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MV PAWARA
Rates
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4D/4N Similan 15 Dives |
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1,096 $ |
| 4D/4N - Non-Diver |
1,048 $ |
989 $ |
931 $ $ |
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Note
- Master Cabins: Can be sold as Double Bed or two Twin Beds
- Deluxe Cabins: Can be sold as Twin Beds only
- Standard Cabins: Can be sold as Double Bed or two Twin Beds
- Rates are per person, based on double occupancy cabins. When possible, we will allow individual customers to have their own room. However during busy times we may need to put 2 individual customers in the same room. If we need to combine individual customers in cabins, we will only do male-male or female-female pairings for reasons of privacy. If you require your own personal cabin, we offer it at a 85% surchage. Private cabins are not available during Christmas and New Years
- Couples traveling with small children may be able to have the child sleep on the private couch in one of Pawara's master cabins. We do not recommend bringing infants on board for many reasons. If you still chose to do so, we insist that one parent stays with the child at all times. In cases like this, you may pay for one diver and one non-diver and simply alternate dives with your partner.
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Prices include :
- On board accommodation
- Five meals daily with snacks
- Non-alcoholic beverages: water, tea, coffee
- 4 dives per full day
- Use of tanks, weights, weight belts
- Dive leader service for non-chartered trips
- Transfer within Phuket town, Patong, Kata, Karon and Phuket International Airport
Prices exclude :
- Diving equipment (except for tanks and weight)
- National Park fees - approximately 1,600 Baht per person – to be paid directly to the National Park Officer.
- Please note that National Park Fees are subject to change without prior notice.
- Domestic / International phone / fax
- Internet connections
TRANSFER CONDITION
- Transfer is based on joint transfer.
- Our liveaboard customers will be picked up at their hotel or at the airport in the afternoon, and taken to our pier at 7pm and board the boat.
- Most days we will depart around 9pm after a full boat briefing and a full hearty dinner.
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Diving equipment for rent on board (Price is per person per day):
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2011 - 2012 Schedule
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Boat
Information
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Getting to know Pawara:
At 35 meters in length, the Pawara is by far one of the largest boats cruising in the Similans. Her all steel construction makes her safe and smooth, promising a relaxing ride throughout your trip. Each of her 10 double cabins features its own sink, toilet and shower for the ultimate in privacy and convenience. Each cabin also has its own air-conditioner, so you can adjust your cabin just how you like it. Each cabin also has multiple 220v outlets so you can charge your cameras, laptops, or other diving accessories. The Deluxe rooms also have work desks and chairs for the avid underwater photographers
Due to her massive size, most guests find themselves spending the majority of their time between dives in the expansive common areas of the boat. There is a spacious lounge with a large flat-screen TV, a DVD player and a wide selection of DVDs available to suit most tastes. There are also several desks in the lounge with 220v outlets for those wishing to do photo or video editing on board. |
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For those who prefer a quieter form of entertainment between dives, you can borrow a book from the on-board selection in the lounge and relax on the sun chairs of the large upper deck, or in the outside lounge on the main deck.
The Pawara features indoor and outdoor eating areas, each large enough on its own to accomodate all customers and crew for meals, so no matter what mother nature has in store everyone will be able to dine in comfort. And the excellent food prepared by our experienced cooks will ensure your meals are as good as your dives.
Pawara's large dive deck in the rear of the boat gives you plenty of room to set up and get in. Our on board nitrox system allows nitrox ceritfied divers to extend their bottom times with enriched air mixes. For those not Nitrox certified, we offer Nitrox certification on board, along with other courses such as deep specialty and photo specialty. Dive groups are maximum of 4 people (unless a group booking prefers to all dive together), and your gear is washed and your tanks are filled for you by our highly trained staff. Standard and DIN tanks are available on the boat.
For those traveling with non-divers, we invite you to bring them along as a snorkeling guest, or sign them up for their PADI Open Water course, which can be completed entirely on the trip. We can even arrange to complete the first day of Open Water training in the pool just before the trip to maximize your dive time out at sea.
The Pawara is equipped with a full first-aid medic kit, as well as medical grade oxygen for emergencies. All of our staff have current first-aid certifications.
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Pawara has 3 levels of cabins:
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Standard rooms are on the lower deck and can be arranged as twins or doubles. These rooms each have a sink, toilet, hot shower, plenty of storage space and 220v outlets. |
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Deluxe rooms are on the main deck and are all twin beds. These rooms have larger windows and have large desks and 220v outlets and are therefore ideal for underwater photographers. These each also have a sink, toilet and hot shower. |
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Master cabins have large windows all around for the best views. These rooms can be made as twins or doubles, have 220v outlets, and have larger bathrooms eqiupped with sink, toilet and hot shower. |
Typical Itinerary
A typical trip aboard the MV Pawara runs something like this.
Our liveaboard customers will be picked up at their hotel or at the airport in the afternoon, and taken to our pier at 7pm and board the boat. Most days we will depart around 9pm after a full boat briefing and a full hearty dinner. Customers usually spend the time after dinner getting to know their fellow passengers and dive staff whom they'll be spending the next 4 days with. Some nights we will depart as late as midnight to accomodate some of our customers who fly in late to Phuket. In either case, guests usually go to bed about midnight and sleep through the overnight trip to the Similans.
You'll wake at 7am by music played over the intercom letting you know that its time for Dive 1. Most people stumble out of bed bleary-eyed and get greeted by staff who help you in to your equipment and get you in to the water. It's true that most guests finally wake up at that moment. Dive groups are a maximum of 4 people, and the first dive is what we call a check-out dive. Your leader will see how well you dive and how your air consumption is.
At the end of this and every dive, you and your group will surface and indicate to our dingy that you're ready to be picked up. This dingy will pick you up and take you back to the liveaboard. No surface swims, ever.
As with every dive, once back on board, our staff will help you out of your equipment and place it in the racks for you. You can grab a quick freshwater rinse from the shower on deck and then head up to the outdoor eating areas where a hot breakfast awaits you. Our staff will rinse your gear and fill your tanks while you eat.
After breakfast, most people head back down to their cabins for a nap before the next dive. All the cabins are individually air-conditioned so as the day gets hotter, you're still comfortable to nap.
Dive 2 is at about 11am and most people wake for this one a little more refreshed. Dive groups might be reorganized to put divers of similar skill levels together, based on observations of the check-out dive. Ovbiously we never split up people who want to dive together.
After Dive 2, we serve lunch on deck. After lunch, we usually offer an activity for the day. Usually, this invloves taking the dinghy to the shore of one of the island where you can lay on the beach, snorkel with turtles, go hiking, or just do nothing at all. Some customers prefer to stay out of the heat and spend their time in the air-conditioned lounge watching one of our DVDs in stock. Sun worshipers may decide to skip the ride to the beach and spend all their time on the sundeck. Others may prefer just to stay in the shaded decks reading or relaxing with the other passengers.
Dive 3 is usually about 2pm, followed by the entire afternoon to relax or go to the beach.
For those interested, the night dive is normally about 7:00pm. For anyone who is not an advanced diver, you can do your Adventure Diving Night training, or even take the full advanced course while on the boat.
After the night dive, dinner is served and after that some people head straight to their cabins, others prefer to relax on deck having a beer and talking about the days dives and discussing what adventures they hope to have on tomorrows dives.
This is a typical day on a 4-day cruise. on day 3 there is no beach to go to, as the dives are at rocky pinnacles, so people just relax on the boat. This is where having a nice big boat really comes in beautifully. Theres always plenty of room for everyone.
On the final day of the cruise, we only make dives 1 and 2, and return to our pier about 3pm. Theres usually a lot of photo taking and email exchanging among new found friends, and after some goodbyes to each other and to the boat we drive our customers back to their hotels
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