#daydivetrips

Your adventure begins in the early morning, when Wetzonedivers collects you from your hotel and takes you to Baan Nam Kem pier. Here, you’ll board our comfortable diving speedboat, the “Blue Marlin,” where your equipment is already set up and waiting. After a light breakfast and a friendly boat briefing, we set course for Richelieu Rock. The journey takes about an hour, and as you cruise across the Andaman Sea, anticipation builds for the incredible dives ahead. On arrival, your dive guide will brief you on the site and then it’s time to roll into the water.  Day Dive Trips to Richelieu Rock typically include two unforgettable dives, with a relaxed surface interval in between, during which we serve a freshly prepared lunch.

I’ll be honest—I didn’t know what to expect the first time I went on day dive trips to Richelieu Rock. We left Khao Lak really early, before the sun was fully up. The boat ride was a mix of calm water and a few choppy bits. My friend joked about getting seasick, and I laughed nervously, hoping I wouldn’t be the one hugging the railing.

By the time we got close, the watercolour had changed from turquoise to this deep, inky blue. It was kind of intimidating at first, but also exciting. Jumping in was a shock—the water was cooler than I expected—but once I got my bearings, everything around me felt alive. Small fish were weaving through the coral, and I noticed a tiny nudibranch tucked in a crack. I tried to point it out to my buddy, but he was too busy chasing a small school of fusiliers. That’s why I love day dive trips to Richelieu Rock—there’s always something new to see.

Ask almost any diver in Thailand where to go, and chances are you’ll hear the same name again and again: Richelieu Rock. At the surface, it looks like nothing — just endless blue water. But the moment you descend, everything changes. Bright purple corals, swaying soft fans, schools of barracuda moving like silver arrows, and tiny critters hiding in plain sight. It feels less like a dive and more like stepping into another world.

And the best part? You don’t need to sign up for a liveaboard. Thanks to Day Dive Trips to Richelieu Rock, you can experience one of Asia’s top dive sites and still be back at your Khao Lak hotel in time for dinner.