Dear Guests, Divers, Snorkelers and Friends

Updated 05-08-2009

Final preparation’s are being made to our boats KONTIKI (above) and CHOCTIP ready for the upcoming high season with all new paint work cleaning and engine servicing to ensure our guests get nothing but the best service from Paradise Diving. Kontiki will be used for our local house reef diving, giving divers access to all our local dive and snorkeling sites in only 5 mins direct from Nai Yang beach.

   

Where as CHOCTIP is getting the most work done this year with new paint, new canopy, and NEW tank rack to hold 10 tanks with equipment which means no more climbing over the equipment on the floor.I’m sure you all agree this is a great idea by the wolfman (and dave) ;-) CHOCTIP will be used for our special 3 dive phi phi trip as well as james bond, phangna and our exclusive lagoon party trip.
So why not book now and reserve your seat for some very special trips only with PARADISE DIVING
 

updated 17-07-2009

Good News, Paradise Diving Asia is happy and proud to present our new dive shop right at Nai Yang Beach from the first of October 09 at the new Plaza in front of the Nai Yang Beach Resort, next to our loved Indigo Pearl Resort & Spa Hotel. Now you will be able to find all Equipment and Items necessary for diving and snorkeling or other watersport activities right here in Nai Yang close to the beach as well as professional assistance for Padi/CMAS and SSI Courses etc. We still offer also working for education from Beginner to Instructor.

Our special offer for Housereef diving there for will be only 990 Baht (20 Euro) per dive and only 500 Baht (10 Euro) for ½ day snorkeling in 5* Quality. All excursions will be done by special featured Speedboats.

We would like to thank all our guests, repeaters and friends to lead us to this unbeatable success and look forward to welcome you for our grand opening party on the 28. Of October 09.
 

Updated 20-04-2009

Dear all,

Please be advised that from today on we can't visit our Housereef Divesites anymore because the Wind is too strong, the Lowseason says hello to everybody now.
All Trips from Tab Lamu to Similan etc. will end soon and are limited within this week already.
Of course we can go for diving and snorkeling on a daily base to Racha Yai/Noi, Kingcruiser Wreck, Sharkpoint, Anemone Reef as well as to Phi Phi through the whole
Low season month.
We would like to say thank you to all our guests and look forward to see you again soon....

Best Regards
Meja

Updated 02-02-2009

Around Ko Waeo and on the Tin Mining Wreck we can now see these wonderful fish. It's called "Cobias" an looks very similar to a shark. They come very close but do no harm to divers. This is a very rare experience you can make in the andaman sea.

Now the Emirates Airline makes special promotion for flight from Europe for about 400 US. It's extremely cheap.

Due to the financial crisis, all Accommodation including the Indigo Pearl give big discounts. Please contact us directly for Informations.

The New Visa Regulations, which are hold very strictly, say that Tourist, arriving on the land or sea-way have only permission for a 14 days stay. Arriving by Air ist still 30 days. Make shure you do not overstay! Ask your travel-office to the Thai Embassy for details, before you book your holidays.
Go to this Link for Visa-Informations

Best Regards
Meja
 

Updated 15-08-2008

Dear all,

This green season has been very sunny; our customers have enjoyed great dives under a clear blue sky, with almost no wind. Some lucky ones have spotted a Manta and few dolphins out in Racha Yai, and others even luckier, diving off Shark Point, saw two Whale sharks; there is no telling when and where those marvellous creatures are going to show up.

The Kontiki, our speedboat, is now ready to take you on day trips to the Similan; it will also be used to run our half day trips to Ko Waeo, and to the new wreck site.

We all look forward to seeing you soon on and in Andaman Ocean, under the sunny Sky of Phuket, and within the Thais’ welcoming smiles


Best Regards
Yours Dive-Paradise Team

Updated 23-06-2008

On Sunday 22d June 2008, took place the second Triathlon, organised by Triballistic, at Indigo Pearl Resort. Paradise Diving was once again the rescue team for the swimming leg of the race. This time around fifty participants, braved the rough seas, and hot sun. The next race will be on the 11th October 2008, and anyone can join from any age group, 200 participants including a few professionals are expected. Just contact us if you wish to jump in the adventure!

Best Regards
Yours Dive-Paradise Team

Updated 25-04-2008

Neptune’s Squadron

Dear Fellow Divers,

Here is great news, a new and exciting dive-site will be born soon, it will be accessible by longtail boat, just 20 minutes from our Dive Center, and will be combined for two or three dives with the tin Mine Wreck and/or a reef dive off the small Island of Ko Waeo:

The arrival of the four Douglas C-47 Dakota Skytrain military transport aircraft and six Sikorsky S-58T helicopters marks the penultimate leg of their final journey before they are sunk in the waters off Phuket North west coast.

On May 5th 2008, the aircraft skeletons are to be dropped into the sea about a kilometer off Phuket north west coast to create an artificial reef in the hope that it will attract marine life and become a popular new dive site.

The aging aircraft, which have been dubbed the “Neptune’s Squadron”, are US-built and served in the Vietnam War, during which Thailand was used as a strategic base for airstrikes.

There to meet the convoy Tah Chat Chai checkpoint were Phuket Vice-Governor Worapoj Ratthasima, Tourism Authority of Thailand South Region 4 Office Director Suwalai Pinpradub, and representatives of the various groups and agencies that are working together on the project: The Royal Thai Air Force, the Phuket provincial government, the Thalang District Office, the For Sea Foundation, the Thai Dive Association (TDA), the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, and the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organization, which provided 4 million baht for the project.

At a depth of about 15 to 20 meters, the aircraft will be arranged in a concentric pattern with two helicopters in the middle. These will be surrounded by an alternating circle of airplane and helicopter fuselages.

The wings of the aircraft were clipped at about mid-length and the rotors removed from the helicopters. All dangerous and/or toxic components of the mostly-aluminum remains were removed at the air base before being transported.

The entire arrangement, to cover about 2,500 square meters, will sit near an abandoned offshore tin-mining sledge.
The sinking operation will be conducted with the help of both the Royal Thai Navy and National Parks Department.The plan is to fix the aircraft to the seabed using huge concrete blocks. Upon completion, the entire site will be surrounded with a circular barrier of concrete blocks to prevent any migration of the structures across the sea floor, he said.

Best Regards
Yours Dive-Paradise Team

Sikorsky S-58T


Douglas C-47



Douglas C-47 Dakota,
carried dismenteled from the base
On 22d April 2008

Thank you Greg and Helen for these beautifull pictures:

Best Regards
Yours Dive-Paradise Team