Experience Luxury Liveaboard Diving

By Jaruda Suppakarnpanich Date 11 Apr 2025

Explore four of the best liveaboard dive boats in Thailand and discover the magic of luxury liveaboard diving.

Thailand has some of the world’s most spectacular diving locations. The Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand boast warm, clear waters teeming with diverse marine life and stunning coral reefs. Reaching some of these dive sites, however, requires a half-day boat trip or longer. The scattered nature of these dive sites makes liveaboard diving a convenient and common choice.

Discover four of the best liveaboard dive boats in Thailand, each offering unparalleled luxury to take your diving to the next level.

What Makes a Superior Liveaboard?

Although luxury liveaboard diving is not a recent development, the experience continues to be enhanced. In short, liveaboard dive boats offer divers everything they need for multi-day diving trips without needing to go back to land. These allow divers to experience the most in the least amount of time.

The rising popularity of liveaboards over the years led to increased competition for customers. The competition was advantageous for the customer, as now a luxury liveaboard diving boat can provide the same level of accommodations and cuisine as a 5-star hotel. The boat provides all the scuba gear needed by each diver for the duration of the trip. There are plenty of other things for divers to do when they’re not underwater. Let’s explore four of the best liveaboard dive boats in Thailand.

Vanora

Divers in Thailand can enjoy an incredible experience aboard the 52-meter luxury liveaboard yacht, Vanora. Among the yacht’s regular destinations are several famous dive sites in Thailand: the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Koh Tao, Losin, and others. Divers staying at Vanora can choose from air-conditioned double or single suites, each with a private bathroom and hotel-quality amenities. Fine cuisine and wines from an onboard celebrity chef are also available.

Divers have access to Nitrox and can relax during surface intervals with activities like kayaking, jet skiing, jacuzzi time, or massages.

Aqua Thailand

Divers in Thailand can enjoy premium service aboard the Aqua Thailand, a recently renovated 27-meter luxury liveaboard. The boat has 12 cabins, all with double accommodations and en-suite bathrooms. The Aqua Thailand boasts an air-conditioned indoor saloon, complete with audio-visual entertainment and a library. The property boasts a spacious outdoor BBQ area and observation deck as well.

Scuba divers will love the available Nitrox, the convenient rinse deck, and the tenders that swiftly access nearby, challenging dive spots. The boat will explore the North and South Andaman Sea, as well as Koh Tao, Koh Lipe, and Losin.

Tapana Catamaran

In Thailand, the Tapana Catamaran is one of the only luxury liveaboard in Thailand that uniquely boasts an elevator-like platform for convenient water access. The indoor lounge is equipped with a full theater audio system and a 56-inch hi-def screen with a choice of more than 200 movies. A delicious range of food is also offered, including international, Thai, and Japanese food; dim sum; BBQ; and much more.

All single and double air-conditioned cabins aboard the Tapana Catamaran boast en-suite bathrooms and daily housekeeping service.

To coincide with the whale shark season, the boat covers dive sites in Thailand’s Gulf (Koh Tao, Chumphon, and Losin) between June and September. From October to May, the vessel explores the Andaman Sea areas of the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Hin Muang and Hin Dang, Phi Phi Islands, Koh Hea, and Koh Lipe.

Aruna Voyager

Exploring the North and South Andaman Sea, including Koh Lipe, is the 36-meter luxury liveaboard, The Aruna Voyager. The vessel offers four types of single or double cabins: VIP Room, Signature Suite, Deluxe Twin, and Deluxe Single. All of the air-conditioned cabins have en-suite bathrooms and in-room TV.

Enjoy a diverse selection of tasty international and Thai dishes, plus all-day snacks and choices for vegans and vegetarians.

Onboard the luxury yacht, you’ll find an indoor saloon featuring movies, a PlayStation 5, and board games. Enjoy a spacious outdoor dining area, a sun deck complete with sunbeds, and a jacuzzi and leisure area, all located on the top deck. Outdoors you will find a dive deck with equipment storage and a separate area for rinsing. Nitrox is available, and the boat is equipped with camera stations with tables and charging points.

Discover Liveaboard Diving with Giant Stride

You can find these and other luxury liveaboard diving boats, as well as day dive boats and diving courses in Thailand, on the Giant Stride website. Guarantee a premium diving experience in Thailand by booking your dive trip through Giant Stride.

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