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| A liveaboard trip to the Andaman Sea and Mergui Archipelago off the western coast of Thailand and Burma (now known as Myanmar) is my dream dive trip. Hopefully, I will be able to go one day. This page serves as both as source of information and motivation to me.
The Mergui Archipelago is a chain of over 800 islands in the Andaman Sea off western Thailand and Burma. Most are in pristine condition as they have never been dove. Many are too far from populated towns to be reached by day boats. This = GREAT DIVING! You must depart from Phuket or Ranong, both in extreme southern Thailand. Forget leaving from Burma. It has a bizarre isolationist government. Phuket is a major tourist island, with an international airport and it is easy to get to from Bangkok by air and other major Asian airports. Ranong is a little further north than Phuket, so a departure from there maximizes time in the northern and more remote reaches of the archipelago. Popular island chains to dive include the Similan and Surin chains. Sharks are often seen. In the Burmese waters they are more common than people. You may also encounter Moken sea gypsies. The dive season runs from November thru May.
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Contact me:Randy Everette, SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor #7260 Click here Home Central to go to my main home page. Page created 24 Feb 1998. Last Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 04:43 PM. You are visitor:
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