Far East & Australia - Liveaboards

Australia and the Far East is home to some of the world’s most exciting and sought after scuba diving and perfect diving holiday locations. Visit sites that haven’t changed since the dawn of diving to glide along some of the most picturesque and impressive walls and distant coral seas - dive holidays dreams are made of.

Visit one of the seven wonders of the world – The Great Barrier Reef which runs some 2000 miles along the north western coast of Australia. From here you can explore the Coral Sea, visit the famous Cod Hole and dive with Minke whales. The excellent Mike Ball Liveaboards offer a range of intineraries and you can extend your holiday with a tour of Australia's sites.

Manado and Wakatobi off the north and south east of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Manado's Bunaken Marine park is within 30 minutes of the authentic and unassuming accomodation. Wakatobi offers the best of luxury accommodation & liveaboards. Both are world class diving locations. Photographers will enjoy diving in Lembeh where there are specialist led diving weeks for underwater photographers with excellent quality facilities for your equipment.

Layang, Layang off the coast of Saba is largely unexplored with 50m visibility and famous for hammerheads. This reclaimed 50 acre island offers spectacular wall diving plus giant mantas and morays.

Offering excellent value in the Far East is in the Philippines with some of the best diving in all asia. dive sites. It has the widest choice of dive sites from deep dives, drift dives, wreck sites and many more. Our latest edition to the programme is our choice of liveaboard to Sipadan, Borneo, Raja Ampat and Komodo and the Coral Triangle. See 1000s of schooling pelagics, visit world class muck, reef and wall dive sites - some of the best in the world. Bali and, Thailand ideal for critters,  leisurely diving, stunning beaches and perfect for non-divers too.

Thailand Aggressor Liveaboard - Thailand, Far East & Australia

Depart from Phuket Island off the the South West coast of Thailand, the 'Pearl of the Andaman Sea'. Year round tropical warm waters are home to famous dive sites such as the Similan Islands, Phi Phi Islands, Richelieu Rock where the sites teem with large schools of tropical fish, mantas and on occasions whale shark. Clear waters are inviting underwater photographers and marine naturalists to enjoy diving in comfort.

Location
The Thailand Aggressor arranged transfers from selected hotel partners after arrivals to Phuket International Airport  for transfer to Chalong Pier (for South Route) or Tap Lamu Pier 1½ hours north of the airport in the Khao Lak beach region (for North Route). The Thailand Aggressor relocates to Pulau Weh, Indonesia from May - November and in now also offers charters to Myanmar/Thailand.

Accommodation
A 115 ft yacht built and powered for comfort, safety and stability. Nine staterooms (3 with a queen bed and 5 with twin berths), all have private toilet with shower facility, Master staterooms have a small tub. All have picture windows except the Master Stateroom 1 which has a Portlight Views. Each cabin has a mirrored cabinet, wardrobe, bathrobes, hairdryer, toiletries, fresh towels daily, independent air conditioning and volume controls.

Facilities
Air-conditioned salon with entertainment centre, galley, shaded sun deck hot tub and deck chairs. Computer with email access via satellite. Onboard safety equipment including defibrillator and D.A.N. oxygen system. Photo lab. Large well designed dive deck with divers own personal dive station with seat and locker. Air/nitrox fills.

Diving
Diving up to 5 dives per day (4 day dives and 1 night dives where suitable) at famous Andaman sea sites such as the Similan Islands, Phi Phi Islands, Richelieu Rock, Hin Daeng, Koh Raja and Shark Point, with clear, tropical water home to walls, reefs with over 500 hard and soft coral species, large schools of tropical fish, manta rays, Silvertop reef & Leopard shark and the awesome whale shark. The wealth of aquatic life will inspire underwater photographers and fascinate marine naturalists. All dives are made from a skiff.

A  non-refundable deposit  is required at the time of booking. 

Please note: Local taxes and fees of US$95 Park Fee and 7% VAT tax of onboard purchase and park fee are payable locally on board. For guests of 10 or 14 night charters the park fee will be US$ 365.