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Welcome to our lucky Belgium charter !!!

15/3/2019

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Welcome to our lucky Belgium charter !!!

Happy faces for this Belgium charter who had the chance to have a fantastic cruise, full of life and Manta from day one!!!
Welcome to: Alain, Liliane, Régine, Patrick, Joel, Béa, Jean-Marc, Sabine, Jacques, Magali, Michel, Christiane, Florence, Françoise, Philippe and Annunzio.

Beautiful corals and fishes everywhere!
Glass fish everywhere...
So many fishes and beautiful coral in Mergui Archipelago

So many schools of different fishes: snappers, emperor fishes, barracudas, trevallies, batfishes ...
Batfishes in Burmese waters
Batfishes
Barracudas bank in Mergui Myanmar
Barracudas
Golden trevallies
Golden trevallies
Emperor fish on a giant seafan
Emperor fishes
Yellow snappers up and down...
Yellow snappers

We wanted big, we had big ... Manta, white tips (unfortunately no pictures!), unbelievable number of Jenkins rays ...
Jenkins ray in Myanmar
Jenkins ray

We had some camouflage stars but our guides could still find them!
A well hided crocodile fish...
Crocodile fish
Star of camouflage, the stonefish
Stone fish

In the "small world", there was also plenty to see :)
A tiny tiny starfish
A tiny squat shrimp
Squat shrimp
Feather star shrimp
Feather star shrimp
Yellow snail in Myanmar
Yellow snail
Cowrie in Myanmar
Cowrie
Emperor shrimp, macro photography
Emperor shrimp

Nice nudibranches!
Nice colored nudibranch
Nudibranch in Burma

In the juvenile world: frogfish and ghost pipefish!
Juvenile frogfish
Frogfish
Ornate ghost pipefish
Ornate ghost pipefish

We had the pleasure to encounter harlequin shrimps in several places ;)
Spectacular Harlequin shrimp!
Harlequin shrimp

Manti shrimps ...
Peacock mantis shrimp
Peacock mantis shrimp

​Seahorses and relatives!
Majestic black tiger tail seahorse
Tiger tail seahorse
Orange spotted pipefish
Orange spotted pipefish

And some more nice ones, we are always happy to meet!
Pinecone or Pineapple fish
Pinecone fish
Cuttlefish smiling eyes
Cuttlefish

​At the surface, the sceneries were also amazing!
Mergui Archipelago landscape...
Lonely tree on a rock in Mergui Archipelago

​Some outdoor activities :)
Go visiting Islands around in Mergui Archipelago
Discover paradisiac Island in Mergui...

On the boat, the atmosphere was over the top, singing and dancing ;)
Over the top atmosphere on the MV Smiling Seahorse
An improvised conductor party on the MV Smiling Seahorse
Dancing party on the MV Smiling Seahorse

​And the breathtaking sunsets and sunrises!!!
Sunset on Mergui's Islands
Sunrise on Mergui's Islands

Mergui Archipelago: the Jewel of Burma...
Discover the most exclusive diving destination in South East Asia...


Scattered like pearls on a blue velvet bed sheet are a bunch of 800 islands scattered over the Andaman sea just off the eastern coast of Myanmar. This is Burma's tropical paradise of Mergui Archipelago. The British colonial name of "Mergui" still remains as opposed to the Burmese "Myeik". 
Myanmar has got turquoise waters, palm-fringed white sand beaches, amazing dive sites, rich wildlife, mangrove forest, but despite the fact that there are only a few islands in Thailand, comparatively, Mergui Archipelago, is far less famous than its Andaman Sea neighbor, the surin and similan islands.
In fact, Myeik Archipelago is one of the world’s best-kept secrets due to the fact that it was only opened to tourism in 1997 and is still under quite a strict regulation.


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Camille Fogarolo 

Camille has been traveling the world since her mid twenties and dived many seas before finally settling down in Thailand in 2012. With her husband Franck, they opened The Smiling Seahorse liveaboard to offer cruises in the most unexplored area of South East Asia and became quite the experts when it comes to diving in Myanmar! Proud mother of two she still travels as much as she can and usually joins a dive trip to Mergui Archipelago every month.

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  • When & Where
    • Schedule and Prices
    • Destinations >
      • North Andaman Thailand >
        • Similan Islands
        • Surin Islands >
          • Richelieu rock
        • The essential Underwater photo Guide to diving Thailand
      • South Andaman Thailand >
        • Phuket & Koh Phi Phi National Parks
        • Koh Lanta National Park
        • Koh Lipe and Tarutao National Park
      • Mergui Archipelago >
        • Marine life in the Andaman Sea
        • Burma's best dive sites
        • The Ultimate Underwater photo Guide to diving Burma
  • ABOUT
    • Our Boat >
      • DELICIOUS FOOD
    • Diving in Thailand
    • Diving in Myanmar/Burma
    • Itineraries
    • Blackwater diving in Thailand
    • Marine life in Thailand's Andaman Sea
    • Dive Courses >
      • Learn to Dive
      • Continue diving education
      • Rescue diver
      • Professional Dive Courses
      • Hone your dive skills with a PADI specialty course
      • Photo coaching in Thailand on the Smiling Seahorse
    • Guest Book
    • FAQ
  • Plan your trip
    • Our hotels recommendations
    • Khao Sok National Park
    • Taxi services >
      • Taxi services to and from Ranong
      • Taxi services to and from Phuket
      • Taxi services to Tap Lamu and Khao Lak
    • 10 things to do around Ranong
  • PROMO
    • HOT DEALS
    • Special Expeditions >
      • Ultimate Underwater photo combo expeditions
      • Video & photo expedition North Andaman 05 Nov 2023
      • Blackwater expedition 23 Jan 2024
      • UW Photo clinic North Andaman 31 Jan 2024
      • Special Marine Biology - 18 Feb 2024
      • Whale Shark Special - 19 Mar 2024 - North and South
      • Manta rays expedition - 20 April 2024
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