The Junk Liveaboards Blog
Top 8 Reasons to Dive Thailand’s Andaman Sea in January
Thailand's Andaman Sea is a paradise for scuba divers, offering a wide variety of marine life, beautiful coral reefs, and other underwater features to explore. There are the Similan & Surin Islands to investigate to the North-West, and also dive spots such as Koh...
The Junk Liveaboards: “Simply The Best Liveaboard Experience in Thailand”
A small privately owned company offering : Amazing and unforgettable, yes these two words are in the top most used terms mentioned by our guests in our customer feedback. The Junk Liveaboards was indeed founded and moulded to create a spectacular diving holiday and to...
Luctor et Emergo – How The Junk Liveaboards sailed through Covid times and beyond
When Covid 19 became known to the world late in 2019, no one could have suspected the immense impact this pandemic would have on countless economies and industries worldwide. One of the most affected sectors is tourism: both international and domestic. This is mainly...
Thai Government bans reef damaging sunscreen – GOING GREEN is the way forward
The entire diving community in Thailand heartily welcomed some uplifting news last week. The Thai government declared that all sunscreens containing harmful chemical substances for coral reefs are banned from all marine national parks nationwide. The government based...
Sea Snake Shenanigans
Almost 70 different known species of sea snakes roam around our oceans and they usually get to be about 2 meters long. They are equipped with paddle-like tails and many have laterally compressed bodies that give them an eel-like appearance. However, unlike eels, sea...
The Moken People in Surin Islands
Any diving holiday with The Junk Liveaboards is an amazing adventure in itself, with spectacular diving, breathtaking sunsets, newly formed friendships and memories to treasure. For our guests on board The Junk and The Phinisi we always go the extra mile on every...
Leopard Shark Expedition on The Junk
The Junk Liveaboards, in conjunction with Oceans For All Foundation, organized a special Leopard Shark Expedition from 8 to 12 April 2021. This expedition aims to assess the current situation of leopard sharks - presence, numbers, and habitat - in the Thai Andaman...
The Junk Liveaboards Presents: Special Leopard Shark Dive Research Cruises with Oceans For All
The Junk Liveaboards has teamed up with Oceans For All Foundation to organise two special Leopard/Zebra Shark Expeditions. Save the dates: 8-12 April and 4-8 May. The aim of these two dive liveaboard trips is to assess the current numbers of leopard sharks in the...
Phinisi: First Trip to Myanmar
by: Renske Lauterbach – Marketing Assistant with The Junk Liveaboards The explorer in me has always wished to be part of a ‘first time’ trip on a liveaboard. Recently, this dream became reality when I embarked S/Y Phinisi on a 7-night liveaboard trip to Myanmar on Feb...