Manta Queen 7, Thailand

Name: North Andaman: Similan - Koh Bon - Koh Tachai - Richelieu - Boon Sung Wreck (Khao Lak - Khao Lak)
Start: 2027-01-23
End: 2027-01-27
Location: Thailand

8.8 Fabulous

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

from $ 133 / day Check dates

“Richelieu Rock is an incredible dive Site, with constant large schools of fish”
Linda P, Australia

Highlights

Great value for money
Large sundeck for relaxation
Free Departure & Return Day Transfers (Khao Lak / Phuket)

Manta Queen 7 accommodates up to 24 guests in 11 air-conditioned cabins for diving trips in Thailand’s Andaman Sea. Each cabin is air‑conditioned, and most feature en‑suite bathrooms for added comfort. For those seeking a more budget‑friendly option, we also offer non‑ensuite cabins paired with well‑maintained shared facilities that are convenient, practical, and comfortable.

Between dives, guests can relax on the spacious sun deck or enjoy freshly prepared buffet meals in the open-air dining area, and there is a TV in the saloon. Tender trips ashore provide opportunities to explore the white-sand beaches of the Similan Islands.

Manta Queen 7 offers 5-day, 4-night itineraries with 15 dives, visiting the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, and Boonsung Wreck. Experienced dive guides lead excursions to sites such as Elephant Head Rock, known for its dramatic underwater rock formations. Other highlights include opportunities to spot manta rays at Koh Bon and Koh Tachai and whale sharks at Richelieu Rock.

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31 Oct

5 Days / 4 Nights

$ 740

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07 Nov

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14 Nov

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21 Nov

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28 Nov

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19 Dec

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26 Dec

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02 Jan

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09 Jan

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16 Jan

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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Snorkel Gear, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, WiFi internet.

Required Extras: National Park Fees (฿1,300-2,500 / trip).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Nitrox (฿2,500-3,500), Nitrox Course (฿8,000), Private Dive Guide (฿3,500 / day), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (฿2,000-8,000).

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Boat features

Free Internet
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Seaview Cabins
Non-Smoking Rooms
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Outdoor Dining
Audio & video entertainment
Available for Charter
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Outside Showers
Leisure Deck

Food & Drinks

Vegan Options
Vegetarian Options
Full-board Option
Snacks All Day
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
Rinse Hoses
Dive deck

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English, Dutch, German, 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: 2010

Year renovated: 2026

Length: 27meters

Deck area: 40 sq meters

Beam: 6 meters

Top speed: 11 knots

Cruising speed: 8-9 knots

Engines: 2x Hino 450HP 10 Cylinder

Max guests: 24

Number of cabins: 10

Number of bathrooms: 11

Tenders: 1 x Yamaha 40 HP

Water capacity: 10000 liters

Fuel capacity: 3000 liters

Boat navigation and safety

Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Fishfinder
Satellite & mobile phones
Bilge pump alarm
Search light
Crew trained in first aid

Manta Queen 7 Reviews

8.8 Fabulous

Vessel

7.4
Crew

8.9
Food

9.6
Diving

9.1
Value

8.9

10 Exceptional
Angelo S
Germany

Great boat, strong crew, great guides; Everything was perfect!
I was able to experience 19 very good dives! From the briefing, to the support in putting on the diving equipment, to the guiding during the dive, everything was extra great!!!!!!!!
Recommended for
Mood, food, diving!!!!
21 Dec, 2019

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
Antonios S
Greece

A great trip to similan islands
A very nice trip, well organized, no problems, nice dive sites, excellent staff
Recommended for
Friendliness of crew and dive guides. Excellent weather conditions. Delicious food.
05 Apr, 2026

9.2 Superb
Samraj P
United Kingdom

Great trip, would happily go again
Amazing experience, would highly recommend to anyone.
Recommended for
Dive sites. Crew. Food.
02 Apr, 2026

9.6 Exceptional
Tran Thuc Nhu B
Vietnam

Great dives with great people
I had a very good time on their liveaboard trip. The dive guides and staff really care about us and make sure we have a great time. Ms Lin, who is the lead guide, is very knowledgable about the area and kind enough to share with us the footage she’s taken during the dives. Food on board is also great. We were fed well with 3 meals and 1 snack a day with tasty Thai/Asian food. Would recommend.
Recommended for
Food. Staff friendliness. Richilieu Rock.
04 Feb, 2026

9.2 Superb
Guy W
Australia

Great value - 19 dives in 5 days
Fabian was a great dive guide, modelling hid guiding to the capabilities and interests of his group. However, unless you lick sleeping on thin high density foam mattresses, bring your own air bed or similar to make your sleeping more comfortable
Recommended for
Liveaboard dive trips again prove value for money diving with a group of scuba enthusiast. We had guests from Australia, United States, Argentina, Belgium, Japan and China. Together with a diverse and multi-lingual dive guides, everyone was included
14 Jan, 2020

10 Exceptional
Jan Hendrik S
Netherlands

LiveAboard at Manta Queen 7 is worth repeating !
For me this was an amazing boattrip. Not only all the diving trips, which became nicer and nicer after every dive, but also all the food, starting with breakfast,food between the dives and the dinner were every day healthy and delicious. Coffee and water you can drink the whole day. The crew who helped us with everything about diving, were very helpful and friendly. Then last, but not least the diving instructors were all very competent and friendly people with a lot of knowledge about the underwater life. The cooks, the diving crew, the captain and the diving instructors worked all together as a great team. And I enjoyed the company of all the diving tourists who came from everywhere. Everyone has their own story. Everyday I became to know them better and better, including the cooks, the diving crew and the instructors. Fortunately I still have contact with some of them.
Recommended for
Beautiful diving places. Nice companions. Delicious food.
10 Feb, 2026

8.0 Very good
WAI KWAN L
Hong Kong

Budget trip for dive lovers
-Beautiful sunrise and sunset -Relaxing dives - Have meal after each and every dive -Friendly D.M. -have a great time taking pictures on the beach
Recommended for
Reasonable price, cheap transport to and from airport, 19 dives in 5 days
22 Mar, 2018

8.4 Very good
Juan L
Australia

Great boat to dive the Similian and Richelieu
The boat crew was great, very attentive on every detail, always cheerful and helpful. Our guides were good too, making the fibres safe and enjoyable, have us enough freedom to go around.
Recommended for
The crew, the dive spots picked and the boat
08 Aug, 2022

10 Exceptional
Chiaki J
Japan

Amazing diving spot
I was impressed by the fact that I was able to encounter Manta Ray and the many fishes. We had a valuable experience that was hard to forget.
Recommended for
A very organized boat trip, Divers of ocean lovers from all over the world gather, Friendly crews & Kind service
21 Nov, 2019

8.8 Fabulous
Leo L
United States

Whale Shark!
Delicious food, wonderful people and great diving. Saw a bucket list item of a whale shark at Richelieu rocks. The instructors are wonderful and friendly. Definitely made some friends I look forward to reaching out to in the future!
Recommended for
Whale Shark, Instructors, Cooks
03 Apr, 2019

121 reviews

8.8 Fabulous
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8.4 Very good
Raphael C
France

Beautiful dives
The sites of Richelieu!! All-you-can-eat food and soft drinks
Recommended for
Briefings, service and food
04 Dec, 2022

Translated from French

8.0 Very good
Alice N
France

Super cool experience
Good atmosphere on the boat 😁 And really cool dives !
Recommended for
Dives. Food. Atmosphere.
20 Nov, 2025

10 Exceptional
Ben V
United States

Amazing, exciting, overwhelming, beautiful.
I loved living on a boat. The diving was the best I have ever experienced. The people were amazing. The incredible amount of wildlife under the water was shocking.
Recommended for
1. The amazing underwater life. 2. The incredibly attentive crew. 3. The amazing new friends from all over the world.
04 Apr, 2023

8.8 Fabulous
Arni S
United States

Fun diving the Similans
A fantastic first live aboard experience. Very friendly and helpful staff and dive guides. Food was tasty and plentiful. Diving sites were beautiful, such a great diversity and abundance of fish. I lost my camera on just the 2nd dive, so my dive guide Penny used her go pro to capture video for me on later dives which I really appreciated!
Recommended for
Dive leader Penny. Richelieu Rock. the staff and the other guests.
21 Nov, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Shiu Wai T
Hong Kong

Excellent diving with Manta Queen Crews
Excellent dive sites, professional and friendlies staff and very good liveaboard experience.
Recommended for
Dive Sites, Dive Guides, Living Experience
14 Feb, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
serge V
France

Fabulous!
. Richelieu, really at the top. It deserved to dive deeper. A great friendliness, both from the team, the crew, and the customers. Really nice and attentive.. The discovery of these mythical diving places.
Recommended for
Conviviality, dives, discovery
30 Apr, 2018

8.8 Fabulous
Elisabeth U
Austria

Well organized safe trip to Similans
Richelieu as beautiful as 6 years ago, enormous amount of fish, beautiful sceneries underwater- unexpected encounter with guitar shark.
Recommended for
Safety, good briefings, friendliness of staff
07 Feb, 2023

8.4 Very good
Yiqi L
Hong Kong

Wonderful Experience
It was an excellent trip with MQ 7! The dive sites were beautiful and we did early morning dive everyday to be awakening with the ocean which was quite amazing! All the staffs were helpful and friendly, the guide was professional and responsible as well. The food was delicious without repeating any dishes in 5 days. The LiveAboard is definitely good value for the money.
Recommended for
The dive sites, the crew and the food
18 Feb, 2023

A great liveaboard!!!
A great experience overall, i had the opportunity to dive in unique places, see lot of kinds of fishes, everything was ready for the dives and lots of food!!! Richelieu rock exceeded my expectations, really amazing!!!
Recommended for
Friendly staff.. Well organised dive plan.. All divers create a great atmosphere and had a lot of fun..
31 Oct, 2024

9.2 Superb
Fatima H
Spain

Amazing trip
The diving was amazing and the tripulation and staff friendly, also we have an instructor spanish speaker a great thing for my group. My trip was aboard manta queen 1
Recommended for
People, diving and instructors
04 Mar, 2018

8.8 Fabulous
Ana C
Brazil

Good choice for a diving liveaboard in Similian
Manta Queen is a good choice for a diving liveaboard in the Similian area. The company operates several boats; it is professional and the diving instructors, guides and crew were great. There was good planning and efficient execution of dives, with the guests split in two groups (with sub-groups of 2-3 divers per guide) to reduce the mess at the diving deck. On my trip the boat was at only about half of the occupancy, so it didn't feel too crowded (would probably be a lot at full capacity); the rooms are very small and I was happy to have a room for myself, it was simple but clean and comfortable for one person. The food was ok, I got pescatarian dishes, but in general options were limited and not too healthy. On the positive side, I loved that there was plenty of electrolytes to keep hydrated between dives. I also appreciated the complimentary pick-up and drop-off in Phuket. I've been in better boats elsewhere, but I have also been to a different one in Similian before and Manta Queen is among the best in this area.
Recommended for
diving instructors, guides and crew. professionalism. location.
26 Jan, 2026

10 Exceptional
Mary C
United Kingdom

Fantastic dive experience
To have my dive trip worked by a friendly and efficient team, on shore, on the boat and in the water. Thank you all.
Recommended for
Organisation, proficiency and kindness.
28 Mar, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Adriano E
Brazil

wonderful
Great reception at the operator, very helpful and organized staff, everything works right, concern for well-being and safety at all times. Dedicated staff, great structure, good boat, and a very good diving staaf, especially hugs to Tiago
Recommended for
Staff, Food, professionalism
30 Apr, 2018

Translated from Portuguese

8.0 Very good
David S
Australia

Overall a great experience
Very enjoyable although the bed could have been a bit more comfortable
Recommended for
Good atmosphere. Good dive sites. Good food.
07 May, 2025

8.8 Fabulous
Mohammed A
Iraq

Five days trip in North Andman
Quite enjoyed the trip with beautiful dive sites with abundance of Marine life. Lin, Etian, and Naido really made sure to give us the best atmosphere and experience! Thank you for that.
Recommended for
The crew. The food. The dive sites.
12 Dec, 2025

10 Exceptional
Sara M
Italy

Wonderful experience / I will strongly recommend that boat !
I was 4 days on Manta 7, with kaon lak scuba adventure - around 20 divers my dive guide was Adri, a very well qualified and easygoing Spanish dive guide, who was always make sure that everybody was safe, with good buoyancy and take the most of the experience showing all the beautiful creatures underwater. Food was fantastic, even the crew very kind and always ready to help with a big smile. Sites location very beautiful Richelieu rock was the highlight with the amount of fishes and the dome
Recommended for
People. Location. Food.
24 Dec, 2025

10 Exceptional
Kushal M
India

Great Overall Experience
Starting with the pickup, it was well coordinated and timely pickup by the team. Once we reached, we had to complete few formalities and check our dive equipment if we take on rent, which i did. I must say, the diving equipment was well maintained and cleaned before every trip. We had some time after it, which we could use to buy any essentials if we forgot and grab some food. In the evening, the entire team was transferred to the vessel followed by safety briefing and cabin allocation. Though the cabin feels too small, but it doesn't matter since most of the time is spend either diving, eating or relaxing on the deck. The next 4 days were literally, EAT-SLEEP-DIVE-REPEAT. 4 dives were scheduled on all the days, except the last day. Before every dive, we had a briefing on how the conditions will be, what will we experience during the dive, and the dive groups. Each group had four divers and a dive instructor. It was good that the groups are divided according to the groups experience and air consumption so that everyone's dive time was maximized. All in all a good overall experience for which all the credits goes to the dive instructors and the Thai crew.
Recommended for
Itinerary was great. The Dive Instructors and the Thai crew made sure we had a good dive experience. Even though i was a vegetarian, food served was amazing.
23 Apr, 2024

9.2 Superb
Nathalie R
Spain

Great Experience
Waking up and being able to see the sunrise over the horizon and go diving immediately afterwards
Recommended for
The dives, the views, the people
28 May, 2019

Translated from Spanish

10 Exceptional
Donn S
United States

I can’t wait to do it again!
I felt that I was in good hands diving to 30m under, my instructor/guide was excellent and I always felt safe enough to enjoy all that the dives had to offer. The crew was extremely helpful, always a strong arm or two or three to assure I got onto the dinghies safely with all that heavy gear, and always a warm cup of tea waiting after each dive. And the food was plentiful and high quality. I couldn’t have asked for more. I can’t wait to do it again!
Recommended for
Trusted guides. Great service and assistance. Excellent food.
08 Mar, 2026