Similan Islands...

Heading up the coast towards Burma is what many consider the most beautiful group of islands (and dive sites) in Thailand. Nowhere else in the region will cruisers and divers find such diverse environments in such a small area from November to April.

Located about one hundred kilometers northwest of Phuket, the Similans, are composed of nine granite islands covered in tropical jungle, washed by a clear blue tropical ocean and blessed with some of the world's finest beaches. Cruisers in search of large fish, such as whale sharks can continue up the coast to Burma Banks and Richelieu Rock.