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Diving Burma - Specials & Last Minute Deals

If you are looking for a last minute deal on a liveaboard into the Mergui Archipelago, this is the place to look.

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Alternatively, scroll down to read all Dive The World’s current Burma specials in chronological order.


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Mermaid I to Burma 24 Nov – Deluxe Cabin Budget Prices

31st October 2008

The Mermaid I is setting sail on a Burma Safari on 24 November 2008 and Dive The World has a special deal for you:

A Deluxe double cabin is available, but we’ll only charge you the Budget cabin rate.

The MV Mermaid I is well known in these waters for having the best liveaboard accommodation available of all the best value safaris that dive Myanmar. The cabins boast en-suit private bathrooms, TV, minibar, windows and air-conditioning.

And this Delux cabin comfort can be yours at Budget cabin prices.

Burma Safari 10 Nights 9 Days
Price: US$ 2,544 US$ 2,173 per person
Save US$ 742 per couple!

Includes: Air-conditioned cabin accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, soft drinks, hot chocolate, tea and water, dives, tanks, weights and weightbelts, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), and return transfers to the boat from Phuket hotels.

Excludes (where applicable): Burma entry fees (currently US$ 200-230) are payable upon embarkation, Similan and Surin Park fees (approx. US$ 53), scuba equipment (US$ 20 per day), nitrox, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks.

Note: Mermaid I applies a fuel surcharge payable on board and based on the fuel price at the time. Please check with us.

Act fast to book your Delux cabin at Budget cabin prices now. Phone Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or send us an email.


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Early Bird Special – Sai Mai Burma Liveaboard

28th February 2008

Sai Mai is offering 15% off normal prices for 08/09 season bookings made and paid in full prior to 30 July 08. So get in now and save $$$!

Sai Mai Sai Mai upper deck

The MV Sai Mai has been refurbished during 2006 and now takes just 8 diving customers, with 4 twin cabins, all with en suite bathrooms. It’s the only boat anywhere near this price range with such a small group on board. Not only that – you get nitrox free of charge too!

This offer applies to all high season trips the Sai Mai is operating including trips to the Similans, Burma and their new Phuket to Langkawi itinerary.

See here for on the diving:
Burma Dive Sites
Dive Sites of the Similan Islands
Phi Phi and Turatao National Park

More information on the boat and its schedule: MV Sai Mai

For bookings, please send us an email or call our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre in Phuket – +66(0)83 505 7794.


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LIDS Special: Nautica Group Deal

26th February 2008

Nautica is one of the most popular Burma liveaboards and only takes a maximum of 12 divers so is great for groups.

We can offer a group deal on the Nautica of Pay for 5 people get 1 free

More Information on the Nautica: MV Nautica

For Bookings, send us an email, or call our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre in Phuket – +66 (0)83 505 7794.


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10% off Burma liveaboard 20-26 Feb 2008

9th January 2008

Special prices are available on the Panunee’s 20-26 February trip taking in the excellent dive sites of South Burma and Richelieu Rock.

Panunee

20-26 Feb 08: Myanmar – Richelieu Rock

Destinations: Richelieu Rock – Black Rock – Burma Bank – Western Rocky – Shark Cave
Embarkation : Tablamu Port in Phang-nga Province
Disembarkation : Tablamu Port in Phang-nga Province
Nights on board : 6 Nights
Diving days : 5 Days Total
Dives : 16 Dives

Price: Was US$1,570 per person NOW US$ 1,412 (47,250 Baht)
You save US$ 158 per person!

Panunee Cabin

Price Includes:
Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, hot chocolate, tea and water, dives, tanks, weights and weightbelts, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), and return transfers to the boat from Phuket hotels.

Price Excludes:
Entry fees to Myanmar (USD 200 per person) and Richelieu Rock (US$ 18 per person) payable on board, fuel surcharge US$ 180 per person (6,000 Baht) also payable on board, scuba equipment (US$ 20 per day), torches, dive insurance, soft and alcoholic drinks.

Itinerary

20 Feb 08
19.00 hrs Pick up at Phuket International Airport and transfer to Tablamu port in Phang-nga province
21.00 hrs Check-in
22.00 hrs Depart Tablamu for Richelieu Rock

21 Feb 08 2 Dives at Richelieu Rock
13.00 hrs Depart Richelieu Rock for Ranong Port in Ranong province
18.00 hrs Arrive Ranong Port and Immigration for departure (check-out)
20.00 hrs Arrive Kowtong port in Myanmar to process immigration for arrival
(check-in), Entry fee – USD200/pax
22.00 hrs Cruise to dive site

22 Feb 08 4 Dives at Shark Cave
23 Feb 08 4 Dives at Black Rock
24 Feb 08 3 Dives at Burma Bank

25 Feb 08 3 Dives at Western Rocky and Sea Fan Forest and Return to Kowtong port in Myanmar
21.00 hrs Immigration for departure (check-out) at Kowtong port
22.00 hrs Immigration for arrival (check-in) at Ranong port.
Return to Tablamu port (5 hrs. cruising )

26 Feb 08
09.00 hrs Land transfer to Phuket International Airport
10.30 hrs Arrive Phuket International Airport

See here for more info on the underwater sites that await you:
Thailand Dive Sites
Burma Dive Sites

For enquiries or bookings, please call Dive The World – +66 (0)83 505 7794 or you could send us an email


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20% off early bookings – Burma Liveaboard

7th March 2007

Just released! You can save 20% on liveaboard cruises to Burma on the MV Sai Mai.

Book before the 31st May 2007 for cruises in the 2007-2008 season and you can save yourself a small fortune.

The MV Sai Mai is an excellent mid range boat designed to take small groups of up to 8 divers around some of the finest sites of the Mergui Archipelago and more.

8 days / 9 nights – Thailand, Myanmar, South Mergui
Price:
US$ 2,060 Std cabin NOW US$ 1,648 pp! Save US$ 824 per cabin!
US$ 2,180 Dlx cabin NOW US$ 1,744 pp! Save US$ 872 per cabin!

10 days / 11 nights – Thailand, Myanmar, South and North Mergui
Price:
US$ 2,460 Std cabin NOW US$ 1,968 pp! Save US$ 984 per cabin!
US$ 2,610 Dlx cabin NOW US$ 2,088 pp! Save US$ 1,044 per cabin!

Cruise Price includes:
Transfer to/from the vessel from anywhere on Phuket Islands, all meals & snacks, fruits, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, drinking water, tanks, weights

Extras:
Alcoholic Drinks & soft drinks, Myanmar Safari Visa & Park fees US$ 150 per person
Similan & Surin National Park fees (US$ 9 per day per person), Nitrox fills.

More information about Sai Mai here: Sai Mai

For bookings, please send us an email or call our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre in Phuket – 083 505 7794.


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Early Bird discounts on Burma liveaboard

16th February 2007

Planning a Burma liveaboard for 2007/8?

Faah Yai’s schedule for next season is out and prices will go up on 1 June 2007. Book before 1 June and you pay last season’s price!

For example:

7d/8n, 28 dive Burma Safari:

2007/2008 price = US$ 1900 in a standard cabin

Book before 1 June and pay the 2006/7 price, US$ 1792.

That’s a saving of US$ 108 per person!

Under the guidance of one of the most experienced cruise directors in Burma, you’ll visit sites that no others have dived before. Faah Yai is dedicated only to cruises in the Mergui Archipelago. You can choose to dive the south or north Mergui on regular five or seven day trips. It is the only charter that runs dive safaris specifically to visit the area of the northern archipelago.

With the number of guests limited to only 10 or 12, and double or twin bed cabins with en-suite cabin facilities onboard, Faah Yai is designed for you to enjoy your privacy when you’re not underwater.

More information about Faah Yai here: Faah Yai

For bookings, please send us an email or call our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre in Phuket – 083 505 7794


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Save 1000 US$ on the Sai Mai in Burma

5th February 2007

Last minute price on the MV Sai Mai, a 10 day / 10 night cruise to the Mergui Archipelago (Myanmar) from 12 – 22 February 2007. This is a mega cruise taking in all the best of Mergui. Do you like diving? You’ll love this!

The Sai Mai was fully refurbished during 2006 and now takes just 8 diving customers, in 4 twin cabins, all with en suite bathrooms. It’s the only boat anywhere near this price range with such a small group on board. Not only that – for this season you get unlimited Nitrox free of charge too!

12 – 22 February (10 days/ 10 nights)

Price US$ 2,400 – BOOK NOW for US$ 1,400! Save US$ 1,000!

Sai Mai Sai Mai

More information about the Sai Mai here:
MV Sai Mai – Burma Liveaboard

For bookings, please contact Burma@Dive-The-World.com or call our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre in Phuket – 083 505 7794.


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Last Minute – Mermaid I Burma Cruise

29th December 2006

Due to a cancellation, we have 1 deluxe cabin available on the Mermaid I liveaboard from 2 – 11 January, a 9 day cruise taking in the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock and the Mergui Archipelago.

Mermaid I arguably has the best available liveaboard accommodation of all the best value safaris that dive Thailand and Burma, and the cabins are right up there with the best in the industry. All the cabins are well decorated and boast en-suite private bathrooms, TV, minibar and air conditioning.

2 – 11 January (9 days/ 9 nights)

Deluxe Cabin US$ 2,280 – BOOK NOW for US$ 1,782 – Save US$ 498!

Mermaid I Mermaid I

Read more about the Mermaid I liveaboard.

For bookings, please contact Burma@Dive-The-World.com or call our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre in Phuket – 083 505 7794.


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MV Faah Yai Special Offer – Dec 2007 and Jan 2008

14th December 2006

Imagine week long Burma liveaboard cruise to the remote Mergui Archipelago, far from the madding crowds, where few have dived before. Faah Yai reaches these places where other boats fear to tread.

Under the guidance of one of the most experienced cruise directors in Burma, you’ll visit sites that few others dive. Faah Yai is dedicated only to cruises in the Mergui Archipelago.

Special Last Minute Offer for the following dates:

Trip date: 22 Dec 2007 – 30 Dec 2007 (9 days/ 8 nights)

Price: US$ 1,899

Trip date: 31 Dec 2007 – 8 Jan 2008 (9 days/ 8 nights)

Price: US$ 1,899

Trip date: 8 Jan 2008 – 15 Jan 2008 (8 days/ 7 nights)

Price: US$ 1,628

More Information here: MV Faah Yai

For bookings, please send us an email or call our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre in Phuket – 083 505 7794 right now!


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Faah Yai – Burma Last Minute 3 – 9 December

1st December 2006

Faah Yai, Burma liveaboard

Very Special Last Minute Offer

3 – 9 December (5 days/ 6 nights)

US$ 1,275 – Now Only US$ 810

Save US$ 465!

Imagine an extensive Burma liveaboard cruise to the remote Mergui Archipelago, far from the madding crowds, where few have dived before. Faah Yai reaches these places where other boats fear to tread.

Under the guidance of one of the most experienced cruise directors in Burma, you’ll visit sites that no others have dived before. Faah Yai is dedicated only to cruises in the Mergui Archipelago.

More Information on the MV Faah Yai liveaboard.

For bookings, please contact Burma@Dive-The-World.com or call our PADI 5 Star Dive Centre in Phuket – 083 505 7794 right now!


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