Sawasdee Fasai, Thailand
9.2 Superb - Nitrox available
- Free Nitrox
- En-Suite bathrooms
“Beautiful dive sites, very friendly team and delicious food”
Highlights
New for 2016, and the sister ship to MV Pawara is the Sawasdee Fasai. A custom-built dive liveaboard offering trips to the amazing dive sites of the Andaman Sea between October and May each year. The enormous dive deck on board ensures enough room for the 26 divers onboard, with ample gear storage and kitting-up space. Aboard the Sawasdee Fasai, divers can experience the amazing dive sites of the Andaman Sea and explore the famous dive sites of Richelieu Rock, Koh Bon, Elephant Head Rock, or Koh Tachai in the Similan Islands.
Topside, the Sawasdee Fasai, has 15 air-conditioned cabins catering to a maximum of 30 guests. Located on the main deck are 2 master cabins and 5 deluxe cabins, each with sea views and en-suite bathrooms. On the lower deck are 4 standard cabins with en-suite bathrooms and 4 budget cabins with shared bathroom facilities. There is plenty of room for relaxation with the huge sundeck, outside lounge area, indoor lounge, and refreshment bar.
Let the friendly boat crew and experienced and professional dive crew of the Sawasdee Fasai Liveaboard help make your dive adventure memorable. Book your adventure today.
Choose your departure date
Included: VAT, Dive Insurance, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (1,500-2,300 THB), Visas and Fees.
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course (9,000 THB), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (1,500-9,000 THB).
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
* Extra fees are shown per person.
Pay by bank transfer or online with
Drawings & Vessel Layouts
Cabin Types
Sawasdee Fasai Reviews
-
- 9.2 Superb
- Vessel 8.8
- Crew 9.3
- Food 9.6
- Diving 9.1
- Value 9.1
-
- 5.2 Review score
- julie S
-
United States
Budget diving - you get what you pay for
One dive group with fun DM had a blast and went home with lots of pics their DM took - that was nice but not standard across all dive groups. Dive deck is exceptionally crowded with no room to even don wetsuit. Tanks are smashed together making it uncomfortable to gear up. Looks like boat holds up to 30 divers and it felt crowded with 19. Dive briefings were great. Crew was into taking pics of guests on boat, but they use some sort of AI or distorting filters so you don't actually look like yourself. I appreciated the effort to remove wrinkles, but I earned them! The forward cabin was awkward and bathroom very small - the shower area ~2.5x2.5 feet I believe. I saw other cabins had more normal WET shower bathrooms. The AC only worked at night and seemed to constantly struggle. The boat was hot.
- Recommended for
- Divers. mapping out dives for big picture view. dive briefings.
-
- 2.0 Review score
- Tim S
-
United Kingdom
Awful
What was supposed to be the highlight of our trip turned into the worst 4 days we’ve had in a loooooong time. The engine and generator were so loud that the whole cabin roared and vibrated, so a) it was impossible to sleep, and b) we had zero private time the entire trip. We ‘slept’ on the top deck, which was also noisy (inc staff alarms at 3.35am), cold, windy, and generally uncomfortable. We were sleep-deprived and exhausted the whole trip, and we both got sick. The diving was mostly dull; in the first seven dives we saw collectively less of note than in a single dive off Koh Lanta. Our first ‘guide’ was a nice guy, but made no effort to spot things; in 10 dives he literally pointed twice, once at some lobsters who live permanently under a certain rock, and once at two barracuda we were already looking at. In 30 years of diving I’ve never even imagined a dive ‘guide’ could do so little or make so little effort. Our second guide is about the rudest, most ignorant human I’ve yet met; after two dives we refused to go with him again. I didn’t even bother with the last two dives, which is a first. They still tried to charge for equipment for the last day, and also blamed me for their credit card machine not working (after it also failed another guest’s card they reset it, and surprise surprise it worked fine). A typical example of their ’organisation’: They asked us to be up at 5.30am and ready to dive at 6, so as to a) avoid the crowds and b) have an extra ‘night dive.’ After following this instruction we were kept sitting around cold and tired in full kit for 45 minutes before eventually entering the water at 6.45, with a) crowds and b) daylight. The cabin had cockroaches, the sheets and duvets are too short for a human body, some weird sawdust stuff appeared on the bed every day, and the wifi is so useless that it didn’t even work well at the pier. The Thai boat staff are Lovely and work incredibly hard, and the same goes for Jumbo, but this trip was a total shambles and a complete waste of money.
- Recommended for
- Nothing. Less than nothing. Leaving.
-
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Samuel K
-
France
Great trip with an amazing crew
Great trip, super friendly crew, cooks did an amazing job to cook tasty food with healthy options. Beautiful dives especially Richelieu Rock. Thank you!
- Recommended for
- Food. Crew. Space.
-
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Andre J
-
Singapore
Good trip for chill dives and hanging out with friends!
The overall experience was good despite not seeing much while diving. It was made better by the companionship of the crew and amazing food onboard. Eric made our diving experience enjoyable!
- Recommended for
- Dive guides were great - fun and safe bunch. The food onboard was amazing!. The boat facilities were well maintained - no faults/problems.
-
- 10 Exceptional
- claire B
- France
Very nice experience, highly recommend
Very nice first experience in the Sawasdee Fasai. The team is top notch and very benevolent. The food is very good. Special mention to my dive guide Eric who filmed all of our dives and with whom diving was a great experience
- Recommended for
- The comfort of the boat. The friendliness of the staff. The good atmosphere.
-
- 10 Exceptional
- David H
- United States
Great experience on Sawasdee
Every aspect of our dive trip was exceptional- highly recommend the ship and crew.
- Recommended for
- Crew was amazing. Food was great. Diving was amazing.
-
- 10 Exceptional
- Amparo D
-
Spain
Great experience.
Both in cabins, spacious with a comfortable bathroom, and in the equipment preparation area, great. The crew, both from the diving area, as well as the ladies who prepare the food and the dive guides.
- Recommended for
- Comfort.. Crew.. The food.
-
- 10 Exceptional
- Yuting L
-
Australia
Great Liveaboard in Thailand
The boat is spacious and comfortable
- Recommended for
- Big, comfortable boat, lovely, helpful crew.
-
- 10 Exceptional
- Cynthia B
- United States
Full service fabulous!
Great dives...great attentive crew...and yummy food!
- Recommended for
- The crew, the food and the fish
-
- 10 Exceptional
- Jante D
-
Netherlands
Amazing
This was the first time we did a LiveABoard, and it was amazing. We had amazing guide: Jannes who dives with us all days. The FOOD WAS REALLY THE BEST OF THE BEST! Thanks girls for the amazing food, it was Perfect. We had a double bed Cabin, that was good comfort, and we loved everything from it. Big thanks to Mark, he arranged everything amazing. Kind regards, Jante and Niek
- Recommended for
- FOOD and staff was amazing
