The Smiling Seahorse

Overview

Launched in 2018, the MV Smiling Seahorse is a custom-built liveaboard designed for exploring the remote waters of Myanmar. Its steel hull and powerful engines tackle challenging seas, while its spacious layout (eight cabins for 16 guests) ensures diver comfort. Photographers will love the dedicated camera room, rinse tanks, charging stations, and editing areas, all staffed by gear-savvy crew.

Accommodation

All the cabins come with air conditioning,

  • 2 Master Cabins. Main Deck, Double Bed, Private Bathroom
  • 4 Deluxe Cabins. Main Deck, Double/Twin/Twin Bed, Private Bathroom
  • 2 Standard Cabins. Upper Deck, Double Bed, Shared Bathroom

Features

Food

All meals are served buffet style on the shaded upper deck. Really tasty traditional Thai food with the occasional Western style meal. There’s never a problem if you have any special dietary requests just please give us some advance warning.

Safety

Radio/communication system, GPS, Furuno Radar, Depth Sounder, Auto Pilot, AIS Transponder, Medical Oxygen, Extensive First Aid Kit, 2 x Life Raft, EPIRD. Accident & recompression chamber insurance.

Included

Air-conditioning in all cabins. All meals, fruits, drinking water, coffee, tea. Divemaster supervision, tanks, weights, weight belts. Transfer to and from your hotel / dive vessel.

Excluded

National Park Entry fee, equipment rental, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks.

Trip Details

Prices are per person, twin share, does not include rental equipment or national park fees.

Recommended to be Advanced Certified or higher and must have recent dive experience.
5 Day North Andaman | 14 Dives
Similan Islands – Koh Bon – Koh Tachai – Richelieu Rock
From 37,400 THB
6 Day North Andaman | 18 Dives
Similan Islands – Koh Bon – Koh Tachai – Richelieu Rock
From 55,000 THB
7 Day Burma | 21 Dives
Undiscovered Mergui Archipelago
From 69,300 THB
8 Day North & South Andaman
North & South Andaman
From 77,000 THB

*Prices above are for per person

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Smiling Seahorse Similan Islands

Trip Schedules

Trip Number Dates Destination Duration Number of Dives
#1 13 Oct 25 – 19 Oct 25 Burma 7D – 6N 21
#2 21 Oct 25 – 29 Oct 25 Fully Booked 9D – 8N 29
#3 31 Oct 25 – 08 Nov 25 Fully Booked 9D – 8N 29

More Day Trips

Phuket offers exciting full-day diving adventures aboard our dive boats! We call these excursions “Day Trips,” where you can experience multiple dives throughout the day.

Scuba Diving Phuket - Lionfish Aussie Divers
3 Dives

King Cruiser, Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai

Scuba Diving Phuket - Phi Phi Aussie Divers
3 Dives

Phi Phi Island and
Shark Point

Phuket Dive Sites Racha Islands
3 Dives

Racha Noi and Racha Yai

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Dates for Aussie Divers Phuket IDC and PADI IE

Here is a list of the Aussie Divers Phuket PADI IDCs dates for 2026, including the PADI IE dates for Phuket.

Month
Early Preparation
IDC Course
PADI IE Phuket
Specialty Dates
January ’26
1st – 4th
5th – 16th
17th – 18th
19th – 23rd
February ’26
28th Jan – 1st Feb
2nd – 13th
14th – 15th
16th – 20th
March ’26
25th Feb – 1st Mar
2nd – 13th
14th – 15th
16th – 20th
April ’26
1st – 5th
6th – 17th
18th – 19th
20th – 24th
May ’26
29th Apr – 3rd May
4th – 15th
16th – 17th
18th – 22nd
June ’26
3rd – 7th
8th – 19th
20th – 21st
22nd – 26th
July ’26
1st – 5th
6th – 17th
18th – 19th
20st – 24th
August ’26
29th Jul – 2nd Aug
3rd – 14th
15th – 16th
17th – 21st
September ’26
2nd – 6th
7th – 18th
19th – 20th
21st – 25th
October ’26
30th Sept – 4th Oct
5th – 16th
17th – 18th
19th- 23rd
November ’26
4th – 8th
9th – 20th
21st – 22nd
23rd – 27th
December ’26
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12th – 13th
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