Phuket Diving Trips King Cruiser Wreck
Diving King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point and Koh Doc Mai is the most challenging but perhaps the most rewarding 3 dive day trip from Phuket.
Best suited for experienced / advanced divers due to changes in current and visibility, each dive offers large schools of fish and a great mixture of marine life.
4 Divers max per instructor / divemaster on large comfortable dive boats. Equipment, tanks & weights, food & refreshments, hotel transfers and dive insurance included.
Guide to the King Cruiser Dive Trip
(Ratings are relative and may vary day-to-day)
Diver Level
(or course)
Advanced
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
to
★★★★★
Visibility
★☆☆☆☆
to
★★★★☆
Marine Life
Quantity
★★★★★
Variety
★★★★★
The King Cruiser, Shark Point and Koh Doc Mai dive sites are those most affected by current and weather, which can mean big changes in visibility and diving difficulty. Some days all 3 dives can be amazing, other days perhaps all 3 are very challenging, but there’s always heaps to see!
Prices for diving King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai from Phuket and what’s included
Certified diver prices:
3 Dives 3,900 baht / 2 Dives 3,400 baht
Full equipment set: 500 baht
Dive computer: 200 baht
Nitrox 32%: 200 baht per tank
Deep Adventure Dive add-on price:
500 baht (for Open Water Divers)
(Includes dive computer & training)
Non-divers:
2,400 baht / 1,500 baht (5-11 years)
Diving prices include:
Other things to note:
15 ltr air tanks can be provided,
on request, free of charge. Nitrox
fills are extra.
Towels & swim wear are not included.
Transfers outside the main routes may
incur a small charge for shared transfer
or for private taxi.
There are no park fees for this trip.
Diving King Cruiser Wreck,
Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai
3 Awesome dive sites in 1 day!
All 3 dive sites on the King Cruiser Wreck day trip offer a different experience: Heaps of fish, soft coral & macro at the wreck, big fish and maybe sharks around Shark Point’s pinnacles, and a mixture of fish, nudibranchs & bamboo sharks on Koh Doc Mai’s wall.
Itinerary of diving King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai from Phuket
Here’s an itinerary and timetable for diving King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai from Phuket.
Times are approximate:
Hotel pick up and returns times
vary most, depending on distance
from Chalong Pier.
Koh Doc Mai may be dived first,
with dive #2 at King Cruiser & dive
#3 at Shark Point, and therefore
lunch being after dive #2 instead.
Dive times are planned as 50 mins
maximum (King Cruiser maybe less
due to depth), with surface intervals
of 1 hour minimum between dives.
The King Cruiser Wreck dive is ‘back to the boat’ via the mooring / descent line. Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai are ‘pick up dives’, although sometimes it’s possible to ascend on a mooring at Shark Point between pinnacle 2 and 3.
Which order the sites are dived depends on the strength & direction of current and weather conditions. On occasion, if weather is bad, other islands are dived (such as Koh Maithon), although the priority is to try to dive the King Cruiser or at least Koh Doc Mai.
Diving King Cruiser Wreck,
Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai
Are you up for the challenge / rewards?
The King Cruiser Wreck day trip probably has the best variety of marine life, with Phi Phi being a close 2nd. Great for macro, lots of schooling fish and often big critters too, among a mixture of soft coral, hard coral & artificial reefs.
Things to know about diving trips to King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai
If you are diving on the King Cruiser day trip, then you are likely a seasoned diver. However, there still are a few things to be reminded of to better enjoy these 3 excellent dive sites: