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      The Junk "June Hong Chian Lee" is one of the best known Phuket liveaboards, and carries a maximum of 18 customers to the Similan and Surin Islands for the diving experience of a lifetime. Experience a totally unique Similan Islands liveaboard diving cruise onboard a Chinese sailing Junk. The June Hong Chian Lee has 6 cabins - two private double, two shared triple (can be booked as a double or twin) and two shared quads. The 5 day / 6 night itinerary allows The Junk to explore the Surin Islands which most boats running 4 day trips miss altogether.

 

Similan / Surin Islands - 5 days / 6 nights
Double Cabin 1,750 US$
Shared Cabin 1,250 US$

Similan & Surin National park fees:
400 Baht entry plus 200 Baht per day diving fee
All cabin prices are per person

SPECIAL - BOOK 3 MONTHS IN ADVANCE FOR 20% DISCOUNT
Full nonrefundable payment needed in advance for this special offer price.
Special offer only valid for high season Similan Islands cruises.

 

The Junk "June Hong Chian Lee" - Description

 

All cabins have private bathrooms and individual control air conditioning. The spacious salon doubles as a deluxe restaurant, the perfect place to prepare photo or video equipment. Her immense deck allows divers to suit up in comfort, and relax between dives. The Junk is well known for her high quality of service - the experienced crew will make sure you are well looked after.

During the high season, The Junk makes some excellent 5 day / 6 night trips allowing more time to explore the many dive sites of the Similan and Surin Islands. The Junk is one of the few Phuket liveaboards that actually dives regularly in Surin, where the dive sites are less explored.


 
 
 
 


The June Hong Chian Lee is one of several junks built in Penang, Malaysia, and is a 30 meters, 140-ton three mast junk with 330 square meters of sails. Built in 1962 for charcoal transportation the June Hong Chian Lee was part of a small merchant fleet that traded up and down the coastline from Burma to Malaysia. She was mainly used to transport mango wood charcoal till 1985 then she was restored and redesigned for the first time to serve as a classic yacht.

The June Hong is constructed mainly from a hard teak wood called Takien Tong. Extremely strong, the wood is used for the three masts that rise 23 meters above the deck - 28 meters above sea level. The trees cut for these huge masts date back over 300 years.

According to legend, the June Hong has a murky past with stories of pirate cargo hidden beneath the charcoal. Secret compartments were often built deep inside the bulkheads, and there are old tales of junks dropping anchor beside coastal caves rich with gold ore and of pirates blasting out their booty and hiding it on board.

Itinerary
The Junk - Trip Itinerary (5 days / 6 nights)

Departure day - Pick up between 4:30 - 5pm in Phuket, transfer to The Junk at Chalong Bay or Patong Beach. Dinner on board. Cruise to Similan Islands.

1st - 4th Diving days - 4 dives

5th Diving day - 2 or 3 dives and return to Phuket during the evening or night. You can disembark if you wish, or stay on board.

Final Day - Disembark from The Junk after breakfast on board at about 8am. Transfer to your hotel.

Dive sites are decided en route based on currents, weather, customer choice, big fish sightings etc.. A typical trip includes the Similan Islands, Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock, Koh Tachai and Koh Bon.

 
June Hong Chian Lee - Boat Plans


Main Deck



1 winch - 2 dive platform - 3 dining room/salon - 4 bathrooms - 5 wheelhouse - 6 crew bunks - 7 galley


Lower Deck

10 divemaster cabin - 11 double bed cabins - 12 triple bed cabins - 13 quad share cabins - 14 water tanks
15 water maker - 16 fuel - 17 generators - 18 engine - 19/20 - crew cabins

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