limbo Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Says maxal: Thanks Limbo, I'll PM him and see what he says. Next time I go to Koh Samui I plan to be diving so I'll touch base with you. I'm looking forward meeting you Maxal!! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racha Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 Been working on a new web site so here is a list of 50 dives sites around Raya island, Phuket, Khao Lak, Similans, Ao Nang area, Hin Dang etc, all with a short desciption, hope that helps to keep the interest up in our diving forum as most of the guys here are mainly muff divers DIVE SITES ACCESSIBLE FROM RAYA YAI: 1. Bungalow Bay North Wall Depth: 10-25m / Current: Mild- Moderate / Experience: Beginner Beautiful wall dive with lots of soft and hard coral near the corner of the bay. Lots of schooling fish also occasionally Turtles and bigger pelagic fish. Lion fish, Morey Eels and octopus are also common residents of the reef. 2. Bungalow Bay South Wall Depth: 5-20m / Current: Mild-Moderate / Experience: Beginner Similar wall dive as the North wall at the southern end of the bay featuring soft and hard coral in the middle of the dive site turning into rocky boulders towards the end of the dive. Schooling Barracudas, lots of Snappers and Stingrays on the sandy bottom. 3. Siam Bay Depth: 5-15m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner In this huge calm bay you can make various different dives and enjoy the great variety of coral. Bottom is sandy with coral bommies around, very relaxing dive. Lots of small interesting stuff like Anemones, Nudibranches, Shrimps and Snails. Huge schools of Fusiliers and small Yellowtail Barracudas as well as a school of bigger Chevron Barracudas that are seen on almost every dive there. 4. Homerun Depth: 5-20m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner Long wall dive with schooling fish, Stingrays, Octopus and huge Puffer fishes. Some parts of the reef slightly destroyed by great numbers of Crown of Thorns. At the start of the dive pieces of old wreck in 20 meters with schooling fish around. 5. Stag horn Reef Depth: 0-30m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner Dive starts on the beautiful bay where there is big coral bommies on a sandy flat bottom. Moving along the bottom changes to a sloping wall down to 20-30 meters. Huge numbers of Snappers, Fusiliers and Yellowtail Barracudas are seen on this wall which is mostly Stag horn coral. At the end of the dive lots of Lion fish and some Scorpion fish creating an interesting safety stop. 6. Marla?s Mystery (wreck dive) Depth: 24-32m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Advanced Ship wreck sunken to the bottom on purpose doesn?t offer thrilling experiences as a wreck dive but during the last few years this 35 meters long boat has developed in to an artificial reef. It has become one of the best dives due to unbelievable numbers of Lion fish, Scorpion fish, Bat fish, Trevallies and Barracudas. Inside the wreck there are huge Morey eels and under the boat big Groupers and sometimes bigger Stingrays can be found. 7. Lucy?s Reef Depth: 5-20m / Current: Mild-Moderate / Experience: Beginner Beautiful wall with lots of marine life. Certainly one of the best dives around the island. Starts nicely from a shallow beautiful bay and changes into a wall later on. Lots and lots of schooling fish like Snappers, Barracudas, Rainbow Runners, Fusiliers and many more. Lots of Morey eels and Lionfish and from the sandy areas Stingrays and Leopard Sharks are often spotted. 8. Waterfall Wall Depth: 10-25m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Beginner The steepest wall around the island drops quickly down to 25 meter and more. Offers good variety of hard corals and schooling fish. Good chance to spot Leopard Sharks, Stingrays and other bigger fish like Tunas, Mackerels, Jacks and Barracudas. Few times Manta Rays are also seen on this south eastern wall of Raya Yai Island. 9. Purple Garden Depth: 5-35m / Current: Strong / Experience: Advanced This dive offers most of the times a thrilling drift dive. Descending down to around 30 meters there are great numbers of stingrays surrounded by big rocks and whip coral. Around these rocks Manta Rays and Eagle Rays are seen occasionally. Further on the dive there are some sandy areas where Sea Horses, Pipe fish and other smaller stuff can be seen. At the end, if the tides are right, you will fly over the last parts of the reef witch has a very strong current. 10. Boulder City Depth: 0-20m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner This dive on the western side of the island offers a bit less color and corals but is quite interesting with huge rocky boulders and big Morey Eels can be found from holes and caverns along the dive. Bigger rays occasionally lie on the sandy bottom in 20 meters and Octopuses, Lion Fish and Scorpion Fishes are common residents of this dive site. 11. The Rock Depth: 25-40m / Current: Strong / Experience: Advanced This mysterious area with several submerged boulders offer thrilling moments to the most experienced divers. Due to its hard location, strong currents and very deep water we often recommend the divers to other sites. The boulders are covered with purple soft coral and big schooling fish and sharks are often spotted here. 12. Raya Noi North Pinnacle Depth: 5-40m / Current: Strong-Very Strong / Experience: Advanced The dive starts as a wall dive with hard coral and schooling fish around. Further north the wall drops down quickly to near 40 meters depth and huge pinnacle rise up from the bottom nearly touching the surface. Around this pinnacle and huge rocky boulders there are normally bigger schooling fish and Manta Rays are occasionally seen here. 13. Kan-pe-la Point Depth: 5-30m / Current: Mild-Moderate / Experience: Beginner Wall drops quickly down to 30 meters and there are interesting rocky formations with narrow passages to swim through. Leopard sharks, White tip and Black tip reef sharks, Manta Rays and Eagle Rays are normally the highlight of the dive. The dive ends at a shallow bay with a beautiful hard coral reef that has a good variety of marine life. 14. The Beach Depth: 0-20m / Current: Mild-Moderate / Experience: Beginner Near the beach at the south part of the island there is a nice easy dive for the less experienced divers. Sandy shallow bottom with some boulders gathers lots of marine life and sometimes huge schools of big Rainbow Runners are seen here. Sometimes even Manta Rays are seen on this dive. 15. Raya Noi South Pinnacle Depth: 10-40m / Current: Strong-Very Strong / Experience: Advanced This is no doubt one of the best dives in Thailand. This huge underwater pinnacle is completely covered by colorful soft coral, huge sea fans and the surrounding marine life is just unbelievable. On the top of the reef lots of Morey Eels, Lion fish, Scorpion fish and other schooling fish. On deeper parts sharks and big stingrays are often seen. In addition, huge schools of big Barracudas, Rainbow Runners, Tunas and Jacks are swimming around the pinnacle plus Manta Rays and Eagle rays during January and February. Extreme currents make this dive suitable only for the more experienced divers and during full moon and new moon the site is not accessible at all due to the strong currents present at that time. DIVE SITES ACCESSIBLE FROM PHUKET: 16. King Cruiser Wreck Depth: 5-35m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Advanced The most famous wreck dive in Southern Thailand. King Cruiser was an 85 meters long passenger ferry that sank in 1997 on its way to Phi Phi islands. Over the years it has developed in to an artificial reef, the wreck offers a truly and interesting dive for all experience levels. Leopard sharks, several species of moray eels, unbelievable amounts of marine life, great soft corals and sea fans are seen on this dive. 17. Shark Point Depth: 5-25m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner Series of submerged limestone pinnacles that are completely covered by soft corals and huge sea fans. As the name of the site states, the high light is normally the Leopard sharks that are common residents of this reef. There are lots to explore and several dives can be done on this area without seeing the same parts of the pinnacles. 18. Anemone Reef Depth: 5-25m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner Less than a mile away from Shark Point stands another pinnacle named after the huge numbers of Anemones that cover the reef. In general the site is a bit less colorful than Shark Point but offers still an interesting dive and sometimes bigger fish are seen here as well like Tunas, Jacks and Mackerels. 19. Koh Dok Mai Depth: 0-30m / Current: Mild-Moderate / Experience: Beginner Nice steep wall dive makes the dive interesting for beginners as well as more advanced divers. Big cliffs and caves on the eastern site and a hard coral reef on the western side of this little island that is home for the many large Morey Eels, Lion fish and Scorpion fish. Seahorses can also sometimes be seen around here. DIVE SITES ACCESSIBLE FROM KHAO LAK: Similan Islands Dive Sites 20. Shark Fin Reef Depth: 10-30m / Current: Strong-Very Strong / Experience: Advanced Long extensive submerged reef offers good site for thrilling drift dives. The reef is partly rocky boulders and partly covered by colorful coral and huge sea fans. Good chance to spot large Napoleon Wrasses, Reef sharks, Manta Rays and other bigger pelagic fish. 21. Boulder City Depth: 15-40m / Current: Strong-Very Strong / Experience: Advanced After Shark Fin Reef the bottom drops around 40 meters and when continuing east another submerged reef appears, Boulder City. The scenery is big boulders and schooling fish, rays and sharks being the highlight of the dive. 22. Hideaway Bay Depth: 5-25m / Current: Mild- Moderate / Experience: Beginner The dive starts with a beautiful white-sanded wall with soft and hard coral bommies. Stingrays, garden eels and schooling fish offer an interesting start for the dive. When moving towards the middle of the reef the scenery changes into big rocky boulders with occasional reef sharks around. 23. East of Eden Depth: 5-35m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Beginner Truly one of the most beautiful dives in the region. Steep wall covered with various types of hard corals, all colors of soft coral and huge sea fans create breath-taking scenery. Lots of schooling Snappers, Rainbow Runners and Fusiliers. Leopard sharks and Black tip reef sharks on the deeper parts and Turtles often are seen on the top of the reef in 5-10 meters depth. 24. Deep Six Depth: 5-40m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Advanced This site features huge boulders with interesting swim-throughs and caves. On deeper parts among huge sea fans and barrel sponges various types of sharks can be seen. Shallower parts offer lots of schooling Rainbow Runners, Lion fish, Angel fish and Morey Eels among the boulders. 25. Elephant Head Depth: 0-40m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Advanced One of the most famous dive sites of Similan. This site rises up from deep depths and offers very unique bottom formations. There are several huge rocks on top of each others creating many caves, swim-throughs and overhangs. Big Trevallies, Jacks, Reef sharks and occasional Manta Rays can be seen on this dive. Angel fish, big Snappers, Lion fish, Scorpion fish and various types of Nudibranches are common residents of this unique reef. 26. Beacon Point Depth: 5-30m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Beginner Wall from the east side of the Island #8 continues over the south tip and changes from sloping hard coral wall to rock boulders and steep vertical drop offs. Lots of different Stingrays, schooling fish and Tiger cowry shells can be seen on this dive. 27. Beacon Beach Depth: 5-25m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner Beautiful and easy wall dive offering nice hard corals, loads of schooling fish and sometimes bigger pelagic passing by. Halfway along the reef there is a wreckage of an old dive boat Atlantis that sank there in August 2002. The wreck is quickly developing in to a reef and lies in a very interesting position nearly vertical on top of the reef. 28. Turtle Galley Depth: 5-25m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner Continuing further North from Beacon Beach the wall continues and the top of the reef is filled with green grass that makes this dive site home for many Turtles. In addition, Morey Eels, Lobsters, Octopuses and smaller schooling fish are commonly seen on this dive. 29. Turtle Rock Depth: 5-20m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner The dive starts from a quiet bay with flat bottom covered with hard corals. When swimming further the scenery changes to a few big boulders and huge sea fans. Sharks can be spotted on the deeper parts of the dive and lots of Rainbow Runners and Snappers are schooling in front of the rock that gave the name for this dive site. 30. Donald Duck Bay Depth: 0-20m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner Famous bay for Snorkelers and dive boats to have lunch and have a walk on the beautiful beach. Diving in the middle of the bay is not so good due to damaged coral and lower visibility. At the northern end of the bay 3 boulders reaching few meters over the surface can offer an interesting dive with Turtles, Morey Eels, Lion fish, Angel fish and schools of Parrot fishes. 31. Breakfast Bend Depth: 5-30m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Beginner Beautiful wall dive sometimes offering an exciting drift dive. Great variety of hard and soft coral creates a home for the Lobsters, Octopuses, Angel fishes, Butterfly fishes and large schools of Trevallies and Rainbow Runners. On deeper parts of the reef Leopard sharks, Reef sharks and Stingrays can be found among huge sea fans. 32. Snapper Alley Depth: 5-20m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner At the start and at the end of the dive there are shallow bays with good variety of hard coral and marine life. Snappers, Lion fish, Morey Eels, Lion fish and Parrot fish can be seen there. In the middle of the dive big rocky boulders offer very interesting swim-throughs and caves for the more experienced divers. At 5 meters of depth there is a 20 meter long beautiful cave through the rocks. 33. Christmas Point Depth: 0-25m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Advanced The underwater scenery a bit similar to Deep Six with huge rocky boulders, caves and swim-throughs. Beautiful hard and soft corals topped with rich marine life makes this site one of the most interesting in the region. Sea snakes, Ribbon Eels, big schools of huge Trevallies and Leopard sharks are commonly seen around this site. 34. Shark Valley Depth: 25-40m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Advanced This deep dive near the Christmas Point dive site offers truly unforgettable experiences for the most advanced divers. Schools of reef sharks and several Leopard sharks can be seen on the 30-40 meter depth level and occasionally Eagle rays and other big pelagic. A couple of pinnacles that are rising from deep depths are covered with soft coral and huge sea fans offering interesting scenery. 35. North Point Depth: 5-35m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner This dive site at the top end of the last island on the Northern end of Similan offers good variety of big rocky boulders and a hard coral reef on the shallow part. Also a second pinnacle rising from 40 meters to 25 meters a little bit north from the site. Schooling fish and occasional sharks and rays can be seen on this dive. 36. Koh Bon Manta Point Depth: 5-40m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner Famous dive where there are huge Manta Rays that like to swim around this dive site. The shallow bay is a good point to start and it changes quickly to a vertical wall dropping down from the surface to 25 meters. Further on in the dive there is a sloping reef filled with red and purple soft coral that drops down to 40 meters where Leopard sharks, Reef sharks and occasional Nurse Sharks can be seen. 37. Koh Bon Eastern Ridge Depth: 5-25m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner Long extensive wall offers a good site for drift diving. Great variety of hard corals and marine life makes this dive interesting and Manta Rays are also common on this dive. Nurse sharks can also be found lying under big coral bommies at the shallower parts. 38. Koh Bon Pinnacle Depth: 15-40m / Current: Strong-Very Strong / Experience: Advanced This dive offers thrilling moments for the most experienced divers. This submerged pinnacle drops down quickly to 40 meters and more. On the deeper parts several different types of sharks can be seen like Leopard sharks, Reef sharks, Nurse Sharks and Bull sharks. Also lots of schooling fish and Stingrays are swimming around the boulders covered with colorful soft corals. 39. Koh Tachai Depth: 10-35m / Current: Strong-Very Strong / Experience: Advanced This truly beautiful submerged reef is accessible by daytrips only on good weather and half moon milder currents. The top of the reef is covered by hard coral and great numbers of schooling fish like Bat Fish, Trevallies, Snappers, Fusiliers and many more. Huge Morey Eels and numbers of smaller interesting marine life can also be found here. As a highlight, Manta Rays and sharks are often encountered around this site. DIVE SITES ACCESSIBLE FROM AO NANG / KRABI / King Cruiser, Shark Point & Anemone Reef 40. Koh Si Depth: 5-15m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner Around these islands there are hard corals and schooling smaller fish. Occasionally Black tip reef sharks are seen on this shallow easy dive site. 41. Koh Ha Depth: 5-20m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner Similar dive to its sister island Koh Si offering hard corals and bits of soft coral as well. Smaller fish like Butterfly fish, Parrot fish, Angel fish and Fusiliers are common here. Occasionally small Reef sharks and few sightings of Whale sharks are registered around these islands. 42. Koh Bidah Nok Depth: 0-30m / Current: Mild-Moderate / Experience: Beginner One side of this island offers shallow hard coral reef and on the other side the more experienced divers will find a wall with soft coral down to 30 meters. Features lots of marine life like Leopard sharks, Turtles, Morey Eels, Lion fish and Pipe fish. There is always a chance for Manta Rays and Whales sharks and this is a dive not to be missed. 43. Koh Bidah Nai Depth: 5-25m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner The next island witch is a few hundred meters away from Bida Nok Island. Lots of huge boulders creating interesting swim-throughs that is home for a rich marine life here. Schooling fish and bigger pelagic fish are common on this site. 44. Maya Bay Corner Depth: 5-20m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner Good site for beginners due to its shallow depth and mild currents. Featuring hard corals and rocks with overhangs and small caverns. Schooling smaller fish is normally seen on this dive. 45. Maya Bay South Depth: 5-30m / Current: Mild-Moderate / Experience: Advanced Nice wall dive that drops quickly down to 30 meters. Along the bottom there are few caves and huge rocky boulders offering interesting scenery. Lion fish, Morey Eels and schooling fish can be found around the boulders and occasionally bigger pelagic fish as well. 46. Hin Bida Depth: 5-25m / Current: Moderate / Experience: Beginner This spot is sometimes called "Phi Phi Shark Point" as Leopard sharks are often seen here. The pinnacle breaks the surface drops to 18-22m, surrounded by huge rocks, stag horn corals and sandy areas. The southern end of the site is covered by beautiful soft coral. Large Whiptail rays are also encountered here as well as other bigger pelagic fish. 47. Garang Heng Depth: 5-20m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner This small submerged reef offers a great dive since Leopard sharks are seen here nearly all the time. Sharks seem to be a bit more active and swimming around the reef more often than on other sites. The top of the reef is covered by Anemones and soft corals. 48. Hin Dot Depth: 5-30m / Current: Mild / Experience: Beginner Just south from Phi Phi Don, interesting dive with bottom dropping down to around 30 meters. Loads of marine life and schooling fish around this submerged reef. At the deeper parts Nurse Sharks can be found under the rocks and overhangs. 49. Hin Daeng Depth: 0-40m / Current: Moderate-Strong / Experience: Advanced Further down south lies one of the best dive sites of Thailand. Just breaking the surface, Hin Daeng is a huge dive site with dramatic steep wall dropping down to depths below the recreational limits. The pinnacle is covered with soft coral and the marine life is just unbelievable. Schooling fish, Leopard sharks, Reef sharks, Whale sharks and Manta rays can truly make this dive an unforgettable experience. 50. Hin Muang Depth: 10-40m / Current: Strong-Very Strong / Experience: Advanced A submerged reef nearby Hin Daeng with its top reaching to around 10 meters and dropping down to deep depths. Strong currents usually makes this dive only for the more experienced divers but mostly you can find cover from the strong currents from either side of the rock. The rock is covered by purple soft corals and Anemones as well as seeing bigger predators like Jacks and Trevallies that are often feeding on smaller fish here. Leopard sharks and Whale sharks are also commonly seen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 Hi Racha, very interesting and to the point descriptions of dive sites in the Andaman Sea. Makes we wanna go over there and experience the goods described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 I did my open water dive certificate at Phi Phi island. I enjoyed the course but encountered persistent problems equalising during descent. I was able to equalise eventually but only after spending a minute or two working through the exercises at each point where I felt pressure. After reaching the planned depth fairly small movements in depth caused pressure to build and frustration at having to concentrate on equalisation again. I'd like to dive again but these problems really do spoil my dive experience, in your views does the body become accustomed to pressure and allow equalisation to occur more quickly with experience, or is there some other solution? :: - I think my problem lies with build of pressure in my nasal passages, i'd find loads of clear mucus in my mask each time I surfaced. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted April 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 I'm sure Limbo will reply with some good info as well. But since I saw the post I'll throw in my two satang. The answer to your question is as to whether it wil get easier is a definite maybe. Not to discourage you at all, but it depends on what caused the equalization problems to begin with. Were you congested at all during that time? If you had recently suffered from a cold or suffer from allergies then end of story don't worry about it. Although allergies are more serious and might require some medication it usually is a fairly minor problem. So the next question would be if you weren't suffering from a cold or allergies what other problem might exist. For that you may want to check with an otolaryngologist (that's a fancy way of saying ear, nose, and throat doctor). The bottom line is that unless a doctor tells you there is a medical reason as to why you will never equalize easily, keep trying. There is far too much you have yet to see underwater. (This spoken by someone who taught on Phi Phi for 7 months. There's a lot more out there.) Keep it up and don't get discouraged. Limbo will have something to add I'm sure. He's now a bigger instructor than me. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Hi dreamer, did you have a slight cold at the time you were diving? Do you possibly have problems with your ears when flying or had any kind of surgery done on your ears? These might be influencing factors for equalisation. It seems you did well tho, despite the time and frustration on your side, you were able to equalise, it seems you did do the right thing and followed correct procedures, so you were able to stay under and dive at a depth you wanted to be. Did you try different techniques? Some people may have difiiculties equalising, personally I haven't met too many who have so serious problems with it. I'ld like to see your answers to my questions. How many dives have you done, just the four certification dives or more beyond these four dives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Hi Guys, Thanks for the lightning responses i'm encouraged to try again. I have no medical history of infection or other problems with my ears and no problems flying, my ears pop in unpressurised aircraft but I experience no significant discomfort following the pop. I felt fine during my dive course, though on completion my ears were sore for a day or so, from the pressure i'm sure. My instructor and buddy recognised the difficulty I had and were patient whilst I completed the required 18 metre dive. I took a decongestant on the final dive and this seemed to improve matters somewhat - I may have had a slight head cold but this was not apparent to me at the outset. The most effective equalisation technique I found was pinching my nose and blowing back through the tubes, wiggling my jaw had no effect. On a separate occasion I completed a dive and similarly was able to equalise only after significant time delay. I felt no head cold on this occasion either. I feel the pressure very early in the dive, at depths as shallow as 4 or 5 metres, I know it is more difficult to equalise once feeling pressure, maybe I just need to concentrate on equalisation the moment I get in the water. I've also heard of people blowing back through the tubes hard until the ears pop rather than gently as I read in the manual. Any thoughts on this? Thanks for sharing your experience with me, Cheers, Dreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 Hi Dreamer, it will help if you start to equalise immediately and don't wait untill you feel the pressure, say at 4-5 m depth. Within the water column, the highest pressure changes are within the first 10 meters from the surface, so early and good equalistaion is essential. Maybe worthwhile trying this and it may help you out. Your instructor did the right thing as well, he was patient and waited for you, good on him and very helpfull for you. It may be a good idea for whenever you go diving, tell your divemaster, instructor or buddy that you may experience difficulties equalisng, so they know they have to go down slowly. Blowing back through the tubes is something I have never heard of, seems strange to me, I guess you would do this whilst ascending and if you would expereince a reverse block, this method might help. Hope thisd helps you out, feel free to ask more tho, or PM me if you want. If you're ever in Samui, let me know, and you can go try our dive trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racha Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 Any one wanting to go to the ADEX Dive show let me know I have a booth there together with the TAT and it will be sponsored by Phuket Island lager, so there will be a fridge full of beer ASIA DIVE EXPO (ADEX 2003) May 9-11, 2003 Asia's International Dive Exhibition: A 3-day spectacular that brings the world of diving together under one roof. Venue: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center Bangkok, Thailand. Show Dates & Time: May 9 - 11, 2003 (Friday through to Sunday)/ 10.00 hrs. - 18.00 hrs. May 9 (Friday): Trade Visitors Only, May 10 - 11 (Saturday - Sunday): All Visitors With Asia Dive Expo firmly established as one of the world's great dive shows, ADEX 2003 is rapidly taking shape to become the biggest and most successful diving event ever to take place in the Asian region. Recognised as the region's premier dive show, ADEX 2003 is a red letter event on the international diving industry calendar. ADEX continues to set new standards of excellence in dive exhibitions showcasing the very best in diving in the Asia-Pacific as well as from around the world. Following the overwhelming success of ADEX hosted in Bangkok, Thailand in 2000, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the city of Bangkok will once again play hosts to ADEX 2003. Located in a major tourism hub and leading world business centre offering easy international access, ADEX 2003, in Bangkok, is attracting both trade buyers and consumer visitors in record numbers. To be staged at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in the Thai capital, from May 9th - 11th, ADEX 2003 has already attracted strong worldwide industry support. Over 90% of the exhibition space has already taken up by over 120 companies and organisations representing 20 countries. Additionally, in order to meet the increase in demand, an additional 1,100 sq metres of exhibition space has been added. Exclusively endorsed by the Dive Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) and supported by leading international training organisations, equipment manufacturers, major diving media, safety and conservation organisations, national tourism bodies, dive centres, diving resorts, and live-aboard operators, floor traffic during the three-day period of ADEX 2003, is already anticipated at being over 15,000 people from more than 30 countries. Of this total, 3,000 are Trade visitors. Complemented by an exciting programme of attendant conferences, educational seminars and workshops organised by DEMA, PADI, DAN (Divers Alert Network) and NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors), ADEX 2003, is as much about the business of diving as it is about diving itself - a three-day spectacular that brings the world of diving together under one roof to showcase the region's many and varied diving opportunities to the world. The 3-day event will open from 10:00 - 18:00 hours for trade visitors on Friday 9th May and for all visitors during the weekend. Free admission for trade visitors is by registration, while public visitors will be charged 50 Baht for adult and 30 Baht for children under 12 years old. Most conferences and seminars are free of charge unless stated by the organiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Guys, fantastic thread! I can't believe I've only just found this after posting on this forum for over a year! Anyway to the point. I completed my DM in Australia almost five years ago and the last diving I did was at the Similans over three years ago. I finally decided to get back into it, afterall I'm living in a country with some of the best diving in the world and I never go ... too much bloody work! I have no kit (it was all stolen in BKK back in '99) and am a bit rusty I guess. Do you have any recommendations for a dive operator in Phuket? I'd really like to do the King Cruiser, sounds awesome. Whats the viz like down there this time of year and do they still run liveaboards this late in the season (most of the schedules on the websites ended at the end of April)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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