Fast boats · SNORKELING SPEEDBOAT TRIPS IN THAILAND
The Similans, the Hong Islands and the reefs off Samui all reward an early boat. These 15 compare stop counts, water time, gear and what the park fee adds.
Review of Koh Samui’s Pig Island and Koh Tan speedboat tour, with snorkeling, lunch, hotel transfers, 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 Ko Samui’s Pig Island and Koh Tan speedboat tour, with snorkeling, kayaking, Thai lunch, hotel pickup, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Great boat trip, picked the afternoon session and ended up being the last group on the island for sunset which was lovely and relaxing”
Review of the Similan Islands snorkeling trip from Phuket, with speedboat transfers, clear reefs, beaches, lunch, costs, and practical tips.
“To be honest, it's a tiring activity. You leave the hotel around 6 am and return around 9 pm. First, you travel for two hours to the airport, then you eat something there, and around 10 am you board the boat. You arrive at Simalanda around 11:30 am, but it was incredibly crowded. Then you go to the remaining three islands. The speedboat ride itself is exhausting with all that noise. So, I guess it's not very suitable for polite people like me 😬😬😉😉 But the staff's attention, information, and efforts were great. They took good care of us. Thank you so much for doing this job with a smile…”
Review of Phi Phi’s early speedboat tour to Maya Bay, with snorkeling, Pileh Lagoon, Monkey Bay, optional Bamboo Island, and practical tips.
“This tour was the highlight of my stay in Thailand !! The boat was the cleanest I traveled by while staying in Thailand and the guide (Birdy) was very polite and professional. The lunch was tasty, the beaches beautiful and the snorkelling experience really impressive. I highly recommend this tour!”
Review of Phuket’s Phi Phi and Bamboo Islands speedboat tour, with Maya Bay, snorkeling, lunch, costs, crowds, tips, and who should book.
“The tour itself takes you to a late of beautiful places, but each location is swarmed by thousands of people doing the exact same thing. As long as you understand and accept that, it will be a good day. Tommy our tour guide was friendly, kRead more”
Explore Phi Phi and Khai Islands from Phuket by speedboat, with snorkeling, Maya Bay, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical travel tips.
“If you are well traveled and have had some great snorkeling experiences. DO NOT do this trip. Too many people crowded onto a boat. Tourist trap. Don't waste your time or money.”
Explore Railay, Poda, Tup, and Chicken islands from Krabi, with beach meals, sunset views, daytime snorkeling, and glowing plankton.
“The crew and main woman who ran this snorkeling trip were wonderful! They were friendly, helpful and often had us laughing. Cannot say enough good things about them. As far as the tour itself, I was pretty disappointed. Railay beach wRead more”
Review the Koh Samui Angthong speedboat tour, with snorkeling, kayaking, hikes, lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“It has been amazing! The visit to the highpoint of the hill is not suitable for all people (it's a little hard but it's a good exercise in a incredible landscape)”
Review of Koh Samui’s Pig Island speedboat tour, with snorkeling, lunch, hotel pickup, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“The title of the experience is accurate, there is an island with pigs on it. There could have been a bit less waiting around at the start, and the actual time was closer to 5 hours from start to finish (depends where you were being picked up) ratRead more”
Review of Koh Haa and Koh Rok from Koh Lanta, with clear reefs, beach lunch, practical tips, costs, boat comfort, and snorkeling advice.
“A wonderful experience and excellently organised! The guys running the boat were very friendly and helpful, and the main tour guide was a wonderful leader. We got to see a lot of fish and enjoyed relaxing on the boat between stops.”
Review of the Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan speedboat tour from Koh Samui, with snorkeling, lunch, costs, crowds, boat comfort, and practical tips.
“Leaves from Koh Samui! (which isninportant because I nearly booked a tour leaving from Koh Tao wooos! The operation was seamless. Collection and drop off to accommodation. The guides were so friendly and fun. But the best bit was they didn’t restrict you too much where you snorkelled! I’m a strong swimmer and would often swim far away but if I got too far they just simply whistled and I’d come back a bit. No guides following you around in the water which I loved having the time to myself! Great lunch stop! It was sad seeing sooooo much coral bleaching but still plenty of fish about which is a…”
Review of Phuket’s Phi Phi and Khai Islands speedboat tour, with snorkeling, Maya Bay, lunch, costs, crowds, safety, and practical tips.
“Our tour guide Delia was very funny and educated on the islands. I love the energy that she brought to the tour. Although the ocean was a bit rocky, it was an amazing experience, and the staff are very trained at what they do. It was my mom’s birthday and we loved every part of it !”
Review of Koh Samui’s Pig Island speedboat tour, with snorkeling, kayaking, lunch, hotel pickup, costs, crowds, and practical tips.
“This was a perfect day trip! Friendly service, a nice snorkel trip (though it was cloudy and didn’t see too many fish) and a really enjoyable time on pig island! Highly recommend!”
Review of Pattaya’s Coral Island speedboat tour with hotel pickup, Indian lunch, beach time, optional watersports, and practical booking advice.
“Well organised, hassle free. I did underwater sea walk. The CD given to me does not work. I was promised that a google link will be provided for viewing the same, it has not been given so far. Please provide the google link ASAP.”
Review of Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan snorkeling from Koh Phangan, covering price, itinerary, sea conditions, food, crowds, and practical tips.
“Dommage que la compagnie de bateaux Lombabkkhirin n’ait pas respecté le programme qui annonçait 3 sorties snorkelling, ainsi qu’ un lunch minimaliste (pas de poisson). Pour avoir fait de multiples sorties de ce genre, celle-ci m’a le plus déçue, aucune explication du pourquoi nous sommes rentrés une heure plus tôt qu’annoncé sur le programme. Alors sans hésitation partez snorkeller à Koh Tao et Koh Nangyuan avec une autre compagnie, ces sites sont d’une infinie beauté.”
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