Manta Queen 8 Liveaboard, Thailand

10 Exceptional
Tyler B
United States

Good trip

Richiliue Rock

Recommended for: Efficient with dive logistics, preeminent guide, beautiful dives

10 Exceptional
Thomas S
United States

These Guys Are Pros!

They may seem like a group of friendly and welcoming scuba guys – and they are! – but underneath that is a very dedicated, organized and highly skilled team of professionals. All of the logistics were handled effortlessly. Dive briefings were clear and comprehensive. Dive groups were small so that guides could keep track of their divers and offer assistance if necessary. Food was great. And the boat crew was tireless and efficient. I was on Manta Queen 8 and Mark was an excellent tour leader. My dive guide Daniel was terrific––great dives, all. And I am confident all of the others were excellent as well. If I come back to Thailand, Khaolak Scuba Adventures is my first stop.

Recommended for: Dive crew, diving, food.

9.2 Superb
Ginae L
United States

Great overall trip with professional dive crew

The variety of marine life was unparalleled. Our dive guide, Daniel, was incredible.

Recommended for: Dive guide, marine life, value for money

8.0 Very good
Thomas P
United States

Good diving with friends and family.

Seeing the different marine life.

Recommended for: The equipment set up,the dive briefs and and diving.(The wreck dives were bad due to poor visibility)Seein

8.4 Very good
ROBERT M
United States

Relaxed, free from everyday hustle and bustle.

Diving and chatting with staff and other passengers.

Recommended for: Friendly, relaxed and mostly helpful staff and crew. Well organized, no fuss for passangers. Sunrises

8.8 Fabulous
Danny C
United States

Great dive sites!

Lot's of colorful coral.

Recommended for: Friday crew. Great food. Awesome trip.

8.8 Fabulous
Oskar A
Sweden

Memories and friends for life!

Our liveaboard experience with MQ8 was overall very very good. Great diving in every way: dive masters, instructors, dive briefings and service from the boat-boys made the whole experience very smooth and felt luxurious for us that previously only have gone for day trips when diving. Getting to know the crew and your gear was very nice. We were lucky enough to see both Manta Ray and Reef Shark around Koh Bon/Koh Tachai. Marvellous aquatic life such as huge schools of jackfish and barracuda, and not to mention a palm sized sea horse at 30m depth at Richeliou Rock. We made memories and friends for life, so happy we did this. Great great great value for money! Love from Sweden!

Recommended for: Great diving, overall superb staff, comfy boat!

9.2 Superb
Chantal L
Canada

An experience to do again

Richelieu Rock and the faboulus dives with the whale-shark, Thank you Thomas, we had a wonderful. It was our first time on a liveabord and we look foward to do this again. Thank you also to the two cooks that provide us with very appetizing meals

Recommended for: The dive guides, the creew helping on board, the dive sites

9.2 Superb
Mike W
Netherlands

Great experience, the professionalism of the dive guides, the good and plentiful food as well as chilled nature on the boat made this a memorable trip.

The combination of the good weather and the aforementioned best aspects.

Recommended for: Dive guides, food and atmosphere

9.6 Exceptional
Ross G
Ireland

Best experience I've had so far in my life.

Mark and his team were very professional. Wake up call was followed by a detailed brief of what each dive entailed(this calmed my nerves each morning as I was relatively new to diving). The staff were there to help us on with all our gear and make sure we were all safe and secure. We saw a whale shark and manta ray on our trip including countless fish and sea creatures. Already looking forward to my next liveaboard.

Recommended for: This was my first liveaboard trip and hopefully plenty mpre to come. Although I have nothing to compare it to - staff, facilities and diving were amazing.

10 Exceptional
Suji K
South Korea

Very nice experience !!

The best thing is friendly boat step! I forgot the name of every crew.. all the staff including Junior helped us so well to prepare the dive or finish the dive. When diving, experience under the water is important but I think people who are together are important. Everyone and everything is best. Thank you for making a pleasant memory.

Recommended for: Friendly Boat step and guide, nice food

9.2 Superb
Shadow L
China

Wonderful experience

Dive site

Recommended for: Dive site, experienced guides, friendly staffs

9.2 Superb
Marcel B
Switzerland

Hreat diving with a friendly crew

Richelieu Rock

Recommended for: Crew super friendly and helpful

8.8 Fabulous
SARA C
Italy

AMAZING!!!

Amazing experience, great staff and wonderful diving! Loved every second of the trip!!!

Recommended for: Diving, staff, landscapes

8.0 Very good
Peter H
Australia

Fantastic !

Richelieu Rock

Recommended for: The seamless organisation, the friendliness of all staff and crew and not forgetting thge Dive Sites

8.8 Fabulous
Joram V
Netherlands

Great course and super crew with a whale shark on our second last dive🙏👌

Whale shark, richelieu rock, food, good ship, Surin Islands, fantastic and super professional crew

Recommended for: Whale shark, food, staff

8.8 Fabulous
Sophie H
Austria

Great Dive Site and super friendly staff

the dive at richeleu rock

Recommended for: divesites, food, people

10 Exceptional
Simon G
United Kingdom

Great boat, crew and entire dive experience!

Richelieu rock and then the unexpected whale shark on the wreck dive.

Recommended for: The crew support, the diving and the guide team

6.0 Review score
Yauheniya K
Belarus

Average diving in average ship for average price

The ship in general is clean and spacious. But I cannot say it was comfortable. Sundeck is inappropriate for having a rest - it is full of the outdoor units of air conditioners which are installed in each cabin. There are no any deck chairs and you can only lie on the floor and breathe the evaporated air coming from air conds. The food sometimes was very poor, no vegetarian option. But of course, we were not starving. After 3 days cereals and cookies ran out. The cabin was ok (if not count leaking sink) but it was not possible to open the windows. There is an aircond in the cabin but if you are diving usually you will prefer to sleep with aircond off to avoid congestion. So the open window is preferred but in this case was not possible. In general if you come to dive all of these minor issues are not so noticeable. But also I cannot not mention that some dive guides were recently certified padi instructors with lack of practical experience and many of the dive sites were unknown to them. I hope that this feedback can really serve to improve something on this boat. I’m not sure what was the reason of all these issues, maybe the price which was comparatively less than other available options. Anyway even with less comfort on board because of cheaper price, the expertise of the dive guides cannot be neglected as this is the safety of divers. Having experience with other liveaboards I would say that Manta queen 8 is not the one I would like to repeat.

Recommended for: 4 dives per day is really great if you are a passionate diver as we are.

7.6 Good
philippe L
France

Crew service on top,

Dives in Richelieu rock. Quantity and variety of fishes in the different dives’ area. Good package (18 dives / 6 days / 5 nights), but need to fit well because we finished really exhausted at the end of the trip.

Recommended for: 1. Crew service on top : every time one eye on you and ready to help you. 2. Briefings focus on security before each dive. 3. Dive masters with great experience.

8.8 Fabulous
Sylvain B
Canada

Amazing expérience!

Diving on the Similan Islands is a priviledge.

Recommended for: Everything is very well organized and planned for the best. The good is always delicious and healthy. The team if instructors and the crew are very professional, Nice and enthousiastic!

9.2 Superb
Matthias G
Germany

Great Trip on a nice boat with fabulous food

The 4 dives at Richelieu Rock The huge amount of super tasty food The knowledge of Mark, the boat leader, and the dive sites we visited The good quality of the rental gear The friendliness and helpfulness of the crew

Recommended for: Food, Friendly Crew, Amount of Dives

9.6 Exceptional
Alban D
Belgium

Very nice

Dive eat sleep repeat

Recommended for: Seeing a shark :)

9.2 Superb
Macy N
Hong Kong

Eat Sleep and Dive

Safety is always the top priority, the team is taking care of everyone! Though it would be better to ask the preferred language before assigning people into groups instead of by nationality.

Recommended for: Friendly and helpful crews, professional dive guides

9.6 Exceptional
Thomas S
New Zealand

Great diving, great crew

Richelieu rock, meeting people from around the world, great food

Recommended for: Food, dive sites, crew

10 Exceptional
Orlando R
India

If you haven’t done a liveaboard, this should be your first.

The sites were incredible and well selected. The interval between each dive and the whole trip in general was organised very well.

Recommended for: The Sites, The Dive Crew and The Food

9.6 Exceptional
Israel E
Israel

Great, but I wish to have a better visibility conditions.

"Dancing" with a Whale shark !

Recommended for: The sites, the stuff, the group.

8.8 Fabulous
Endre P
Hungary

Great boat and itinerary to try liveaboard diving

10 divers from China did not make it so only 11 divers were sailing on our trip. Boat has a capacity of 24 divers, so you can imagine the comfort and peace we dot out of this trip. Diving was great, visibility not the best but improved day by day. Food was great! Dive guides were helpful and experienced. Friendly environment, not so friendly wake up calls by Dani :) i would do it again.

Recommended for: manta rays, whale sharks, boat was on half capacity

8.4 Very good
Josh W
Australia

Fantastic unforgettable experience, but a little pricey

Seeing whale sharks, manta rays, great barracuda, and much more ticked all the boxes on what I wanted to see.

Recommended for: Diving experiences, food, the people on board

7.2 Good
Kai-Oliver G
Germany

Overrated

Visibility 3m 🙁

Recommended for: Nice and friendly staff

6.8 Review score
Ah S
Singapore

Average

Food can be better ! And include transfer transportation free

Recommended for: Safe trip

8.4 Very good
Kjell K
Sweden

Some great dives

Some of the dive sites are very beautiful with lots of wonderful coralls and lots of marine life.

Recommended for: Diving first, third and last days.

4.4 Review score
Irene T
Singapore

No Beer!!!!

Great dive sites. Very disappointing that no one inform that beer was not available on board.

Recommended for: People.

8.4 Very good
David D
United Kingdom

A really fun trip on a great boat

The dive sites were really good, the only issue was the visibility was sometimes poor. There was a lot of fish to watch. If the visibility had been better then these would be world class sites.

Recommended for: It was fun, the trip was well organised, the food was great.

7.6 Good
guido A
Italy

it's ok!

overall a very good experience. The boat is a bit old and needs renovation. Cabin is just essential, but honestly... who cares when you spend most of the time underwater and in common areas. So for people that do no need fancy stuffs and extreme comfort is more than ok

Recommended for: well organized, everything efficient, price was reasonable