brennanstimpy Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hi everyone, Four years ago I lived in Chiang Mai for six years and never had much experience with going to islands and beaches. Now I am coming back the first week of August and am scuba certified and want to experience the best in Thailand. Can anyone give me tips and/or advice about diving? I was told the best places to go are koh tao, koh lipe, and the similan islands. Thanks everybody, great to be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Hi everyone, Four years ago I lived in Chiang Mai for six years and never had much experience with going to islands and beaches. Now I am coming back the first week of August and am scuba certified and want to experience the best in Thailand. Can anyone give me tips and/or advice about diving? I was told the best places to go are koh tao, koh lipe, and the similan islands. Thanks everybody, great to be back!Koh tao is excellent to get certified, just make sure you get a quality course, but for a certified diver like you the Andaman coast. There you'll find the best diving Thailand has to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeniau96 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Phuket is the base for the best Thai diving, many islands and famous dive locations. The area around Chalong seems to be almost wall-to-wall dive shops. Liveaboards is probably the best way to go, get in three to five dives a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adisont Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Yes, live aboard to Similan/Burma from Phuket would be best but season will open in mid-November. August still monsoon, your choice is beach dive in Phuket, Phi-Phi, Koh Tao, Samui, Kor Larn (Pattaya), Koh Chang (in Trat province). Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Phuket is the base for the best Thai diving, many islands and famous dive locations. The area around Chalong seems to be almost wall-to-wall dive shops. Liveaboards is probably the best way to go, get in three to five dives a day. Liveaboards are not an option in august. Many daytrip options though from phuket but also the other Andaman places. Khao Lak though offers no diving this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brennanstimpy Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Phuket is the base for the best Thai diving, many islands and famous dive locations. The area around Chalong seems to be almost wall-to-wall dive shops. Liveaboards is probably the best way to go, get in three to five dives a day. Liveaboards are not an option in august. Many daytrip options though from phuket but also the other Andaman places. Khao Lak though offers no diving this time of year. I booked a liveaboard actually. It is called the Junk, it is a 2-day, one night dive trip. I think I am going to go to Krabi after that and book a trip with an outfit called Kon-Tiki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 On 7/29/2016 at 3:57 AM, brennanstimpy said: I booked a liveaboard actually. It is called the Junk, it is a 2-day, one night dive trip. I think I am going to go to Krabi after that and book a trip with an outfit called Kon-Tiki. I would call that an overnight trip, not a liveaboard. But yes, there is The Junk and also Scuba Adventure and Giamani offering similar trips. Personally this time of year I recommend not to book these trips in advance. With unpredictable weather until 1-2 days before departure, I'd always wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Difficult in LoS at this time of the year: better Perhentian or some places in Indo. Andaman Sea in Thailand from Nov to April !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 i dived at koh tao diving not good there im going to try the maldives this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart1916 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Do a bit of research on the weather, different parts of the country are good at different times. Samui/ koh tao is usually the go this time of year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 On 8/4/2016 at 5:25 PM, Blackheart1916 said: Do a bit of research on the weather, different parts of the country are good at different times. Samui/ koh tao is usually the go this time of year Disagree with you there, for diving the Andaman side is the best option for diving year round. The diving is simply much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart1916 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 1 hour ago, stevenl said: Disagree with you there, for diving the Andaman side is the best option for diving year round. The diving is simply much better. Have only been Andaman side for a quick visit,i will obviously have to go there for more in depth study. Thanks for the tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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