - air-conditioned dining area - sundeck with loungers and hot tub - underwater cameras - desktop computer & CD burner - water dispenser

The Aggressor liveaboard fleet is accustomed to catering to American appetites so expect tasty food and plenty of it. A cooked breakfast is followed by a buffet-style lunch and a served dinner. You can expect plenty of seafood, beef, chicken, salads and soups plus homemade desserts. On the last night of the cruise guests dine ashore at restaurants recommended by the staff after a cocktail party on the boat. On the boat, dietary requirements can be met within reason although the location is remote so you may wish to bring special ingredients if necessary.

• Thai, Asian and international main meal dishes.
• Buffet style lunch, served dinner in the dining area on the main deck.
• Dinner is the first meal of the diving cruise.
• Coffee, tea, soft drinks, hot chocolate, fruit, water, snacks and biscuits are provided free of charge.
• Local beer and wine are also provided free of charge.

Sample meals - Vietnamese Summer roll with fresh tuna and Wasabi sauce, Steak to order with gravy sauce served with Mashed potatoes, Pad Se-iw (fried noodle with black soy sauce), Thai Coconut milk and Melon dessert ...