Deep Andaman Queen

Custom-built as a liveaboard for diving in the Andaman Sea, MV Deep Andaman Queen is designed to showcase the best scuba diving in Thailand and Burma in comfort and style without breaking the bank. You can join safaris that take in both the Similan Islands and Myanmar's Mergui Archipelago.

There are a range of cabin types - from 4-share to Master - for you to choose the best match for your budget; all have en-suite bathrooms with hot water. The Deep Andaman Queen's Master cabins are among the biggest on any liveaboard in the Andaman Sea with a king size bed, panoramic views and a TV/DVD player for your entertainment. There's a complimentary mini bar and the sea views are quite breath-taking. Cabins on the main deck have either twin or double beds while the cabins below decks have bunk beds. All beds are at least 2m in length ensuring a comfortable night's sleep for tall guests.

The air conditioned saloon is comfortable and large enough for all guests to sit in at the same time. This is the place to cool off, relax and enjoy snacks like fresh tropical fruits and cakes. If you want to watch a movie on the wide screen TV there is a big selection available. Or you can relax on the shaded deck to the rear of the boat where the evening meals are served. There is plenty of sunbathing space as well.

Whether you are a group chartering the whole boat or a solo traveller joining with others, you can be sure of the same attentive treatment from the experienced liveaboard staff who enjoy entertaining their guests. Tanks are filled in their stations, so once your gear is set up you won't have to move it again for the duration of your Similan or Burma diving trip. All carrying of equipment is done by the boat crew. With an enriched air nitrox system, large dive deck and 2 motorised tenders, the Deep Andaman Queen liveaboard certainly has plenty to boast about.

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Notes:

Dive experience: Although we dive in often forgiving and easy conditions, there are occasions when dives can be challenging due to strong currents. While we welcome Open Water certified divers on board, for safety reasons, we request that they upgrade to Advanced Open Water during the trip. If an Open Water certified diver prefers not to upgrade, we will request that they pay for a mandatory private dive guide for the duration of the trip in order to maintain safety standards and ensure the enjoyment of all guests.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, soft drinks, hot drinks, scheduled return transfers to the boat from Phuket Airport, Phuket hotels, and Khao Lak hotels (for Similan trips only), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (4-5 divers per DM), dives (as detailed in the trips above), 12 litre aluminium tanks (DIN and int. valves), weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment rental (US$ 21 per day, paid in advance), dive insurance, Similan/Surin/Phi Phi/Hin Daeng/Hin Muang park fees at approximately US$ 6 per day, with an entry fee of US$ 15 per park, Burma marine park fees (currently approx. US$ 53), Myanmar entry fee US$ 200 (payable in crisp US dollar notes). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks (paid onboard), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (US$ 10 per fill, packages available)), dive computer (US$ 15 per day), torch (US$ 3 per day), 15 litre tank (US$ 12 per day). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid in advance. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: Deep Andaman Queen's Similan dive safaris depart in the evening from Khao Lak at 20:00 hrs; you must board at Tap Lamu pier beforehand. A minibus service from Phuket hotels (16:00-17:00 hrs), Phuket Airport (17:00 hrs) and Khao Lak hotels (18:30 hrs) to and from the boat is provided. The boat returns to port at 13:00 hrs. If you are staying in Phuket, you will be back around 16:00 hrs. The last dive of the trip will be at around 12 noon. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. For more details, including airlines, see our Thailand travel information section.

Non-diver rate: 10% off the published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - solo travellers may choose to agree to share a cabin and pay the regular fare, or pay a supplement of 90% of the published price for their own cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 11 guests and 1 extra person can join a cruise free of charge in the 4-share cabin.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Approximately equivalent to pay for 22.5 guests and 2.5 additional people can join the cruise in a 4-share cabin free of charge (total 25 guests). Please ask us for details.

Similan, Surin, Richelieu Rock & Khao Lak (6 Days / 5 Nights - 18 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: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands and Khao Lak

Day 1
After a pick-up from your Phuket or Khao Lak hotel (or from Phuket Airport) you will be transferred by aircon minivan to Tap Lamu pier which is where you will have your first glance of the fantastic and well known MV Deep Andaman Queen liveaboard. There will be a welcome drink waiting for you, a staff introduction, a boat briefing and cabin allocation. Dinner will be a chance to meet the other guests on board. The boat will leave port with the Similan Islands National Park as its destination.

Days 2-5
You have chosen to explore the Similan Islands with Deep Andaman Queen and its experienced dive guides. The Similans, Koh Bon and Koh Tachai offer stunning wall diving and reefs that attract a great variety of fish life. You will have daily encounters with whitetip reef sharks, leopard sharks, nurse sharks and green turtles, but also schools of sweetlips, barracuda, trevallies, and smaller delights such as Similan Islands jawfish and mantis shrimps. Richelieu Rock is a collection of pinnacles just east of the Surin islands. This site is worth several dives as it is far too big to see it all in 1 or even 2 dives. There are stunning corals and plenty of macro life to discover with the help of your dive guide, and also big schools of reef fish that are easier to discover as they appear everywhere you look. Whale shark and manta ray encounters have proved to happen quite often during the diving season.
Buffet style meals are served in the dining area on the upper deck, with 3 main meals and snacks: pre-breakfast of hot drinks and cookies to wake you up, a real breakfast of eggs, sausages, and cereals in between the 2 morning dives; lunch takes place after the morning dives, while dinner will follow the sunset/night dive of each day. Afternoon snacks should refuel you nicely once you are back from the 3rd dive at around 15:00 hrs. Thai, Asian and international dishes are the main options of the buffet, with choices like chicken green curry, masaman beef and potatoes, pork with cashew nuts, goulash, fried squid with asparagus, and more to discover during you diving safari.

Day 6
1 early morning dive around Koh Bon Island and possibly a 2nd dive at the Boonsung Wreck before lunch. Return to Tap Lamu pier where you will disembark and be transferred back to your hotel or the airport.

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Similan, Surin, Richelieu Rock & Khao Lak (5 Days / 4 Nights - 14 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: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands and Khao Lak

Day 1
After a pick-up from your Phuket or Khao Lak hotel (or from Phuket Airport) you will be transferred by aircon minivan to Tap Lamu pier which is where you will have your first glance of the fantastic and well known MV Deep Andaman Queen liveaboard. There will be a welcome drink waiting for you, a staff introduction, a boat briefing and cabin allocation. Dinner will be a chance to meet the other guests on board. The boat will leave port at around 20:00 pm, with the Similan Islands National Park as its destination.

Days 2-4
You have chosen to explore the Similan Islands with Deep Andaman Queen and its experienced dive guides. The Similans, Koh Bon and Koh Tachai offer stunning wall diving and reefs that attract a great variety of fish life. You will have daily encounters with whitetip reef sharks, leopard sharks, nurse sharks and green turtles, but also schools of sweetlips, barracuda, trevallies, and smaller delights such as Similan Islands jawfish and mantis shrimps. Richelieu Rock is a collection of pinnacles just east of the Surin islands. This site is worth several dives as it is far too big to see it all in 1 or even 2 dives. There are stunning corals and plenty of macro life to discover with the help of your dive guide, and also big schools of reef fish that are easier to discover as they appear everywhere you look. Whale shark and manta ray encounters have proved to happen quite often during the diving season.
Buffet style meals are served in the dining area on the upper deck, with 3 main meals and snacks: pre-breakfast of hot drinks and cookies to wake you up, a real breakfast of eggs, sausages, and cereals in between the 2 morning dives; lunch takes place after the morning dives, while dinner will follow the sunset/night dive of each day. Afternoon snacks should refuel you nicely once you are back from the 3rd dive at around 15:00 hrs. Thai, Asian and international dishes are the main options of the buffet, with choices like chicken green curry, masaman beef and potatoes, pork with cashew nuts, goulash, fried squid with asparagus, and more to discover during you diving safari.

Day 5
1 early morning dive around Koh Bon Island and possibly a 2nd dive at the Boonsung Wreck before lunch. Return to Tap Lamu pier where you will disembark at around 15:00 hrs and transfer back to your hotel or the airport.

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Similan, Surin, Richelieu Rock & Khao Lak (6 Days / 5 Nights - 18 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: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands and Khao Lak

Day 1
After a pick-up from your Phuket or Khao Lak hotel (or from Phuket Airport) you will be transferred by aircon minivan to Tap Lamu pier which is where you will have your first glance of the fantastic and well known MV Deep Andaman Queen liveaboard. There will be a welcome drink waiting for you, a staff introduction, a boat briefing and cabin allocation. Dinner will be a chance to meet the other guests on board. The boat will leave port at around 20:00 pm, with the Similan Islands National Park as its destination.

Days 2-5
You have chosen to explore the Similan Islands with Deep Andaman Queen and its experienced dive guides. The Similans, Koh Bon and Koh Tachai offer stunning wall diving and reefs that attract a great variety of fish life. You will have daily encounters with whitetip reef sharks, leopard sharks, nurse sharks and green turtles, but also schools of sweetlips, barracuda, trevallies, and smaller delights such as Similan Islands jawfish and mantis shrimps. Richelieu Rock is a collection of pinnacles just east of the Surin islands. This site is worth several dives as it is far too big to see it all in 1 or even 2 dives. There are stunning corals and plenty of macro life to discover with the help of your dive guide, and also big schools of reef fish that are easier to discover as they appear everywhere you look. Whale shark and manta ray encounters have proved to happen quite often during the diving season.
Buffet style meals are served in the dining area on the upper deck, with 3 main meals and snacks: pre-breakfast of hot drinks and cookies to wake you up, a real breakfast of eggs, sausages, and cereals in between the 2 morning dives; lunch takes place after the morning dives, while dinner will follow the sunset/night dive of each day. Afternoon snacks should refuel you nicely once you are back from the 3rd dive at around 15:00 hrs. Thai, Asian and international dishes are the main options of the buffet, with choices like chicken green curry, masaman beef and potatoes, pork with cashew nuts, goulash, fried squid with asparagus, and more to discover during you diving safari.

Day 6
1 early morning dive around Koh Bon Island and possibly a 2nd dive at the Boonsung Wreck before lunch. Return to Tap Lamu pier where you will disembark at around 15:00 hrs and transfer back to your hotel or the airport.

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Similan, Richelieu Rock & Hin Daeng (10 Days / 9 Nights - 32 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: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands, Shark Point, Phi Phi Islands, Koh Haa, Hin Daeng, Hin Muang, Racha Noi, Racha Yai, Koh Tarutao: Koh Lipeh

Day 1
After a pick-up from your Phuket or Khao Lak hotel (or from Phuket Airport) you will be transferred by aircon minivan to Tap Lamu pier which is where you will have your first glance of the fantastic and well known MV Deep Andaman Queen liveaboard. There will be a welcome drink waiting for you, a staff introduction, a boat briefing and cabin allocation. Dinner will be a chance to meet the other guests on board. The boat will leave port with the Surin Islands as its destination.

Days 2-9
You have chosen to explore the Similan Islands with Deep Andaman Queen and its experienced dive guides. The Similans, Koh Bon and Koh Tachai offer stunning wall diving and reefs that attract a great variety of fish life. You will have daily encounters with whitetip reef sharks, leopard sharks, nurse sharks and green turtles, but also schools of sweetlips, barracuda, trevallies, and smaller delights such as Similan Islands jawfish and mantis shrimps. Richelieu Rock is a collection of pinnacles just east of the Surin islands. This site is worth several dives as it is far too big to see it all in 1 or even 2 dives. There are stunning corals and plenty of macro life to discover with the help of your dive guide, and also big schools of reef fish that are easier to discover as they appear everywhere you look. Whale shark and manta ray encounters have proved to happen quite often during the diving season.
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. With its mini-walls and shallow coral gardens, there are a host of dive sites 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.
Surrounded by gin clear water, Koh Tarutao is still largely unknown to the established tourist sector, but you can explore here at 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.
Buffet style meals are served in the dining area on the upper deck, with 3 main meals and snacks: pre-breakfast of hot drinks and cookies to wake you up, a real breakfast of eggs, sausages, and cereals in between the 2 morning dives; lunch takes place after the morning dives, while dinner will follow the sunset/night dive of each day. Afternoon snacks should refuel you nicely once you are back from the 3rd dive at around 15:00 hrs. Thai, Asian and international dishes are the main options of the buffet, with choices like chicken green curry, massaman beef and potatoes, pork with cashew nuts, goulash, fried squid with asparagus, and more to discover during you diving safari.

Day 10
On the final day there will be 2 dives in the Racha Islands. Disembark in Chalong and be transferred back to your hotel or the airport.

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Koh Tarutao, Hin Daeng & Hin Muang (6 Days / 5 Nights - 18 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: Phuket Shark Point, Phi Phi Islands, Koh Haa, Hin Daeng, Hin Muang, Koh Tarutao: Koh Lipeh, Koh Adang, 8 miles Rock, Stonehenge; Racha Islands

Day 1
After a pick-up from your Phuket hotel (or from Phuket Airport), you will be transferred by aircon minivan to Chalong pier which is where you will have your first glance of the fantastic and well known Deep Andaman Queen liveaboard. There will be a welcome drink waiting for you, a staff introduction, a boat briefing and cabin allocation. Dinner will be a chance to meet the other guests on board. The boat will leave port at around 10 pm, with the Phi Phi Islands as its destination.

Days 2-5
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.
Surrounded by gin clear water, Koh Tarutao is still largely unknown to the established tourist sector, but you can explore here at 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. Wildlife is varied with blacktip reef sharks common, tigertail seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, cornetfish, octopus, scorpionfish, bluefin trevally, barracuda and more.
Buffet style meals are served in the dining area on the upper deck, with 3 main meals and snacks: pre-breakfast of hot drinks and cookies to wake you up, a real breakfast of eggs, sausages, and cereals in between the 2 morning dives; lunch takes place after the morning dives, while dinner will follow the sunset/night dive of each day. Afternoon snacks should refuel you nicely once you are back from the 3rd dive at around 15:00 hrs. Thai, Asian and international dishes are the main options of the buffet, with choices like chicken green curry, masaman beef and potatoes, pork with cashew nuts, goulash, fried squid with asparagus, and more to discover during you diving safari.

Day 6
4 dives per day are the norm but on the final day there will be 2 dives before the boat returns to Chalong.

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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 2 large Master double bed (200 x 240 cm) cabins towards the bow on the main deck. Also on the main deck are 3 Deluxe double bed (200 x 160 cm) and 2 Deluxe twin bunk bed cabins. On the lower deck are 2 Standard twin bunk bed cabins, 1 Triple bunk cabin and 1 Quad bunk cabin. All cabins are en-suite (private bathrooms).

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 10 / 10 - hot water

Enriched air nitrox - motorised dinghy - 40m² dive deck & platform - air-conditioned saloon with DVD video & music - open-air dining area - sundecks with matresses - underwater cameras - laptop & CD burner - water dispenser

Diving limited to max. depth 30 metres for Advanced divers & 18 metres for Open Water divers

PADI certification courses available including Advanced Open Water and EANx

• Thai, Asian and international main meal dishes.
• Buffet style dining in the dining area on the upper deck.
• A vegetarian option is available as a matter of course at every sitting.
• Dinner is the first meal of the diving tour.
• Coffee, tea, soft drinks, hot chocolate, fruit, water, snacks and biscuits are provided free of charge.
• Beer and wine are also available for purchase.
• This liveaboard operator rates their dining as high quality and very important.

Sample meals - Chicken green curry, masaman chicken, pork with cashew nuts, goulash, fried squid with asparagus ...

Customer reviews:

"Great diving trip, the operator chose a guide that loves teaching for my girlfriend who is a beginner and she ended up doing nearly all the dives of the trip :) Cabin was good (noises a bit higher than other trips according to me)." - Adrien Simard, France, 24 March 2020 ...

"Excellent service: boat, food, staff, dive masters. The only bit that could be improved is that we did 12 dives instead of the expected 15 dives due to the fact that they refuel on the first day after the inmigration of Thailand and Myanmar have cleared up." - Jordi Castellvi, Spain, 05 February 2020 ...

"Very nice boat. Clean, good food and excellent crew." - Alessandro Beati, Italy, 8 January 2019 ...

"Great staff, very precise briefing, attention to safety." - Marco Cozzi, Italy, 7 January 2019 ...

"Excellent service, great crew, delicious food and overall a great experience." - Fernando Viloria, Mexico, 16 February 2017 ...

"Perfectly maintained, modern equipment - Highly professional and insightful dive guides and leadership - especially from Steve, who did a great job. Boat was spacious and comfortable (especially as only half full) - Food was good and plentiful and the whole boat crew were friendly, accommodating and made the trip a real pleasure." - Nigel Goddard, UK, 20 April 2015 ...

"Deep Andaman Queen is a very professionally run operation, with everything well organised and running on schedule. The diving was great and I could not fault the crew; both the dive guides/instructors and boat crew. The good was just fantastic, and facilities clean and comfortable. I recommend a liveaboard tour to the Similans on this vessel without hesitation." - Ellie Teague, UK 12 April 2014 ...

"Diving team and crew very professional in all respects - well maintained and clean liveaboard boat, good food, perfect planning, lots of information, great and safe dives. No detail is left to chance under close supervision by Steve, the dive master." - Mattieu Roger, France, 18 February 2013 ...

"Equipment was reliable although more choice of fins would have been useful. Staff were attentive and helpful and did their best to cope with the requirements of all divers. The facilities were acceptable and suitable for the purpose. " - Dave Hayter, Australia, 14 February 2013 ...