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

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

9.6 Exceptional
Alexander F
United States

Hampered by poor visibility

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Thailand Aggressor

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

10.0 Exceptional
Jeff H
United States

Amazing - simply amazing. I've never seen a place so full of action

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the DiveRACE Class E

9.6 Exceptional
Jeffrey L
United States

Spectacular, one of my favorite sites - great schools of fix and large things around.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the The Phinisi

8.4 Very good
GLENN Q
United States

Exceptional almost spiritual

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Camic

9.2 Superb
Danielle F
United States

Favorite dive site of the trip. Whale shark, cuddle fish, lobsters, shrimp, etc.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Bavaria

8.8 Fabulous
Peter G
United States

Two many other dive boats moored at the same time, but The Junk worked hard to minimize being in the water at the same time as other boats. Currents are expected, but guides managed timing well to minimize impact. Lots of interesting critters.

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the The Junk

9.2 Superb
Tyrianna R
United States

A dive sight I could stay at all day. We did several dives there and I always enjoyed finding something new.

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the The Junk

10.0 Exceptional
Dan P
United States

Best diving in the region. Great visibility, lots of reef fish, the density was amazing.

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the The Junk

8.8 Fabulous
Nita P
United States

Visibility okay, beautiful soft coral, blankets of glass fish, crazy activity of various fish saw cuttlefish, seahorse, small currents, lots of people

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Peterpan

7.2 Good
Lisa O
United States

Amazing! More fish than I have ever seen on one dive. Truly magical.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Pawara

10.0 Exceptional
Cory S
United States

Really busy. Boats overhead the whole time.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Sawasdee Fasai

9.2 Superb
Cameron S
United States

Incredible. Diving Richelieu Rock is like diving into an aquarium, and the variety and quantity of sea life was amazing. Additionally, the reefs here seemed to be much less damaged and thus more colorful than anywhere else we dived.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Andaman

9.6 Exceptional
William Q
United States

Wonderful dive site with multitudes of large schools of many varieties of fish and other marine life.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Sawasdee Fasai

9.2 Superb
William R
United States

The busiest site by far for good reason - smaller site but tons of life and larger format species. Schools of barracuda and massive eels were not uncommon

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Blue Dolphin

9.2 Superb
Mitchell S
United States

Best location of the trip. Large underwater boulders with gorgeous cascading purple coral and large schools of fish.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Dolphin Queen

8.0 Very good
RAVI T
United States

There is a lot do here. Unfortunately, our visibility that morning wasn't great. But, we did do 2 dives here spotting stingrays! Also faced a bit strong opposite current limiting my dive time on one dive.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Bavaria

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

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
River H
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

9.2 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

8.4 Very good
Stephen S
United Kingdom

Easily one of the best dives Iv done. Even though we didn’t see anything big like a whale shark the dive was still brilliant.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Manta Queen 2

10.0 Exceptional
Jonathan T
Sweden

Really good diving but a lot tof other divers at some times.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the The Junk

8.4 Very good
Lars H
Canada

Low visibility on our trip unfortunately but still really beautiful.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 1

8.0 Very good
Kjell K
Sweden

Good, but limited visibility

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 1

9.6 Exceptional
David K
United Kingdom

A tremendous amount of marine life on one pinnacle. Shame about the number of boats that congregate there but thats not the operators fault and they did well to get us in the water when other boats were on surface intervals

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Sawasdee Fasai

9.6 Exceptional
Maurice V
Netherlands

Amazing! Very beautiful and colorful with all the softcorals and seafans. So many species of marinelife.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Sawasdee Fasai

10.0 Exceptional
Stefano T
Australia

Unbelievable quantity of fish, schools of barracuda, tunas and trevallies, soft corals everywhere, a unique dive site indeed.

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Manta Queen 1

8.0 Very good
Adam F
Canada

Richilieu rock is stunning, even with reduced visibility.

Diving Richelieu Rock in March on the Sawasdee Fasai

6.8 Review score
kasia Z
Poland

Great place, a lot of schools of different fish

Diving Richelieu Rock in April on the Camic

8.0 Very good
Miklos H
Hungary

Beautiful walls covered by soft corals, great for macro stuff. Schools of trevallies ,barracudas, snappers and whatnot

Diving Richelieu Rock in May on the Manta Queen 2

8.0 Very good
Lee F
Australia

Just Ok. Vis was ~15m and doing 4 dives there was too repetitive.

Diving Richelieu Rock in October on the Sawasdee Fasai

8.0 Very good
Shimon K
Israel

Very bad visibility spoiled potentially great dive

Diving Richelieu Rock in October on the Sawasdee Fasai

9.6 Exceptional
Jan S
Austria

Absolutely awesome. Somewhat adventurous because of the current, stunning but cause of the abundance of marine life

Diving Richelieu Rock in October on the Camic

7.6 Good
Pierre-Olivier T
Canada

Best dives I’ve done so far, so much fish!

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Camic

9.2 Superb
Siew Cheng W
Singapore

Amazing….teeming with marine life and corals.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Andaman

10.0 Exceptional
Eldon P
Canada

The diving was good but the currents were a little strong. There were tons of things to see.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Sawasdee Fasai

8.8 Fabulous
Julien L
France

great spot even though the weather did deteriorate a bit, still remain a magical site; bring a torch.

Diving Richelieu Rock in November on the Camic

10.0 Exceptional
lisa C
Canada

Low visibility and strong current due to the phase of the moon. Ghost pipefish and seahorses

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Smiling Seahorse

9.6 Exceptional
Edward W
United Kingdom

Absolutely stunning! I've never seen so many fish in one place and the coral was excellent.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Dolphin Queen

9.2 Superb
Craig V
South Africa

Not our highlight, visibility wasn't great and sea conditions were the roughest of the whole trip. Abundant fish life though.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Pawara

10.0 Exceptional
Ben C
Canada

Incredible. Despite the choppiness of the sea when we went there were so many fish and soft corals.

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Manta Queen 2

8.8 Fabulous
Ella G
Australia

Vis was average, last dive was good

Diving Richelieu Rock in December on the Manta Queen 7

8.8 Fabulous
Martin N
Ecuador

Definitely one of my favourite dive sites of the trip. The amount of life on this one rock is spectacular.

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 7

8.8 Fabulous
Elisabeth U
Austria

As beautiful as 6 years ago, loads of fish, no big encouters, but seahorse, ghostpipe..

Diving Richelieu Rock in January on the Manta Queen 7

9.6 Exceptional
DIANE J
United Kingdom

best diving of trip. reefs had good coral and sea life, no pelagics some currents

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Bavaria

9.2 Superb
Marion B
Netherlands

Beautiful dive site but way overcrowded - especially the late morning dive was ridiculous and only to be compared to standing in line at Disneyland during a school holiday.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Andaman

10.0 Exceptional
David T
United Kingdom

Best dive site of the trip for schools of Barracuda and Trevally. Lots of colourful soft corals and a magnet for fish life.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Sawasdee Fasai

8.0 Very good
Bryanne P
Canada

Amazing visibility and marine life. Best dive site of the week

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Manta Queen 7

8.4 Very good
Rod V
Canada

Ok. There were too many people and reduced vision.

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Gentle Giant

7.6 Good
Roxanne L
United Kingdom

Incredibly beautiful soft corrals, too many divers though

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Gentle Giant

9.6 Exceptional
Jacqueline C
United Kingdom

Fantastic dive site "fish soup"!

Diving Richelieu Rock in February on the Bavaria

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