Manta Queen 3, Thailand
- from US$ 137 / day
- 8.9 Fabulous
- 25 Verified Reviews 25 Verified Reviews
- Nitrox available




























Join the Manta Queen 3 for a 4-night trip to the fantastic dive areas of the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock, Thailand. The 35m Manta Queen 3 liveaboard accommodates up to 28 guests in 12 cabins. Divers and snorkelers have the choice of 8 x twin/double en-suite cabins and 2 twin non-ensuite and 2 quad cabins all with shared bathrooms. In-between diving and snorkelling guests can relax in the air-conditioned lounge, open-air dining area, captain’s balcony and the spacious sun-deck with covered area. Manta Queen 3 Thailand has 10 crew and 6 dive guides to look after all guests.
Underwater divers will enjoy the stunning beauty of the Andaman Sea, exploring dive sites such as East of Eden, beautiful soft corals and colourful sea fans, Elephant Head Rock with channels and swim-throughs and of course world famous Richelieu Rock, known for the diverse marine life found there, from seahorses to whale sharks & manta rays.
The Manta Queen 3 liveaboard is a fantastic way to explore the Similan & Surin Islands in only a few days. Call us or book online today to reserve your space.
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Included: VAT, Accommodation, Tanks, Weights, Belts, All meals, Towels Provided, Transfers/pickups from hotel
Excluded: Dive computer (250 THB per day), 15 litre dive tank (150 THB per dive) Nitrox (150 THB per dive), Nitrox package (2850 THB – 18 dives), Full Equipment Rental: 1600TB per trip, Prescription dive mask -1/-10 (200 THB per day), Soft Drinks (20 THB per unit), Beers ( 70 THB per unit), Scheduled shared transfer from Phuket to Khao Lak (300 THB each way), Park Fees (1800thb - Diver, 1000thb - Non-diver)
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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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Boat Specifications
- Length 36m
- Beam 7m
- Top speed 9-11knots
- Engines 2xHino 450HP 10 cylinder
- Max guests 28
- Number of cabins 12
- Number of bathrooms 7
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Manta Queen 3 Reviews
- 8.9 Fabulous
- 25 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 8.1
- Crew 9.0
- Food 9.4
- Diving 9.3
- Value 8.7
All for Richelieu Rock
Richelieu rock is a must see, with MQ3 you dive 3 times there (15 dives in total) what is wonderfull. Thanks to all MQ3 crew and to our dive guide, the best we ever had!
- Recommended for
- Dive Guide, dive spots and dive boat
The trip was Amazing!
Seeing mangas, dive masters were great
- Recommended for
- Dive staff, boat crew, The scuba diving
Nice staff and well organized
We didn't see any mantas or whaleshark. But still nice with so many dives every day. The crew did everything for you. All you need to do was dive, eat and sleep.
- Recommended for
- Eat, dive and sleep
AMAZING.
The crew knew when the best time to dive at particular locations. All staff members were accommodating to individual needs. Marine life and it’s diversity was incredible. So many fish and corals. Always fed quality food after a dive, so never went hungry. Would 100% recommend.
- Recommended for
- All staff members, water quality/ marine life, food!
Excellent diving, Great food, but room for improvement
The diving was excellent, the organization and communication made everything flow well and start on time. They had a nice air conditioned area for lounging and watching movies. The crew and staff were very helpfull, and the dive masters did a good job with the diving as well as teaching the Nitrox course and Advanced Diver course.
- Recommended for
- Food, organzation of diving, staff and crew
enjoy a lot
met different people from everywhere and diving together
- Recommended for
- no internet , great company, good food
Generally OK
Sting ray Rock diving sites
- Recommended for
- Diving sites, crew,
Amazing Experience
Lots of fish, Sun, Beach, well organized
- Recommended for
- STAFF, NIGHT DIVE, BEACH
Beautiful divetrip
The whole underwaterworld out there Richelieu Rock Manta Ray Boulders @ Similians
- Recommended for
- divesites, diving, scenery and the boat
First trip so not sure what to expect.
Seeing everything on my species list even a manta ray was the highlight. The staff and guests were a good mix who mixed well and the boat boys helped as much as they could to improve the experience. The equipment was always ready and in good working order. The food was to my taste and there was a good supply of cold and hot drinks. For a first trip i couldn't of asked for more..
- Recommended for
- The staff and people on the trip made the trip smooth and enjoyable
Amazing experience
Every diving in Similan was great. I love there marine life and landscape. Recommendable.
- Recommended for
- budget, diving guides, crew service
A great organized boattrip with great crew and dive sites.
Whale shark Night dive visit the beach Great crew
- Recommended for
- Dive sites , organization , air conditioned
Absolutely come back again
at night time the sky of full of stars
- Recommended for
- Dive, Food, Good people
one passion
We saw a big waleshark on the Cristmas Eve. Actually, I can not foget forever how impressive the moment was.
- Recommended for
- food, kindness, convenient
Great diving in the Similans onboard Manta Queen 3
very clear water, lots of marine life around and very experienced dive guides pointing out rare marine life special to specific dive sites
- Recommended for
- awesome food, very friendly staff, good diving
Amazing experience!
It was the first time we went on a live aboard and it was great! The organisation is spot-on, everything runs smoothly and on time. It is really intense and good to loose a little weight even with all that you eat! The diving sites are amazing, specially Richelieu Rock. We even saw a turtle! The crew is very friendly and helpful. Food is good with good variety for every taste. The cabins are of reasonable size and we were so tired after divings that we slept very well. It was great to meet the other divers. We had really fun. Altogether is a must have experience and good value for the price! Highly recommended! We hope to be on another one in the future!
- Recommended for
- The sea life, the organisation, the people on board
Perfect!
Manta rayns No whale sharks unfortunately
- Recommended for
- Ambiance, dives, organization
Great trip!
Seeing Manta ray!! All other diving was also fantastic with many sharks, sea horses, pipe fish, scorpion fish, lion fish, stone fish, lobsters, schrimp and more!! Food was good. And most of all it was great to meet new friends!
- Recommended for
- The crew, food and marine life!
Great trip, great diving, great guides
The staff worked hard to help you, both the local boat staff and foreign guides. Food was good with enough variety and quantity. We had Sergio as our dive guide/instructor, he was great. Before some if the dives he would tell us what to expect to see and show us pictures and then he was excellent and finding things under the water. Only tea, coffee, and water are included in the price, bring your own alcohol/soft drinks if you don't want to pay boat prices. The beds were not comfortable, they were hard, the mattress was thin, but this is not a cruise its a liveaboard. We were on Manta Dive 3, I think there was 33 divers, on a couple of sites it was a little crowded but on the whole the dive guides tried to give us some space. We really enjoyed our 4 nights 4 days itinerary, we would recommend.
- Recommended for
- Dive guides, visibility, diving
Great diving, great boat, great crew!
Great dive sites, especially Koh Bon and Richelieu rock. Comfortable spaces to hang out and socialise between dives. The option to sleep under the stars on the top deck. Plenty of good food (though could be a little more varied). Safe, quick and efficient handling of dive entries and exits for 30+ divers. Dive, eat, sleep, repeat. I enjoyed every step!
- Recommended for
- Both the boat crew and dive staff went to great lengths to ensure we had the best experience, the dives were great, and the other guests we fun to hang out and dive with.
excellent!!!!!
recheliou rock!!!!!! i bet! u ain't gonna regret!!!
- Recommended for
- kind crews safe guiding delivious food
Life changing.
The Similan Islands are so far the best scuba diving spot I've ever been to, and this trip showed me that.
- Recommended for
- Diving spots, people (crew and other customers), food.
One of the most beautiful trips in the world
We saw some of the most beautiful stuff underwater... between the coral and the fish and other marine life...it was so beautiful. Every dive was different...it's not like seeing the same stuff on every dive. Each dive site has its individual highlights. The crew and dive guides were extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Everyone was very hospitable. It was a great trip. The night dive was one of my favorite ones.
- Recommended for
- The sea life/scenery, the crew/hospitality, the weather