MV Excalibur II
Day Trips
Welcome aboard the
MV Excalibur II, Thailand's most comfortable day tour boat.
Our 23-meter-long dive boat was designed by divers for divers and built exclusively for Sea Bees Diving. The lower deck houses the equipment lockers, where you can safely store your gear overnight if you're diving with us for multiple days. No more hassle packing and carrying gear from the boat.
On the spacious dive deck, each diver has their own designated area with a gear box and two dive cylinders. After diving, the equipment can be washed and hung up directly on board.
There are also two freshwater showers and two toilets on board.
In the galley, our cook conjures up fresh breakfasts, lunches, and snacks.
On the large upper deck, you'll find ample sun-protected seating, a bar, and a spacious sundeck, naturally with plenty of shade.
When you dive with us, we'll not only take you to the most beautiful spots around Phuket, we'll also make your time on the boat a pleasure.
Aboard the Excalibur II, you'll find plenty of space to relax between dives, whether on one of our sundecks (including a large, padded, and covered one), at the dive bar, or in the salon. Your physical well-being is taken care of with freshly prepared breakfast, lunch, and snacks, as well as complimentary water and drinks from the onboard bar.
Each of our guests receives their own towel and a water bottle, which can be refilled free of charge throughout the day.
Comfort on board is very important to us, but safety and well-being underwater are even more important. Therefore, we only dive in small groups with a maximum of four divers per group and rely on dive groups to limit the number of divers at the dive site.
All dive groups are formed according to experience level, so every diver gets their money's worth.
The Tours
Racha Yai
Monday, Thursday & Saturday
Racha Yai offers several great dive sites with an artificial reef, various wrecks, and hard and soft corals.
Maximum depth: 35m
Suitable for beginners and advanced divers alike
Number of dives: 2
Racha Noi & Racha Yai
Wednesday
2 dives at Racha Noi and 1 dive at Racha Yai.
Visibility at Racha Noi is very good year-round, with up to 25m and more. Manta rays are also frequently spotted at the large rock formations during the season.
If conditions are good (little current, no waves), experienced divers have the chance to dive on the island's southern plateau. One of the most beautiful spots in the area, it can also compete with the well-known dive sites of the Similans.
Maximum depth 40m+
Racha Noi offers dive sites for all experience levels. Your dive guide will coordinate the right dive site with you.
Number of dives: 3
Phi Phi Island, Shark Point, King Cruiser & Koh Doc Mai
Tuesday: Shark Point, King Cruiser & Koh Doc Mai
Friday: Phi Phi Island & Shark Point
Sunday: Phi Phi Island & Anemone Reef
Phi Phi Island
2 dives at the stunning Phi Phi Islands and 1 dive en route (e.g., Koh Dok Mai)
Phi Phi offers several great dive sites with abundant coral, where blacktip reef sharks, turtles, and sea snakes are frequently spotted.
Maximum depth 35m
Suitable for beginners and advanced divers alike
Number of dives: 3
Shark Point
One of Phuket's most popular dive sites. The reef breaks the surface in a small area and slopes gently downwards. The sides are covered with soft and hard corals teeming with life.
A very nice dive site, also for drift dives.
Leopard sharks and bamboo sharks are frequent visitors.
Maximum depth: 25m
Suitable for all experience levels
King Cruiser
The King Cruiser is a former Japanese car ferry that eventually served as a ferry between Phuket and Phi Phi Island.
In 1997, a daredevil captain deviated from a designated route and skirted the anemone reef, which was barely visible at the surface.
A few hundred meters later, the ferry came to a stop and eventually sank without anyone being injured.
The 80-meter-long and 25-meter-wide catamaran has since remained upright at a depth of 33 meters.
The remains of the upper deck extend to a depth of 14 meters. The superstructure has since collapsed significantly, but you can still get interesting glimpses of the ferry's interior from the side.
The catamaran stands upright on its two skids on the sandy bottom, and with a flashlight, you can shine a few meters into the interior of the skids to spot sleeping leopard sharks. Huge schools of mullet and glassfish can be found at the large cargo hatch.
The wreck is now covered in coral and shells and is a huge magnet for schools of fish and barracudas.
Moray eels, scorpionfish, and families of lionfish can be found on the wreck.
Nurse sharks and zebra sharks often doze on the bottom.
Max. Depth: 33m
Koh Doc Mai
This isolated limestone cliff lies exactly between Phuket and Shark Point.
The name Koh Doc Mai means "Flower Island," and at this predominantly wall dive site, you'll find oyster shells, anemones, moray eels, seahorses, nudibranchs, and ghost pipefish. A paradise for macro photographers. There are also some small, easy-to-dive caves to explore.
Suitable for all experience levels
