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Excursions: Avoid booking your tours from the hotel desk.
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  • Updated By Tenzin on July 9, 2004
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  • Fully furnished and more at Marriot's - Phuket
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    by Tenzin
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    A full day trip at Phi Phi island can cost just 1600 baht vs the brochure's (and hotel's) rate of 2800 baht if you are prepared to shop around along Patong beach. If you book in a group of say 4 and above you can even negotiate for a free upgrade to gold seats at Phuket's famed Fantasea show. Competition is stiff along Patong beach and it's worth your while to bargain before you commit.

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    Excursions: PHUKET FANTASEA
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  • By jnyvegas on November 15, 2004
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    1/2 trap 1/2 cool, Skip the dinner, it is just a big buffett. The show does not start until 9pm so get there around 7:30 that will give you plenty of time to walk around the park(shops) and take an elephant ride before the show start. As far as the show goes I am kinda up in the air about it. It starts off very cool with the elephants walking in through the audiance, but turns into a clown/magic act...ok at best.

    Make sure to get a picture with the elephants, you don't need to ride them to get a picture taken.

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    Excursions: Snake Show or Snake Bite?!
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  • By shalin on April 2, 2004
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  • Well, its really not that severe...hehe..but dotted along the island are snake farms which are supposed to be astounding! If you ask, i'm sure a willing tuk-tuk guy will take you into one of them. Here, 1-2 trained guys will do a little something with the snakes, yes it makes an interesting show-for just about 5 of the 15-20mins it lasts, and yes you walk outta there some baht poorer...! Honestly, its worth a skip...nothing spectacular to see...walk on!

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    Excursions: Wildlife Safari
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  • By XLH on August 5, 2004
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  • My friends at the Safari - Phuket
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    Coming from an Asian country and having seen most of these animals before, i feel it was a "trap" to have signed up for this safari tour as i learned nothing much. What one would do at these places would be to watch animals like elephants, cattles, monkeys perform. Thoguh it might be amusing, i thought my time COULD have been better spent elsewhere.

    Maybe, make sure the animals are treated humaely, though i have no idea how this could be done.

    I might have gone to see more of the outlying islands like maybe, James Bond Island or those that you have to have a guide kayak you under to get into a cave etc, all the natural wonders...

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    Excursions: Hussle
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  • Updated By PiceaOmorika on May 8, 2007
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  • Don`t hasitate to hussle for better deals. Every cruise you book at, what i like to call `agency stalls` you can get discounts. Even if the price is already given in brochures. Once i paid 1600 bahts for the cruise to Phi Phi island and found out that i could save some money if i had bargained for 1300 bahts. Anyway, the price was reasonable according to European nasty and chilly prices.


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    Excursions: Siam Safari
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  • By ECYM on August 1, 2004
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    Unless you have never ride on an elephant or you do not know how does rice come about, I would not recommend the Safari Tour. It is costly and the journey to the Safari was more about an hour from Kamala Bay. This safari is a man-made "farm", they will show you their culture and daily acitivities.

    For that amount of money, I would rather have more spa session or have another snorkelling trip...

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    Excursions: James Bond Island Phang Nga...
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  • Updated By Billy_26 on August 25, 2002
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    by Billy_26
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    James Bond Island Phang Nga Bay A very touristy trip but a surprisingly great day out. You are taken by bus to board a long boat, a photo is taken of you then on to James Bond Island and an authentic Fishing Village on stilts where the occupants just happen to have Huge TV's and DVD's. The photo turns up at the end of the trip as a souvenier plate which you just have to buy. Our long boat broke down at James Bond Island and was towed to the Fishing Village. We waited many hours for it to be repaired and were very hungry and sleepy when we arrive home. Overall the scenery whilst on the water was magnificent the only thing was that James Bond island was covered in Tourist Stalls this was a bit of a let down.

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    Excursions: Phuket Zoo
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  • By adelaidean on June 6, 2005
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  • I dont like to say anything bad about a place that is struggling for tourists at the moment, but please dont support the Zoo. It was so cruel to see animals locked in little cages and to be mistreated. I couldnt take photos as we were so disgusted by what we saw. Our children were visibly upset . One way to stop this happening is for people to stop going there.

    Make a complaint.

    The Gibbon Reabilitation centre. You can adopt a gibbon for a period of time. We adopted ours for 2 years. They try to put them back in their natural habitat. It is well worth a visit here.

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    Excursions: Booking from Your hotel
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  • By LotusV8 on September 14, 2003
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    Dont book anything from Your hotel, go instead to a local thai dealer on the street - itīs a lot cheaper.

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    Excursions: Cashew Nut Factory
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  • Updated By keeweechic on June 26, 2003
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    The Cashew Nut Factory - this is not a necessity to visit I can assure you, but it was part of a tour I was on to Phang Nga Bay. Its not something you would go and do especially.

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