THAILAND
Long-tails and speedboats out to limestone islands, on a monsoon calendar that matters more than the operator. The 15 below list stops, water time and which coast is workable in the month you are going.
Review of Koh Samui’s Pig Island and Koh Tan speedboat tour, with snorkeling, buffet lunch, hotel pickup, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Great experience. Unfortunately, we were not able to see a lot of fish while snorkeling. The meal was very good and Pig Island was perfect. Guides were great, we had a lot of fun !”
Review of Koh Tao’s 7-hour snorkeling tour, with Nangyuan viewpoint, four bays, lunch, wildlife, photos, costs, and practical tips.
“Awesome! Best value tour in Thailand. Boat, lunch, snack included. guides get everyone hyped up. Great snorkeling. they know where the turtles, sharks, and stingrays hangout. 10/10!”
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 Phuket’s 3 Khai Islands tour, with snorkeling, beaches, family-friendly timing, practical costs, boat details, and booking advice.
“Excellent value for money - a brilliant trip, would highly recommend. Simon our guide was fantastic, a real character. Plenty of soft drinks served all day and we had a lovely lunch at Khai Nai, along with some fruit snacks at the last stop. A really enjoyable day - saw some beautiful fish and my other half was lucky enough to see a baby shark! Only negative is the hotel transfer is quite long.”
Review of Koh Tao’s full-day snorkel cruise, with turtles, sharks, lunch, Nang Yuan views, boat fun, costs, and practical tips.
“Great choice in Koh Tao. Local people, very respectful. Great plan to do in Koh Tao and enjoy a nice day aboard.”
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 $24 half-day longtail tour, with Maya Bay, snorkeling, Monkey Beach, practical tips, costs, timing, and honest drawbacks.
“Lovely day out visiting the highlights of Phi Phi island. The snorkeling in the reefs was by far our favorite part of the day.”
Review of Koh Samui’s Pig Island speedboat tour, with snorkeling, kayaking, Thai lunch, hotel pickup, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“The activity was amazing, there wasn’t much snorkelling however as the water was very cloudy. I really enjoyed the pig island it was very cute with all the piggies and dogs while watching the sunset!”
Review of Phi Phi’s private longtail tour to Maya Bay, with snorkeling, Pileh Lagoon, monkeys, sunset, and bioluminescent plankton.
“Absolutely amazing. Perhaps my favorite part of my whole Thailand trip. Lots of amazing snorkeling spots, beautiful boat ride, sunset stunning and our captain o captain was the chillest amazing captain. Will book again next time I come to phi phi islands.”
Review of the Phuket Similan Islands speedboat tour, with snorkeling, beaches, lunch, transport, costs, crowds, and practical tips.
“Amazing day. Our guide was very enthusiastic and the whole day was fantastic and super organised. Highly recommend”
Review of Koh Samui’s Koh Tao and Nangyuan snorkeling tour, with boat tips, lunch details, costs, stops, crowds, and honest advice.
“Enjoyed the variety on the trip, snorkeling, kayaking, food and went up the mount at Nangyuan”
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 5-hour luxury longtail island tour, with Railay, Poda Beach, snorkeling, drinks, snacks, and practical booking advice.
“Fantastic boat, crew and scenery. Loved the snorkelling and swimming spots.”
Snorkel Koh Tao’s best bays and Koh Nang Yuan for seven hours, with lunch, hotel transfers, marine life, and free underwater photos.
“Amazing! Had such good time and the staff are so lovely saw turtles, sharks and so much cool fish!!! Thank you to the amazing guides and boat drivers!”
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.”
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