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 by Cielo_Algaeed
You will be given about an hour to explore the island. At first, someone from the tour company will join you to be familiarize with the place..then on your next canoeing activity you will be given the chance to explore the island on your own.
Maximum 3 persons per canoe.
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 Gypsies by Myndo
Not the whole city is actually built into the water, one small part (where the mosque stands) is on a small island.
Behind the Mosque you can see a big tree. This one is only still standing because it is an Iron Tree - and the wood of them does not swim.
Most of the sea gypsies are muslim (hence the mosque).
They live of the fruits of the sea - that they do also sell and of the tourists that come visiting them.
If you arrive you will soon have a whole bulk of people around you, trying to sell you something.
Just say "no" if you don't want anything.
It is also easy to get lost in the many small alleys ... stay with the group if you have not enough time. Leave a Comment Directions: Pha Nga Bay
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 by stiab3
Most tour companies serve lunch and snack aboard the large boat and will take you to an island where you can just lay on the beach.
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We booked a trip to PhangNga Bay on Christmas eve. We booked through a Phuket travel agent, selecting the PhangNga package from a company call Holiday Sea Canoe. The cost of the trip per person is 1400THB. List price printed on the brochere is 2500THB/pax.
We were picked-up at 745am & transported by minibus to Ao-Poh Pier, where we boarded a boat to PhangNga Bay.
First stop is to Koh Panak, into a sea cave call the "Bat Cave". In this cave, you can see many bats hanging from the top of the cave. Kayaks are used to transport us into the caves. 2 person and 1 paddler on each kayak. No paddling required, the paddler will do all the work. Torchlights are provided as our kayak goes into the dark cave. Leave a Comment Directions: PhangNga by Holiday Sea Canoe
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We have been on Sea Canoe Tours 3 times on previous trips with various companies (which we thoroughly enjoyed) but this was our first time with John Gray Tours and there was definately that little something extra on the John Gray Starlight Tour.
The tour cost 3,250 per person and pickup was about 12.30pm. Lunch as well as a seafood dinner is included in this tour.
First thing we noticed that was different is that there is a lot of emphasis on safety, we were impressed with this.
Both meals supplied were very good, with lots of choices.
At the end of the tour the Lead Guide after thanking everyone etc didn’t ask the passengers to make sure they tip their guides well. (This has happened every time we went with other companies) Of course we did tip our guide, but it was nice not being told to.
The guides are very environment friendly, picking up any rubbish they see in the Hongs. Was surprising the amount of plastic bags they picked up.
Of course the making of Kratongs?? with our guides then going into the caves at night was very special.
Though I still don’t enjoy the extremely tight squeeze we had to get through for one of the caves, actually I hate that part, it seems to take so long, and slowly slowly you are inching forward thru what seems like a hole of a few inches then whoosh you’re propelled thru with a burst. I always say I’m not doing it if it’s like that again but I do.
There is only ever a maximum of up to 24 people on this tour, all the guides are highly trained in cave-kayaking, natural history, lifesaving, first aid/CPR and they can all swim and are trained lifeguards.
It’s a great tour with some spectacular scenery and well worth every cent. We absolutely recommend doing the John Gray Starlight Tour.
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 James Bond Island by picknick
We are on Kao Ping Gan. The name means literally leaning mount. It is really a huge rock split in two; the smaller half slid down and the remaining one now appears to be leaning. You can see the huge split when on the island.
The pointed island behind Lifoong is Kao Tapoo or James Bond Island, it is in a little bay of Kao Ping Gan and a popular tourist destination. Tapoo means nail.
We have a short stop here, and then it's back to the boat, with lunch waiting on board. Leave a Comment Directions: PhangNga by Holiday Sea Canoe
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Go to the small shops offering tour package and bargain for the best price.
A cheaper package ranging from 650Bht-1,100Bht
will include a little bit of seacanoeing when possible and the rest of the journey is using a long tailboat.
Sea canoeing package with excursion by big faster boats with buffet lunch onboard usually goes to Phang Nga and will tour few islands.
I got my tour priced at 2900Bht per person for only 1500Bht.
Tour includes transfer from Hotel,Cruising to Phang Nga by big boat,Seacanoeing at Panak Island (where caves accessible during low tide water), Canoeing to Hong Island where u can view the Hongs (rooms), short trip to James Bond island (nothing special,a tourist trap) buffet lunch onboard before stopping by at Lawa Island to relax /swim and heading home
Overall its a good value for money trip
An experience to be remembered. Leave a Comment
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 The boat and the boys. by Tina-Perth
We engaged Phuket Master Team Co. as they had the best boat we inspected. It included 'outside' seating as well as sheltered seating whereas a couple of others just had uncovered seating. Too much sun for a whole day.
These guys ended up being about 7,000 baht cheaper too, which was a great bonus. Our day-trip (10.00am-6.30pm) cost only 15,000 baht. We had 6 people, but there was room for many more.
Instead of the usual 'cowboy' Thai speedboat driver I was dreading, our driver Thar was an excellent boatsman. He manoevered the boat incredibly well through the hongs (caves) in Phang Nga. He let us cruise at an appropriate speed instead of banging our way through the water. I was VERY impressed with him and his mate.
These guys also run day tour excursions to Phi Phi and Khai Islands at; adults 2,800 baht and children 1,400 baht including cool drinks, fruit, lunch, National Park admission fees, transfers and snorkelling gear. I have included an itinerary on my tips for any who are interested.
Highly recommended! Leave a Comment Address: Boat Lagoon Marina, 22/1 Moo2 ThepKrassattri RoadPhone: 076 273405Directions: Enter Boat Lagoon Marina and turn right where the hardstand for the boats is. Follow the road to the end and turn left. You will see the big yellow sign.Other Contact: timmie19c@hotmail.com
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 Rock formations @ Phang Nga
Bay by jrs1234
Most trips start in the early morning, and turn back to Phuket mid-afternoon; but since I'm not an early riser I found one that started at about midday. The tours seem to go via a pretty standard set of places; my main aim was to visit James Bond island, since all the tours seem to go there, this wasn't a problem!
Most of the tours, including mine, go out onto the bay in long-tail boats, but this wasn't a problem when I was there as the water was very calm. You do get a life-jacket! The boats aren't all that fast, or noisy - so there's plenty of time to sit back and take in the scenery. Leave a Comment
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 by Ozzy-Cambo
Update 2008, still the best trip to do, excellent.................. Address: Book at any tour stall (see above about booking!)Directions: Book this trip at any tour desk, particularly Mr Mark tours, opposite the front entrance to the Patong Merlin Hotel on 200 year road.
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