27 DEC`15 – 7 JAN`16

27 DEC’15 – 7 JAN’16
4 NIGHTS/14 DIVES AROUND THE SIMILAN ISLANDS:
CRUISE, EXPLORE & DIVE THE MOST EXQUISITE REEFS & ISLANDS
THAILAND HAS TO OFFER ON THE ULTIMATE LIVEABOARD.
A NEW YEARS PARTY OF A LIFETIME!
3 NIGHTS PHUKET: EAT – PARTY – SHOP YOUR DAYS & NIGHTS
AWAY ON PHUKET ISLAND WHERE EVERYTHING IS A BARGAIN.
2 NIGHTS PHI-PHI: CHILL OUT – WIND DOWN – RELAX ON
THAILANDS SUPERSTAR ISLAND!
* R24950
per person sharing
BOOKINGS
R3000 Non Refundable Deposit before Mon 27 Jul ‘15
Final Payment Mon 26 Oct ‘15
More information contact Scubaversity 011 958 2418
ASK US ABOUT FINANCING YOUR TRIP +/- R2500 (12MTHS Pending approval)
Included
Flights on Singapore Airline Economy Class from Johannesburg/Singapore excluding airport taxes. Return domestic flights on
Singapore Airline Economy Class from Singapore/Phuket excluding airport taxes. 4 night’s live aboard 14 Dives.
2 days/3 nights’ accommodation Phuket in a Superior Room on a bed & breakfast basis. 2 days/2 nights’ accommodation on
Phi-Phi Island. Meet & assist at all airports and all transfers to fit the program
Excluded
Airport departure taxes approximately R5 600 per person subject to change prior to the issuing of airline tickets. Lunches,
dinners & drinks in Phuket & Singapore. All beverages. Items of a personal nature (telephone calls, laundry, etc.).
Marine park fee US$ 45 per person.
All prices quotes are subject to change without notice due to unscheduled airline/airport tax increases, operator price
increases & currency fluctuations.
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Accommodation
The Royal Phawadee Village is a newly
renovated boutique resort located in Patong
Beach, Phuket.
This boutique resort offers all the services and
amenities of the larger hotels and resorts in Phuket,
but it is much smaller, less expensive, and the
bungalows and rooms are generously spaced
throughout the resort.
Royal Phawadee Village is the ideal choice for
travellers wanting a quiet, relaxed atmosphere while
still being in the central tourist area of Patong
Beach.
This 34-room resort is truly a hidden oasis - quiet,
tranquil, family-oriented resort only 100 meters from the
beach.
Traditional Thai-style architecture is used throughout the
resort, with beautifully decorated rooms and spacious
bathrooms.
The Pavilion Rooms all feature extras such as jaccuzz’s.
Luscious green vegetation and gardens surround a
beautiful pool and lounge area.
There are three separate restaurants located within
the resort, all with stunning Thai style architecture.
The Royal Phawadee Village - an excellent choice
for accommodation for both quality and price.
From Patong Beach, it is possible to do a myriad of
exciting and interesting day tours, not to mention the
awesome shopping opportunities (there are ATM’s
situated close to the resort). Why not take a day’s trip to the island of Koh Phi Phi for diving, snorkeling or
simply sight-seeing, relax on Patong Beach (less than 100m from the resort), visit a temple, go for an elephant
trek, experience a bone-cracking Thai massage, or simply relax around the pool or in the spa at the resort.
* Itinerary
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Day 1
27 December
* Check-in at Johannesburg International Airport at 11h30
* Singapore Airline flight SQ479 departing for Singapore at 14h35. Overnight Flight
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Day 2
28 December
* Arrival in Singapore at approximately 06h55. Check-in for Singapore Airline flight MI754 to Phuket departing 13h20.
* Arrival in Singapore at approximately 06h55. Arrival in Phuket at 14h05
* Meet, assisted & transferred to check-in onboard the live aboard by 19:00 for the boat and safety briefing, settle into
your cabin, and set up equipment.
* Prior to getting underway, the crew set off firecrackers to bring good luck to the cruise, dinner is served.
* Overnight onboard live aboard while sailing 6 hours to the Similan Islands
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Day 3/4/5
29 , 30 & 31 December – 12 Dives
* Wake-up call at 07h00 in paradise! Welcome to the Similan Islands. First dive at approx. 08h00
* First the spectacular East of Eden dive site on Island No. 7. The second dive is at Elephant Head Rock between Islands
No. 7 & 8 to enjoy coral-encrusted swim-throughs, sharks, giant trevally and the mostly large fish action at this
remarkable site. Macro enthusiasts should look out for special interests such as dragonets, whiskered pipefish,
nudibranchs, peacock mantis shrimp and more!
* Then we cruise north to Koh Bon to see if the mantas are dancing off West Ridge.
* The night dive will feature crustaceans, sea stars, morays, lion fish plus more.
* Dinner is served, and then it’s time to relax over a cold beer on the party deck.
* In the early morning, the captain sails us quietly to Koh Tachai to dive the fabulous Plateau - leopard sharks sleep
around 25 meters, whilst overhead masses of barracuda, big-eye trevally and a wonderful school of resident batfish
await the keen diver. Whale sharks frequent this dive site as do the mantas!
* Next we cruise north for around 2 hours to the world-famous Richelieu Rock for a minimum of 2 dives. Sea-horses, frog
fish, harlequin shrimp, ornate ghost pipefish plus more will delight the macro enthusiast with loads of fish action for
everyone. Rivers of fusiliers, big schools of jacks, chevron barracuda and yellow-striped snapper swim in the blue
around "The Rock" with giant grouper standing sentinel at the many coral heads just off the Rock - dripping with
yellow, purple and pink soft corals.
* NEW YEARS PARTY!
Day 6
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Today two morning dives around the southern Similan Islands. Boulder City and Shark Reef often feature on the
itinerary as these sites are washed by light to moderate currents bringing swarms of bait fish which attract pelagic and
reef fish galore.
Your Andaman Sea adventure comes to an end. Drive back to Patong Beach, arriving around 19h00
Check-in at the 4* Hotel located in the heart of Patong Beach, Phuket for 02 nights’ accommodation in a Superior Room
on a bed & breakfast basis.
Day 7 & 8
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2 – 3 January 2016
Spend your days at leisure exploring the islands from Patong Beach, it is possible to do a myriad of exciting and
interesting day tours, not to mention the awesome shopping opportunities (there are ATM’s situated close to the
resort). Visit a temple, Old Phuket Town, Fantasia Show, Thai Boxing, go for an elephant trek & visit the infamous
Bangla Road!
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Day 9 & 10
4 - 5 January 2016
* Early check-out after breakfast, transfer to Phi-Phi Islands
* Spend days at own leisure enjoying the beaches, night life and even maybe another dive or snorkeling.
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Day 11
6 January 2016
* Early Flight to Singapore, Spend Evening visiting Singapore.
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Early Flight departs Singapore on Singapore Airline Flight SQ478 at 02h05.
Day 12
6th January 2016
* Arrive in Johannesburg at 07h00