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Whales season !!!

31/3/2019

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Whales season in Andaman Sea...

Whales season in Andaman Sea...
Whale

It has been a trip full of surprises, for most of us a dream come true ... watching whales at the surface coming close enough from the boat so we can enjoy the show!

We welcomed on board: Gérard, Corinne, Kévin, Emilie, Pascal and Fanny from France; Bob, Lee, Eric and Pamela from USA; Kristel and Daniel from Germany; Olli from Finland, Yosita from Thailand; Christopher and Amanda from England.
 Franck take a selfie with our happy customers...

One more time the reefs were full of life, glass fish everywhere ...
Fishes whirlpool in Andaman Sea
So many life and wonderful coral...

Schools of jacks, snappers, trevallies and barracudas all around ...
Snappers fishes in the dark...
Snappers
Barracudas school in Andaman
Barracudas
Trevallies Jack fishes Andaman Sea
Trevallies
A row of Snappers on coral reef...
Snappers

​Gigantic seafans ...
Gigantic seafan in Mergui

Tunnels, caves and "swim-throughs"...
Beautiful caves in Mergui Archipelago
Swim-through in the dark...

A manta was spotted in an unusual place (unfortunately no picture) ... and on the same day same place, a whale shark on a sunset dive and marbled rays :) 
Whale shark on he sunset in Mergui
Whale shark
Marble ray in a cave in Andaman
Marbled ray

Several turtles coming to say hello!
Sea turtle come to say hello...
Turtle

For the macro lovers:
Bobtail squid in red coral
Bobtail squid
Feather shrimps
Feather shrimps
Tiger egg cowrie
Tiger egg cowrie
Xena crab
Xena crab

For the nudis fanatics:
Painting like nudibranch...
Nudibranch, macro photography

​And in a bigger format:
The Spanish Dancer, also a nudibranch
Spanish dancer

​In the seahorse family and relatives, a beautiful shot with a fantastic trio!
A family of tiger tail seahorse
Tiger tail seahorses
Ornate ghost pipefish
Ornate ghost pipefish

Decorator crabs everywhere!
 decorator crabs are opportunistic when looking for camouflage
Decorator crab belong to the superfamily Majoidea

​And all the other beautiful creatures around!
Pineapple fish, Cleidopus gloriamaris
Clownfish in it's anemone...
The big eyes of a astonished Gobi...

​On the boat happy times!
Happy time on the MV Smiling Seahorse
Never to old for diving!

Reading, sleeping, learning, crocheting or just snorkeling ... enjoying time!
Crochet time on The MV Smiling Seahorse
Diving interval snorkeling...
Sleeping with Sharky on the MV Smiling Seahorse
Study time on MV Smiling Seahorse...

A yummy barbecue night!
A delicious barbecue on the MV Smiling Seahorse...
After a yummy barbecue on MV Smiling Seahorse

​And as always to finish, the incredible sunsets and sunrises!
Sunset or sunrise... Mergui Archipelago
The sun on the rocks in Mergui...

Liveaboards in Burma and Thailand...
Dive off the beaten track at the most beautiful sites of the Andaman Sea!
The Smiling Seahorse are the specialists of diving in the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar, Surin and Similan islands.
We are pleased to offer you excellent service...

Dive with small groups of elated divers and professionals at the most exclusive dive sites in Thailand and Burma. With a unique atmosphere and setting, those that have had the chance to cruise the seas with us have come back time and time again for more.
Operating since 2012...
We organize day trips and liveaboard dive cruises from 5 to 9 days from Ranong, Thailand. Every cruise includes breathtaking sites, 
flawless​ onboard service, outstanding local and international cuisine 4 times a day, and lifelong memories. We are extremely proud to be recognized as one of the best in the area and share our love of the sea with a tight-knit community of equally passionate divers.

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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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  • ABOUT
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    • Diving in Thailand in 2024-2025
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    • Marine life in Thailand's Andaman Sea
    • Marine life in Mergui Archipelago
    • Dive Courses >
      • Learn to Dive
      • Continue diving education
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