MV ANDAMAN SEAFARER 1
DAY DIVE TRIPS - DIVING LIVEABOARD TRIPS OR ADVENTURE LIVEABOARD TRIPS WITH SEA KAYAKS

Individual bookings (JTB - Join Tour Basis) with the MV Andaman Seafarer 1
Private charter bookings with the MV Andaman Seafarer 1

DAILY DIVE TRIPS (All year): PHUKET AND KRABI (Racha Yai and Noi Islands, Shark Point, King Cruiser Wreck and Phi Phi Islands)
LIVEABOARD DIVE TRIPS (Mid-October to Mid-May): NORTH ANDAMAN (Similan, Bon, Tachai, Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock) or SOUTH ANDAMAN (Phi Phi, Koh Ha Yai, Lipe, Tarutao Islands and the pinnacles of Hin Daeng, Hin Muang, Stonehenge and 8 Miles Rock)
ADVENTURE LIVEABOARD TRIPS WITH SEA KAYAKS (All year): PHANG NGA AND KRABI (Koh Yao Yai & Noi Islands, Laemsak, Railay and Phi Phi Islands)
ADVENTURE LIVEABOARD TRIPS WITH SEA KAYAKS (Mid-October to mid-May): SOUTH ANDAMAN (The islands of Phi Phi, Koh Ha Yai, Koh Rok Nok, Lipe and Tarutao)

MV ANDAMAN SEAFARER 1: DAY DIVE TRIPS

The MV Andaman Seafarer 1 if not privately chartered for day dive trips liveaboard dive trips or adventure liveaboard trips with sea kayaks, it is automatically scheduled for day dive trips to Racha Yai and Noi Islands.

MV ANDAMAN SEAFARER 1: LIVEABOARD DIVE TRIPS AND LIVEABOARD ADVENTURE TRIPS WITH SEA KAYAKS

The MV Andaman Seafarer 1 is a comfortable wooden and steel boat specially designed for day trips and liveaboard cruises with either for scuba diving, freediving and snorkeling or for adventure tours with sea kayaking and discovery of the islands and coves of marine national parks in the Andaman Sea.

The MV Andaman Seafarer 1 is perfect for a private charter cruise to scuba dive, freediving and snorkeling with the possibility on request to kayaking and hiking the jungle of the beautiful islands of the Andaman Sea such that Similan Islands, Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock, Phang-Nga Bay and Krabi, Koh Phi-Phi Islands, Koh Ha Yai Islands, Koh Rok Nok Islands and Hin Daeng and Hin Muang. 

The MV Andaman Seafarer 1 is a friendly liveaboard dive vessel where each diver may be able to get his/her own privacy with a capacity per cruise of 8-14 divers and 6 crew members at most. Most of our guests enjoy coming back year after year and enjoy sending their friends for those key points to book MV Andaman Seafarer 01.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MV ANDAMAN SEAFARER 1

Overall length: 22.5 meters
Beam: 5.70 Meters
Draft: 2 Meters
Guest's berth (Mattress: 200 x 90 x 20): 14 bunks in 3 double cabins and 2 quadruple cabins
Fuel oil: 4,000 liters
Water capacity: 6,500 liters
Main engines: 2 V8 EF550 Hino x 320 Hp
Voltage (2 generators of 20Kw & 40Kw): 12 Volts, 24 Volts, 220 Volts, 380 Volts
Tender boat: 4.90m rigid hull inflatable tender boat - 40HP outboard engine - 1 fixed ladder
Crew members: 6 persons
Maximum number of passengers - Day trips: 45 passengers
Maximum number of divers - Day dive trips: 30 divers
Maximum number of diver - Liveaboard dive cruise: 14 divers
Maximum number of paddlers - Liveaboard adventure-kayak cruise: 14 paddlers

KAYAK DE MER "TREK 2"

Capacity: 2 persons. Lenght: 4,50m. Width: 0,80m. Height: 0,35m. Weight: 40kg. Max. Weight of Kayaker: 110kg. Max load: 270kg. Self draining

Children: + Adolescents: +++ Adults: +++ Lake: ++ River: ++ Sea: ++++ Initiation: + Touring: +++ Surf: + Maneuverable: ++ Tracking: ++++ Stable: ++++ Sliding: ++++ Comfort: ++++ Level: For all kayakers

DIVING LIVEABOARD OR ADVENTURE WITH KAYAKING WITH MV ANDAMAN SEAFARER 1
JTB (Join Tour Basis) Liveaboard Cruises & Private Boat Charter for Dive Clubs, Associations and Dive Groups

From November until the middle of December is the best period for a liveaboard cruise in the Andaman Sea.
- MV Andaman Seafarer 1 had just got out of shipyard with some new features for a better comfort for the divers.
- The crew is excited by the comeback of the liveaboard dive cruises with weekly departures.
- Less tourists, so most dive spots are not crowded by mass tourism.
- Easier period to find rooms in hotels and seats on international and/or domestic flights at bargaining prices.
- Most of all marine national parks (Andaman Sea) had been closed to tourism from May until the end of October so reefs had time to recover.
- Warm (27-28°) and clear gin waters with visibility up to 30 meters which is perfect for the most demanding U/W photographers.
- Cool period with a little or no wind which is perfect for mooring at night or for relaxing between dives.
- Lush green vegetation on all islands following the monsoon from May until October.

From the middle of December until the middle of February is the coolest period with sometime strong wind during the night and in the morning
- It is the most solicited period by the mass tourism.
- It is the most difficult period to find rooms in hotels and seats on international and/or domestic flights at bargaining prices.
- Warm (27-28°) and clear gin waters with visibility up to 30 meters which is perfect for the most demanding U/W photographers but some reefs and beaches are difficult to access with the strong wind.
- Cool period with sometime strong wind which is limiting the place for mooring at night or for relaxing between dives.

From the middle of February until the middle of May, it is one of the best periods for a liveaboard cruise in the Andaman Sea
- Less tourists, so most dive spots are not crowded by mass tourism.
- Easier period to find rooms in hotels and seats on international and/or domestic flights at bargaining prices especially on April.
- Warm (29-30°) and clear gin waters with visibility up to 20 meters which is perfect for the most demanding U/W photographers.
- Hot period with a little or no wind which is perfect for mooring at night or for relaxing between dives.

From the middle of May until the end of October is the raining season period in the Andaman Sea and only liveaboard cruises in Phang-Nga Bay, Krabi and Phi-Phi islands are possible
- Few tourists so most touristic spots are not crowded by mass tourism except during August.
- It is easy to find rooms in hotels and seats on international and/or domestic flights at bargaining prices excepted during August.
- Warm (29-30°) but some beaches and tourist spots are difficult to access with the south-west monsoon.
- Hot period with sometime thunderstorms and strong winds. No problem to find protected areas for overnight moorings or for relaxing during the day at Phang-Nga Bay, Krabi or Phi-Phi islands.
- Lush green vegetation on all islands during the monsoon season from May until October.