Raya Divers
Phuket
At a glance
Raya Divers is a Thai, Finnish and New Zealand company that was officially formed at Raya Island in 2000. It now has five centres in southern Thailand and is a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center.
Raya Divers offer the full range of divers, which offer first time divers an easy introduction under supervision through continuing skill development courses and courses for the professional levels of divemaster and instructor. Specialty courses such as Digital Underwater Photography, Enriched Air Nitrox, Wreck Diver, DAN courses and Technical Diving Courses are also available.
Day trips from each of the five centres (Phuket, Koh Racha Yai, Khao Lak, Krabi and Koh Lanta) are readily available. Please check with a Raya dive centre (see 'Contact' on the website) in the area you would like to dive in for details.
Raya Divers offers liveaboard diving safaris. Trips to the Similan Islands, the Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock are aboard the 28 meter Queen Scuba. Dive sites include the Similans, Surins, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock and Boonsung Wreck.
Six-day liveaboards to Burma and the Mergui Archipelago are aboard the M/V Similan Jazz and depart from Thap Lamu. There is a day of diving at Koh Tachai and Richeliu Rock, four days of diving in Burma and the last day concludes the trip with dives at Koh Bon and Boonsong Wreck.
