MV Faah Yai Liveaboard
| 3-days & 3-nights: Surin Islands & Richelieu Rock | ||
| Ranong - Surin - Richelieu Rock - Ranong | ||
| Departure Day | 21:00 Depart from Phayam Lodge on Phayam Island | No Dives |
| Day 1 | Dive at Richelieu Rock all day | 4 Dives |
| Day 2 | Dive at Surin Islands all day | 4 Dives |
| Day 3 | Two dives at Richelieu Rock, return to Koh Phayam approximately 18:00 | 2 Dives |
| Please note: Itineraries are for general information only. We make no claims to being 100% accurate as there are too many factors effecting the schedule. We will put on the best diving we can each day. | ~ 10 dives |
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| 5-days & 5-nights: Mergui Archipelago | ||
| Ranong - Kawthaung - St. Mathews - MacLeod - Western Rocky - Ranong | ||
| Departure Day | 14:00 Depart Phayam for Ranong with guests 16:15 Pick up guests from Ranong Hotels 17:00 Check out of Thailand 18:00 Check into Burma, depart for Mergui Archipelago |
No Dives |
| Day 1 | Dive Shark Cave Island (Three Stooges) | 4 Dives |
| Day 2 | Dive Shark Cave Island (Three Stooges) | 4 Dives |
| Day 3 | Dive North Twin | 4 Dives |
| Day 4 | Dive Macleod & Cavern Island (St. Andrew's Group) or Western Rocky | 4 Dives |
| Day 5 | 07:00 Dive Fan Forest Pinnacle and Western Rocky. 12:00 Depart for Kawthaung 16:00 Check out of Burma, check into Thailand |
2 Dives |
| Please note: Itineraries are for general information only. We make no claims to being 100% accurate as there are too many factors effecting the schedule. We will put on the best diving we can each day. | ~ 18 dives |
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| 5-days & 5-nights: Richelieu Rock - Surin Islands - Koh Tachai - Koh Bon - Similan Islands | ||
| Ranong - Surin - Richelieu Rock - Ranong | ||
| Departure Day | 21:00 Depart from Phayam Lodge on Phayam Island | No Dives |
| Day 1 | Dive at Richelieu Rock and Surin Islands | 4 Dives |
| Day 2 | Dive at Similan Islands | 4 Dives |
| Day 3 | Dive at Similan Islands | 4 Dives |
| Day 4 | Dive at Koh Tachai and Koh Bon | 4 Dives |
| Day 5 | Three dives at Richelieu Rock, return to Ranong approximately 18:00 | 2 Dives |
| Please note: Itineraries are for general information only. We make no claims to being 100% accurate as there are too many factors effecting the schedule. We will put on the best diving we can each day. | ~ 18 dives |
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What's Included?
Faah Yai is under new Swedish management and is based at Koh Phayam south of Ranong. We are happy to book you there, or at another hotel on the island should you choose to join Faah Yai. All trips on Faah Yai depart from Ranong or her base at Koh Phayam. As of November 1, 2007, Air Asia is offering flights from Bangkok to Ranong. The flights are three times per week and this should solve a lot of the headache which surrounded Burma-only trips before.
Personal diving gear is not included in the price. Cruise price is per person, and includes hotel transfer, accommodation on board, all meals, drinking water, coffee, tea, divemaster services, tanks, weights, and belts.
Please remember that all Burma itineraries depart from Thailand since there are virtually no services in the southern area of the Myanmar. You cannot leave from the capital of Burma, Yangon. (Rangoon is the old British name.) You check out of Thailand and return to Thailand via the port of Ranong, Thailand, and not Yangon, Myanmar. Please do not confuse the two cities even though they sound similar. Your entry permit to the Mergui Archipelago does not require a Burmese visa, nor is the permit the authorities issue a Burmese visa. If you are visiting the country for non diving tourism, please contact the nearest Embassy of Myanmar.
Currently, the diving fee for entering Burma is $200 US. This is payable in cash only, USD only, upon departure, on the boat. You will also need two copies of the front page of your passport, and four passport pictures (instant pictures are fine from any shop here).
Thai National Park fees apply to both the Similan Islands and Surin Islands (including Richelieu Rock). These are were imposed in November, 2001 and currently 400 THB per person per entry and 200 THB per day for divers. This means a charge of 1600 THB for divers and 800 THB for non divers on a four-day itinerary.
For information on what to do in Ranong and where to stay, there are lots and lots of good guesthouses, but not many good hotels. The Royal Princess Ranong is the best value for the money if you want more of a resort hotel. The other hotels are run down and dirty. The Guesthouses are good, though, and Ranong is an interesting town. Old South Thailand for sure.
For information on the sites around Ranong, and there are many, especially the beautiful town of Fah Chi and the Isthmus Kra Road to Chumphon (not to be missed), visit this site.
Note: We can take no responsibility for scheduling or itinerary changes due to changing weather, political situations, natural disasters or other events beyond our control. We strongly recommend that you purchase travel insurance for any kind of trip you do anywhere in the world. We also recommend that you have DAN or other diving accident insurance up to date and current in case of an unanticipated evacuation or other treatment that may not be covered by your regular insurance.
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