North Tour
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- Holiday type Liveaboard Itinerary
- Recommended Dive Experience Open Water with 10+ dives
- When to Go Nov-Apr
Itinerary Highlights
- Pinnacles of Koh Bon with manta cleaning station
- Richelieu Rock’s diverse reef
- Boonsung Wreck & vibrant corals
- Possible whale sharks in Koh Tachai
Upcoming departures
Upcoming departures for North Tour are listed below or view all departures on our Holiday Search where you can also sort/filter.
MV Marco Polo
£800
- Departure Date: 24 Apr 26
- Country / Itinerary: Thailand, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
- Nights: 2
- Embark Disembark: Taplamu Taplamu
- Spaces Available: 6
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Thailand: Kho Bon & Koh Tachai, Thailand: Richelieu Rock
- Typical number of dives on trip: 10 dives
- Minimum dive experience: 10 dives
- Required certification: OWD
- Additional costs to be aware of:
– Nationalpark fee per diver:
฿2,100 THB
– Nationalpark fee per non diver: ฿1,500 THB
Cabins
Cabin with AC
- Location: Deck not specified
- Avble. Spaces: 6
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
MV Marco Polo
£800
- Departure Date: 01 May 26
- Country / Itinerary: Thailand, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
- Nights: 2
- Embark Disembark: Taplamu Taplamu
- Spaces Available: 9
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Thailand: Kho Bon & Koh Tachai, Thailand: Richelieu Rock
- Typical number of dives on trip: 10 dives
- Minimum dive experience: 10 dives
- Required certification: OWD
- Additional costs to be aware of:
– Nationalpark fee per diver:
฿2,100 THB
– Nationalpark fee per non diver: ฿1,500 THB
Cabins
Cabin with AC
- Location: Deck not specified
- Avble. Spaces: 9
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
MV Marco Polo
£800
- Departure Date: 08 May 26
- Country / Itinerary: Thailand, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
- Nights: 2
- Embark Disembark: Taplamu Taplamu
- Spaces Available: 12
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Thailand: Kho Bon & Koh Tachai, Thailand: Richelieu Rock
- Typical number of dives on trip: 10 dives
- Minimum dive experience: 10 dives
- Required certification: OWD
- Additional costs to be aware of:
– Nationalpark fee per diver:
฿2,100 THB
– Nationalpark fee per non diver: ฿1,500 THB
Cabins
Cabin with AC
- Location: Deck not specified
- Avble. Spaces: 12
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
MV Marco Polo
£1,400
- Departure Date: 21 Oct 26
- Country / Itinerary: Thailand, Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock 5 Days/5 Nights
- Nights: 5
- Embark Disembark: Taplamu Taplamu
- Spaces Available: 12
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Thailand: Richelieu Rock, Thailand: Kho Bon & Koh Tachai, Thailand: Similan Islands
- Typical number of dives on trip: 19 dives
- Minimum dive experience: 6 dives
- Required certification: OWD
- Included in price:
– Transfers from Phuket and Khao Lak
– All Buffet food, fruits, snacks, water, tea, soft drinks, and coffee
– Nitrox, tanks, and dive guide
- Additional costs to be aware of:
– National Park Fee for all days:
฿3,000 THB
– Equipment rental full set per day: ฿750 THB
Cabins
Cabin with AC
- Location: Deck not specified
- Avble. Spaces: 12
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
MV Marco Polo
£1,400
- Departure Date: 31 Oct 26
- Country / Itinerary: Thailand, Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock 5 Days/5 Nights
- Nights: 5
- Embark Disembark: Taplamu Taplamu
- Spaces Available: 12
Additional information
- Dive areas visited: Thailand: Richelieu Rock, Thailand: Kho Bon & Koh Tachai, Thailand: Similan Islands
- Typical number of dives on trip: 19 dives
- Minimum dive experience: 6 dives
- Required certification: OWD
- Included in price:
– Transfers from Phuket and Khao Lak
– All Buffet food, fruits, snacks, water, tea, soft drinks, and coffee
– Nitrox, tanks, and dive guide
- Additional costs to be aware of:
– National Park Fee for all days:
฿3,000 THB
– Equipment rental full set per day: ฿750 THB
Cabins
Cabin with AC
- Location: Deck not specified
- Avble. Spaces: 12
- Air Con: Yes, individually controlled
- Ensuite: Yes
Day-to-day itinerary
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Day 1
Transfer from your accommodation to Tap Lamu pier. The boat departs around 08.00 and heads north to the Similan & Surin islands. Today's dive schedule includes 3 dives at Koh Bon and Koh Tachai pinnacle, plus a night dive at Surin. Marine highlights include Manta Ray encounters at Koh Bon and beautiful coral gardens, schools of Glass Fish and Barracuda plus possible sightings of Leopard Sharks.
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Day 2
Today is spent at Richelieu Rock, one of Thailand's most recognised dive sites. Enjoy 3 dives exploring the horseshoe shaped reef plus a night dive at Ko Tachai. Richelieu Rock is a spectacular site offering divers a little bit of everything, from tiny creatures to rich purple soft corals, anemones hosting popular species such as Clown, Clark's and Pink Skunk plus Tomato Clownfish, Seahorse, Frogfish, Ghost Pipefish, Blue Spotted Rays, schools of Tuna and Barracuda, and the occassional Whale Shark cruising by in the blue.
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Day 3
The dive plan on your final day includes a further dive at Koh Tachai, a second visit to Koh Bon and a dive on the Boonsung wreck, a dredger which met its demise in the mid-1980s - full of an incredible variety of marine life including nudibranches, several species of shrimp, schools of Sweetlips, Snapper and Teira Batfish plus Yellow Boxfish, Cuttlefish and Anemonefish. Keep an eye out for Stonefish and Crocodilefish throughout the broken up wreck. Return to Tap Lamu pier and disembark around 17.00.
The North Tour itinerary departs Tap Lamu on a Friday morning, returning Sunday evening throughout the season from November to late April. It is possible to extend your stay in resort or join the longer 4 night itinerary which departs on Sunday night. It is recommended that divers are Advanced qualified and must have 10 logged dives to join this trip.
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Please note: The above itinerary is a sample only and your actual liveaboard itinerary may vary. Marine park fees and fuel surcharges may apply.
The schedule you do on the boat varies with the currents and the tides. The boat tour leader and captain will do the best option for you.
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