8.0 Very good
Julie H
United States

Great! wonderful plant and fish life. Great color. Fish are abundant. Visibility was the only negative. Loved this dive site!

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the White Manta Thailand

9.2 Superb
Thomas M
United States

Not great due to weather conditions. Medium current and really mediocre visibility really limited the experience quite a bit. Still good, but in our case not a spectacular experience.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the White Manta Thailand

5.6 Review score
Renee P
United States

The whole reason to go one this trip. The best dive site.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Thailand Aggressor

10.0 Exceptional
Jonathan M
United States

Waterfalls of glass fish running down the rock

Diving Richelieu Rock in October on the Hallelujah

8.0 Very good
Eli R
United States

Good, can be great if viz is good.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the The Phinisi

9.6 Exceptional
Raven J
United States

AMAZING. I saw so much life I've never seen before and the biggest versions of other things I had seen.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Deep Andaman Queen

9.6 Exceptional
Natalia C
United States

Great sight but lots of other boats and divers.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Manta Queen 2

8.8 Fabulous
Allee E
United States

The biodiversity was absolutely incredible

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Manta Queen 7

10.0 Exceptional
BRIAN H
United States

AMAZING. Truly amazing. Wish we had explored different parts of RR rather than diving the exact same spot three times. Not sure if this was due to currents or something else.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Sawasdee Fasai

8.4 Very good
Jane W
United States

Good visibility, colorful and scenic. Sad we only got one dive, due to some other customers delaying our trip.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Sawasdee Fasai

9.6 Exceptional
Christine C
United States

Didn’t get to go because of weather

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Manta Queen 2

9.6 Exceptional
Chester H
United States

Although, crowded with other divers, it was a great dive site

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Genesis I

10.0 Exceptional
Janice R
United States

The visibility was poor, but the abundance of sea life made it very interesting

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Hallelujah

8.4 Very good
Christopher G
United States

Unusually poor visibility, but such is life. Still an incredible series of dives.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the DiveRACE Class E

10.0 Exceptional
Bobbie H
United States

Fantastic! We saw a manta, loads of colorful fish, an octopus.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Oktavia

9.2 Superb
Ginae L
United States

The most variety in marine life I’ve seen in one place

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 8

8.0 Very good
Evan M
United States

Great, tho I wish I stead of doing five of our dives here, we would have spread them out a bit more

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the The Junk

9.6 Exceptional
Richard T
United States

Viz was not the best but meant lot of Sea Life

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the DiveRACE Class E

10.0 Exceptional
Meggie S
United States

incredible amount of life, beautiful coral

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Sawasdee Fasai

6.8 Review score
Jeffery C
United States

Poor viz, strong currents. Did spot a whale shark on the third and final dive. Lots of smaller fish and 3 barracuda

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Camic

8.8 Fabulous
Scott H
Switzerland

Water warm and visibility was very good. Many dive boats are around at the same time which does detract from the great dive site.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the White Manta Thailand

5.2 Review score
Hugues G
Canada

The richest dives of our week, with more life compare to other areas we have se en in the Andaman sea. But not enough to make the trip worthwhile.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Diva Andaman

8.4 Very good
John H
United Kingdom

A beautiful place to dive and the variety fantastic

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Similan Explorer

7.2 Good
Tatiana M
Germany

Very beautiful, many fishes,Prety cool

Diving Richelieu Rock in April on the The Junk

9.6 Exceptional
Fernando J
Brazil

My best dive ever! The sea life in Richelieu Rock is something incredible. It's so many fishes and other creatures living together that you cry with such amazing beauty.

Diving Richelieu Rock in April on the Sawasdee Fasai Live Aboard

8.8 Fabulous
Alexandra M
United Kingdom

Amazing... love this dive site

Diving Richelieu Rock in October on the Camic

10.0 Exceptional
Thomas M
United Kingdom

Amazing abundance of marine life.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Hallelujah

9.6 Exceptional
Won Jeung L
South Korea

It was the highlight. The rock was literally surrounded by different species of fish. The fish was what made the visibility short.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Sawasdee Fasai

10.0 Exceptional
Chiaki J
Japan

There are many fish and the hordes of Giant Trevally and Barracuda are impressive.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Manta Queen 7

10.0 Exceptional
Simon G
United Kingdom

Amazing. Best I've ever been to.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Manta Queen 8

9.6 Exceptional
Giorgio B
Italy

Definitely the best spot overall. So beautiful corals and so many fishes surrounding us! Absolutely unforgettable experience. We planned 3 dives here but unfortunately we could make only 2, as we have been unlucky with the wind, which got our way back to the boat being very difficult and quite scary on the second. Anyway we all got back safely.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Deep Andaman Queen

9.6 Exceptional
Antony P
United Kingdom

There are a lot of fish!,There are a lot of fish!

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the The Junk

8.0 Very good
Leila H
Switzerland

Wonderful, loads of fish and beautiful landscapes, but challenging with rather strong current

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Oktavia

9.2 Superb
Kerstin L
Sweden

Amazing marine life! The best dive site ever!

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Manta Queen 1

9.2 Superb
Ozlem I
United Kingdom

Really liked the a lot fish around me

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Manta Queen 3

8.4 Very good
Franck D
France

amazing: one of the most beautifuk sites in my 650 dives experience

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Thailand Aggressor

10.0 Exceptional
Sarah G
Australia

An underwater paradise, no words to explain the serenity and connection I had in this place.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Manta Queen 3

9.2 Superb
Dongui H
South Korea

very numerous kinds of schooling, lots of corals, all the things was good

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the DiveRACE Class E

9.6 Exceptional
Kathryn C
New Zealand

Richelieu Rock is incredible! So much colour thanks to walls of soft corals and anemones. The shoals of jacks and trevallies are huge and I've never seen so many huge scorpion fish in one place. Macro life everywhere, fish everywhere. Truly an outstanding destination.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the The Junk

8.8 Fabulous
Lene T
Norway

Amazing dives. A bit crowdy at some dives but our guide was good to find places out of the crowd.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the The Junk

9.6 Exceptional
Torsten G
Germany

"Amazing" doesn't even begin to describe it!!!

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Thailand Aggressor

9.6 Exceptional
Simon V
Belgium

One of the most impressive dive sites i've seen

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the The Junk

8.0 Very good
moises D
Spain

Sin duda lo mejor del viaje, hicimos 5 inmersiones en un punto de buceo con una de las mayores concentraciones de jaks y emperadores jamás vista.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the The Junk

9.6 Exceptional
Guan Jie O
Singapore

Marine life is fantastic and that is why it is such a popular site. Gets pretty crowded at times.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Genesis I

6.0 Review score
Charles L
Canada

Probablement dans les plus belles plongées. Poissons par milliers, coraux de toutes beautés. A faire.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Manta Queen 5

9.6 Exceptional
Guido M
Italy

Incredible. Plenty of species and in big numbers.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Manta Queen 2

10.0 Exceptional
Charlotte B
United Kingdom

Busy, but as expected. A lot to see here!

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Deep Andaman Queen

9.6 Exceptional
Krasimir S
Bulgaria

Amazing place. Clear water. Lots of underwater creatures and was nice to observe. Best diving site we experienced during the trip.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the The Junk

10.0 Exceptional
Mohit J
India

Amazing and one of the best!

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Sawasdee Fasai

10.0 Exceptional
Jan H
South Africa

An unbelievable diving experience, my best ever diving

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Sawasdee Fasai

8.4 Very good
Kyung-deok N
South Korea

This site was the best site during this trip. It was like a scene of disney movie.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Whale

9.2 Superb
Guy W
Australia

Visibility was poor but fish quantity and diversity was immense

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 7

9.2 Superb
Emily-Rose H
United Kingdom

We were unlucky with the visible but other than that, good.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Sawasdee Fasai

9.2 Superb
Vikram N
India

Viz at the Rock was bad... really bad but yet the site was fantastic! Healthy coral, tons of fish and so much to see! A highlight

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Deep Andaman Queen

7.2 Good
Kevin H
United Kingdom

Obviously a great site from the reviews, but the day we were there, the conditions weren't great and vis was low. No mantas :(

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Thailand Aggressor

9.2 Superb
Truls P
Norway

Unfortunately we had very poor visibility when we dived at Richeleu. This was a shame, as we could see how beautiful it would have been if it had been better.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Similan Explorer

8.4 Very good
Michael A
United Kingdom

Cold and murky unfortunately, but loads of life made up for it, would love to do again in better conditions.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Oktavia

9.6 Exceptional
Ron L
Germany

Very poor visibility, but some amazing animals.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 5

9.2 Superb
Helena E
Sweden

In spite of poor visible at the time we dived there, it was a great dive site teeming with life. The best of the whole trip.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Gentle Giant

9.2 Superb
Mariano O
Belgium

Great abundance of fish and species

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 1

8.4 Very good
雪舟何
China

very cool，long nose emperor schools！

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 2

10.0 Exceptional
Myeongjin K
South Korea

다양한 생물들이 살아서 좋지만 시야가 그리 좋지 않다 물 속에 다이버들이 너무 많아서 사람반 물고기반

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Sawasdee Fasai

9.6 Exceptional
kevin W
United Kingdom

Amazing dive site, vis not great due to the cold current, great for the corals. Huge amount of life.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Thailand Aggressor

10.0 Exceptional
Joshua K
Singapore

Best dive site for the whole trip. Extreme qualities of marine life! Must visit

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Dolphin Queen

7.2 Good
Mona S
Denmark

The weierdest experience because in the early hours full of schools, butterfly fish, angel fish, dory all depending on where you would swim around. Then afternoon came trevelies, batfish then swim around angel fish and suddenly surround by jelly fish and a mayhem attack by jelly fish eating fish. And yes, stinging you everywhere your rash suite didn't cover. It was a very cool snorkeling experience in such tiny area.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 3

9.2 Superb
Richard R
United Kingdom

Most diverse dive spot of the trip, incredible amounts of life and something for everyone in recreational diving.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Hallelujah

10.0 Exceptional
Cody V
Canada

Visibility was bad this day but from what I could see it was the highlight of the diving.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the DiveRACE Class E

10.0 Exceptional
Tomaz J
Slovenia

For sure the best diving spot in Thailand! Unfortunately we haven't seen any whale sharks on this trip, but nevertheless, this diving spot is just fenomenal.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the The Junk

9.2 Superb
julien T
Switzerland

In one word, fish soup. There was so many schools of fishes it was amazing. Also a nice spot for macro photography.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Dolphin Queen

8.0 Very good
Nicolette P
Australia

Amazing This vis was no great though. I do love the varity of corals.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 5

8.4 Very good
Suk Kyoung S
Canada

Great marin life but not good visibility And cold water

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Sawasdee Fasai

9.2 Superb
E****d C
Australia

Fantastic, definite highlight of the trip.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the The Junk

9.6 Exceptional
Brett B
Australia

Great. Recommend AOW as a minimum.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 7

8.4 Very good
Josh W
Australia

Plentiful, great barracuda

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 8

9.2 Superb
Stephen B
Australia

The marine life here was extremely plentiful, everywhere you looked it was something new, something going on, something else to try and remember. It is a great spot with hopefully not too strong currents for anyone else going there.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Oktavia

9.2 Superb
Chuen Chu C
Hong Kong

Unfortunately, visibilty is bad. But still many creatures

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Oktavia

8.0 Very good
RYAN C
Canada

Very nice place to dive but it’s a bit crowded. Some mild current.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 5

10.0 Exceptional
Andrey D
Russia

A beautiful dive site with lots of pelagic fish

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Oktavia

8.4 Very good
Felicity R
United Kingdom

Very poor visibility, some currents and some problems with large groups of other divers

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Thailand Aggressor

10.0 Exceptional
James M
Canada

Amazing! Saw some great marine life! Visibility was ok

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 3

8.0 Very good
Nathan A
France

Really cool site but murky water for the 3 dives we did there.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the The Junk

7.6 Good
Richard W
United Kingdom

Great site but very poor visibility

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Oktavia

10.0 Exceptional
Shadow L
China

Visibility is very very bad this time.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 7

7.2 Good
Kai-Oliver G
Germany

Extremely poor visibility not more then 3m and strong currents due to New moon phase. Completely out of expectations.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 8

8.0 Very good
Gary F
Australia

Marine life and corals outstanding, shame about the low viz and no Whale Sharks, but that's nature

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 6

9.2 Superb
Sherri F
Australia

Unfortunately we didn’t experience good visibility

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 2

10.0 Exceptional
Dyah W
Indonesia

Challenging currents. Plenty of life.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Hallelujah

10.0 Exceptional
Wontae C
Australia

Absolutely best dives on this trip.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Hallelujah

8.0 Very good
Christian T
France

lot of marine life : whale sharks, sea horse, shrimps, jacks, barracudas, ....

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Pawara

10.0 Exceptional
Chi Hung Eddie K
Hong Kong

Many big stuffs and also macro things can be found here

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Camic

10.0 Exceptional
Sabrina K
Germany

Amazing Divespot, to see seahorses was one of my highlights

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the The Junk

9.6 Exceptional
Pierre B
France

Splendid site. It’s spectacular. A must see!

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the The Junk

8.8 Fabulous
Eric L
Canada

Likely my favorite dive site after Hin Luang.

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Manta Queen 7

9.6 Exceptional
Yaroslav M
Russia

That's the place you can dive many times and see something different every time. It's a pity the trip is coming to an end

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Manta Queen 1

8.4 Very good
Daniel C
Australia

Fantastic dive site, well worth it’s reputation

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Manta Queen 2

9.6 Exceptional
Alan G
New Zealand

Was personally a little disappointed at Richelieu visibility wasn’t great. Steve manages a great boat and is passionate about preserving the dive sites, unfortunately it appears other operators don’t have the same passion. We saw people crawling over structure because of current, and the way other boats interacted when a whale shark turned was shameful with people touching and hanging on to the animal.

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Deep Andaman Queen

10.0 Exceptional
Rod B
United Kingdom

Three dives that just blew me away. I have never seen such fabulous soft & hard corals and in such great condition. Maybe hackneyed but it is a true underwater garden. And the marine life, oh mon dieu, here in one place you see everything you’ve slowly seen during the preceding four days. Every knock and cranny is bursting with life and not in singles but 7/8 lion fish, 3/4 Jenkins whiprays, 4 mating cattle fish at a time. Sea horse, mantis & harlequin shrimps, you just drift passed them one after another almost as if it’s a shop window.

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the The Junk

9.6 Exceptional
Alexander F
United Kingdom

Hampered by poor visibility

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Thailand Aggressor

9.2 Superb
Garry D
United Kingdom

The abundance of sea life was amazing

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Marco Polo

9.2 Superb
Caroline F
United Kingdom

Also incredible, felt like I was diving in a fish tank

Diving Richelieu Rock in April on the Manta Queen 5

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