MV Le Mahe

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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 hotels (Patong, Kata, Karon and airport only), dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (4-5 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts, torches.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Insurance, Similan and Surin park fees at approximately US$ 5 per day, with an entry fee of US$ 11 per park. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, scuba equipment (US$ 20), dive computer.

How to get there: Le Mahé liveaboard tours depart in the evening from Khao Lak. A minibus service from all hotels in Phuket to and from the boat is provided (approximately 2 hours transfer). For more information see our Thailand travel information section.

Non-diver rate: 20% off the published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): Add 37% to published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 11 guests and 1 extra person can join free of charge. See whole boat charter rate below which is approximately equivalent to pay for 12 guests and 2 extra persons can join free of charge.

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

• Air conditioning and fans
• Toilet and shower with mirror, towels and soap
• Sea-view windows
• TV and individual-controlled DVD players
• Ice box
• Reading lights
• Safety box
• Cabinet and shelves
• Bedding
• Mains outlet 220 Volts AC - 24 hours per day
• Life jackets and fire extinguishers

• 3 Divemasters
• Captain
• Cook
• Engineer
• Deck hand

• Thai and French main meal dishes and continental breakfast.
• Buffet-style service in saloon - choose from 2 or 3 main dishes.
• Most dietary requirements can be catered for (except lobster and caviar!).
• Dining begins with dinner on the first evening of the tour.
• Operator rates their dining as good value.
• Coffee, tea, drinking water, fruit, snacks (pizza) are provided free of charge.
• Soft drinks and beer are also available.

• Built in year 2002, redesigned and refitted in 2007
• Size - 26m x 5.2m
• Top speed - 15 knots
• Cruising speed - 13 knots
• 4 x Hino engines - 2 x 400 HP & 2 x 150 HP
• 3 x generators - 2 x 30 KW & 1 x 5 KW
• 2 x Bauer dive tank compressors
• 12 litre aluminium scuba tanks with Int. fittings (DIN adapters available F.O.C.)
• Enriched air nitrox available
• Electricity 220V - 24 hours per day
• Water capacity - 10,000 litres
• Fuel capacity - 6,000 litres

• Life raft
• 40 HP Motorised dinghy
• SSB radio
• Global positioning system (GPS)
• Plotter
• Autopilot
• Mobile telephone
• Full-feature medic first aid box
• Oxygen - 9,000 litres
• Fire extinguishers & life jackets
• Engine room flooding alarm
• Emergency signalling device

Customer reviews:

"The staff, crew and divemasters on board were great - attentive, experienced and fun. As a new diver who has only logged 6 dives prior to the boat trip, the reassuring attitude of my divemaster (also the tour leader) really helped." - Woan Wen Lim, Singapore, 12 February 2012 ...

"The liveaboard had decent accommodations and when I wanted Diet Coke one of the crew brought me off to get it before we left the dock so I would be happy throughout my trip. Having all the equipment and the meals was great." - Keri Puckett, USA, 4 January 2012 ...

"The staff on the boat were very good. They were friendly, very helpful and knowledgeable." - Jennifer Falco, Hong Kong, 26 December 2009 ...

"The staff were very helpful, always willing to help, great sense of humor, excellent dive master, overall great experience with the staff." - Sarah Barr, USA, 20 January 2008 ...

"A very well run liveaboard boat, not top of the range, however the value for money on this 4 day livaboard was truly outstanding." - Steve Everitt, Japan, 19 December 2004 ...

"Staff were extremely helpful - if you ever looked like you needed help they were right there ... Got the impression they knew what they were doing." - Paul Papenfus, United Kingdom, 10 November 2004 ...

"Amazing what Khun Na and Rene can whip up in the galley!" - Eric Delamarter, U.S.A ...