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Stay in Phuket. Snorkel at...
| Snorkeling location |
Duration | Days | Boat | Stay | Price (THB) Adult/Child |
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| Racha Yai | 1 day | Every Day | Speedboat | 2000/1500 |  |
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| Racha Yai | 1 day | Every Day | Dive Boat | 1800/1800 | |
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| Racha Yai | 2 days 1 night | Every Day | Speedboat | Resort | Ask | |
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| Koh Kai | half day | Every Day | Speedboat | Ask | |
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| Coral Island | 1 day | Every Day | Speedboat | Ask | |
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| Phi Phi Islands | 1 day | Every Day | Speedboat | 2800/1500 | |
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| Phi Phi Islands | 1 day | Wed, Sun | Dive boat | 2300/2300 | |
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| Similan Islands | 1 day | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat | 3500/2300 | |
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| Similan Islands | 1 day | Every Day ex Wed, Sun (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat transfer to Dive boat |
3600/3600 | |
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| Koh Bon | 1 day | Wed, Sun (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat transfer to Dive boat |
3600/3600 | |
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| Similan Islands | 2 days 1 night | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat | Tent | 6200/3700 | |
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| Similan Islands | 2 days 1 night | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Dive boat | Boat | 9900/9900 | |
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| Surin Islands | 1 day | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat | 3800/2300 | |
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| Snorkeling location |
Duration | Days | Boat | Stay | Price (THB) Adult/Child |
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| Phi Phi Islands | 1 day | Every Day | Speedboat | Ask | |
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| Koh Hong | 1 day | Every Day | Longtail | Ask | |
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| Similan Islands | 2 days 1 night | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat | Tent | 6500/4800 | |
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| Snorkeling location |
Duration | Days | Boat | Stay | Price (THB) Adult/Child |
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| Similan Islands | 1 day | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat | 3500/2100 | |
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| Similan Islands | 1 day | Every Day ex Wed, Sun (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat transfer to Dive boat |
3600/3600 | |
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| Similan Islands | 2 days 1 night | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat | Tent | 5800/3700 | |
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| Similan Islands | 2 days 1 night | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat transfer to Dive boat |
Boat | 9900/9900 | |
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| Koh Bon | 1 day | Wed, Sun (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat transfer to Dive boat |
3600/3600 | |
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| Surin Islands | 1 day | Every Day (Nov-Apr) |
Speedboat | 3500/2100 | |
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| Similan, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin | 3 days 3 nights | Departs Sundays and Wednesdays | Liveaboard | Boat | 12,900 | | >
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Where is the best place to snorkel in Thailand?
The Similan Islands have the clearest water, the biggest fish and the largest schools of fish. This is the closest you can get to being inside an aquarium.
Surin Islands are a good place to snorkel with turtles.
Koh Bon is a good place to snorkel with manta rays which are attrached to the cleaning stations and the strong currents.
Phi Phi Islands does not always have such great visibility underwater as the Similan Islands but the diversity of marine life is huge. Leopard sharks and black tip reef sharks can be seen, we have even snorkeled with whale sharks here. Turtles are also common. There is a nice variety of hard and soft corals, anemones and sea fans. Snorkeling trips to Phi Phi can also be combined with top side activities and sightseeing like visiting Monkey island or Maya bay.
Racha Yai Island (Koh Raya) has mainly hard corals in the small sheltered bays that are ideal for snorkelers to get close to schools of fish. Eagle eyed snorkelers may see moray eels, garden eels, stingrays, pufferfish, parrotfish and trigger fish among others. Corals include staghorn, brain, mushroom, cabbage and leave coral. The Baan Raya resort on Racha Island is a great place to relax while not snorkeling.
When is the best time to snorkel in Thailand?
On the Andaman Sea site of Thailand's west coast the best season for snorkeling is Nov - May. From May - October you can still snorkel at some locations such as Racha Yai and Koh Kai.
Which type of snorkeling boat?
We mainly offer snorkeling tours by speedboat because the speedboats get snorkelers out to the best snorkeling places quickly and in small groups. The boats have covered shaded areas and toilets. They have live jackets on board. They also carry all the snorkeling equipment that you need, mark (goggles), snorkel and fins (flippers). The boat crew act as guides for your safety and enjoyment. Drinking water is also on the boats.
We also offer snorkeling tours on dive boats. These are slower boats that allow snorkelers to snorkel while the divers dive. Although slower that a speedboat they offer more comfort on boat and are oftern cheaper. It is sometimes possible to do an intro or try dive on board these boats. Longer trips to the Similan Islands include accommodation on board the boat so you can wake up at the beautiful islands and snorkel all day.
Happy snorkeling!
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