Backpacker Liveaboards in Khao Lak

Nangnuan budget liveaboard

We've just added three more liveaboards to ThailandLiveaboards.com. All three boats fall in the budget category and are popular with packpackers. All three boats depart from Khao Lak (we can arrange transfers if you are staying in Phuket).

There are a lot of lower budget dive boats departing from Khao Lak. New ones come and go all the time so it's hard to keep a check on quality. So we have chosen three boats from a long standing Khao Lak dive centre with a good reputation. We sold these boats last year on our KhaoLakLiveaboards website and got good feedback.

These liveaboards are great value. The prices include a full set of dive equipment (including dive computer). To book you just need to pay a 20% deposit. You can pay the balance when you arrive in Khao Lak.

MV Andaman does 4 day 4 night trips (13 dives) to Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock for 17,900 baht per diver (incl. equipment).

MV Mariner One offers 3 day 3 night trips (9 dives) for 15,300 baht per diver (incl. equipment). You can choose the Similan Koh Bon itinerary or the Surin, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Itinerary. Or combine both trips for just 26,900 baht.

MV Nangnuan is the real budget boat. There aren't many boats left like this. She's small and has no cabins. She takes just 8 dives who sleep on mats on the covered upper deck. Facilities are basic but everyone comes back happy from these trips. It's a friendly, fun boat and the diving is the same great Similan diving as on the fancier boats. Nangnuan does 3 day 2 night trips (9 dives) to Similan and Koh Bon for 11,900 baht per diver (including equipment). It's often necessary to book Nangnuan early because she only has 8 spaces available.

For a full list of our Similan liveaboards departing from Khao Lak and Phuket look here.