Marine & Wildlife Filming

Thailand has two seas. The Andaman Sea around Phuket, Krabi, Koh Phi Phi, and the Similan and Surin Islands offers world-class diving with whale sharks, manta rays, reef sharks and rich coral reefs. The Gulf of Thailand around Koh Samui and Koh Tao is famous for whale shark encounters and gentle reefs. We coordinate vessel charters and Marine Department permits for all coastal regions, plus DNP authorisation for marine national parks.

Thailand has wild Asian elephants in Khao Yai National Park, clouded leopards in the western forests, gibbons and macaques across rainforest habitats, great hornbills in Khao Sok, and whale sharks and manta rays in the Andaman Sea. The country's national parks also host wild boar, sambar deer, dhole (Asiatic wild dog) and a vast birdlife.

Yes, we work with experienced Thai wildlife cinematographers who know Khao Yai, Khao Sok, the Western Forest Complex and the Andaman Sea reef systems intimately. Many have credits with international natural history broadcasters working on Southeast Asian ecosystems.

Filming inside Khao Yai, Khao Sok, the Similan and Surin Islands and other national parks requires authorisation from the Department of National Parks (DNP). The Thailand Film Office facilitates the process and provides facilitation letters. Marine national park access requires advance DNP approval. Lead times of 5-10 business days are typical for commercial drone permits.

Yes, we offer professional underwater cinematography with RED, ARRI and Sony cameras in housings. Our divers are experienced with the warm tropical reefs of the Andaman Sea, the Similan and Surin Islands' world-class diving, and the gentle reefs of the Gulf of Thailand around Koh Tao.

Andaman Sea diving is best November to April (dry season); whale shark sightings peak February to May; Asian elephants in Khao Yai are filmable year-round but best in the dry season; and hornbill nesting in Khao Sok runs January to May. Avoid the southwest monsoon (May to October) for Andaman work.