Welcome to Big Blue Diving, Khao Lak Thailand

The most flexible way to discover the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock. Big Blue Diving Khao Lak offers both day trips and live-aboard trips for scuba diving and snorkelling in the Similan Islands. We are the only Khao Lak company to offer 3 Richelieu Rock day trips per week. Our boats provide our customers with a full range of options for visiting and diving in the Andaman Sea. Select from any of our trips;

_______________________Day Trips

Big Blue offers the most comprehensive schedule for day trip diving, offering more remote locations and visiting more sites than any other day trip boat. As well as the Similan Islands Big Blue Khao Lak's weekly schedule includes Koh Bon, famous for scuba diving with Giant Manta Rays, Koh Tachai, rated one of the most popular sites by local dive guides and the world class Richelieu Rock, by far the best dive site in Thailand. Our fast quiet speedboat can whisk you to these top dive destinations in just over an hour, meaning a later departure time, you are on holiday after all. Everything is included on our full- service trip. We’ll even pick you up right from your hotel. Read more...

_____________________Liveaboards

If you have the time, the best way to experience the Similan Islands is onboard Big Blue's luxury live-aboard boat, the prestigious MV Pawara. At 35m in length, the MV Pawara is by far one of the largest boats cruising the Similan Islands. Her all steel construction makes her safe and smooth, promising a relaxing ride throughout your trip. Each of her 10 double cabins feature en-suite bathrooms for your privacy and convenience. Each cabin has its own air-conditioner so you can adjust your cabin just how you like it. Discover the best of the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu in comfort and style on a 4 day, 4 night Pawara cruise. Read more...

________________________Courses

Big Blue offers SSI and PADI courses from Beginner to Professional level in most European languages. Come diving in the Similan Islands with us for a day, even if you’ve never tried it before. Our highly trained staff all have years of experience looking after our customers and giving them the experience of a lifetime. Read more...

Big Blue Blog

Sunday 9th January

While our liveaboard the MV Pawara keeps on cruising on the amazing Andaman Sea, our speedboat, the Blue Dolphin takes our guests out every day to some of the best dive sites in Thailand. Fortunately the sun is shining more and more day after day and our much loved friends the Manta’s have been very early this year! Our lucky guests have seen them dancing around on many occasions in Koh Bon these past few weeks.

Three times a week our staff guides very happy divers at the famous Richelieu Rock. The Tiger-tail Seahorses and Ghost Pipe Fish are around and our dive guides who know them very well, already have their addresses on the purple rock.

We are very happy to celebrate Kayleigh Newman's new promotion; she became our Operation Co-ordinator at the beginning of December. She is now in charge of ensuring things go right in the office and on the boats! A big role that she has taken on with a huge smile and an enthusiastic good mood!

Mihoko, Dive Master from Big Blue Koh Tao, arrived at the end of November to give a hand to Naomi in the office and take care of our Japanese guests. She is so quiet that it is hard to imagine that she is an ex-professional Cheerleader! She is a complete God-send; always working hard, always smiling and always feeding you Japanese sweets!

Never before have we had a Dive Master Trainee such as Claire; a beautiful French lady, with a huge heart and a fantastic attitude. Of course, she passed her PADI DMT course with great success.

She had so much fun during her training that she decided at the last minute to stay longer here at Big Blue Khao Lak for an internship! Sadly for us, she left on Christmas Eve to enjoy Cheese and Wine back home in France. She is greatly missed and we can’t wait to see her again next season!

About Big Blue Diving

Big Blue has been offering quality diving in Thailand for nearly 20 years and has offices in Khao Lak (across from the new McDonalds) and in nearby Bang Niang as well as operating the Big Blue Diving Resort on Koh Tao. We also have booking offices in Chumphon across from Farang Bar and in Bangkok, just off Khao San road.

Our 2 Khao Lak offices are open from November to April each year, as the monsoon rains make any Similans diving difficult and dangerous outside of these months. If you're traveling to Thailand from May to October and want to dive, check out our Koh Tao Dive Resort for great year round diving.

We are more than happy to help you with your travel arrangements to Khao Lak or Phuket, as well as setting up accommodation for your stay here. While we don’t offer accommodation of our own, we’ll help you select the resort that’s right for you and help you in booking it. We can also assist in booking elephant rides or rainforest treks in Khao Sok national park for any non-divers you may be traveling with.

Over the past years in Khao Lak, Big Blue has built a reputation for quality focusing on customer satisfaction. We maintain this by hiring the most qualified staff, being on-time with our schedules every day, and giving people what they want - great diving with our fun and professional staff.

Big Blue Khao Lak is a Swedish and Japanese owned and managed PADI 5 Star Gold Palm Resort. We take safety very seriously and ensure the highest standards for all divers and snorkelers with our team of experienced and professional instructors, divemasters and snorkel guides who will provide you with the upmost care and attention. All courses and dive trips are set at a relaxed pace with small groups.

All our rental equipment is quality from Scubapro and regularly serviced by our in-house certified technician. If you prefer, you can also purchase your own gear from an extensive range of top brand equipment and accessories available in the Big Blue shop or by our bi-weekly delivery from major suppliers.

The Similan Islands have been rated among the top ten dive destinations in the world. It also provides spectacular snorkeling. Combine this with the experience and personal service provided by Big Blue and you have the recipe for a perfect day!

Khao Lak

With 16km of golden sandy beaches and lush mountainous jungle, in Khao Lak you will find activities to suit all ages and all tastes, both above and below the water.

The Similan Islands, considered the jewel of the Andaman Sea, lie just 60km west of the coast, making them easily accessible for day trips. A spectacular chain of nine, granite islands, each with tropical jungle, brilliant white sandy beaches and surrounded by warm, crystal clear water which is teaming with colorful marine life and stunning corals.

Khao Lak is very accessible as Phuket airport is only one hour away and lies on the main bus routes to Bangkok and the South.