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A Whale of a time:
Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock Liveaboard, Thailand
By Doug Olthof
Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock Liveaboard, Thailand
By Doug Olthof
Whale sharks are the true behemoths of
the aquatic world - they can grow longer
than a bus (up to 18 metres in length) yet
feast on the smallest of organisms,
plankton. However, finding these big fish is
not always that easy. Only 9 places in the
world, all located in tropical waters, are so
far known to have predictable whale shark
visits. Thailand is one of the few lucky
countries that whale sharks predictably
visit.
the aquatic world - they can grow longer
than a bus (up to 18 metres in length) yet
feast on the smallest of organisms,
plankton. However, finding these big fish is
not always that easy. Only 9 places in the
world, all located in tropical waters, are so
far known to have predictable whale shark
visits. Thailand is one of the few lucky
countries that whale sharks predictably
visit.
When arriving in an unfamiliar place it’s always relaxing to receive a warm welcome. As our
liveaboard boat approached the southernmost of the Similan Islands, that warm welcome
came by way of more than fifty dolphins jumping and playing in the dawn light, beckoning
us forward and giving us a glimpse of the treasures we would discover around these
stunning islands in Thailand’s Andaman Sea.
liveaboard boat approached the southernmost of the Similan Islands, that warm welcome
came by way of more than fifty dolphins jumping and playing in the dawn light, beckoning
us forward and giving us a glimpse of the treasures we would discover around these
stunning islands in Thailand’s Andaman Sea.
Situated off Thailand’s west coast to the
northeast of Phuket lie Thailand’s world
famous Similan Islands. These stunning
granite isles, with their white sandy beaches
and densely-forested yet rugged interiors
would be ample enough reason on their own
account to make the overnight liveaboard boat
trip from Phuket. But what really make these
islands special are the vast and varied reefs
that lie off their shores. It is below the azure
blue of these rich waters that you can
experience another world, one filled with
northeast of Phuket lie Thailand’s world
famous Similan Islands. These stunning
granite isles, with their white sandy beaches
and densely-forested yet rugged interiors
would be ample enough reason on their own
account to make the overnight liveaboard boat
trip from Phuket. But what really make these
islands special are the vast and varied reefs
that lie off their shores. It is below the azure
blue of these rich waters that you can
experience another world, one filled with
creatures so colourful, so beautiful and so bizarre that they defy belief.
