Manta Queen 8 Liveaboard, Thailand
8.6 Fabulous - Nitrox available
- Free Internet
- En-Suite bathrooms
“Some of the dive sites are very beautiful with lots of wonderful coralls and lots of marine life.”
Highlights
The latest addition to the Manta Queen Fleet, the Manta Queen 8 offers 6-day/5-night/19-dive trips to Similan and Surin Marine Parks, departing from Phuket. Trips depart early in the evening on the first day and start with a light dinner on board. The following 3 days include 4 dives a day and 1 night dive while exploring the Andaman Sea. The last day consists of 3 dives before check-out in the late afternoon. Dive groups are kept small to a maximum of 5 divers or less. Nitrox is available for an extra charge.
The Manta Queen 8 liveaboard accommodates up to 24 guests in 10 double or twin cabins. Each cabin has AC and private en-suite bathrooms. For relaxation, social areas include the indoor lounge with a TV and a large sun deck, a great place to relax between dives or enjoy a cold beer at the end of the day. Meals are freshly cooked, buffet-style at the open-air dining area, and snacks and fruit are served between dives.
The 9 experienced and knowledgeable crew and dive guides of the Manta Queen 8 are waiting to show you the beauty of the Andaman Sea. Book online today.
This boat is part of the Manta Queen Fleet.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Snorkel Gear, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (1,300-2,500 THB per trip).
Optional Extras: Dive Insurance (800-1,300 THB per trip), Gratuities, Nitrox (2,500-3,500 THB per trip), Nitrox Course (8,000 THB), Private Dive Guide (3,500 THB per day), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (2,000-8,000 THB).
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Manta Queen 8 Reviews
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- 8.6 Fabulous
- Vessel 7.4
- Crew 8.5
- Food 9.5
- Diving 8.9
- Value 8.6
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- 10 Exceptional
- Juan A
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Chile
100% recommend
I was part of a 3 people group guided by Chelsie. What a great guide. Cheerful and very calm and independent under water. Always gave us freedom but never stop worrying about while trying to show us amaizing creatures.
- Recommended for
- Beautiful divesites. Lovely people. Food.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Matthias G
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Germany
Great Trip on a nice boat with fabulous food
The 4 dives at Richelieu Rock The huge amount of super tasty food The knowledge of Mark, the boat leader, and the dive sites we visited The good quality of the rental gear The friendliness and helpfulness of the crew
- Recommended for
- Food, Friendly Crew, Amount of Dives
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Joram V
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Netherlands
Great course and super crew with a whale shark on our second last dive🙏👌
Whale shark, richelieu rock, food, good ship, Surin Islands, fantastic and super professional crew
- Recommended for
- Whale shark, food, staff
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- wenyue Z
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China
Enjoy diving
19 dives in 5days with amazing crews and dive guides.
- Recommended for
- very nice food. very nice crew. very nice dive guide.
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- 8.4 Very good
- Pascal D
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France
Very nice surprise with this cruise on the Similans / Richelieu.
Dive 6N/5D on the Similans.Nice welcome, nice brand new SSI center, same for the diving equipment (new BCD in my case)Night sailing to the Similans. Then the days go by quickly and it's dense! Wake up at 6 am, adapted briefings, safety is always highlighted, 4 dives per day (or even 5 with night diving) by changing sites continuously: on the 9 islands among the Similans with a small afternoon tour on a beach, Koh Bon, Tachai and finally Richelieu for a whole day (on the same site 4 dives, but it is also the most famous in the cruise industry... and rightly so).Last day 2 dives around Koh Bon to hope to see mantas... No luck it will be for next time!Very good food before / after each dive, we are not likely to die of hunger!On the diving side, visibility much better in the Similans than in the Phuket/Koh Phi Phi sector, great seascapes with a lot of life (fixed and fish), impressive schools, especially the hunting scenes at the Dome first and even more so at Richelieu. Quite a few nudibranchs, relatively few crustaceans. Much more interesting than the Red Sea for me, but a notch below Indonesia where there is more life in all the gorgonians, alcyonarians and other comatulas...
- Recommended for
- Nice and knowledgeable staff (boys, cooking, diving). Interesting and varied diving program. Good atmosphere with the other divers, and not too many on board (16 for 24 maximum).
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Ross G
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Ireland
Best experience I've had so far in my life.
Mark and his team were very professional. Wake up call was followed by a detailed brief of what each dive entailed(this calmed my nerves each morning as I was relatively new to diving). The staff were there to help us on with all our gear and make sure we were all safe and secure. We saw a whale shark and manta ray on our trip including countless fish and sea creatures. Already looking forward to my next liveaboard.
- Recommended for
- This was my first liveaboard trip and hopefully plenty mpre to come. Although I have nothing to compare it to - staff, facilities and diving were amazing.
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- 8.0 Very good
- luc G
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Switzerland
Good surprise about the fauna and the sites
Koh haa and stonehenge in kohlipe especially.The other sites as well..Good atmosphere.
- Recommended for
- Good safety, good organization divestaff ,good food
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- 8.4 Very good
- Josh W
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Australia
Fantastic unforgettable experience, but a little pricey
Seeing whale sharks, manta rays, great barracuda, and much more ticked all the boxes on what I wanted to see.
- Recommended for
- Diving experiences, food, the people on board
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Sylvain B
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Canada
Amazing expérience!
Diving on the Similan Islands is a priviledge.
- Recommended for
- Everything is very well organized and planned for the best. The good is always delicious and healthy. The team if instructors and the crew are very professional, Nice and enthousiastic!
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Oskar A
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Sweden
Memories and friends for life!
Our liveaboard experience with MQ8 was overall very very good. Great diving in every way: dive masters, instructors, dive briefings and service from the boat-boys made the whole experience very smooth and felt luxurious for us that previously only have gone for day trips when diving. Getting to know the crew and your gear was very nice. We were lucky enough to see both Manta Ray and Reef Shark around Koh Bon/Koh Tachai. Marvellous aquatic life such as huge schools of jackfish and barracuda, and not to mention a palm sized sea horse at 30m depth at Richeliou Rock. We made memories and friends for life, so happy we did this. Great great great value for money! Love from Sweden!
- Recommended for
- Great diving, overall superb staff, comfy boat!
