King Cruiser, Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai
Scuba Diving Day Trip Phuket
Overview
Due to the challenging nature of this dive, participants must be minimum Advanced Open Water certified with at least 30 logged dives and recent diving experience.
Looking for something more advanced? The King Cruiser day trip is perfect for experienced divers, offering three deep dives at King Cruiser, Shark Point, and Koh Doc Mai. This adventure is tailored for those seeking a more challenging and rewarding diving experience.
Let Aussie Divers Phuket provide you with exceptional service, experienced guides, and great hospitality. If you haven’t dived recently, consider taking a refresher course, or an easier day trip before tackling the King Cruiser and Shark Point dives to ensure your safety and enjoyment.
King Cruiser
The King Cruiser Wreck, once a Japanese car ferry converted to transport passengers between Phi Phi and Phuket, sank in 1997 after striking Anemone Reef. The wreck lies with its top at about 20 meters and its bottom at approximately 32 meters. It is 85 meters long and 35 meters wide, sitting upright but in very poor condition, making penetration unsafe. The area is known for strong currents and variable visibility, suitable only for experienced divers. Despite these challenges, the wreck teems with marine life, including vast schools of snappers, barracuda, fusiliers, rabbitfish, and goatfish, often more captivating than the wreck itself.
Shark Point
Shark Point, named for the leopard sharks that frequent its sandy bottoms, consists of three main pinnacles running from north to south, getting progressively deeper. The site features beautiful Giant Gorgonian Fan Corals, barrel sponges, and colorful anemones, attracting diverse marine life such as ghost pipefish, seahorses, Kuhl’s stingrays, and cuttlefish. Though strong currents and rough seas make it more suitable for experienced divers, careful planning allows novice divers to enjoy this stunning site.
Koh Doc Mai
Koh Doc Mai, meaning “Flower Island,” is a beautiful limestone island located about an hour and 15 minutes from Chalong Bay. Known for its fantastic wall dive, it offers some of Phuket’s best macro marine life. The site can be affected by strong currents and poor visibility, but on a good day, it is one of the best dives in the area. With two small caverns at 13 and 18 meters, the site is perfect for exploring small nooks and crannies. Divers will find eels, shrimp, and a variety of nudibranchs, making it a macro photographer’s dream. Bamboo sharks and the occasional whale shark add to the excitement of this dive site, best appreciated by more experienced divers.
Schedule
- 7:00-07:50 am | Hotel pick up* (depending on location).
- 8:00am | Depart from Chalong pier.
- Breakfast, Lunch & snacks onboard, plus some nice diving.
- 4:30-5:00pm | Return to Chalong pier. Note - This day trip would be on shared dive boats.
What To See
- Schooling Snappers.
- Lionfish & Stonefish.
- Pipefish & Seahorses.
- Schooling Barracuda.
- Leopard Sharks*.
- Moray Eels & Sea krait.
- Kuhl's Rays & Cuttlefish.
Full Day Dive Trip – 3 Dives
Single-day trip for advanced certified divers, King Cruiser, Shark Point and Doc Mai.
4,200 THB
King Cruiser & Shark Point
Prices include a guide, breakfast, lunch, drinks, snacks, and fruit on the boat, tanks and weights.
Hotel transfers are included from Kalim, Patong, Karon, Kata, Chalong, Rawai, and Nai Harn. Outside of these areas, we can still arrange transfers however there would be additional charges for pickup & return.
600 THB
Rental equipment
(BCD, Reg, Fins, Mask, Wetsuit)
Additional Options
200 THB
Dive Computer Rental
200 THB
Nitrox Per Tank
700 THB
Daily DAN Dive Insurance
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