Racha Yai Diving Trip

Price Includes

• Hotel transfers from Rawai, Chalong, Kata, Karon, Patong, Kamala areas.
• Full board on the boat: Light breakfast, lunch, fruits, coffee, tea, and drinking water.
• Guided dives with a maximum of 4 divers per dive guide.
• Tanks and weights.
• The price for the Discover Scuba Diving and Refresher Dive includes rental equipment set.

Not Included

• Dive Equipment Rental	Price/Day Thai Baht
  Dive Equipment Set	฿            400
  Independent Items:
  Regulator	฿             200
  BCD	฿             200
  Short Wetsuit	฿             100
  Mask, snorkel, fins	฿             100
  Dive Computer	฿             200
  12 L Nitrox Tank	฿             300
  15 L Nitrox Tank	฿             350
  Long Wetsuit	฿             200
  GoPro 12	฿             800

• Transfers to and from areas not mentioned above to the port are available for an extra fee, which depends on the location of your accommodation and can be arranged upon request.

About the Dive Sites

Racha Yai Island is located 20 km south of Phuket and is about an hour’s boat ride from the pier. The eight dive sites around the island are perfect for beginners, but there are also attractions for advanced divers, too.

On its eastern side, you’ll find five sandy bays breaking up the rocky coastline where most dives take place. Various-sized rocks and coral pieces are scattered on the white sandy slopes, and this is where most marine life congregates.

Among the hard corals, you’ll find numerous giant clams, sea stars, sea urchins and countless tiny critters. Pipefish, shrimps, moray eels, octopuses, and cuttlefish hide among the corals. In the bays, barracudas and tuna schools, along with colorful reef fish, can be spotted.

Three shipwrecks can be found around the island at depths of 18-25 meters, offering attractions for advanced divers. In recent years, artificial reefs have been created around the island, providing shelter for many fish species.

The western side of the island features two beautiful bays, where you’ll also find easier dive sites and an underwater sculpture park. Life-sized elephant statues, an underwater temple, artificial reef and natural rock coral formations alternate. The seabed here is sandy, and visibility ranges from 15-25 meters.

The Racha Yai  diving trip is available  year-round, and tours depart daily.

Itinerary

07:00 – 08:00: Pickup from hotels and travel to the pier.
08:30 – 10:00: Light breakfast on the boat, cruise to Racha Yai Island.
10:15 – 11:15: First dive, non divers can swim or snorkel.
11:30 – 12:30: Lunch, relaxation, sunbathing on the boat.
12:30 – 13:30: Second dive, non divers can swim or snorkel.
13:30 – 15:00: Return trip to Phuket.
15:00 – 16:00: Transfer to hotels.