MV Faah Yai

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Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, ovaltine, tea, coffee and water, dives (as detailed in the trips above), tanks, weights and weightbelts, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s).

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 16 per day), Burma entry fees (currently US$ 200 ) are payable upon embarkation, Similan National Park fees (currently approx US$ 11 per person per day), dive insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: Faah Yai departs in the afternoon for Burma trips or in the evening for Similan trips from Ranong. For more information see our travel information section.

Non-diver rate: 10% off the published prices.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): Add 75% to published prices.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Please refer to the whole boat charter prices below.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): None.

• Individually-controlled air conditioning
• Wardrobe, bedding and towels
• Sea-view windows on main deck
• Toilet and hot water shower - unlimited showering
• Fire extinguishers
• Mains outlet 220 & 12 Volts AC 24 hours
• Master cabin has room service breakfast and large forward-view window

• Tour leader
• 1 Divemaster
• Captain
• Cook and assistant
• Engineer
• Deck hand

• Thai, European and Japanese main meal dishes and breakfast.
• Buffet-style service in saloon on main deck or BBQ on upper deck - choose from at least 3 main dishes.
• A la carte-style catering can also be accommodated.
• Most dietary requirements can be catered for - please send us your requirements.
• Dinner provided on the first evening of the cruise.
• Coffee, tea, ovaltine, water and snacks are provided free of charge.
• Soft drinks, beer and wine are also available.
• No fixed menu.

• Built in year 1996, refitted in 1998
• Size - 22m x 6m
• Top speed - 12 knots
• Cruising speed - 9 knots
• 2 x 315 HP Hino engines
• 2 x generators - 1 x 30 KVa & 1 x 20 KVa
• 2 x Coltrisub scuba tank compressors
• Electricity 380V, 220V & 12V - 24 hours per day
• Water capacity - 8,000 litres
• Fresh water maker - 1,400 litres per day
• Fuel capacity - 8,000 litres
• Environmental storage tank - 1,000 litres

• 1 Life raft
• 1 Motorised 4m dinghy
• VHF, CB & SSB radio
• Global positioning system (GPS)
• Radar
• Echo sounder
• Chart plotter
• Mobile telephone
• Full-feature Medic First Aid Box
• Oxygen - 20,000 litres
• Life jackets
• Fire extinguishers throughout

Customer reviews:

"I enjoyed the Faah Yai this past January. Our trip was special because I did a 2 week kayaking / snorkelling trip with on the Faah Yai (special charter) just before the diving trip, so we got to snorkel a lot of the pristine little bays tucked in amongst the islands. The coral there was the most amazing thing I've seen, ever. Made the lettuce coral garden at Ulong Channel in Pulau look like a tiny little scrap of nothing. Every kind of coral, beautiful, pristine, and HUGE.
The Faah Yai itself is not a fancy boat but extremely well kept and very comfortable. Waaaay better than our local CA dive boats. Staterooms have A/C, saloon doesn't. The crew is extremely friendly, Sunan's food is superb. I would go on the Faah Yai again if there weren't so many other great destinations waiting.
I didn't really have any preconceptions (about diving in Burma). I thought it was great, and that's right after a trip to Yap and Pulau the year before." - Tax Geek, USA ...