Smiling Seahorse, Thailand
9.1 Superb - Nitrox available
- En-Suite bathrooms
- Family Cabins
“If you're looking for a well-organized, professional, and welcoming liveaboard in the Andaman Sea, this is a great choice. ”
Highlights
Newly built for 2018, the Smiling Seahorse liveaboard offers fantastic dive trips to Thailand and Myanmar. The 3-night 'Best of Thailand' trip showcases some of the best dive areas in the Andaman Sea, including the Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock, Koh Tahcai & Koh Bon. The Myanmar dive trips are a fantastic way to explore this newly opened dive area and to get up close with manta rays, eagle rays, mobula rays, leopard sharks and cool macro critters such as frogfish, seahorses, and pipefish. The spacious dive deck at the back of the boat allows ample room for kitting up and gear storage and a dedicated photography room.
The Smiling Seahorse is 25m long and accommodates 16 divers over 4 decks. On the upper deck are 2 standard cabins with one double or two single beds and shared bathrooms. The 4 deluxe and 2 master cabins on the main deck have en-suite bathrooms, and all cabins feature air-conditioning. There is also an open-air dining room, a huge sun deck, and a camera station for photographers.
The experienced and professional crew of the Smiling Seahorse liveaboard offers a warm welcome. Book online today to reserve your space.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Beach BBQ, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Kayaks, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (30-300 USD per trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities (1,000 THB per day), Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox, Nitrox Course, Private Dive Guide (3,500 THB per day), Rental Gear (600 THB per day), Scuba Diving Courses, Land Excursions, Snorkel Gear.
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.
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Smiling Seahorse Reviews
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- 9.1 Superb
- Vessel 8.9
- Crew 8.8
- Food 9.8
- Diving 9.4
- Value 8.8
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- 9.2 Superb
- Anon
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Poland
Fantastic !
My diving cruise with The Smiling Seahorse was absolutely fantastic from start to finish. Everything was extremely well organized and seamless, making the entire vacation completely stress-free and enjoyable. The crew was exceptional — professional, friendly, attentive, and always making sure everyone felt comfortable and safe. The food was amazing throughout the trip, with great variety and quality at every meal. The boat itself is excellent: very comfortable, well maintained, and thoughtfully designed for divers. The cabins are spacious and comfortable, and the common areas are very well organized, giving everyone plenty of space to relax between dives. What truly made the experience unforgettable was the incredible selection of dive spots. Every dive offered something special, with beautiful marine life, stunning coral reefs, and perfectly planned itineraries. Overall, this was a full enjoyment vacation and one of the best liveaboard experiences I’ve had. I highly recommend The Smiling Seahorse to anyone looking for a perfectly organized diving adventure with a fantastic crew and unforgettable diving.
- Recommended for
- Crew. Dive sites. Food.
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- 8.4 Very good
- Monica R
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Spain
Great week aboard the Smiling Seahorse
We spent a fantastic week aboard the Smiling Seahorse diving in Myanmar waters. It is an exclusive diving area, as there are no other dive boats around, although there are fishing boats. The life we found was mostly small: many moray eels, nudis, crabs... and also an ocean blanket! I especially liked that both the briefings and the diving were done with your guide in groups of a maximum of 4 people. The boat is comfortable; The cabins are small but with enough space. All the guides and crew did their best to make us enjoy ourselves and make us feel comfortable and safe. As an experience unlike any other life on board, we were given the option to try blackwater diving and I loved it!
- Recommended for
- Our guide. Small groups. No one else diving around.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Martin K
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Germany
to make a liveaboard best choose ist the Smiling Seahorse
To make such a trip like this, the Smiling Seahorse was the best choose! Especially after i saw the other Liveaboards with too much people on it.
- Recommended for
- A small group on a generous boat. No Stress by water in and water out. well balanced timetable.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Michael K
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Israel
Great boat for diving enthusiasts
Fantastic dives.
- Recommended for
- Diving. Diving. Diving.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Jonah N
- Germany
Tiger sharks at Burma Banks
Only dive boat in the region at that moment Fantastic landscape under and above the water great companionship on the boat playing cards with my dive buddies
- Recommended for
- excellent dive guide, professional staff, Tiger shark
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- 8.4 Very good
- Rosaline C
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Macau
I enjoy the whole trip
I have been to 10+ Liveaboard in this trip I have 0 complain for Frank well arrangements and lovely staff, I will be back……personally only room for improvement is the food, looking for more variety and seafood
- Recommended for
- Dive guide Ms Aiara she is so sweet and caring. Owner Frank with full of passion. The Marine life schools of fish.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Shun C
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France
Burma diving exceptional experience with smiling Seahorse
One of the best liveaboard experience overall
- Recommended for
- Excellent diving guide. Julien highly recommend. Superbly designed diving boat very comfortably setup in a compact yet very thoughtful arrangement. Great staff, friendly and well experienced.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Daniel R
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United States
Fantastic boat, crew, equipment, and guides!
This is a really well run operation. Our tour director Franck was on top of everything from helping us stay safe and healthy to taking amazing underwater photos. The boat crew and guides worked seamlessly together to ensure all the guests had the best possible diving experiences. Food was tasty and we always had plenty of snacks on hand after a dive. I started out as a very beginner diver (11 dives) and learned a ton from the guides and other more seasoned divers. The underwater world of the Andaman sea is amazing: I saw octopus, sharks, cuttlefish, rays, etc etc. We did night, blackwater, and cavern diving as well.
- Recommended for
- Superb crew, Clean and modern boat, smooth diving experiences
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Katherine K
- United States
Well organized boat, fantastic diving, tasty food
We did all 25 dives on this trip and loved them all. The variety was wonderful - from nudis to cobias, from swim throughs and caverns to beautiful healthy reefs, and a fascinating intro to blackwater diving. Our guide James was our favorite dive guide ever - hilarious and so knowledgeable. This boat is organized extremely well, with every detail thought through for a fantastic diving experience (great camera room, four dives per day). The food was always delicious, and the barbecue party on the last night was super fun. Our only small wishes would have been better weather (less rain and rough seas) and an air-conditioned communal area (the dining area is open to the outside). Very competently run and joyful diving holiday!
- Recommended for
- James, our hilarious and highly knowledgeable dive guide. Wonderful variety of excellent diving. Delicious food at every meal.
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- 10 Exceptional
- John M
- United States
Amazing Time on the Smiling Seahorse!
This was our first liveaboard experience and we were blown away by the Smiling Seahorse and the Similan Islands/Richilieu Rock itinerary. The dive guides were very professional (safety first) and helpful. We loved it and highly recommend boat owner and dive photographer Frank and his team for your next diving excursion in Thailand or Burma.
- Recommended for
- The diving was spectacular. The dive guides, crew and captain were great. The food was tasty and plentiful.
