Komodo Liveaboards Special Offers in July

Let’s start with some deals coming up in the near future. The excellent Mermaid 1 and Mermaid 2 liveaboards have now been heading to Bali for several years, running trips from June to October to the amazing Komodo National Park. Trips run for 7 nights on the Mermaid 2 and 9 nights on the luxury Mermaid 1. If you are looking for a great dive experience in the next 6 weeks, look no further. Both boats have big discounts on all trips in July 2009. On Mermaid 1 you can save up to 460 Euro (640 US$) per person! For boat details, trip dates and discounted prices, check the links below. Happy Diving!

• Mermaid 1 Liveaboard – Full Information
• Mermaid 1 Liveaboard – Komodo Schedule 2009
• Mermaid 2 Liveaboard – Full Information
• Mermaid 2 Liveaboard – Komodo Schedule 2009

 

There are also last minute savings on trips with the Moana – a traditional Indonesian sailing boat offering 5 and 6 night dive cruises around Komodo. Trips are discounted 10% during July, making a very affordable short dive trip with prices from just 765 Euro per person.

• Moana Liveaboard – Full Information
• Moana Liveaboard – Schedule 2009



So if you are stuck for something to do in July - contact Sunrise Divers!

Sunrise Divers - 5 Star PADI Dive Resort

Sunrise Divers are moving on up. We are happy to announce that as from today we are a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort. The 5 Star rating is something we have wanted to achieve for some time and our commitment to quality PADI Diver training has been rewarded. Our dive center has everything you need for a professional and fun dive course - airconditioned classroom, specially designed training pool just a few minutes from our door, experienced instructors.. we have what you need! There is a huge range of accommodation within 5 minutes walk of our shop, everything from backpackers dorms up to 5 star resorts such as the Hilton.


We offer PADI courses year round - click the links below for details :

• Open Water Diver
• Advanced Open Water
• Rescue Diver
• Enriched Air Nitrox

We welcome beginners with open arms. Diving is fun! You may not think it's for you, but come on, try! We offer day trips every day for a Discover diving experience. Jump in with an instructor in shallow water and we think you'll love it!

• Discover Scuba Diving



We hope to see you very soon in Phuket. If you want to take a dive course, just drop us an email, call us, or come to our shop! There are many ways to contact us:

• Sunrise Divers - Contact us!

Summer Season Diving in Phuket

As the "high" season is just about over now in early May, and our most popular dive sites - the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Burma - are either closed or too far for long boat rides in changeable weather, we look forward to a 5 month summer season from May - October. Contrary to what some may think, we do not close our shop - Sunrise Divers will be open just about every day during the summer.

What diving options do I have in the summer in Phuket?

Plenty! We offer day trips to dive sites such as Racha Yai island, Shark Point, the King Cruiser Wreck, Phi Phi Islands, Racha Noi Island, Anemone Reef... There are day trips every day and we can make up packages for you for 2 - 5 days diving with lots of variety. Diving the local sites in the summer is sometimes better than high season! Why? Well, for one - less divers in the water. Also, the prevailing west winds mean we can always dive the nicer east coast of Racha Yai which is not always possible in the high season.

Day Trip Information:

• Day Trip Packages
• Day Trip Dive Sites

We also offer the twice weekly Phi Phi Island Overnight trip - probably the best summer option - 7 dives and a night in a hotel in Phi Phi, all for just 9900 Baht!

• Phi Phi Overnight Dive Tour

Got a group of divers, or want some privacy? We offer speedboat charters to all local sites, and also for snorkeling and sightseeing tours. The Offspray is a custom speedboat for up to 10 divers, while the new Sky Water is a top class powerboat for small groups of 2 - 4 people offering private tours of the amazing scenery of Phang Nga Bay to the east of Phuket.

• Offspray Speedboat Dive Charters
• Sky Water Private Sightseeing Tours

Enough diving to keep you busy? We think so!

The weather in Phuket during the summer is of course a worry for some people. We cannot promise 24 hour sunshine, but over the years we have collected weather reports and have tried to show what the weather is really like here in the summer. Some rainy days, some grey days and LOTS of sunny days! You can find some reports from 2004 - 2007 on our website here, and from 2006 up to now on Jamies Phuket Weather Blog.

The summer season in Phuket is a great time to come - sure, if you want a liveaboard to the Similan Islands you will have to wait until at least mid October, but we are here and ready to dive year round.

One more bonus... hotel prices are really low in the summer. Take Advantage! Check the Phuket Hotels on Agoda.com for online bookings.

See you in Phuket soon!

Komodo Special - Mermaid Liveaboards

This is one of those BOOK NOW! moments... From now until April 10th we can offer a special 10% discount on trips with the Mermaid 1 and Mermaid 2 liveaboards in Indonesia this summer. Trips run from June to October starting and ending in Bali. A 10% discount can make quite a saving - up to 459 Euro for a couple on Mermaid 1. We hate to rush, but this is a time limited offer to coincide with the Indonesia Dive Show. Bookings must be confirmed by April 10th.

 

For full boat information and schedules, check our website:

• Mermaid 1 - Diving in Komodo
• Mermaid 2 - Diving in Komodo

For reservations or questions, send us an email: info@sunrise-divers.com

Mermaid 2 Liveaboard - Early Booking Offer

Mermaid 2 is one of the largest and most comfortable liveaboards operating in Thailand - not a luxury boat, but a high standard and very good value for money. Mermaid 2 has been running trips in Thailand and Indonesia since 2001 and offers a mix of 2,4 and 6 day trips to all the best dive sites in the Andaman Sea from Hin Daeng to the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock to Elephant Rock.

Schedules for nest season starting November 2009 are now online, and if you book before July 31st, there's a 10% discount for you on Mermaid 2!



• Mermaid 2 - Full Liveaboard Information
• Mermaid 2 - Photo Gallery
• Mermaid 2 - Schedule

Booking and Reservations

You can email to info@sunrise-divers.com or call Sunrise Divers Hotline 08 4626 4646.

Sunrise DASH Divers

Sunrise Divers has been in Phuket for just about 10 years now, and one of the biggest changes over the years has been on the internet. Physically we have moved only one time, from a small office in Karon Beach to a larger one where we are now with a spacious equipment room, main office, back office and airconditioned classroom.

• Map of our shop location

But on the web, changes have been huge. Our first websites in 2000 - 2002 were, to put it mildly.. poorly designed.. but on the other hand most dive centers were similarly bad! We realised in 2002 that the internet was changing and over the years have continually tried to improve our website, adding more information, easy browsing, trying to make it easier for people to find exactly what they need. We hope that our current design is good for you! Always happy to hear if anyone has any suggestions.

• Check old Sunrise Divers webdesign at Archive.org

Now back then we were not so web savvy, and so we chose the web address www.sunrise-divers.com.. with a dash, minus, hyphen, whatever you wish to call it. There was no thought to domain name protection or the chance that someone might copy our name. A few years later we thought it might be wise to also own the domain name without the dash, minus, hyphen, thing. BUT some clever nerd somewhere had bought it, was not using it, just holding it. We asked to buy the domain and were given a crazy price. A few years later the price had come down a notch, but was still way too much.

Last week we finally obtained the web address www.sunrisedivers.com. Seems whoever owned it had finally given up on us parting with huge sums of money. So finally we can be Sunrise DASH Divers and also just plain Sunrise Divers with no dash, minus, hyphen. I am so glad we don't have to have to say "dash, minus, hyphen" again! If you click on www.sunrisedivers.com it will automatically take you to www.sunrise-divers.com. See you there!

Mermaid 1 Liveaboard - 2 For 1 Last Minute Offer

Christmas has come early at Sunrise Divers! Last Minute offers don't get much better than this! The Mermaid 1 departs on the 14th December for a 9 day/9 night cruise in Thailand and Burma - there are a couple of cabins remaining, and you can join this trip at an incredible discount with a 2 for 1 offer - if you are 2 divers, you pay for only 1! The ultimate pre Christmas sale!

We can also accept single bookings at 20% discount on the regular price but would prefer to get bookings to fill the cabins.

Normal price is 1990 Euro per person (deluxe cabin) or 1700 Euro per person (budget cabin) - so you have the chance of a 9 day trip for as little as 850 Euro!

Burma dive fee (US$ 230) and Similan park fees (1800 Baht) not included.



• Mermaid 1 - Full Liveaboard Information
• Mermaid 1 - Photo Gallery

Booking and Reservations

You can email to info@sunrise-divers.com or call Sunrise Divers Hotline 08 4626 4646, or our office 076 398 040.

Burma Liveaboard - Extra Special Offer

The MV Jazz has a great offer for a Burma dive trip from 18th - 23rd December - thats a 5 night trip with 4 days diving and 14 dives in Burma. The Jazz cruises around the Mergui Archipelago and among the 14 dives the cruise directors always try to fit in an exploration dive on a new site or new stretch of reef. The diving in Burma is still new and exciting with very few dive boats making trips - you may not see another liveaboard during your trip.

• Read more about Diving in Burma

Special Offer on this trip.

Normal price US$ 1,190 per person

Special Offer US$ 952 per person

Burma dive fee and transfers not included.



• MV Jazz - Full Liveaboard Information
• MV Jazz - Photo Gallery

Booking and Reservations

You can email to info@sunrise-divers.com or call Sunrise Divers Hotline 08 4626 4646.