Koh Tachai 2 Dive Day Trip From Phuket

Only available on Saturdays. Koh Tachai is an incredible dive site and a firm favourite of many of the Phuket dive professionals. A tough but rewarding dive suitable for advanced divers. You can Book this online

Koh Tachai is the best dive site for finding whale sharks & Manta rays…

This diving trip is ideally suited for people who are experienced advanced open-water certified divers

Why choose Koh Tachai as a Day trip?

Great chance of sighting big animals and always plenty of action

Diving Facilities: We take a fast speedboat to join a large dive boat at Koh Tachai with an extensive dive platform, personal tank slots and storage for gear. The non-slip surface and organised layout ensure safety and convenience. The crew assists divers with their gear and helps them board the diving tender dinghies. Nitrox is available for nitrox certified divers.

The meals on the boat are served buffet style inside the atmospheric teak saloon dining area that provides a wide variety and unique flavours of wonderful Thai & western style cuisine.

• This is a recreational diving trip. You must be licensed and certified to scuba dive.
• Advanced open water divers 30m limits.
• Deep diver training certification max 40m
• No technical or decompression diving is allowed.

Koh Tachai Dive Site Description

Please read the Diving Medical Form  If you reply “YES” to one or more questions, we will need a written medical clearance that you are physically in good shape to scuba dive signed by a certified Doctor.

We strongly recommend you to read the flying after diving article on our website, as you will have to wait at least 24 hours before you can board a plane.

Maybe you just recently purchased a new set of equipment and want to try it out first then you can visit us at the dive resort our private scuba diving training resort located at Kata Beach. –  If you don’t need a refresher you still have the option of a free pool dive to try out your dive gear if you wish before joining the Koh Tachai trip.

We would advise that if you have not dived in such a long period of inactivity (6 months) you take a refresher as identified by your license provider under Safe Diving Practices before taking this trip. A refresher can be a short pool session at our dive pool Kata Beach to check out the equipment fits and fine-tune your buoyancy

Note that local Phuket pick-ups start at 6.00 am

Embarkation:
Nam Kem Pier, at 8.40 am direct speedboat transfer to Koh Tachai

Disembarkation:
Nam Kem Pier at  5pm for food and refreshments before joining the minivan for the return Journey

What is Included

• Meals (Full board)
• Snacks (Available throughout the day)
• Tea & Coffee
• Drinking Water
• Soft Beverages
• VAT (Included in the price)
• Weights & Weight Belts
• Standard Air Tanks
• Divemaster Services – mixed group
• Towels (Provided on board)
• Shower Essentials (Soap & Shampoo)
• Luggage Storage

What is not Included

National Park Entry fee and diver’s fee: 900 Baht (for a diver) National Park Entry fee: 800 Baht (for non-diver) Equipment rental full set 500 Baht per day (not including torch 200 baht & computer 250bht per day) Alcohol is not included

• National Park Entrance Fees (00)
• Dive Computer Rental 250
• Environmental Conservation Tax
• Night Dive Torch (for night dives)
• Larger Cylinder Upgrades +300thb per day 
• Nitrox Fills + 300 per fill 
• Tipping/Gratuities
• Alcohol
• Equipment Rental
• Private Divemaster 6000 Thb

The requirements for the Koh Tachai trip is that you must be open water certified with a minimum of 15 dives the last dive should be within six months prior to departure. To get the best from this dive site we recommend that you’re a minimum of Advanced Open Water certified

Visitors must purchase a ticket to enter the national park, we arrange this for you. This ticket is not transferable please ensure that your holiday insurance covers for cancelled trips as we will not be able to refund if you cancel for any last moment reason whatsoever.

Diving Insurance.

We advise every certified diver to ensure that you have adequate scuba-diving insurance for diving in Thailand for medical treatment. Please check your travel insurance policy for scuba diving coverage.

Most Thailand liveaboard diving safaris are sold by local reputable dive shops in Phuket who will then allocate their personal experienced diving guides for your trip to supervise your diving holidays.

If you are a group of 2 or more take a private guide this will make Koh Tachai more fun than being in a mixed group

If you take the liveaboard trip you are avoiding hotel charges while combining your holiday, accommodation, scuba diving, and food in one package.

If you have never been on a Thailand liveaboard diving boat they are certainly the best way to dive, and we urge you to take a minimum 3 days / 2 nights. The liveaboard lifestyle has many attractions and many downsides. Most boats are mobile and provide inexpensive water access. A liveaboard lifestyle is becoming more popular with scuba divers around the world and is generally regarded as being a cheaper way to visit remote dive site.

When you make the payment you will be required by Thai Marine Park laws to supply the following details about you and your group

• Full names of each diver / Boat passenger/student diver in your booking
• Date of Birth Day Month Year
• Nationality
• Passport number for each person Date of Birth (Day Month Year) of each person
• Dive card details/certification level
• Dive card numbers
• The last dive date of each diver
• Number of logged dives
• Do you have your logbook?
• Do you own a dive computer?

Additional information we need

• Equipment sizes (bodyweight In Kg, height and shoe sizes)
• Hotel details, the full name, and address of your hotel

Please also advise if you have any dietary restrictions.

You are avoiding the pitfalls of booking a diving Liveaboard.

Koh Tachai day trips can often be sold by external 3rd party travel agents and Tour Desks that are not licenced diving centers or people who sit at home on a laptop and don’t employ diving staff, these tour operators may not even be based in Thailand and often work alone.

It’s easy to find diving agents as they will advertise their products using Google AdWords when looking for Thailand Liveaboard or Thailand Diveaboards, Liveaboard.com, Viator or even PADI travel. You need to investigate who you will be diving with, and whether the website you are buying from is it a legitimate diving store, actually a physical dive shop that in Thailand with staff to take care of you, doing your homework now and looking at the background of the company.

If you have any questions regarding the Similan & Surin Islands Thailand Liveaboard package just send us a short message and a member of staff will get back to you. Contact Us