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Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours

4/81 Moo 7 Petchkasem Rd | Khuek Khak, Takua Pa, Khao Lak 82190, Thailand
+66 (0)76-485-308
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Ranked #8 of 22 activities in Khao Lak
Type: Water Sports
Owner description: Simlan Islands Liveaboards and Daytrips with the best quality equipment and service.We place high piority to safety and quality of your trip ,to make... more » Owner description: Simlan Islands Liveaboards and Daytrips with the best quality equipment and service.We place high piority to safety and quality of your trip ,to make your holidays unforgetable. We provide the best rental equipment for divers in Khao Lak, best fun guaranty.(Open heel fins with boots,dive computer,titan lx regulator,all Aqualung Branded equipment.)We are a dive center and tour operator based in the heart of beautiful Khao Lak, the main departure for the Similan Islands, just 1.5 hour north of Phuket. We offer many different activities from snorkeling, diving day-trips, liveaboard, PADI dive courses, to land tours in the local areas.All courses and fun dives are done in small groups 1:4 max and available in a number of languages liek english,french,german,spanish to ensure that you get as much as you can out of your diving experience. Our retail store also offers a variety of diving and snorkeling gear in affordable prices to help you get the most out of your underwater adventures. « less
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013 via mobile

We just returned from a 4D/4N liveaboard trip on the Manta Queen I to the Similian Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock and our feelings towards the trip are mixed. First of all it needs to be said that the actual trip was operated by Khao Lak Scuba Adventures who own the facilities in Khao Lak (pool etc.)... More

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Incheon, Incheon, South Korea
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

My wife, son and I booked three days and two nights through Khao Lak Explorer. Set up the whole trip online and had a great time on the live aboard Queen Manta III. My son did his discovering SCUBA class and I took my AOW. Our instructor was fantastic and the crew on the boat were top 10.

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KhaolakEx, Manager at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
10 April 2013

Thanks for your reviews, we are glad that you had a great time on the boat, our instructors always goes the extra miles to make your trip the best. Thanks for diving with us. More

Finland
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

Booked a snorkling trip to Tachai from Khao Lak Explorer. On the pier it turned out that it was actually Seastar that arranged the trip. That didn't really bother us since the trip exceeded all my expectations. Great staff, great service, awesome food and awesome island. 10 thumbs up to Khao Lak Explorer and Seastar!

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KhaolakEx, Manager at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
2 April 2013

Thanks for your review, Koh Tachai is one of our favorite trip and we are glad your loved it!! We always provide good information and advice on trips, for snorkeling we use Seastar as partner s as we know and make sure their service is great. Hope to see you again in Thailand. More

Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

Booked a liveaboard trip on the Similans in conjunction with an Advanced Open Water course. Choosing and booking such a trip when thousands of kilometers away can be risky and a bit of a gamble. But no worries this is one top notch organisation. To sum it up: -Excellent initial contact with the owner Sylvain, all questions answered. -Top of... More

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KhaolakEx, Owner at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
2 April 2013

Thanks for your review, you resume pretty well what do, we are here to make sure your holidays are the best from the beginning to end. Our Staff is highly trained and chosen by us for there passion of diving and friendliness !!! You get what we promise you, no extra fees, no bad surprise, just a top notch organisation,... More

Rabat, Morocco
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

Went on a 3days-3night liveaboard with a friend and wasn't disappointed. Smiling crew, nice divemasters, small but livable cabins (some cockroaches but...), great food and a perfect mood. Dive sites were not the best ones I've ever done (SIpadan and Perhentians Islans are on top) but still thailand's reefs are gorgeous. Sylvain has a shop ideally located, and is always... More

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KhaolakEx, Manager at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
2 April 2013

Hi, thanks for your review we are glad that you enjoyed your trip !! Our 3 days 3 nights north Andaman is a great liveaboard for experience divers. Affordable price and quality of the trip make this trip a must do !! The dive sites are great, then it always depends with what you compare, as of course the Red... More

Cairns, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

We booked our PADI open water course and liveaboard with Khao Lak Explorer, and it was the best decision we ever made. Sylvain, the manager, was excellent with planning, booked us in a local hotel for a cheaper price and gave us a free night as well. Our instructor, Andy, was knowledgeable, friendly and a fantastic teacher and we were... More

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KhaolakEx, Manager at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
24 March 2013

We are happy that our efforts to make your trip unforgettable worked. We try to provide the best experience for our customers and our staff works hard for it, we hope that you appreciate our high quality rental equipment. Congratulation for your Open Water, we wish you to enjoy diving every where you go!!! Safe Dives :) More

Paris, France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

I came by myself to Khao Lak and was very please to me a Khao Lak Explorer team who was having a laugh with customers outside of there very nice shop in town . After talking to them I was convinced, great rental equipment with dive computer, nice boat and affordable prices!! I joined a 4 days 4 nights liveaboard... More

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KhaolakEx, Manager at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
24 March 2013

Khao Lak Explorer Team thanks you for coming diving with us!! We are happy to see that you enjoyed our liveaboard trip. Keep diving and we will see you next year when you come back!! Thanks again More

Orlando, FL
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013

I've dived all over the world but diving with Khao Lak Explorer was the worst dive experience I've ever had. I had expected much more for the price of 5,700 baht (~$192 USD) for 2 dives. The water at Richelieu Rock was too choppy for diving. Even our dive instructor acknowledged that these conditions were the absolute worst and that... More

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KhaolakEx, Manager at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
24 March 2013

Thank you very much for your comment. We are sorry to hear that you had a bad experience with us. We provide very safe trips and with the best price to Richelieu Rock. As you had 13 dives only we recommend you to take a private guide as an Open Water diver with 13 dives does it have the best... More

Paris, France
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2013

we're still shocked of the management and the dive master we hated diving with this agency our dive master was tanguy, avoid him !!! he's so unprofessional reasons: you don't have time to make your buddy check, he yelled to jump in the sea , no matter if the check was done he knocks on your head in the sea... More

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KhaolakEx, Manager at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
9 March 2013

Dear ny0800, Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to read that you had a bad experience diving with us. Firstly, we would like to apologize about your instructor. After knowing your experience with him, he is no longer working with us. About the fins. As we have explained to you already when you signed the liability release, that you... More

Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2013

we recently dived with this khao lak explorer in the similan islands, the staff were so helpful and friendly, the equipment was brand new and worked perfectly. we have never been so spoilt on a dive trip anywhere!! the food on the liveaboard was fantastic, we cannot speak highly enough about khao lak explorer!! a huge mention to our guide... More

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KhaolakEx, Manager at Khao Lak Explorer Dive Center - Day Tours, responded to this review
24 March 2013

Hi Jamie Mel and Tyson!! Thanks for diving with us!! We hope you enjoyed the rest of your holidays in Krabi rock climbing. It s good to hear that all our effort pays we take particular attention to provide a great customers service and Andy does! We employ the best staff. We provide the best rental equipment so you can... More

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