Diving in Myanmar - Burma

Live aboard Diving Merqui Archipelago in Myanmar Burma
on board the MV Sai Mai Phuket

The Merqui Archipelago in Myanmar, before Burma , 150 miles northwest from Phuket, opened for scuba diving in 1995. Trips here certainly have an exploratory feel. The dive sites in Burma are not crowded - it's very seldom to see another dive boat during a trip. The main attraction is diving with a good chance of big fish sightings, some species of sharks and rays are found in the waters of Myanmar, though in recent years the area is also attracting more divers looking for macro life and rare reef fish not found elsewhere. If you were to ask a sample of dive guides working in Thailand, which destination they thought was the best in the region, the Mergui Archipelago in Burma or Thailand's top diving destination the Similan Islands, 75% of respondents would say the Mergui in Burma.