Ao Nang Bay Islands by Speedboat — Two Dives, Half Day (Aqua Vision)
฿3,400 (about $94) per diver for two dives in the Ao Nang Bay Islands, part of the Phi Phi marine national park, on the speedboat Andaman Dream. Pickup at 07:00–07:30, back by 12:30 — half a day rather than ten hours. Capacity twelve, with a maximum of four divers per guide; a third dive is ฿900.
Krabi, Thailand · 5h 30min · up to 12 guests · ฿3,400 Per diver: the operator’s price table heads its column “Diver” and lists ฿3,400 (about $94) for the Ao Nang Bay Islands, ฿4,500 for Phi Phi. Marine park entrance is extra — ฿400 for the Ao Nang Bay Islands, ฿600 for Phi Phi. A third dive on any trip is ฿900. Bring your own gear and ฿300 comes off a full set, or ฿100 per item. · EN
I struggled finding a dive center in Ao Nang that could do 3 dives a day in the Ao Nang bay. Apparently this isn’t custom at Ao Nang, except for Aqua Vision dive center! They really know how to accommodate divers.
What is this tour like?
Aqua Vision’s argument for its own format is simple, and it prints it: rather than spend ten hours on a slow boat to make two dives, take the speedboat, dive the Ao Nang Bay Islands, and be back ashore by half past twelve. ฿3,400 (about $94) per diver for two dives.
The Ao Nang Bay Islands are part of the Phi Phi Marine National Park even though they sit in front of Ao Nang. The park entrance fee is therefore payable: ฿400 here, against ฿600 at Phi Phi itself, and it is not in the price.
The boat, the Andaman Dream, takes a maximum of twelve people including staff, with no more than four divers per guide and an average group of two or three. Up to three dives are possible in a trip; the third is ฿900. Tanks, weight belt and weights, dive guide, snorkelling equipment for non-divers, lunch, drinking water and fresh fruit are all in the price, and transfers from Ao Nang, Ao Nammao and Nopparat Thara are free.
Equipment is included. If you bring your own the operator takes ฿300 off a full set, or ฿100 per item for BCD, wetsuit, regulator or mask-fins-snorkel. Book three or more days of fun diving and rental is free or you take ten per cent off.
The centre’s Google reviews are largely in Russian and name Russian-speaking staff repeatedly; one English-language review describes guides speaking English, Russian and French. The centre has no Russian-language version of its own.
What are the highlights?
- Half a day, not ten hours: pickup at 07:00 and back by 12:30
- The operator’s own speedboat Andaman Dream, capacity twelve
- A maximum of four divers per guide, average group two or three
- The option of a third dive for ฿900 (about $25) or of snorkelling between dives
- Free equipment rental if you book three or more days of fun diving
How does the day go, hour by hour?
- 07:00Pickup from your hotel
Free round-trip transfers from Ao Nang, Ao Nammao and Nopparat Thara; pickup runs between 07:00 and 07:30.
- 12:30Back on shore
The speedboat returns hours ahead of the day boats and long-tails, which is the point of the format.
What's included in the price?
- Two dives with a dive guide, maximum four divers per guide
- Tanks, weight belt and weights
- Diving equipment
- Snorkelling equipment for non-divers on board
- Lunch, drinking water and fresh fruit
- Free round-trip transfers from Ao Nang, Ao Nammao and Nopparat Thara
What's not included?
- Marine national park entrance — ฿400 (about $11) for the Ao Nang Bay Islands, ฿600 for Phi Phi
- Third dive on the trip — ฿900 (about $25)
- Private guide or private charter — on request
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Aqua Vision Ao Nang, 252 Moo 6, Sai Thai, Muang Krabi 81000, TAT registration 34/00055. Free round-trip transfers from Ao Nang, Ao Nammao and Nopparat Thara are included. The boat is the speedboat Andaman Dream; pickup is 07:00–07:30 and return 12:30.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
FAQ
Is the price per diver?
Why is there a park fee if we do not leave Ao Nang bay?
How many people are on the boat?
Can I add a third dive?
What if I have my own equipment?
Can a non-diver come along?
Do the guides speak Russian?
What other trips does Aqua Vision run?
Quick questions
What do guests say?
“I struggled finding a dive center in Ao Nang that could do 3 dives a day in the Ao Nang bay. Apparently this isn’t custom at Ao Nang, except for Aqua Vision dive center! They really know how to accommodate divers.”
“After 20 years of not diving, decided to do a try-a-dive experience and it was great! The instructors and boat staff were super helpful and friendly, the lunch was delicious and the pick-up and drop-off super handy.”
“Awesome place! Underwater guides were very professional and could speak English, Russian and French. Everyone was kind and tried to do everything in order to satisfy the client.”
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