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In the months with colder water (dec - march) the hammerheads come to shallower water. This is also the time when the Ferox can be seen but of course it is very rare. Silkies and whale sharks are more common from may to september.

Liveaboard is not how I would do Myanmar, the islands are too beautiful to sleep on a boat. There is already landbased diving. Boulder Bay Eco Resort, Victoria Cliff, Awei Pilar, Wa Ale

Diving in Myanmar can be combined with Thailand. You can fly into Thailand and the dives are very similar to Richilieu Rock, Tachai or even the Similans. So it can be a Thai vacation without feeling that you are in another country, except that there are no other people there.

To avoid Tourists and get Thai diving I think you have to come to Myanmar.

A more unusual destination is Myanmar and currents for drift diving are quite common. The season ends early/mid May though. I went to Boulder Island last season and know MacLeod Island from a few years ago. Enjoyed it very much.

I think the cheapest one is Boulder Island which I know personally. The other one I know from 10 years ago is Myanmar Andaman Resort. The others are too expensive for me too. I just like the fact that there are no other divers and the local dive sites are great too (and not far away). Calypso...

Would you consider crossing the border to Myanmar. The Mergui Archipelago is a great diving destination where you won't see any other divers. There are some resorts now too.

The Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar with a trip on the mainland (Bagan, Inle Lake, Yangon) is a nice combination. In the Mergui Archipelago there are great dive sites like Western Rocky, Boulder Rock, Pink Canyon, South Twin, .... There are a few resorts now which offer Scuba Diving.

It is a region that is developing but I know the southern part of the Mergui archipelago. Boulder Island is now my favorite island and diving started last season and the potential is very big. Boulder Bay Eco Resort | The first, genuinely eco-friendly resort, in Asia.

I always like to recommend Boulder Island in Myanmar. No other divers and still wild. The other one is Koh's Dach in Cambodia with Condor Reef and Shark Island but also great dive sites. But I like not yet discovered destinations and there is hardly any information about these places online...

It seem there is regular diving next season. A diving section was added to their website. Diving around Boulder Island — Boulder Bay Eco Resort And here is a short video of one of the marine biologists.

Nice to see my favorite dive site Western Rocky on your photo. How was it? I have not been there in a few years?

No, from the mentioned indonesian destinations only Bali and Sulawesi. Of course I am aware of the quality of Raja or Alor. But I was in Malpelo and would definately go back to destinations with less sharks. I just wanted to say that the Mergui Archipelago is a great and colorful destinations. I...

So, it is really upside down but is it also broken and falling apart?

Just a quick bump with an article I found again about this ship. I hope someone can help me to find a way to go back there. Sinking Ship – Thailand Koh Phra Thong

I dont agree. The Mergui Archipelago is extremely colorful. Soft corals of all colors and so many different seafans. I have been to Bali, Pulau Weg, Bunaken and Gorontalo but never to the very east. But I jut came back from Myanmar and wrote a trip report here...

I wanted to add some more information regarding Myanmar since I came back from a very special trip. As mentioned above I have done around 250 dives in the northern Andaman Sea and I will definately come back. 10 years ago I did my DM training on MacLeod Island in the southern Mergui Archipelago...

A few years ago I dived the newly sunken wreck HTMS Phra Thong and I told myself that I want dive it again. Unfortunately it went upside down during the first rainy season. Recently I went to Thailand again and saw a sign of the wreck on the street. What is the status of this divesite now?

8 years ago I did 4 dives in Rarotonga. I did them on the south side in the channel. The corals on the outer reef looked very healthy and there were always eagle rays and in the blue a giant hammerhead. in the channel from the lagoon there was current with interesting topography like arches and...

Unfortunately I dont have recent experiences. I was on Diva Andaman in 2014. It was a trip to Myanmar and Thailand for 10 nights or so. I travel and dive cheap normally but I paid 2000 euros and I never thought that it was not worth it. It was a luxurious experience. Diving was fantastic to very...