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Space Dive. Jellyfish and divers at Koh Prathong Wreck

Strange days in The Similan Islands. We had 6 guests on board and there was hardly another boat in sight. The new national park restrictions are in full force and things are eerily quiet.

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Changement d’image de marque pour les îles Similan

Le MV Hallelujah, notre bateau de croisière-plongée aux îles Similan et Surin, vient de rentrer de sa première sortie de la saison. D’ordinaire, ce premier voyage est l’occasion pour nous d’évoquer les conditions de plongées rencontrées dans le parc national, mais cette saison 2018-2019 s’ouvre toutefois sur une nouvelle bien plus importante…

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Rebranding the Similan Islands

Hallelujah Similan Liveaboard group photo big blue diving khao lak

The Similan Islands national park has now set very strict limits for both divers and snorkelers. Most importantly for Big Blue Diving, is the 525 divers per day allowed entry into the Similans. But before we go into the details, just a small amount of history…

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MV Hallelujah Similans Trip | 8-12 Jan 2018 | Dive Decisions

Richelieu Dive Site

The Start of a New Year

Following the Turkey stuffing butties and New Years celebrations it very quickly became apparent that not everyone had stopped enjoying their vacation period. As we settled alongside island 4 of the Similans under the night sky ‘flexibility’ was the word that sprang to mind when we viewed many liveaboard boats set to dive the following day.

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MV Hallelujah Trip #8 27 Nov – 1 Dec 2017

Anemone clownfish in the Surin Islands

The weather looked nasty for this Similan liveaboard trip. Day three especially with 3-4m waves forecast for the Andaman Sea. Day three, the day we usually head up to Richelieu Rock and the area of sea most likely to be effected by bad weather.

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Back on a Similan Liveaboard – Hallelujah #5

MV Hallelujah liveaboard dive guides at the Similan Islands

After a stormy start to the new high season, with the choppy seas subsiding we departed on MV Hallelujah for trip number five. Just how choppy the seas had been around the Similan Islands, I wasn’t exactly sure, I’d just returned from a holiday

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Similan Islands Diving Conditions October 2017

Alone on Similan Island #4, Koh Miang
[az_column_text]Similan Islands diving conditions change dramatically as the seasons shift in Thailand. A typical question asked by divers joining a Similan Liveaboard at the start of the season (October) is; ‘Will we dive at Richelieu Rock?’ In October 2017, the answer was very much ‘Yes’.

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Débutants en plongée

Le M/V Hallelujah reprend la mer pour sa dixième croisière de cette saison ! A son bord, des débutants en plongée cette fois, avec un maximum de 9 plongées…..Hmmmm, 4 jours/ 4 nuits pour un total de 14 plongées dans les îles Similans et à Richelieu Rock aideront forcement nos bébés plongeurs à s’améliorer …

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La plongée Nitrox

plongeur utilisant de l air enrichi Nitrox

Le M/V Hallelujah prend la mer pour sa huitième croisière dans les iles Similans et Richelieu Rock pour cette saison. Cette croisière sera particulièrement marquée par le nombre de cours nitrox effectué à bord, cinq en seulement 4 jours, un record ! Nos instructeurs vont avoir du pain sur la planche ….

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