Here is a great list of activities to occupy your stay in Ranong. To move the simplest is to rent a scooter, you will find one everywhere in the main street (Ruangrat road), otherwise you have the collective taxis, taxis motorcycles a little rarer or songtails lines.
To stay on Ranong and Koh Phayam find a list of establishments selected and approved in our section “plan your trip“.
“Talking about the Indian Ocean Dipole and its effect on diving conditions in 2020 “
Summer 2020
Photographer of the Week – Franck Fogarolo
By Daniel Norwood, July 31, 2020 @ 06:00 AM (EST)
There aren’t many places left in the world where you can join a liveaboard cruise and dive in a country that is largely unexplored and untouched, but take a trip with this week’s featured photographer Franck Fogarolo on his boat the MV Smiling Seahorse in the Mergui Archipelago, and that is exactly what you can expect.
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“Talking about the Indian Ocean Dipole and its effect on diving conditions in 2020 “
June 2020
“The ultimate highlight is Western Rocky, one of Myanmar’s finest dive sites. Everything from whalesharks to seahorse and harlequin shrimps can be spotted in these waters, which are also frequented by chevron barracuda and big reef squid.”
The smiling seahorse raises the level of Burma Dive cruises with a brand new liveaboard!
Strong of their 7 years experience, Camille and Franck Fogarolo, owners of The Smiling Seahorse have designed their dream boat with all the amenities a good dive liveaboard should have.
Since its launch in November 2018, MV Smiling Seahorse already did no less than 24 cruises in the Burmese and Thai waters for the delight of its international guests.
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Thailand has always been known for its colorful reefs, but have you heard of blackwater diving in Thailand?
Every night, attracted by the moonlight, marine life leaves the deepest ocean depths in order to satiate its curiosity and hunger in shallower waters. To mimic the natural moonlight and to attract this larval and pelagic life to the surface, a downline is dropped over very deep waters, with powerful lights placed along its length.
Using their own torches and minimal movement, divers search for a hint of color or reflection, then get closer to identify their subject or, better yet, photograph them.
Blackwater diving began with a handful of experienced dive photographers curious enough to try diving at night in the open sea where the bottom drops to several hundreds meters…
Everyone wants to return home from their diving holiday with spectacular underwater images to send around or share on social media. Many dive schools and liveaboard operators offer an in-house photography service, which is an excellent option if you want a broad range of guaranteed great quality shots…
But it’s often way more satisfying to take your own amazing underwater images.
There’s no sugar-coating the fact that underwater photography can be challenging. It’s a dynamic and constantly changing environment, and marine life is forever moving.
I’ve been an underwater photographer for 15 years. I’ve logged over 3,000 dives, most of those with one of my trusty cameras in hand. Here are my top tips to help you capture great underwater shots of fast-moving subjects.
Diving with giant oceanic manta rays sits high atop almost every diver’s bucket list. In fact, the chance to see these animals often entices divers to remote locations all over the world — often on liveaboard dive cruises — for a chance to see them soaring through the deep blue. Here we’ll share some fun facts and answer some of the most frequently asked questions about giant oceanic manta rays.
In this article, I wanted to present the various rays you can encounter in the Andaman sea. Most of the pictures below were taken in the Mergui Archipelago located off the coast of Myanmar. Some were taken in Surin and Similan islands in Thailand…
The Mergui Archipelago is a paradise rich in biodiversity that proudly puts a variety of spectacular marine species on parade...
There are generally two types of divers when it comes to marine life: those who favor the big stuff, and those who hunt for macro animals. Divers who seek the small stuff take pride in their keen eyesight and attention to detail and prefer to dive slowly with their mask mere inches from corals and sponge. Macro life is bizarre and intriguing and includes some of the ocean’s most elusive masters of disguise, as well as some of the most effective predators…
While certainly not undiscovered, the Mergui Archipelago in southern Myanmar is one of Southeast Asia’s most remote dive destinations and a gold mine for divers in search of adventure. Myanmar (formerly Burma) remained closed to foreign visitors until a regulated opening in 1997. Still today, the Mergui Archipelago is a restricted special zone…
A Photographer’s preparation guide to diving Burma
Preparing your diving trip to Myanmar like a pro
By Franck and Camille Fogarolo
You’ve decided to take the plunge into the clear blue seas of the Mergui Archipelago on an exciting liveaboard diving holiday. The anticipation is almost unbearable as the months tick by before your departure, and you have a lot of planning to do. Being prepared for your excursion will make it all the more enjoyable, and this is especially true for those that like to capture the underwater world on camera.
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Camille Rovillain – General Manager
+66 (0) 860110614
Explore the Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock and the Similan Islands.
Prices in Thai baht (THB), per diver. The 10% discount is already applied.
