​Fantastic encounter with one of our favourite creature during the last trip!
We were alone with them in Koh Bon pinnacle, and then they joined us again in Koh Tachai :)

​Welcome to our group: Kevin and Emilie from France; Victoria and Daniel from England; Jorgen and Magnus from Sweden; Shashank from India; Chloé and Michael from South Africa.

The visibility was great and the conditions easy ...
Lots of fishes everywhere!

Glass fish everywhere creating interesting  sparkly shapes ...

Mixed with beautiful corals ... What else did we need?

One of our groups also spotted a bowmouth guitarfish in the blue :)

We were lucky with Jenkins rays too, so many!

​And so much more! 

Without forgetting the breathtaking outdoors sceneries ;)

Last but not least ... the reviews of this trip:

​"It was a 5 star experience. If I were to do another liveaboard on this part of the world, Smiling Seahorse it would be!"

"We popped our liveaboard "virginity" with the Smiling Seahorse and what an amazing experience it was! Each component was well organised and spectacular. Love the family vibe on the boat ..."

​"Our first liveaboard and what a success, I suspect more journeys in the future!"

What a wonderful trip we had in Thailand a couple of days ago!
Our customers have been blessed ... not surprised to see their smiles on the group picture on the boat ...

As well as underwater!

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!

The corals were beautiful and so many colorful fishes around :)

Koh Tachai has been magical as always!
​The biggest giant barracudas school we have ever seen ... unbelievable!

Awesome school of bluefin trevallies ...

Emperor fishes :)

​Giant groupers ...

​Lobsters ...

Sponge crabs ...

The last day in Richelieu has been heaven :)
First, one baby whale shark, hidden behind so many fishes you could only guess the shape !

​Second, a bigger one very diver friendly ;)

​And as it it was not enough, huge schools of emperor fishes, jacks, barracudas ... Amazing !!!

Smaller but as beautiful, a school of soldiers!

​And for the amateurs of even smaller, ghost pipefishes and seahorse!

​Happy people :)

​It's not only due to the marvelous creatures we met in the water, but also thanks to the best Thaï team ever!
​Always happy, available and helpful ...

​And at the surface ...

Happy bubbles everybody ;)

And the reviews!

​" 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 Thaï cruise, we would go on and on."

This trip to Thailand has been a bliss!

Four days in the Surin, Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock, with a bunch of fun people from all over the world.

We were very pleased to welcome on board: Fabrice, Marie, Sophie, Olivier, Jeremie, Thierry and Florence from France; Julien, Kamilla and Peter from Australia; Wolfgang from Germany; Jesper from Denmark and Lynn from the USA.

Lots of laughing and diving would be the best resume for it!
Look at those smiling and charming faces ;)

Underwater, the visibility was amazing and lots of fishes all around!

Batfishes, emperors, barracudas, fulisiers, surgeons, snappers and jacks!

Beautiful sceneries with amazing colourful corals ...

Great encounters with turtles (unfortunately no picture), and lots of different rays: Jenkins, Kuhl or marbled!

The beautiful clown triggerfish!

​Cuttlefishes ...

​Lobsters ...

​Crocodile fishes ...

​Pipefishes ...

​Puffer fishes all around ...

​And the nicest shot of the week: a giant  grouper!

​And always our unbelievable sunsets ...

The reviews of this trip are at the image of the general mood:

"Great cruise with great people, both for the staff and guests!"

​"We agree it was the nicest cruise of the season ;) see you next year in Burma."

​" The top at every level, fantastic atmosphere, see you next year!!!"

" Where to start? Top team! Top organization! Top boat! Top food! And of course top dives!"

"Thank you  for two fantastic and fun trips. Taking my whale shark, eagle ray, manta ray and harlequin shrimp virginity was nice ;)"

The Andaman see is home to many cephalopods such as octopus, squid and cuttlefish... If you come dive with us it's pretty much a guaranteed sighting! 

Big reef octopus, (Octopus cyanea) a diurne specie with an amazing camouflage ability.

Theses 2 pictures were taken only few seconds apart. The Octopus can change not only it's color but also it's skin texture in the blink of an eye!

During the mating season you can have a chance to see more than one at a time, otherwise it's a rather solitary specie.

Mating season for cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis) is from November to January, and it's very frequent to witness some kinky business while diving :)

Often seen in pairs, they are actually 3 or even 4 when mating...

While their best way to defend themselves is to blend in, they can also spray a cloud of ink to surprise it's predator and escape...

Solitary male when not mating...

The pygmy squid, (Idiosepius paradoxus) hard to see due to its micro size (about 5mm) lives on coral reef and are to be seen at night, hanging on corals or floating away with the current.

 The pelagic kind of squid , hanging in mid water. They can team up in order to hunt cooperatively, using active communication!  

Always in group from small to big schools, they are an easy catch for the local fishermen, still using the lamparo that attract them close to the surface...

" 2 croisières incroyables avec the Smiling Seahorse! Tout est parfait ... plongées inoubliables en Birmanie et en Thaïlande!!! Mantas, requins baleines, requin léopard, requin guitare ... le TOP!! "

" 2 incredible cruises with the Smiling Seahorse! Everything is perfect ... unforgettable dives in Burma and Thailand!!! Mantas, whale sharks, leopard shark, guitar shark ... the TOP!! "

" Croisière de 3 jours géniale! Equipe extraordinaire, repas excellents ... Et beaucoup de poissons: raie, requins baleine, requins pointe noire ... N'hésitez pas, c'est vraiment exceptionnel! "

" Amazing 3 days cruise! Great team, excellent food ... And a lot of fishes: ray, whale sharks, black tip sharks ... Don't hesitate, that's really exceptional! " 

" Tout était parfait: les sites de plongée, les guides, l'ambiance, la nourriture, le comfort ... Et la cerise sur le gateau: le requin baleine à Richelieu !!! "

​" Everything was perfect: the dive sites, the guides, the atmosphere, the food, the comfort ... And the cherry on the top: the whale shark at Richelieu !!! "

" Not fluent in Finnish ... sorry! But looks good, NO?!!! "

Right after celebrating Songkran, the Thaï New Year, we headed to the the Surin and Similan islands for our last trip in Thailand of the season.

On board, we welcomed very soon to be "spoiled customers" ;)
Starting with Mélanie, Max, Geoffrey and Isabelle from Belgium; Christophe, Bénédicte, Mathis and Christelle from France; JP and Henriikka from Finland.

The conditions were great, amazing visibility, low current and lots of life all around.
From day one in Surin, we have been lucky enough to spot black tips, lots of Kuhl's rays, ghost pipefishes, turtles ... and so much more!

Day two, in the morning, we went to Koh Bon, where the serious stuff started ;)
Beginning with nice sceneries and big schools of fishes ...

​... to a guitar and a leopard shark ... Unfortunately, we don't have any picture of the first one.
But enjoy the second one ;)

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​Look at this splendid colors!

​Happy divers!

​Back to the boat, it was barbecue night!

​And a box game, we will remember!

Third day, cherry on the top: Richelieu Rock!

And last but not least ... the biggies, everyone was expecting to see!!!

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