7 days 6 nights Burma diving cruise: up to Black Rock

Black Rock in a week: Burma diving liveaboard

To respond to the demand to go to black rock more often has mantas festival is becoming quite regular there!
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  • Day 1: Meeting time in our Dive Shop before noon for check in before we go to our boat MV smiling seahorse after lunch. We need to get everyone's passport in order to deal with immigration while you are enjoying your meal nearby. Then the boat will take us to Kawthoung where we will get visa for Burma. Then it's departure to the first dive site High Rock. Dinner under the stars...
  • Day 2: 4 dives around the very special "Shark Cave", one of my favorites where you always have good surprises big and small. In the afternoon we  will find a bounty beach where we can get some sand between our toes and we might also pass by a local fishermen village. Chance to see Eagle Ray, Grey Reef Shark, Nurse Shark sleeping in their cave, blotched sting rays, frog fishes, leaf fish, Spearing Mantis Shrimp and many more. Beautiful coral makes it a very colorful dive site.​

  • Day 3: After a night of crossing, we will reach Black Rock, a small rock out in open sea. Here we are going for big stuff, like Sharks and Rays and whatever is passing… This is the place to go for "Manta Festival" with Manta rays coming in dozens from everywhere (no guarantee of course but pretty common)... in this condition, it is quite difficult to focus on the coral side and find the small stuff but it is also very rich in Macro Life. Probably the best dive site in Myanmar but so far from civilisation that very few divers have been there. 
  • Day 4: We stay far from the coast with North Twin for another good chance to cross Manta rays and sometimes eagle rays. We have also had many Zebra sharks sleeping on the sand patch near north twin pinnacle. Giant seafans are also a good spot to find smaller critters, keep your eyes pealed.                                  
  • Day 5: Seafan Forest has a lot of beautiful seafan attracting all kinds of fishes. You will often see schools of barracudas or tunas in the blue. And it is our favorite spot to spot stone fish. In the afternoon we will go around Western rocky for 2 more dives including a magical night dive with so many yellow polyps flowering at dark, Spanish dancers and all types of crabs are often sighted.

  • Day 6: Probably the best known dive site in Burma, Western Rocky and its neighboring dive sites have enough to offer for an extra full day . Don't worry we still wont need to share it! Lobsters (and sometimes sleeper or red lobsters are hiding in its tunnel and come out at night.  Rarer sights but still around from time to time: Bowmouth Guitar Fish, Whale Shark, Various shark species Harlequin Shrimp, Frogfish and Sea Horses…
 
  • Day 7: The last dive goes into a volcano where a group of black tip sharks likes to hang around…  this is also a special space to find seahorse and rare tropical fishes like the comet long fin, the shaded batfish or the pineapple fish... open your eyes!
After the last dive we will go back to Kawthoung where there will be opportunity for some souvenir shopping and a fresh local beer.
Once we got our passports back by the Burmese authorities, we will head back to Thailand where we get a new stamp.  

A little video made by one of our passengers to illustrate what you can expect on this cruise

Black Rock, High Rock, Shark Cave, North Twin, Macleod Island, Western Rocky, Seafan Forrest...
7 days/6 nights, 21 dives  
Price Diver 2020-2021 from:  THB 57,000 
​(in standard cabin)
Included:                   
                                                   
•  Full accommodation and board 
(Breakfast, Lunch, afternoon bites, Dinner) 
•  All soft drinks, drinking water, filter coffee & tea
•  Fresh fruits, yoghurt & snacks 
•  12 Liter Alum. Cylinders, Weights & Weight Belt 
•  PADI Professional Dive Guide 
•  25 Dives during the Trip (8Days/7Nights) 
•  Towel, shower gel
•  Sea kayak and hamac  
Not included:

•  Burmese entry and diving Fees: 230 USD / Pers 
•  PERSONAL INSURANCE 
•  Alcoholic drinks and cigarettes 
•  Equipment rental (600 THB/ day)
•  Computer (300 THB/day) or camera (400 THB/day) rental 
•  PADI Continuing Education Courses 
•  12 Liter Cylinders fill up with Nitrox (250 THB/tank)
•  Transfers to and from Ranong (on demand)
This itinerary is provided as sample itinerary and can be modified by The Smiling Seahorse based on weather forecast or other unforeseen circumstances.

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Customer Review

“Great food Great diving Great cruise!“

"We had an awesome time on this boat. The crew was funny and helpful with setting up and cleaning gear. The food was amazing. The views were nice. Frank is funny and knowledgeable and also a great photographer and does not charge customers for his excellent photos"

★★★★★ by Martin January 13, 2020
reviewed at Tripadvisor
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