Phuket Day trips - images

Rene and his PADI Advanced Open Water student Nathan and Boris, on the way back from Koh Raja Yai.

Reviews - Marc & Diana

Hallo René,

vielen Dank für deine  E Mail. Diana und ich waren sehr sehr zufrieden mit euch und mit dem ganzen Tauchbetrieb.

Hier auch nochmals viele Grüße an Giel und an Paue. Ihr wart alle super Guides.

Alles hat perfekt funktioniert von der Buchung bis hin zum Tauchen. An unseren 2 letzten Tauchtagen haben wir eine über euch vermittelte Safari zu den Similans und koh Bon gemacht. Diese Safari wurde von den South Siam divers durchgeführt. Dadurch habe ich einen Vergleich mit einer anderen Tauchschule. Tauchgebiet auf den Similans top und wir hatten sogar das Glück einen 4 m Manta lange zubeobachten. Unser Guide Adam ( Black) war auch klasse.

Zum Rest kann ich nur sagen, kein Vergleich zu euch. Die könnten sich mal bei euch anschauen wie man es machen sollte.

Euer Boot ist super sauber und bei euch ist immer eine klasse Stimmung auf dem Boot. Top finde ich dass es nie so große Gruppen auf euerem Boot gibt.

Wir würden jederzeit wieder mit euch tauchen. Ich kann nur ein riesen Lob für euch hinterlassen.
Werde meine Erfahrungen auch bei Taucher net hinterlegen. Das ist die größte Taucherinternetseite in Deutschland.

Nochmals vielen Dank für die schöne Zeit bei euch.

Wir kommen gerne wieder.
Gruß Marc und Diana

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PADI IDC Phuket - April 2012

Sea Fun Divers Course Director Bent with his IDC/IE Candidates in the pool at Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort

Sea Fun Divers Course Directors Thomas & Bent with their April 2012 IDC/IE Candidates in front of our Dive center

Dive Master Trainee - Insights of a gopher

James doing his Dive Master Training with Sea Fun Divers is writing on his blog about his daily life here in Phuket, Thailand.

Dive Master Trainee - Its a day in the life kinda thing

Author: James Deverich
Complaints: Send to jamesdeverich@gmail.com for deletion! PG not guaranteed.
Experience Diving Before this blog: 88Dives Padi Rescue Diver

Day 1 - Birth of a Dive Master Trainee (DMT)

8-April 2012 the anniversary of my 36th year on earth and my 1st day as a DMT. I arrived in Phuket last night came out from the arrivals hall. As I passed out through immigration I kept my head down, turned right and ignore the 20 guys trying to usher me into there private cars. Save yourself some money there is a taxi stand at the end 450THB to Patong the rates are fixed and you don't have to be worried about paying too much.

The ride in the Taxi was amusing, 2minutes out from the airport the diver picked up is girl friend! She did not offer to pay half the fair, such is life. I would not mind but the nattered away to each other the whole way. When they finally stopped talking to breath the driver got a call on his mobile and started nattering away again! Lucky I am not easily bothered by stuff like this.

Tip for Taxi's in Thailand:Make sure you have the number of your hotel or they might have trouble getting you there my driver had to call three times to figure it out!

So anyway 1st day of my blog and I am already getting off topic! Cannot promise there will not be more Digression. So anyway back on track & lets get wet. Picked up from my budget hotel 650THB / night plan too stay a while have to find the boss and talk about a discount for long stay, let see what happens keep you posted. 7:30 am in the mini bus and Giel who is marked as my instructor starts singing Happy Birthday(didn't hear much applause just a gong half way though). Then we are off to the Pier. We are asked to remove our shoes as is the custom for a dive boat and are ushered aboard and greeted by the instructors. For me a whirlwind introduction around a bunch of the staff for the Dive company. I'm diving with Sea Fun Divers this trip, the boat is in pristine condition compared to others I have seen in past trips diving and the staff are as professional as I've see from 1st impressions.

A little rough on the way out to Phi Phi perhaps due to the stormy weather last night. One victim of the techni-colour yawn, a small girl. Feeling a bit queezy myself but somehow I am ok I have been in rougher conditions but I am still sometimes sick when the boat rocks, not nice but the diving makes up for it I am always fine once in the water.
The Dive sites are Koh Bida Nok and Maya Bay, Bida Nok is a beautiful site I have been there before. Its colourful and relatively unaffected by coral bleaching from high water temperature in other areas. Diving with Giel and two young girls doing there open water course. The younger a fore mentioned puke victim barely gets down from the surface before indicating that her ears are a problem, tired and sick just not in the mood maybe she goes back to the boat. Meanwhile I keep an eye on her friend for the instructor he is back in no time and we start the dive. Lots of life small things to see nudibranks and other life are abundant and the coral is beatiful. Instructor leads the way and I follow closely behind the student to keep an eye on things as instructed.

The second dive site Maya Bay is also lovely this time I follow Borris and another beginner with a camera, I'm a photographer myself haven't taken my hobby underwater but I can say some dive photographers are a menace, they can be inconsiderate and careless at times only focusing on the photo. Hope I'm not like that. This guy was not that bad just enthusiastic and a little unaware as beginners can be.

Met a nice couple from Hong kong an Israeli guys and his girlfriend, I think she was Spanish or of Latino descent. The Israeli was a character he told me about his invention a kind of camel pack so he can drink a little Diet Coke while he is diving! Quite funny, your mouth does get a little dry sometimes, not sure I will put it on my list of need to have gear.

The return Journey is uneventful and the ocean is as calm as I have seen, barely a ripple on the surface except for whats made by the boats and occasional flying fish skimming the surface. Maybe my favorite fish I love watching them glide inches above the surface of the ocean.

My training I can tell has not started in earnest yet, just a nice day diving to ease myself into the swing of things. Dead tired from the flight and my last week of work before coming hear I sleep early, log like ZZZzzzZZZzzz.

Day 2 - Discover Scuba Invasion

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Best Instructor April 2012 trained by Sea Fun Divers

Sea Fun Divers has been voted the top Dive Centre in the World for April 2012!

Plus the Instructor who got the April 2012 award as Best Instructor is Ruediger, who  did his Instructor courses with Sea Fun Divers.

Sailing in a classic Chinese Ship – The Junk

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sail the seas in a classic Chinese ship under full sail while enjoying the wonders below on guided tours of the depths.

Early bird discounts:

•  15%, if booked more than 6 months in advance
•  10%, if booked 2 months in advanced
• and for 1 month in advanced you still get 5%.

>> All early birds need to pay in full on booking <<
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The Junk was originally built in 1962 and named the June Hong Chian Lee.  Originally she was a merchant vessel plying her trade up and down the coastline of Malaysia and Burma, it was in 1985 that she was refitted to be a classic yacht   In 1997 she changed owners, was renamed “the Junk” and was completely rebuilt to be a multi-passenger liveaboard luxury yacht.  The Junk is 30 meters long and weighs in at around 330 tons, with both sails and a diesel engine; with a capacity of 18 passengers, having 6 cabins: 2 double bed cabins, 2 triple cabins and 2 quad share cabins, but usually we sail with around 12 passengers. 

The Junk offers 7 days/6 night cruises to the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock and Surin Islands through the end of May and then to Phi Phi Islands, Racha Islands, Hin Deang/Muang until the middle of October, when they switch back to the Similan Islands.  So now is a good time to begin planning your next trip on this historic ship and perhaps take advantage of some early bird discounts.

Think about which cabin would best suit your needs, one of the two double bed cabins if it will be you and your significant other exploring  the depths together while relax aboard the Junk in the evenings.  If you are traveling with your family perhaps one of the triple or quad cabins would suite you best or even a combination of a double cabin for you and your significant other and a triple or quad cabin for the kids.  Or if you are traveling alone and on a budget perhaps sharing a quad cabin with other like minded divers is what you have in mind.  We are very flexible in configuring our cabins to meet your needs.  All cabins are air-conditioned and have hot-water showers and toilets included.

Now let’s focus on the reason you come to Thailand and book a luxury cruise on the Junk…The Diving.  For those of you that have been to Thailand and the Phuket area before, there is nothing I can say that you have not already realize, Phuket and its surrounding islands offer some of the world best and most beautiful dive sites.  There are beautiful coral reefs that are home to a wide variety of fish and undersea creatures.  For those first time divers coming to Phuket, you will quickly discover why so many people return year after year to explore the many dive sites surrounding Phuket.  Now imagine you can do this while living aboard our luxury yacht, with its rich history and comfortable accommodations.

Since you will be with us for 7 days, one of our other main concerns is that the food on board is always first class.  Of course we offer gourmet breakfasts, lunches and dinners as well as snacks between meals.  There is always fresh fruit available as well as a variety of sweets, such as donut, banana cakes, cheese cakes, custards, plus many more.  If you have special diet requirements, let us know and our chef will happily prepare special meals to accommodate your needs.  To quote one of our satisfied passengers: “Dinner was fantastic. I wanted to eat more and more but my stomach didn't allow me.”

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April 2012 Dive Center of the Month

PADI Member of the Month

Every day, in every corner of the world, PADI Members transform lives through diving.    

The PADI Member of the Month award is a worldwide program that recognizes one PADI Professional Member and one PADI Retail or Resort Member each month for their dedication and   success. It is outstanding members like these who keep the PADI organization at the forefront of diver education and customer service. This month, PADI congratulates the following: 

 Winner: April 

2012 Dive Center of the Month

Five Star Career Development Center Sea Fun Divers
29 Soi Karon,Nui, Karon Muang, Phuket, Thailand
PADI Asia Pacific 

This month, PADI honors Sea Fun Divers in Phuket, Thailand for Member of the Month for April, 2012. 

 

Diver David Jack wrote in to say, 

"I would like to take this opportunity to say a big big thank you to yourself, Rene and the rest of the team at Sea Fun Divers who have made our family holidays over the past five years so memorable and exiting..... read more

Congratulations to Sea Fun Divers for demonstrating consistent excellence in dive training and customer satisfaction.

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - David

David

Name : David Mancini

Role : Sea Fun Videographer

From : Ancona, Italy

Speaks : Italian, English, Spanish

First Dived in the Bahamas in 1999

David became a Diving instructor with Sea Fun Divers (Bent) in 2003

David has now worked for Sea Fun for seven years and goes home each rainy season for a holiday. In a past life he has owned his own motorbike shop back in Italy.

Favourite Dive Site : Phi Phi Islands

Hobbies : Motorbikes & Football

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Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Mikael

Name : Mikael Tarnstrom

From : Sweden

Speaks : All Scandinavian languages, English and German

Role : Staff Instructor

First Dive : Sweden 2003

Mikael became an Instructor with Sea Fun Divers in 2010 and travels home in the wet season. He has also dived in Europe, Asia, Egypt and the USA.

When not diving Mikael is a keen golfer.

His favourite Thai Dive site is Elephant Head Rock
His best ever dive was on the USS Vandenberg wreck in the Florida Keys.

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Team China - Open Water Diver training

Sea Fun Divers Instructor Candy off to the pool to do Confined Open Water training with Yi Sun, David He and Nathan He from Beijing China.

Candy and her students from Beijing

How to get there - Sea Fun Divers Katathani

Finding Sea Fun Divers Katathani Dive Center, Kata Noi

From Patong Beach:

From the Southern end of the ring-road in Patong, turn left, away from the beach. After 500 meters you will get to a cross roads, turn left, you are now on Patak Road.

Follow this road all the way through the mountains until you get to a roundabout. Take the second turning here and follow the coast road through Karon. Go up the hill past “The Dino Park” on your right and down the other side. Do not take the hard left turn, but take the left fork immediately afterwards. This road ends at a crossroads, turn right. Follow the road round to the left and then fork right, up a steep hill and down the other side into Kata Noi. The road has buildings on each side. Sea Fun Divers is on the very end of the building on the right.

From Chalong:

From Chalong Circle (Roundabout) take the road North towards Kata, Karon and Patong. This is the Patak Road. Follow the road for 3 km. Past the petrol station on your left and up into the mountains. As you come down out of the mountains, you will see a decent sized turning on the left into Soi Koktanod, turn left here. If you see a Yamaha Motorbike shop on your right, you have gone too far.

Soi Koktanod twists and turns. After 2 km you will go up a small but steep hill and down the other side then another road joins from the right, keep going. Follow the road round to the left and then fork right, up a steep hill and down the other side into Kata Noi. The road has buildings on each side. Sea Fun Divers is on the very end of the building on the right.

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