Manta Queen 1, Thailand
- from US$ 132 / day
- 9.0 Superb
- 17 Verified Reviews 17 Verified Reviews
- Free Internet Nitrox available
















The 27m Manta Queen 1 Liveaboard offers 4 night trips to the amazing areas of the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock for divers and snorkelers between October and May each year. With 4 double, 5 twins and 1 quad cabin, Manta Queen 1 caters to up to 22 guests on board. Each cabin has full air conditioning and comfortable beds, and bathrooms are shared. For relaxation guests can chose the air-conditioned indoor saloon with flat screen TV and entertainment area, or the sun deck with mattresses located on the top deck.
Diving is offered to world class dive sites, and the experienced dive team of 5 who speak a variety of languages are on hand to help you to get the most out of your 4-night trip. Dive or snorkel with Whale Sharks in Richelieu Rock, swim through huge schools of fish at the Boonsung Wreck and keep an eye out for Reef Sharks at Elephant Head Rock. In between dives take the tender over to the beautiful white-sand beached of the Similan Islands and enjoy the turquoise waters.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Cabin Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: Dive Insurance, Chamber Fees, National Park Fees, Visas and Fees.
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Welcome Cocktails, Wine with Dinner, Nitrox Course, Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses, Beach Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, Laundry / Pressing Services.
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
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
The crew speaks English, Dutch, Thai, French, Chinese, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Polish, and Italian.
Gear Rental
There is diving gear available to rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form.
You will need to pay for the rental gear on board of the boat.
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Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Boat Specifications
- Length 27m
- Beam 6m
- Cruising speed 8-9 knots
- Engines 2xHino 450HP 10 cylinder
- Max guests 22
- Number of cabins 10
- Number of bathrooms 3
- Tenders 1 x Yamaha 40 HP
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Manta Queen 1 Reviews
- 9.0 Superb
- 17 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 8.4
- Crew 8.8
- Food 9.4
- Diving 9.4
- Value 9.2
Absolutely amazing trip
All the staff from the Thai boat boys to the dive staff were friendly, helpful and clearly loved their jobs. The marine life was abundant and breathtaking, especially at the boonsung wreck. The food was plentiful and delicious and I never went hungry
- Recommended for
- Brilliant marine life, amazing staff and excellent food
Budget boat but great value for money trip
Good dives @ Richelieu rock with so much fish life. The water visibility was great (30m) so this made for great diving.
- Recommended for
- Great visibility, richelieu rock, great food
Good trip
Good dives
- Recommended for
- Food, diving , the crew
Great introduction to liveaboards
Saw beautiful sea-life and thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience.
- Recommended for
- Good and lots of food, awesome crew and amazing dive sites
Do it now.
staff is highly kindness. and dive points are awesome. but gas smell is pretty bad in cabin. that makes me little headache.
- Recommended for
- Price, Service, Food
Easy and nice diving
We were only 14 divers on a boat for 22 divers which was great! Less people in the water and since there’s is only three toilets on board it was perfect we were this few customers. Good dive guides, good food and staff.
- Recommended for
- Whale shark, good staff, easy diving
Excellent Trip
The cabins were very small and basic but my needs are few and the price low so I’d have to say they were adequate. With three shared bathrooms for a full boat there was often a wait but again I wasn’t paying for an en-suite so can’t really complain. The food was excellent and varied. The group I dived with was small and the guide, Tic, very good at directing our attention to creatures of interest without seeming to be too prescriptive. The diving was incredible with many whale sharks at different sites and even a chance to swim with an inquisitive one which visited the boat between dives. Another highlight was seeing mating Zebra sharks. Richelieu Rock in particular was stunning with so much marine life it was hard to know where to look.
- Recommended for
- Whale Sharks, more Whale Sharks & a Manta Ray
Beautiful topside and below the surface!
Huge manta rays and the whale shark! Crew were awesome and friendly. Really well run operation and everything went according to plan and schedule. Food was very well done and the boat crew were a hard working bunch. Very safe and ideal for beginner divers as well as advanced divers.
- Recommended for
- Surin islands, Richelieu Rock and the whale shark!
Amazing experience!
Spectacular Similan islands and their amazing reefs.
- Recommended for
- Dive sites, dive guides and food served!
Well arranged liveaboard with beautiful dive sites
All the dives at Richelieu Rock, beautiful night dive
- Recommended for
- Beautiful dive sites, extraordinary service from the crew, the people onboard
Superb way to dive the Similans
The boat captain, dive masters and Thai crew were all fantastic. Everyone did their best to accommodate us. The diving is hard to beat. We were amazingly lucky to have a whale shark circling us for over 20 minutes, close enough to touch. Some of the dive sites are breathtaking. We even saw a rare harlequin shrimp. Tik, our Thai dive guide knows the ocean better than i know my hometown. We were truly privileged.
- Recommended for
- Great crew, Fantastic Diving and a Whale Shark
Incredible Diving Trip
My boyfriend and I had an incredible dive trip. This was our first liveaboard trip and we are only open water certified. We took the deep adventure course during this trip, which I would highly recommend to those who are not advanced open water certified. Our dive guide Colin was awesome. He made us feel safe and comfortable and brought us to see the most interesting things at each dive site. After each dive he did a quick debrief with us about which fish we had seen and helped us identify the fish we didn't know. The dives themselves were incredible, with vibrantly colored coral and tons of fish. We enjoyed clownfish, butterfly fish, morrish idols, triggerfish, an octopus, barracuda, puffer fish, nudibranch, moray eels, a sea turtle, a fleeting manta ray and so much more. Although we did not see a whale shark, we were not at all disappointed with the dives on this trip. I would recommend it to anyone.
- Recommended for
- Tons of colorful fish, friendly and knowledgeable dive guides, comfortable boat with plenty of yummy food
Great crew leading to great experience
Richelieu rock Boonsung wreck
- Recommended for
- Friendly crew, good dive instructors, great dive sites