Discounts on our adventure holidays
Long before SEAL (South East Asia Liveaboards Co Ltd) opened it's
Superyacht Services branch it was successfully operating as a diving and adventure holiday company. Our
holidays include:
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Diving Liveaboards on a SEAL-owned yacht to the Similan & Surin
Islands in Thailand
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Diving Liveaboards on a SEAL-owned yacht to the Sangihe Archipelago
in Indonesia
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Diving Liveaboards on a SEAL-owned yacht to the Mergui Archipelago
in Myanmar (Burma)
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Combined exploration / snorkeling / kayaking and diving
Liveaboards
on a SEAL-owned yacht in Myanmar (Burma)
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Sea kayak safaris from SEAL's Kayak Safari Camp in Myanmar (Burma).
The Captain and Crew of yachts which have signed up with SEAL's
superyacht agency are entitled to a 40% discount off all our holidays. Visit www.seal-asia.com for more details
Dive guides
SEAL can provide highly qualified divemasters or instructors to join
a superyacht trip in the area. There are books available but only somebody who has been diving in the area
for a long period of time can guide you to the best dive locations.
Discounts on our diving courses
SEAL is a PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) 5 Star
Centre and a BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club) International 'Premier' School.
The PADI courses that SEAL offers include Introductory courses, Scuba diver, Discover Scuba Diving,
Open-Water Diving, Advanced Open-Water Diving, Emergency First Response, Rescue diver and Divemaster.
The BSAC courses on offer include Experience Scuba, Ocean Diver, Sport Diver, Dive Leader and Advanced
Diver.
Our instructors are all highly qualified, friendly and professional and our pass rate is exceptionally
high. Our policy is to keep to small classes - usually on a one to one or one to two ratio, ensuring close
personal attention.
The Captain and Crew of yachts that have signed up with SEAL's superyacht agency are entitled to an
unbeatable 20% discount on all of our dive courses.
Visit www.seal-asia.com for more details.
Diving equipment rental
SEAL is a PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) 5 Star
Centre and a BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club) International 'Premier' School. All our equipment comes from
reputable manufacturer's and is serviced regularly.
Full equipment (diving computer, wetsuit, BCD, regulator, mask, fins, tanks, weight-belts and weights) or
individual pieces are available for hire.
Helicopters / private aircraft charter/ landing permits
Helicopters and aircraft are available for charter. They can take
guests to both local and international destinations.
SEAL can also arrange landing permits at local airports (at the discretion of the airport) for privately
owned helicopters and aircrafts.
Immigration and customs clearance
There are many rules and regulations in Thailand and Myanmar which
are very different to those of a Western culture and, if by some small chance they are written down, they
are unlikely to be in English. It must also be noted that not all the immigration/customs people speak
English/another language so unless you can speak Thai and Burmese, communication can be very difficult.
This, along with the heaps of paperwork, can make dealing with authorities very frustrating for visiting
captains.
A SEAL representative will meet the yacht at any accessible place on Phuket. The captain can then sign
all the paperwork and hand over all the necessary documentation needed for inward clearance. SEAL staff
will then process the paperwork and all necessary documentation for the clearance. This will be delivered
back to the yacht without the need for the captain or crew to leave the vessel.
Myanmar (Burma) entry permits
The Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar (Burma) was closed to all
foreigners for over fifty years. SEAL received the first permit to take tourists into the area in 1997
and negotiated for permission for the first superyacht to tour the region in the same year.
We are now able to arrange entry permits for superyachts to visit this beautiful area which has been
totally untouched by modern development. The whole area is alive with wildlife, flora and fauna. As part
of the entry permit fee a Burmese guide will come on the trip. To compliment this it is also suggested
that the yacht takes onboard one of the SEAL guides who can help with many issues from places to anchor
to showing customers the best dive sites in the area.
In 1999 SEAL arranged for M/Y Battered Bull to visit the capital of Myanmar (Yangon). M/Y Battered Bull
was the first private yacht to visit the capital. Yangon is a modern city that has still got a lot of
visible colonial architecture; this along with the Burmese culture makes any stay a most enjoyable
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