Diving in Phuket Thailand with Sunrise Divers Phuket

Welcome to Sunrise Divers in Phuket - We are your friendly, local Phuket scuba diving centre for Liveaboards to the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Hin Daeng and Myanmar on the best liveaboards in Thailand. You'll find options to suit every budget from backpacker to luxury. Liveaboard dive boats operate from Phuket and Khao Lak to the Similan Islands and Myanmar from the end of October to early May.

Similan Liveaboards from Phuket and Khao Lak

Liveaboards to the Similan Islands are available from Phuket and Khao Lak. The most popular tour is the 4 day and 4 night liveaboard cruise with diving at Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and the Richelieu Rock. Shorter dive tours like the Similan 2 days / 1 night and the Similan 3 days / 2 nights trip with early departures has become very popular too. The main diving season in Phuket and the west coast of Thailand is from October to May. We offer full programs of Phuket scuba diving tours from day trips and overnight trips up to 4 day, 6 day and even longer liveaboard diving cruises to Similan, Surin, Richelieu Rock, Hin Daeng and into Burma. Liveaboard diving in Thailand is as popular as ever - early booking is highly recommended, though you can often find last minute trips if you are lucky! We hope to see you diving in Thailand very soon!

Phuket Diving Tours

We have a big variety of day trips and overnight trips available from Phuket and Khao Lak to dive sites such as the King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point, the Similans and Phi Phi. We offer you tailor made dive packages to suit your exact needs. We also have specially designed speedboats available for charter if you have a small group. Sunrise Divers also offers our guests a wide variety of year-round Day Trip Diving and Dive Boat Charters to the best dive sites - diving in Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands. Our friendly team of dive instructors teach Scuba Diving Courses at our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre located at Karon Beach, Phuket since 1999. Whatever your Phuket diving needs, contact Sunrise Divers - send a quick enquiry or call +66 8 4626 4646 - we are always here to help!

Phuket Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving day trips are available year round in Phuket. Dive destinations are the Phi Phi Islands, Racha Islands as well the King Cruiser Wreck and Shark Point. Diving at Racha Yai is for our beginners with dive trips including 2 dives. At Racha Noi with its clear waters and chance of Manta Ray we are doing 3 dives. The King Cruiser Wreck is suitable for advanced divers with 3 dives including Shark Point with the chance of leopard sharks, Anemone Reef or Koh Doc Mai. To the Phi Phi Islands we are going for 3 dives as well.

Scuba Diving Courses Phuket

Sunrise Divers is offering scuba diving courses for beginner and advanced divers. Discover Scuba Diving for first timers is available every day. You can choose a Phuket day trip with 2 dives or with 3 dives. The Open Water Diver Course we do in 3 days. The first day includes theory and swimming pool training. For the next 2 days we are going with one of Phuket best day trip boats to Racha Noi/Yai to complete the training in open water. The Advanced Open Water Diver Course is available every day. Advanced Courses taking 2 days including 5 or 6 dives.

Sunrise Divers Phuket Thailand

Thailand diving liveaboards from Phuket or Khao Lak are popular and advance bookings are recommended. Take your time to look through our website and check out the different diving boats and destinations. You should be able to find a boat, schedule and price to suit you. You can also use our liveaboard search to look for trips matching your holiday dates. We also offer liveaboards in Burma (all boats depart from Thailand) and Indonesia dive cruises. If you have any questions, please ask us... we are always here to help. We hope to see you here soon for a liveaboard, Phuket diving day tour or a dive course! If you have any questions about liveaboards, please contact Sunrise Divers. No time to look through our web site? Simply send a quick enquiry or call us (+66 84 626 4646). Tell us what you need and we'll do our very best for you. With 20 years of scuba diving experience in the region we can offer you balanced, impartial advice and help you choose the best liveaboard boats to suit your needs.

Phuket Thailand Information

Situated 8 degrees north of the Equator, Phuket's warm tropical climate is tempered by cool easterly breezes from November to April, and by fresh westerly monsoon winds in summer months. Phuket Weather is good for scuba diving and liveaboards almost the whole year, but is better from November to May, with plenty of sunshine. Divers can expect a few wet and windy days during May - October, but it's normally quite sunny. The low summer holiday season can actually be a great time to go diving in Phuket, since you find less divers under water, and much lower hotel prices.

Phuket is the largest island in Thailand and well known as a tourism and diving destination. Just a short hop by jet from Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, and with daily connections to most major Asian cities, Phuket is ideally situated for a short Thailand diving vacation or a relaxing holiday. Time is GMT +7 hours, 1 hour behind Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

The Andaman Sea, separated from the Bay of Bengal by the Andaman-Nicobar Ridge, is part of the Indian Ocean. Thailand's Andaman coast extends for 870 km from the Surin Islands on Thailand's border with Burma to Tarutao National Park (setting of bordering Malaysia. Hundreds of islands are reached by boat from Phuket, many of them uninhabited and fringed with spectacular coral reefs. To see the real Thailand, get off the beaten track. You often won't find even a footprint on the beach.

Phuket is the center of all this beauty, and from here you can arrange PADI Diving Courses, Thailand Liveaboard Dive Safaris or a variety of adventure tours. The Similan Islands national marine park, to the Northwest of Phuket, is one of the best scuba diving destinations in the world - liveaboards, day trips and Overnight Tours are all available. Diving liveaboards into the remote Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar (Burma) are also becoming more popular.

The Best in Thailand

The spectacular rock formations of Koh Phi Phi and Krabi are easily reached by dive boat or local ferry. The limestone karsts of Phang Nga bay should not be missed (including the famous James Bond Island), and are best seen on a kayak tour through the mangroves, or by hiring your own charter boat. A couple of hours North is Khao Sok National Park where jungle treks can be arranged. Islands close to Phuket, such as Koh Racha Yai, provide excellent local diving and great snorkeling in clear blue waters. Whether you are scuba diving, snorkeling, exploring or just relaxing and watching the sunset, you can find everything here in Phuket.

The West coast of Phuket island has some of the best beaches to be found anywhere in the world and during the sunny and dry November - May season, the water is calm, clear and warm. Each beach has its own style and distinctive points of interest. Some, like Patong, are hot spots for nightlife and dining, while others like Nai Yang and Nai Harn are quiet havens away from the bars and crowds. In between there are delightful places like Karon Beach that offer a balance of peaceful relaxation within close vicinity to all the fun and activity you could want.

The fringing coral reefs of the Phuket area include some of the best in the world and are home to over 100 reef fish species. There are more than 200 species of hard corals playing their part in building this incredible underwater ecosystem, and an undetermined number of soft coral species. Hundreds of species of pelagic (open water) fish find their home in the rich waters of Thailand, including Manta rays and the majestic Whaleshark. Best season for whale sharks is March - May, at dive sites such as Hin Daeng and Richelieu Rock, best reached by Thailand diving liveaboards from Phuket. The variety and abundance of reef fish in the Andaman Sea can sometimes be quite breathtaking.

Thailand is home to four species of Sea Turtle - green turtles, hawksbill, leatherback and olive ridleys, and there are turtle nesting sites in this area. Turtle releases take place every year around Songkran. Dolphins are often sighted by Thailand divers on liveaboards in the Similan Islands, Burma and close to Phuket, and there have even been encounters with killer whales (Orcas) and larger whales. The underwater reefs of the Andaman Sea in Thailand and Burma are a natural treasure that we can all help to preserve. We hope to see you scuba diving in Thailand soon.