A Wonderful Thailand Diving Trip Full of Surprises
What a wonderful trip we had in Thailand a couple of days ago!
Our customers have been blessed with so many incredible encounters, so it’s no surprise to see their smiles in the group pictures on the boat…
Happy divers after an amazing Thailand liveaboard trip.
And the smiles continued underwater!
So happy underwater with The Smiling Seahorse!
Another beautiful moment underwater.
Surin Islands: a festival of marine life
From the start in the Surin Islands, it has been a festival: turtles, Jenkins rays, Napoleon wrasses, black tips, humphead parrotfishes and so much more!
A sea turtle in the Surin Islands.
A Jenkins ray cruising over the reef.
The corals were beautiful, with so many colourful fish around 🙂
A beautiful shell on the reef.
Surgeonfish cruising over the reef.
Giant gorgonians adding even more colour to the reef.
A colourful parrotfish on the reef.
Zebrasoma desjardinii, a beautiful surgeonfish.
Beautiful coral and colourful reef life.
Emperor angelfish adding a splash of colour to the reef.
Koh Tachai: giant schools and big fish
Koh Tachai has been magical as always!
The biggest school of giant barracudas we have ever seen… unbelievable!
The biggest school of giant barracudas we have ever seen… unbelievable!
And then an awesome school of bluefin trevallies…
A spectacular school of bluefin trevallies.
Emperor fishes 🙂
Emperor fishes on the reef.
Giant groupers…
A giant grouper on the reef.
Lobsters…
Lobsters hiding among the reef.
Sponge crabs…
A bizarre-looking sponge crab.
Richelieu Rock: whale sharks and huge schools of fish
The last day at Richelieu Rock has been heaven 🙂
First, one baby whale shark, hidden behind so many fish that you could only guess the shape!
A young whale shark hidden behind a cloud of fish at Richelieu Rock.
Second, a bigger one, very diver-friendly 😉
A very diver-friendly whale shark at Richelieu Rock.
And as if that was not enough, huge schools of emperor fishes, jacks, barracudas… Amazing!!!
Huge schools of emperor fish and jacks at Richelieu Rock.
Jacks and barracudas moving together over the reef.
Smaller but just as beautiful, a school of soldiers!
Soldierfish and yellow snappers in formation.
And for the amateurs of even smaller creatures, ghost pipefish and seahorses!
Ghost pipefish — tiny, delicate and easy to miss.
A tiny baby seahorse hiding in the reef.
Happy people, happy crew
Happy people 🙂
It’s not only due to the marvellous creatures we met in the water, but also thanks to the best Thai team ever!
Always happy, available and helpful…
Happy divers and crew aboard The Smiling Seahorse.
Good times on board between dives.
And at the surface…
Happy bubbles everybody 😉
Happy bubbles everybody 😉
What our guests said about the trip
“The team worked like a well oiled machine and it was obvious that the teammates respect each other and enjoy time on the boat together.”
“Two fabulous trips… We loved your beautiful new boat, and we will definitely be back.”
“We hope to be back soon for a longer trip this time for the same great service, diving, humour.”
“Thanks for the Burmese cruise, thanks for the Thai cruise, we would go on and on.”
