White Manta

The White Manta is 32m or 105ft in length, and built of steel. She takes a total of 20 divers on regular departures, or up to 22 divers on private charters.

A steel boat has a huge advantage over wooden boats as there is simply more room inside so the boat just feels nice and big. She is very well kept, clean and pretty. The food is fabulous and plentiful. She even offers a massage service on the boat to ease those aches and pains from all that intensive diving you'll be doing.

The boat has a huge, well-appointed indoor fully air conditioned saloon equipped with a large, flat screen TV and entertainment system, and tables and chairs for everyone on board. She also has a large outdoor al fresco saloon and dining area for when the weather is perfect. Up on the top deck there is a partially-shaded sundeck for you worshipers who can take the heat. Forward of the wheelhouse are comfortable benches where you can hang out and look for the next beautiful island on the itinerary.

White Manta has in 10 air conditioned cabins. There is 1 master cabin with a large king-sized bed, two bunk beds, and a sofa. This cabin can accommodate a family of four upon request. Four of the cabins have one large queen-sized bed and with a twin bunk above, taking couples or singles in these cabins. Two of the cabins have double beds only for couples and two cabins have twin beds only. All of these cabins have private, en suite bathrooms or heads, with shower and toilet facilities. Finally, there is one standard cabin with twin beds for those budget-minded divers. This cabin has shared bathroom facilities, but does have a sink and vanity in the cabin for convenience. All the cabins have hot and cold showers, and are fully air conditioned.

Between April and June White Manta is based out of Kota Kinabalu, Borneo and offers 6-night diving trips to Layang Layang and the Spratly Islands. Clear open waters, dramatic drop offs, and schools of hammerhead sharks are some of the highlights.

The diving deck is clean and spacious. There are individual tank racks, gear storage beneath the racks and tanks are filled from whips from the on board compressors. The boat can mix Nitrox and even Trimix if you are so qualified or motivated. She's a good boat for you techies looking to do some special kinds of diving.

The crew is well trained both in diving and customer service. The boat crew is Thai and the dive masters are a mix of foreigners and Thais, and we can cater to just about any language you speak if we know in advance. Special requests are our specialty.