MV Gentle Giant

Dive experience: Open water certification is required with a minimum of 30 prior logged dives.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, return transfers to the boat from Phuket airport/hotels, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (max 5 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Dive equipment (full set US$ 14 per day), dive insurance, park fees US$ 70 (3 national parks). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills for certified divers (US$ 7 per dive), dive computer (US$ 7 per day), torch (US$ 1 per dive), 15 litre tank (US$ 41 per cruise). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: MV Gentle Giant Similan dive charters depart at 9-10 pm from Asia Marina in Phuket. On days of departure you will be transferred to the boat from local hotels and airport at 5-6 pm (boarding at 6-6:30 pm). The final dive will be at around 1:30 pm on the last full day of the trip. The boat will arrive back at the marina around 5 pm, and guests will arrive back at the hotels 1-2 hours later. For more details, including airlines, see our Thailand travel information section. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: 10% off the published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 85% of the published price for their own private cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: There is no group discount policy.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): US$ 2,707.