Marco Polo, Thailand
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EUR 32,000 per trip
5
Excellent4 reviews
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- NitroxFree
- Wi-FiNo
- EquipmentSurcharge
Rental - Groups orYes
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- Year built1998
- Length24
- Width6
- Capacity12
- MaterialWood
Marco Polo trips include the best dive sites of the Andaman Sea in Thailand - Similans, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, and Richelieu Rock. You can get a full package and extend your diving vacations and stay at one of the boat's resorts. Nitrox is included in the price of the liveaboard trip. Dive sites feature great visibility and an abundance of marine life including sharks and amazing coral gardens.
Boat Interior
Marco Polo is rather a small boat, she has space only for 12 people in 6 cabins. There are 6 air-conditioned outside cabins with private bathrooms with a sink, toilet, and rain shower. Boat's passengers can book the entire cabin or share a twin bunk-bed cabin with another diver.
Boat's salon area has two parts. Open-air part is perfect to relax after diving and enjoy a gorgeous view of blue water and green islands. The indoor salon area has a small entertainment area which you can use to observe photos made throughout the day.
Dive Deck
The dive deck is spacious, divers will be always comfortable during the preparing for diving or water diving. It has a perfectly covered top, so your equipment and you will be always under the shade.
Safety
Marco Polo crew staff always cares for the safety on board, they know how to manage emergency situations. Also, there are necessary facilities on board like life rafts.
Friendly and Experienced Crew
Marco Polo Liveaboard has well-trained staff. Because of a small capacity, you can count on personal care. “Boat boys” are always keeping the yacht in shape, they can also help you with your equipment. Marco Polo chef will provide you with the best national food. Boat's instructors Anita Nelson has PADI and SSI certifications. They love their work and can show you a fascinating dive spots.
Itinerary
Marco Polo itinerary consists of diving on Similan Islands, Koh Bon and Koh Tachai, famous Richelieu Rock. Similans is known between divers. It’s crystal clear water promise you diving with white tip and black tip sharks, barracudas, unicornfish. It’s also coral reefs and walls. Koh Bon Island is famous for a great possibility to see mantas. Koh Tachai also features numerous canyons and overhangs covered with large sea fans. Diving safari can also include diving at Richelieu Rock, one of the most popular dive spot in Thailand for its large pinnacles and a chance to meet manta rays and whale shark.
When to Go
High season for visiting Thailand is from November until April, visibility, and other diving conditions are good at this time of the year. If you want to dive with whale sharks, then it would be better for you to chose months from February till May.
Schedule, Prices and Deals
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Payment schedule
- 15% will be required within 3 days after the booking confirmation to secure the booking
- 100% will be required in 65 days prior to the embarkation date
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Cancellation fees
- If you cancel after the booking is secured with a payment the cancellation fee of 10% will be charged
- 25% will be charged if cancelled in 65 days before the embarkation date
- 50% will be charged if cancelled in 49 days before the embarkation date
- 100% will be charged if cancelled in 27 days before the embarkation date
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CabinsView deck plan
Double Suite Cabin
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- Main Deck
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- Double Bed + Twin Bed (Bunk-Style)
- Max occupancy
- 2 Guests
- Ensuite Bathroom
- Ensuite Bathroom
- Aircon
- Aircon
- Number of Cabins
- 6 Cabins
Each cabin has a reading light and 220 V outlets with a constant electric supply. The honeymoon suite, is located at the bow and boasts a king-size bed, have individual A/C units with a remote control so you can adjust the temperature to your own comfort level
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Marco Polo Reviews
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C. Octavian
5
Marco Polo liveaboard – 14-18.04.2024 Verified review
This was my fourth time on Marco Polo after my previous trip with them in 2020. We had two guides, Maren and Thomas who did their best to guarantee good dives considering divers with different experience levels. We had some good sightings at Richelieu Rock and Similan Islands with a large diversity of marine life, from longnose emperors and trevallies hunting, to anemonefish, leopard shark, baby white tip shark and adult white tip sharks, harlequin shrimp, mantis shrimp, honeycomb morays, banded sea snake, stingrays, plenty of nudibranch, pufferfish, etc. In the past I saw whale sharks and manta rays as well.
Since the last trip on Marco Polo, they did some upgrades to the rooms, which are now more spacious and have air-conditioning and private bathrooms. These are well appreciated. The captain and the staff also did their best to make the trip as comfortable as possible. The food was great, as usual, with both Thai and European meals, fruit and plenty of snacks too.
Compared to the last time I’ve been with them, there have been also some other changes to this liveaboard. The trips now start and finish from the Thap Lamu Pier in Khao Lak instead of Chalong, as they used to a few years ago. Sea Bees offer included transportation to this departure/arrival port. Also, instead of 6 nights/6 days of diving trips, they have split it into separate liveaboards, one 4 nights and one 2 nights. Personally, I preferred the old format since it had more dives in the best spots in the Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock and we also had time to do an afternoon trip on island no 8 @ Donald Duck bay. Also in these shorter trips, if something unforeseen such as any kind of issue comes up, the impact on the trip is felt more, due to the limited number of dives and the long distances to get to the diving spots. Maybe from time to time they could do longer trips like before.
All in all, the Sea Bees fleet is a reliable company, and besides the Marco Polo liveaboard, they also do diving daytrips from Chalong Pier with their other boat Excalibur II, to Shark Point and Phi Phi Island. I also did daytrips with them before the liveaboard just to do some more dives and test the setup for the Marco Polo liveaboard.
As to Divebooker, the experience was flawless as usual. Teresa and Karina have helped with all necessary details related to the booking and I thank them for that. I would recommend booking through Divebooker, since this guarantees the best possible experience and conditions.
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R. Matthew
5
Early MarchVerified review
Both the dive and boat teams where outstanding. Safety was a priority with only 4 divers per group. There was more food than you could consume, lots of choices and worked with dietaries.
Even though the water is very flat, consistent currents do bring poor vis (avg 7-15m). That being said it keeps the schools of fish happy and plenty of manta sightings.
If you are a photographer be sure to bring an extension bar with that has a 2m cord. There is not a lot of places to plug in multiple chargers plus personal items in your cabin.
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