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Don't forget that on all our Thailand - Burma dive vacations Burma Banks
Thailand liveaboard charters we pass through and dive the
diving liveaboard Similan Island dive sites Koh Bon, Koh
Tachai, Richelieu and Kao Lak's tin miner wreck, but for here are some of
the treats in store for those who opt to venture further north of the
Similans with the full dive vacations live aboard Burma Banks charter.
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dive Mergui vacations
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The Burma Banks are a series of under-water plateaus lying
in the Andaman Sea, some 200km west of mainland Myanmar, rising up from a
general surrounding depth of 300m. Positioned incorrectly on the British
Admiralty charts, the Burma Banks were discovered in their correct
position in the late 80s by the german native sailor Mikel Diehl on board
of his Angemiva live aboard and are well worth the liveaboards dive
vacations charters out.
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Your Burma Banks dive vacations liveaboard will travel
overnight to the Burma Banks in time for you to make a full day's diving
Myanmar adventure. First you will notice how clear and blue the Andaman
Sea is at the Burma Banks, permitting a panoramic view of the
coral-covered landscape. Nothing beats the thrill of diving Myanmar dive
vacations with sharks and this is what diving the Burma Banks live
aboards is all about. Wander around the reefs with your eyes peeled or
just hang onto a corner of corals and wait for the action!
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The "Silvertip" Burma Bank is a flat plateau at a depth
of 15m, covering about 1 square km. As the name suggests, the chances of
seeing stunning silvertip sharks aboard MV Discovery's liveaboard here is
very high and smaller reef sharks and nurse sharks are also common.
Hammerheads too have been spotted recently aboard the Burma Banks
liveaboards. "Brutus" the giant barracuda and "Freddy" the inquisitive
potato cod are also resident at the "Silvertip" Burma Bank.
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The "Nurse" Burma Bank is further out in the liveaboard Andaman Sea
and a little deeper. The top of the Burma Banks here is at 18-25m. Expect
to see lots of big tawny nurse sharks, and a range of reef sharks such as
whitetips, gray and silvertips. Some of the coral heads at the Nurse Bank
are huge, with cracks and gullies lined with sea fans and wide enough to
swim through and enjoy your MV Discovery liveaboard Burma Banks
adventure.
To see more visit Bubble Vision's underwater photos or underwater videos of the Burma Banks and liveaboard Burma
Thailand charters, all taken during MV Discovery's liveaboards Burma dive
adventure cruises.
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Shark Cave Island - dive Mergui liveaboards scuba diving vacations
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consider Shark Cave Island to be the finest liveaboard dive site in
Myanmar Mergui and Thailand, and we are not about to disagree! This is a
group of 3 small islands in the heart of the Mergui Archipelago. Each of
Santana's Burma Banks liveaboards Mergui scuba diving vacations cruises
pays a visit.
As you enter the wide gully through the center of the main island expect
to see grey reef sharks circling or huge, dense schools of small
barracuda and fusiliers, hunted by circling jacks above. Look under the
stones and you can see black splotched fantail rays.
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To pass to the other side of the island take one of two routes:
either allow the surge to whisk you through the main canyon, or swim
through the cave itself where 3m nurse sharks usually sleep.
Once outside the cave, the scene is a veritable orgy of life. Cuttlefish
and squid choose Shark Cave Island as a favourite mating ground, and
honeycomb groupers, banded sea snakes, scorpion fish, lionfish and
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Smaller gems such as seahorses, pipefish, nudibranchs and
cowries are regularly found amongst the beautiful hard and soft corals.
For sheer diversity, there is nowhere to beat Shark Cave Island, you'll
enjoy your Andaman Sea live aboard diving Myanmar Burma Banks dive vacations
adventure during the Andaman Sea liveaboard.
Some publications also refer to this site as "Three Stooges" or "In
Through The Out Door".
To see more visit Bubble Vision's underwater
photos or underwater videos of Shark Cave Island all made during MV
Discovery's liveaboard Burma Banks dive vacations charters.
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Black Rock - scuba diving Mergui Archipelago live aboard dive vacation
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LET'S ROCK! Usually this is the most northerly point of your
Burma Banks dive holiday liveaboard diving Myanmar Mergui adventure, and
a tremendously exciting dive site. The steep cliffs of Black Rock
continue as dramatic walls below the water, gradually turning into a
shelving seabed strewn with granite boulders.
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It is at depth that Black Rock has the most to offer.
Venturing to 30m and beyond, one can see whitetip sharks, grey reef
sharks, leopard sharks, spotted eagle rays, and enormous black splotched
fantail rays, sometimes in schools of 10 or more. Keep an eye out too for
stocky bull sharks emerging out of the gloom - an impressive sight
indeed, but don't worry, there have been no reported attacks on regular
liveaboard scuba divers.
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Take in all manner of reef fish and pretty corals during
your ascent and then observe bonitos, trevally, tuna and barracuda
zipping about in the current during your safety stop. This is one of
those dive sites that gives one the feeling that anything might swim by,
and we make new discoveries at Black Rock with every live aboard visit.
And remember to always keep one eye on "the Andaman Sea's blue" as there
is always the chance of seeing manta rays, whale sharks and other large
pelagic species.
To see more visit Bubble Vision's underwater photos or underwater videos of Black Rock all made during our dive
vacations Burma Banks liveaboards safaris.
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Western Rocky Island - Mergui scuba diving live aboards dive holidays
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Another Andaman Sea liveaboard Mergui Archipelago dive site visited by all Santana MV Discovery
scuba diving Burma Banks liveaboards. For many, the highlight of this
Andaman Sea liveaboard dive site is the cave that cuts right through the island.
From the middle of the cave one can just see daylight coming from either
end. Looking with your torch at the walls of the cave, lined with spiny
lobsters, you could be forgiven for thinking you were starring in a
sci-fi movie.
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Outside the cave one can see a plethora of marine life, often
including octopus and a variety of rays. This Andaman Sea liveaboard dive
site shares many of the characteristics of Shark Cave, but in comparison
with that Andaman Sea liveaboard site, Western Rocky is usually free of surge and there is
plenty of time to explore the hidden small treasures.
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At 20m you'll swim through a large, picturesque arch
populated by a shimmering school of yellow fusiliers, a great opportunity
for underwater photographers aboard of Santana's MV Discovery liveaboards
in Burma Mergui!
To see more visit Bubble Vision's Burma underwater photos or underwater videos of Western Rocky Island all made during our dive holiday Burma
Banks live aboards.
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Hin Taleh - dive Mergui liveaboard scuba dive vacation
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Since early 2002 Santana's dive vacation liveaboard Burma
cruises have been visiting the isolated, submerged rock that has become
known as Hin Taleh. The underwater landscape is a spectacular forest of
enormous gorgonian sea fans. Swimming or resting amongst these fans it is
common to find leopard sharks and large species of stingray such as black
splotched fantail rays or Jenkyn's stingrays. As usual, whitetip reef
sharks patrol the depths during your the Andaman Sea liveaboard.
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The top of the rock, in 5m depth, is perfect for your safety
stop. Either hang on and look out for manta rays, which are frequent
visitors to top your adventurous vacations, or search the nooks and
crannies for smaller creatures such as hermit crabs, lobsters, moray eels
and cuttlefish.
Some publications refer to this site as "Fan Forest Pinnacle" or "Western
Rocky Pinnacle".
To see more visit Bubble Vision's Myanmar underwater
photos or underwater videos of the Mergui Archipelago, all made during Santana's MV Discovery
scuba dive vacations Burma Banks liveaboard cruises Mergui Archipelago.
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