Giamani, Thailand

9.1 Superb

Nitrox available
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers

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“Honestly, the entire crew was outstanding and I have no words to express my experience. ”
Saul M, United States

Highlights

Only 5 cabins for a personal experience
Buffet-style meals with Thai and International cuisine
Nitrox available on board

The 24m MV Giamani Liveaboard, Thailand, is a Phuket-based liveaboard offering scuba diving trips from 2-6 nights, giving you great flexibility.

With only 5 air-conditioned, en-suite cabins, each with a mini-fridge, the MV Giamani caters to only 10 divers, assuring a personal service and plenty of space onboard. The air-conditioned salon is perfect for watching a movie, checking out your digital images of the day, or browsing the marine life library, and the popular cushion relaxation area will ensure your diving liveaboard trip is enjoyable. The M/V Giamani also has a spacious dive deck with a camera table and rinse tank to cater to underwater photographers. All meals will be served buffet style on the main deck and are plentiful, delicious, and diverse, offering both Thai and International cuisine. Special diets can be catered for with advance notice.

As you explore some of Thailand's best diving, you can rest assured that the crew of the M/V Giamani Liveaboard will help you to create a diving holiday to remember.

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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Soft Drinks at Meal Times, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Half-Board Meal Plan, Snacks, Diving Package, Land Excursions, Snorkeling Guide, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.

Required Extras: Dive Insurance (฿300 / day), National Park Fees (฿1,200-2,900 / trip), Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer.

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages (฿90 / item), Alcoholic Drinks at Dinner, Wine with Dinner (฿100 / item), Extra Dives (฿1,500 / activity), Nitrox (฿300 / item), Nitrox Course (฿8,900 / trip), Private Dive Guide (฿2,500 / day), Rental Gear (฿800 / day), Scuba Diving Courses (฿9,800-21,700 / trip), Snorkel Gear.

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Boat features

En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Non-Smoking Rooms
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Library
Outdoor Dining
Audio & video entertainment
Local & International Crew
Snorkeling Equipment
Outside Showers
Leisure Deck

Food & Drinks

Vegan Options
Vegetarian Options
Free Soft Drinks
Beer available
Buffet style
Western Food
Local Food

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.

Diving

Nitrox available
Shaded Diving Area
DIN Adaptors
Tech diving
Rebreather Support
Rinse Hoses
Dive deck
Tenders for diving
Sidemount Diving

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

Gear Rental

Equipment is available for rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. If the rental gear is not included in the price, you will need to pay for it on board the boat. Show prices

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Year built: 1998

Year renovated: 2013

Length: 24m

Beam: 6.5m

Top speed: 10

Cruising speed: 8

Engines: 2 x Nissan 230 HP

Max guests: 10

Number of cabins: 5

Number of bathrooms: 5

Tenders: 1 x 3.80m 30HP

Water capacity: 10000 liter

Fuel capacity: 9000 liter

Freshwater maker: 2500 litre / day

Boat navigation and safety

Radar
Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Fishfinder
Satellite & mobile phones
Bilge pump alarm
Search light
Engine room CCTV
Crew trained in first aid
Emergency flares

Giamani Reviews

9.1 Superb

Vessel

8.8
Crew

9.0
Food

9.7
Diving

9.3
Value

8.5

10 Exceptional
Lindsay D
United States

Amazing liveaboard experience!
Diving Hin Muang (purple reef) was the diving highlight. But really Ricardo, Thomas and everyone else on the boat were amazing and treated us like family. The food was great too -- fresh baked bread! Highly recommend.
Recommended for
Friendliness of staff, diving, food
25 Oct, 2016

10 Exceptional
Isabelle L
France

Amazing crew - boat - doves
Got an amazing time in the Similans on the boat, highly recommended
Recommended for
1. Crew 2. Boat 3. Food
03 Jan, 2018

10 Exceptional
Matias L
Finland

Awesome experience!
Diving sites were beautiful and the timing of the trip was great because we saw plenty of aquatic life including mantas and whale sharks. The crew was just amazing and the food and chef... wow! The boat itself is just adorable! Thanks for an amazing experience! We highly recommend this trip and most likely we will join this trip again!
Recommended for
Diving, company, food!
23 Apr, 2018

10 Exceptional
James H
United States

Amazing experience
I had a great time on the Giamani. There aren't a lot of cabins so diving is never crowded. Food was great as well. They keep the diving groups small and can really cater to whatever you want to do.
Recommended for
Not crowded, great crew, super friendly
17 Nov, 2022

9.2 Superb
Stephen T
United Kingdom

A great liveaboard with personal service
The great thing about the Giamani is that because it is a relatively small boat you are guaranteed almost exclusively dives, with small groups. The quality of the dive leaders is good, and their knowledge of the dive sites is exceptional. Nothing is too much trouble for any member of the crew who are all there to give you a fantastic diving experience. The food is great quality and plentiful, catering for all tastes. Richelieu Rock is an amazing dive site - truly a world top ten and at last being properly protected by the Thai authorities.
Recommended for
Small diving group. Great dive guides. Well organised.
20 Apr, 2017

9.2 Superb
Scott H
Switzerland

Wonderful trip on a great boat with excellent dive guide and crew
7 nights, 4 dives a day for 6 days: all was great including organisation, friendliness, helpfulness, professionalism, good food, local and diving knowledge. Recommended!
Recommended for
Crew + dive guide, diving, food
12 Dec, 2023

10 Exceptional
Daan D
South Africa

Such an amazing experience
Really such an amazing crew and beautiful diving sites and well organised
Recommended for
Crew, comfortable, diving sites
21 Nov, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
John C
United States

Amazing
We were actually very unlucky and had bad visibility for our diving but Ricardo managed to adjust and we had an awesome time anyway.
Recommended for
The food, diving and crew
13 Jul, 2016

10 Exceptional
Saul M
United States

Fantastic crew and Dima the best divemaster
Dima was the ABSOLUTE best divemaster I have ever guided me! His attention to details and safety was excellent! Honestly, the entire crew was outstanding and I have no words to express my experience. The entire crew was amazing! I will go back to Giamani whenever I get an opportunity!
Recommended for
Divemaster. Cook. Crew.
03 Jan, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Carl O
United States

Personable live aboard diving trip
Variety of foods for the meals. Good care of the equipment and help getting in and out of the water. Plenty of room on the boat.
Recommended for
Great dive master, great food, great help with equipment
21 Aug, 2019

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9.1 Superb
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9.2 Superb
Hao Yuh S
Taiwan

Professional dive guide and kind boat crew.
It’s a very fruitful diving trip having being seeing many marine life. In the meantime, it’s also very educational. The dive guide gave thourough briefing before each dive, letting you know the geography of the dive site and sometimes with little history behind. Underwater, you know you are very safe. The dive guides are always watching your back, reminding your to check the air and the depth. Overall, I love Giamani.
Recommended for
They care about both your dive experience and safety with fair price.
04 Mar, 2018

10 Exceptional
JONATHAN C
United Kingdom

Fantastic crew and food
Ricardo the dive director was brilliant. Such a friendly and fun guy, but very good and experienced in where to dive. The whole crew were so friendly and welcoming.
Recommended for
Food, crew, fun
20 Jul, 2017

8.0 Very good
Molly Y
New Zealand

Go with no expectation
I dived in Similan Islands for quite a few times since 2006. Never come across a whale shark or manta ray. The Tai Chai and Richeliu Rock are the best dive site, school of jacks can be seen. If you go with no expectation, you will be a happy diver. Hope this helps.
Recommended for
Friendly crew, the dive guide knows what they are doing,
22 Jul, 2019

10 Exceptional
Frédéric B
France

A very nice expérience !
Everything was at the top
Recommended for
Organisation, super team, confort
04 Jan, 2023

8.0 Very good
Cyril R
France

Very pleasant trip where all things were well prepared and executed
Whale Shark encounter Beautiful dives in similan Good equipment for the boat
Recommended for
Very attentionned staf, good people on boat, great cabin
27 May, 2019

9.6 Exceptional
Aiden P
United Kingdom

Great staff, comfortable boat, excellent scuba
- Clean and well-operated boat with spacious cabins (with en-suits), good food, and friendly staff - Dive leaders were very friendly and gave clear instructions, as well as having a good eye for spotting wildlife (including tiger tail seahorse, nudibranch (many), and ghost pipe fish
Recommended for
Comfort, staff, diving
29 Jan, 2020

9.2 Superb
Susana B
Spain

Excelent Thailand diving
Excelent crew, only a few divers with custom service on a busy diving area, amazing dives and the boat is perfect for 5 days Liveaboard
Recommended for
Clean, organize, dive oriented
12 Jan, 2018

8.8 Fabulous
Sangwoo H
South Korea

Great trip that improved my diving skills!
I had the 5-day Similan, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, and Richelieu Rock trip. What a trip! Ric helped me improve my diving skills throughout the trip as I got the AOW certification. Meals and snacks were delicious and it was great relaxing on the sundeck after every meal and dive. Unfortunately, Koh Tachai did not meet my expectation, but other dive sites - Koh Bon and Richelieu Rock offered amazing scenes. The crew members and Van the dive guide were all friendly, as well. I'd recommend Giamani.
Recommended for
Sundeck, food, and crew
11 Apr, 2017

8.0 Very good
michael P
Canada

Nice first liveaboard experience
Perfect organization, excellent care and briefings, comfort appreciated and exceptional cuisine
Recommended for
Professionalism, friendliness, friendliness
03 Sep, 2019

Translated from French

9.6 Exceptional
Max B
Germany

It couldn't be better.
We had a great time on the boat. Since the ship has only few rooms, it immediately feels like a family trip. The tour leader Dima cares very intensively that everybody enjoys the trip. He is also a very passionate teacher and explains the lessons and the briefing very patient. The other divemasters on the boat, Alina & Francesco lead the divers in their group also very sensitive and show a lot of hidden animals. The crew is very helpful with the equipment and the entry/exit to the boat. We would book it again.
Recommended for
Motivated Crew, especially Dima as Leader and Alina & Francesco as Dive Masters. Small boat felt like family trip. Great Diving spots.
30 Dec, 2025

10 Exceptional
Ben N
United States

Fantastic trip
Whale shark at Richelieu rock. Good company and the boat is on the smaller size so the dives aren’t too crowded.
Recommended for
Amazing guide, excellent diving including whale shark, great crew and cook
03 Jan, 2022

9.2 Superb
Shawn F
United States

Great Experience on the Giamani
Very satisfied! Dive master did an excellent job. After 40 years of diving, still saw and experienced new marine life. The limited number of passengers made entry and exits for diving very easy.
Recommended for
Crew were very attentive. Accommodations. Diving.
11 May, 2026

10 Exceptional
Tommy P
Norway

Crew was amazing,
We were probably unlucky with the big things, no sharks, no mantas. But crew, boat, and the nicety of the whole package more tha made up for it. Ricardo, Martino and Megan was outstanding, and Ricardo is a caracter you always dream of meeting.
Recommended for
Richelieu rock and Koh Bon pinnacle. Crew. Boat.
27 Nov, 2015

8.8 Fabulous
Steven H
United Kingdom

Great boat, great dive team, great crew, great diving, great food! What else could you want?
We saw at least 80% of all the fish in the dive books. There is also loads of macro life, various shrimps, crabs, nudibrachs and a wide variety of corals. Great under water topography makes for interesting underwater scenery. Above water the dive team were professional, knowledgable, safe and great company in the evenings too. The boat crew tended to our every need, they even hang up your wetsuits at the end of each dive. Chef was fantastic and cooked a huge variety of quality food.
Recommended for
Dive team, boat crew and dive sites
21 Mar, 2017

10 Exceptional
Marc P
Germany

Exelent
Great Crew, great service, small boat, Max 10 guests, good Food.Francesco is the best.
Recommended for
Boat, Crew, divesides
18 Dec, 2018

Translated from German

9.6 Exceptional
Andrew C
New Zealand

Fantastic - dive masters were extremely professional
It was fantastic to do so many dives with a professional dive master who balanced safety with plenty of opportunities to see the marine life
Recommended for
Organisation, experienced crew, other divers
11 Feb, 2019

10 Exceptional
Austin W
United States

Fewl like a King, dive like a Seal
Loved Dima, fhe whole crew, and the ship! The boat is more personal for divers, as it fits fewer divers than some of the bigger boats out there. As a result, you get a more personalized experience, better conversations, and an overall more "this is for me" experience. All ships go to the same dive sites, so the boat you go on makes a massive difference. Ive been on a few liveaboards, and Giamani is by far my favorite.
Recommended for
Room was great, in-suite bathroom. Dima was amazing.. Phenomenal food..
25 Jan, 2026

9.6 Exceptional
Vasilios G
Austria

Convenience and nice spots
Whalesharks and Richelieu Rock
Recommended for
Riccardo and team; customer focus; food
30 Apr, 2018

10 Exceptional
Martin E
Sweden

Super good, best i ever met
To wake up in the morning, just kick starting the day with a dive. The meeting with the cuttle fich, octupus was amazing. And the friendly people on Giamani. I truely says it was my best dive trip ever so far. Best regards Martin Edström
Recommended for
The diving, food and all the nice personal
12 Jan, 2018

9.2 Superb
Meredith R
Bangladesh

Great experience
Ricardo, Dave and Francesco were wonderful guides - they were knowledgeable, safe, friendly and professional. We had great food throughout the trip and loved the atmosphere on the boat. The small number of divers allowed us to have family-style meals and feel at home.
Recommended for
Professional DMs, family-style atmosphere, beautiful dive sites
12 Jan, 2018