Sea Bees Diving

The Sea Bees PADI 5 Star Diving Centres and PADI Gold Palm Resorts are located on Phuket and in Khao Lak in southern Thailand. Both run high qualified CMAS, SSI and PADI diving professionals. All courses are held in small classes in the own training centres to ensure that safety and outstanding quality remain as top priority. Since August 2005 Sea Bees Diving is also running the first and only Diving academy in Thailand. Dive education from the beginner up to professional diving is done in the Sea Bees Diving Academy. For IDC schedules take a look at www.sea-bees.com.

Sea Bees Diving has been the recpients of of „Golden Dolphin Award“ no less then sevene times for Best Dive Centre in South East Asia and Pacific and is the only Dive Centre in Thailand with the 5* DIN certification. Since August 2005 Sea Bees Diving is also a PADI GO Eco Operator!

For daytripsSea Bees offers three of the best dive boats in Thai waters. Liveaboardtours can be booked for either 3 or 6 days aboard the Marco Polo and Genesis. Both of these fine liveaboards have double AirCon cabins and are equipped with Nitrox filling panels.

Affiliation:

SSI, PADI, CMAS

Training Level:

up to all Instructor Trainer Levels

Boat Description:

MV MARCO POLO

The spacious dive deck offers 24 m2 (260 ft2) to store and prepare your diving equipment. The whole area is completely covered, so you and your equipment are always in the shade. Two ladders guarantee easy access in and out of the water. The central compressor station (400 ltr./min) located below-deck, provides virtually noise-free tank re-fillings. The Party Deck is wonderfully appointed with comfort in mind. There's also a good sized salon, where you can screen your freshly shot videos or listen to your favourite CDs. There are 7 double cabins, which are all very roomy and have plenty of storage space for your personal belongings. All doors are designed to open to the outer deck to give you the full benefit of the cool sea breeze. Each cabin has a reading light and 220 V outlets and we provide electricity 24 hours a day. Each cabin has been designed with an individual interior. There are three A/C cabins, two of which are equipped with a double bed and an extra single bed, giving you extra space for sleeping or storing your personal goods like cameras, housings, flashes, etc. The third A/C cabin, our honeymoon suite, is located at the bow (front of the ship) and has a king-size bed. All A/C cabins have individual aircon units with remote control so that you can adjust the temperature to your own comfort level. The four fan cabins offer spacious bunk beds for a comfortable night and also enough space for all of your personal belongings. Like in the A/C cabins, you will find clothes-hangers and towel rails.

MY GENESIS

There is plenty of space for your dive equipment on our 16 sqm dive deck. The dive platform is located at waterlevel, ensuring a comfortable entry into the water. The Genesis has a central compressor station beneath the deck, which has the advantage of near silent filling. Due to the capacity of the compressors, you won't need to change your tank as we'll refill it after every dive. The electrical recharge station will ensure that your torch is always ready for the next dive. Technical details: 28 x 12 ltr tanks, 50 ltr Oxygen, 3 Bauer compressors (220 l/min x 3), 2 x 35 KVA generators & 1 x 25 KVA generator (220 V AC; 24/12 V DC), 2 x 360 PS V-10 engines, 6000 ltr freshwater tank, GPS Sat. Nav., 3D-sidefinder, Radar, satellite phone, mobilephone, CB-radio, Zodiac (Dinghi), TV, Video and Stereo All 7 cabins are fitted with individually-controlled aircon units and bunk beds. The panoramic windows provide you with a fantastic view at the sunrise. The bathroom facilities meet European standard with 2 western-style toilets and freshwater showers. As your well-being is emphasized on board the Genesis, you'll be be delighted by our superb Thai cuisine prepared and served daily.

Sites Visited:

SIMILAN ISLANDS

The Similan Islands are a stunning group of nine Islands, north west of Phuket, famous for being one of the top dive destinations in the world and certainly the best in Asia. The diving here is simply amazing. You'll immerse yourself in thriving reefs, lush corals, impressive sea fans and an incredible variety of marine life including large pelagics such as manta rays and whale sharks.

The Similans are characterised by gigantic boulders above and below the water line, creating awesome underwater scenery and exciting swim throughs for divers to explore. The water is crystal clear and the visibility fantastic. The Similans also boast exquisite sandy beaches and shallow coral reefs in the bays. A perfect place for snorkelling.

Spread among the nine islands there are over 20 distinct dive sites. One of the favourites, especially for photographers, is Fantasea Reef. Thousands of schooling fusiliers, banner fish and reef sharks make this an awesome site.

Another wonderful site is Christmas Point. This is a good spot for manta rays, nurse sharks and barracudas. It has an impressive variety of hard and soft corals and a wonderful maze of swim throughs.

Shark Fin Reef has beautiful coral and sponge gardens. It is an excellent site to see reef sharks and huge Napoleon wrasse.

Elephant Rock from the surface looks like an elephant head. Below the surface there are many impressive tunnels and swim throughs. You can find small white tip reef sharks in a rock crevice at the beginning of the dive and many colourful fish.

Boulder City is another favourite site in the Similans. Due to its exposed location it is possible to see almost anything here including whalesharks and manta rays. It is invariably an exceptional dive. Leopard sharks, spanish dancers and great barracudas have been seen here against a back drop of huge granite boulders.

KOH BON

The beautiful Islands of Koh Bon and Koh Tachai are a part of the Surin National Marine Park. Due to their isolated location these islands offer excellent opportunities to see mantas and whale sharks.

Koh Tachai is a series of submerged pinnacles and boulders which form excellent swim throughs. A variety of sea fans, feather stars and anemones make this a stunning diving area. Huge Napoleon wrasse and yellow tail barracudas are often spotted amidst schools of bannerfish and fusiliers.

Koh Bon is an amazing dive spot, famous primarily for its visiting whalesharks, manta rays and sharks. There are thousands of schooling fish, octopus and cuttlefish. A myriad of corals, anemones and fascinating sea sponges make this an exceptional dive spot teeming with life.

This beautiful Surin Marine National Park is situated north of Similan and only 7 kilometres from the Burmese border. It consists of five granite islands covered in lush forest with idyllic beaches and beautifully clear water.

The Surin Islands are an excellent place to see many breeds of turtles, as they come to Koh Chi to feed and lay their eggs. This area is perfect for our night dives. As well as turtles we see many rays, crabs, shrimps and also reef sharks. There are gardens of anemones, sponges and an impressive variety of corals and giant clams. During the day the Northern Surin Islands are a top spot for "big fish".

RICHELIEU ROCK

The famous Richelieu Rock is one of the world's best locations for spotting whale sharks and is certainly one of Thailand's best dive sites. This submerged rock is surrounded by a series of underwater pinnacles covered in corals and sea fans, making this a spectacular wall dive.

Richelieu Rock is incredibly rich in marine life. Here you can see seahorses, shovel nose rays, moray eels, lion fish and schools of banner fish. Due to its open sea location you may also see pelagics such as tuna, barracudas and trevallies.

Facilities:

• Own Liveaboard(s)
• Own Boat(s)
• Gear Service
• Diving seven days
• Showers
• Own pool

• Own accommodation
• Trimix fills
• Nitrox fills
• Rebreather hire/training
• Scuba hire
• Resort/Intro Dives