The Junk Trips and Prices
Phuket, Phi Phi & Racha Noi:
3 days / 2 nights (10 dives)
| Cabin Type | Trip Price | Trip Length | Dives | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Cabin | 760 USD | 3D / 2N | 10 |  |
| Twin Cabin | 760 USD | 3D / 2N | 10 | |
| Triple Cabin | 620 USD | 3D / 2N | 10 | |
| Quad Cabin | 500 USD | 3D / 2N | 10 | |
COMPLETE DIVE SCHEDULE 2024 – 2025
Similan Islands, Surin Islands & Richelieu Rock:
6 days / 6 nights (19 dives)
| Cabin Type | Trip Price | Trip Length | Dives | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Cabin | 2,280 USD | 6D / 6N | 19 | |
| Twin Cabin | 2,280 USD | 6D / 6N | 19 | |
| Triple Cabin | 1,860 USD | 6D / 6N | 19 | |
| Quad Cabin | 1,500 USD | 6D / 6N | 19 | |
COMPLETE DIVE SCHEDULE 2024 – 2025
Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock:
5 days / 4 nights (14 dives)
| Cabin Type | Trip Price | Trip Length | Dives | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Cabin | 1,520 USD | 5D / 4N | 14 | |
| Twin Cabin | 1,520 USD | 5D / 4N | 14 | |
| Triple Cabin | 1,240 USD | 5D / 4N | 14 | |
| Quad Cabin | 1,000 USD | 5D / 4N | 14 | |
The Junk Photos
The Junk Liveaboard Information
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 6 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.
Diving Equipment
Rental equipment is provided by Sunrise Divers for our divers on The Junk. Rental price is 300 Baht per day for a set (BCD/regulator/fins/mask/wetsuit), 200 Baht/day for a dive computer and only 150 Baht/day for dive insurance. We have a large equipment room at our dive center with 30 sets of Aqualung BCDs and regulators and a large selection of long and short wetsuits, open heel and full foot fins.
If you need to rent equipment we suggest you meet at our dive center on departure day, so you can try all equipment before departure. If not possible to meet at our shop, no problem, we will pack extra equipment in different sizes.
Torches for night dives 3.50 USD per day. 15 liter tank available 10 USD per day.
Nitrox
Nitrox is available on board @ 10 USD per tank or 25 USD per day for 12 liter tank fills. 15 liter extra 10 USD per day.
Courses
PADI Advanced Open Water course is 400 USD. PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) course is 225 USD.
Drinks
Drinking water, coffee, tea, sodas are included. Beers are 2.50 USD and wine 3.75 USD per glass.
Check Availability or Make a Reservation
Please complete the form below to send an availability or booking enquiry to Sunrise Divers. You are also welcome to send a direct email to [email protected] or call our mobile hotline +66846264646. We are based in Phuket, Thailand. We will reply as soon as possible with full trip information and details on how to make a booking. Payments can be made by credit card (no card fees) or bank transfer. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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The Junk Deck Plans
Main Deck
Lower Deck
1,2 Double cabins – 3,4 Triple or Twin cabins – 5,6 Quad Cabins
The Junk Itinerary
The Junk runs trips for 6 nights and 4 nights to the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock through the season from October to May. The 6 night trips normally also include some dives in the Surin Islands.
Itinerary 4 nights – Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock
| DEPARTURE DAY | |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Pick up from hotels in Phuket or Airport Transfer by minibus to Thap Lamu Pier 1-2 hours |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Pick up from hotels in Khao Lak Transfer by minibus to Thap Lamu Pier 20 minutes |
| 19:00 | Dinner on Board and Departure to Similan Islands |
| DIVING DAY 1 – 3 | |
| 07:00 | Wake Up, Coffee, First Dive |
| 08:30 | Breakfast |
| 11:00 | Second Dive |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 15:00 | Third Dive |
| 19:00 | Night Dive OR |
| 17:30 | Dusk Dive |
| 20:00 | Dinner |
| DIVING DAY 4 | |
| 07:00 | Wake Up, Coffee, First Dive |
| 08:30 | Breakfast |
| 10:30 | Second Dive |
| 12:00 | Lunch and Cruising to Thap Lamu |
| 15:00 | Arrive Thap Lamu |
| 15:30 | Arrive Khao Lak Hotels |
| 17:30 | Arrive Phuket Hotels |
Itinerary 6 nights – Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock
| DEPARTURE DAY | |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Pick up from hotels in Phuket or Airport Transfer by minibus to Thap Lamu Pier OR Patong Bay |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Pick up from hotels in Khao Lak Transfer by minibus to Thap Lamu Pier 20 minutes. Some trips depart from Patong and pick up in Khao Lak is not available. We will inform you of the correct departure and return ports when we reply to your enquiry. |
| 18:00 | Dinner on Board and Departure to Similan Islands |
| DIVING DAY 1 – 4 | |
| 07:00 | Wake Up, Coffee, First Dive |
| 08:30 | Breakfast |
| 11:00 | Second Dive |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 15:00 | Third Dive |
| 19:00 | Night Dive OR |
| 17:30 | Dusk Dive |
| 20:00 | Dinner |
| DIVING DAY 5 | |
| 07:00 | Wake Up, Coffee, First Dive |
| 08:30 | Breakfast |
| 10:30 | Second Dive |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 15:00 | Third Dive and cruising to Thap Lamu or Patong |
| 19:00 | Dinner and Final Night on The Junk |
| DEPARTURE DAY | |
| 07:30 | Wake up, breakfast |
| 09:00 | Disembark at Thap Lamu or Patong. From Thap Lamu, transfer to Khao Lak or Phuket Hotels. From Patong, transfer to Phuket Hotels only. |
The Junk Safety & Specifications
Vessel Information
| Boat Type | Wood Hull Junk |
| Year Built | 1962 (Refitted 1997 and 2015) |
| Length | 33 Meters |
| Width | 8.5 Meters |
| Maximum Guests | 18 |
| No. of Cabins | 6 (2 Double, 2 Triple or Twin, 2 Quad) |
| Engines | 1 x 380 HP |
| Maximum Speed | 10 Knots |
| Nitrox on Board | Yes |