THAILAND
Every trip has one spare morning too few. These 15 sunset snorkeling cruises in Thailand earn the slot, priced and timed so you can decide quickly and get back to packing.
Explore seven Krabi islands by longtail boat, with snorkeling, a sunset buffet on Koh Poda, and a swim with glowing plankton.
“I loved this trip. Beautiful scenery and the guides were amazing! I would definitely recommend!”
Review of Krabi’s sunset junk cruise, island snorkeling, Thai buffet, SUPs, and memorable bioluminescent swim near Phra Nang Beach.
“We all had a great time, even our one friend who is not a very strong swimmer. We normally have her wea a life jacket and swim her around with us but one of the staff actually took her around the reefs and she had a great time!”
Review of Phi Phi’s 8-hour longtail boat tour, with Maya Bay, Bamboo Island, snorkeling, lunch, sharks, and sunset for $38.
“there’s an extra 400 baht fee to enter the islands which isn’t mentioned until on the boat :( apart from that it was very fun and the tour guides are nice and give you a good amount of time at each area”
Review of Krabi’s 7 Islands sunset tour, with snorkeling, BBQ dinner, remote beaches, and bioluminescent plankton for $40.
“Amazing views, fantastic guide Mr M. Totally worth it. Plankton was better than expected.”
Review of Krabi’s Railay and 4-Island sunset cruise, with beaches, snorkeling, bioluminescent plankton, meals, costs, and practical tips.
“Small group, great instructors and enough time to do everything needed. Would highly recommend to anyone. Even a solo traveller like myself!”
Review of Ko Tao’s small-group snorkeling cruise to Koh Nang Yuan, with five bays, meals, underwater photos, kayaks, and sunset BBQ.
“A must do if you’re looking for a snorkelling trip!!! Compared to other snorkelling tours, this one is more intimate, not overpacked at all! We circled the island and saw so many fish, baby sharks and even 3 large turtles. The lunch buffet was so tasty with some refreshing fruit as a snack to keep you replenished and in the evening some lovely chicken bbq skewers. Our Guide was amazing, so fun and did everything to get amazing photos and videos for you to remember! Credit to the chef and captain also, we stumbled on some windier and wet weather at the end and they were amazing! I would 100%…”
Snorkel Koh Tan, meet pigs on Koh Madsum, kayak, watch sunset, and enjoy Thai dinner on a $48 Koh Samui day trip.
“The guide was great, as well as the transportation. The snorkeling site was really over saturated with boats and tourists from other groups, so there weren’t very many fish to see. The ones that we were lucky enough to see were tiny, but still nice. The time spent on the beach at the snorkeling site was nice, and the surroundings were beautiful. Even though we didn’t see many fish, I wish we’d had more time at the snorkeling site. Pig Island was fun, but it felt like we had way too much time there. Dinner was basic, but good, and felt a little rushed. There were assigned seats, based on…”
Review of Krabi’s 4-Island Sunset Cruise, with snorkeling, Thai buffet, paddleboards, sunset views, and a glowing plankton swim.
“My daughter and I had a wonderful day on the boat. From the start, we felt well taken care of by native English-speakers, which made everything clear and easy to follow - something I had struggled with on other activities. We were taken by longboat from Ao Nang to a bigger boat, and that’s where the adventure began. It was our first time snorkeling and we were amazed by the colorful fish. Michael provides high-quality equipment, explains everything clearly, and the team keeps a close eye on everyone, offering help immediately if needed. There were also paddle boards - learning to stand up was a challenge my daughter happily accepted…”
Review of Krabi’s private Hong Islands and Four Islands tour, with lunch, sunset at Railay, optional bioluminescent night snorkeling, and hotel pickup.
“We went on a cold, rainy day and were still having a great time - beautiful views at each island and our guide was super friendly and we never felt rushed. We got to do some snorkeling at Koh Lao La Ding because we were at low tide and saw beautiful coral and lots of fish! Unfortunately my husband hurt his foot (his own fault) so we had to cut our trip short and missed the night snorkel, but our guide and the tour operator took us to the hospital and handled everything for us - communicating with hospital staff and the trip insurance covered everything. Above and beyond service!!…”
Review of Phuket’s Coral Island yacht tour with snorkeling, Thai dinner, open-sea swimming, and sunset views at Phromthep Cape.
“Our guide Amy was excellent she explained everything in detail looked after us very well. The tour itself was enjoyable.”
Explore Koh Tao’s sunset snorkel tour with turtles, blacktip sharks, colorful reefs, a small group, and excellent value at $23.
“Our guide was amazing! Such good value for the amount we paid, couldn't be happier! We saw a puffer fish, and two species of turtles!!! Amazing vibes even in the rain! Thank you Sunset Tour xx”
Small-group Koh Tao snorkeling tour with Thai lunch, BBQ, cocktails, GoPro photos, turtles, reef sharks, and sunset views.
“It was really amazing. The guide was really good and really good crew as well. The guides wife made insanely good dinner and good barbecue at the end of the night. Really great snorkelling spots with turtles and baby sharks and other beautiful fish. I can really recommend this tour. 10/10”
Review of Koh Lipe’s $16 half-day snorkeling trip, with longtail boats, coral reefs, GoPro photos, beaches, and sunset options.
“Our tour guide Boy was lovely and really helpful, took lots of videos on the gopro of everyone, would recommend this tour it was amazing!!”
Review of Krabi’s 4 Island Sunset tour, with speedboat beaches, Thai lunch, snorkeling, sunset views, and glowing plankton.
“La mejor experiencia de mi vida la actividades bien planeadas”
Review of Krabi’s $40 seven-island sunset tour, with snorkeling, Poda Island dinner, Chicken Island views, and bioluminescent night swimming.
“Plus points for this activity are the free transfer to and from your accommodation and the sunset on the beach. We feel that this is where the positives end. We found that the guide was not engaging and difficult to follow; there were no safety instructions given before the snorkelling and very little information was given about what you were seeing. One of the guides encouraged us to remove our life jackets while on board the boat. This was reflective of a poor approach to safety throughout. The food was very disappointing. It was cold, bland and unpleasant to eat. On a personal note, I would like to thank the…”
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