Blue Stars Kayaking Adventure in Angthong Marine Park
Description
Witness the magnificent beauty of Angthong Marine Park with a one-day tour to the island treasures in the Gulf of Thailand. The Blue Star boat crew will take you on a sea kayaking adventure through small caves, lakes and to palm-fringed beaches at Koh Mae Ko and Koh Wua Talap.
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Itinerary
Your day begins with pickup from your hotel in Koh Samui and transfer to Nathon Pier. You will then board the fully equipped Blue Stars boat with comfortable seating, large sundeck, toilet and shower. Meet the friendly crew and enjoy a light breakfast as your guide gives a briefing on the day’s activities.
Your first stop is Koh Tai Plao, a small island that is perfect for kayaking. Paddle through the calm waters and explore the island’s hidden coves and caves. You can also take a swim or snorkel in the crystal-clear waters.
After kayaking, enjoy a delicious lunch on board the boat. Then, it’s time to head to Koh Mae Ko. This island is home to a beautiful emerald lake, which you can reach by climbing a short but steep trail.
Your final stop is Koh Wua Talap, the largest island in the Ang Thong National Marine Park. Here, you can relax on the beach, go for a swim, or explore the island by kayak. You can also climb to the viewpoint for stunning views of the park, or trek to the stunning Bua Bok Cave and see its monumental stalagmites and stalactites.
After a full day of exploring, it’s time to head back to Koh Samui. Enjoy fresh fruit and a snack on the boat as you relax and reflect on your amazing day.
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Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up from your hotel on Koh Samui located near the main road. If you are staying on the hill, please come to a nearby hotel. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking. Due to time constraints, joining the trip from cruise ships isn't possible. For this reason, we're unable to accept bookings from cruise ship passengers. Pickup times for each zone: • Bang Por: 07:45 • Bang Rak: 07:15 • Bantai: 07:40 • Bophut: 07:15 - 07:30 • Butterfly: 07:30 • Chaweng Beach: 07:15 • Chaweng Noi: 07:15 • Choeng Mon Beach: 07:00 • Hua Thanon: 07:30 • Lamai Center: 07:30 • Lamai North: 07:15 - 07:30 • Leamset: 07:30 • Lipa Noi: 07:45 • Mae Nam Beach: 07:30 • Nathon: 07:50 • North Lamai: 07:00 - 07:15 • Plai Laem: 07:00 - 07:15 • Taling Ngam: 07:40
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 4 years
- Due to time constraints, joining the trip from cruise ships isn't possible. For this reason, we're unable to accept bookings from cruise ship passengers.
Reviews(15)
Large boat, banana and muffin for breakfast, decent lunch, kayaking and a good amount of time at both stops. They do charge for bottled water, our driver was a little late so we had to sit at a table on the lower level (upper deck was full), and the tide was low so we couldn’t kayak through any caves. The guides were awesome, though it was hard to hear with the sound system. It was a decent tour but I paid a lot more thinking it was a small all inclusive group but it was the same tour that was half the price but just had the park passes included…
The tour was conducted in German and English. Super guide... Much seen and very varied.
Well organized tour, we saw a lot of beautiful places, had a nice kayak experience and took a great photos. Special thanks to all the boat crew and the guides, who took care of us and made our day great. Thank you 😊
Such a great day! Blue Stars staff couldn’t be faulted. They really looked after us as a family of 4 and one with mobility issues. They made sure we were fed and watered often and kept us entertained. We saw some amazing views of the park and kayaked as a group around some of the islands, swam off the boat (the ladder goes into the water so I didn’t have to panic getting back on!) and visited some beautiful beaches too. A must do trip!
Wonderful trip!! Mini bus picked me up promptly at my hotel and ride to the pier was smooth. Big boat ride to Ang Thong takes about 1 1/2 hrs each way, good to be prepared for that. It makes sense because they carry the kayaks, lunch & ~40 people. Chose to kayak twice, water was rough yesterday and make sure you wear sunscreen or long sleeves, pants, kayaks are sit on top. Crew & guides were great! Enjoyed my day completely & would highly recommend. The islands are so distinct, like "Asian hoodoos" if you have ever travelled to British Columbia or Alberta. Quite fantastic! The islands are limestone with lots of caves, places to explore when the water is calm. Guides do whatever they can to make sure everyone has a memorable experience. Please book & go
Great day trip! Friendly staff, spacious boat, good breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Appreciated filtered water in real cups rather than continually adding to the plastic water bottle rubbish. Kayaking was great, nice beach stop. Thank you
Dear Ami_Y We're thrilled to hear you had a fantastic day trip with us! Thank you for highlighting the friendly staff, delicious meals, and eco-conscious water service. We're happy to hear you enjoyed the kayaking and beach stop too! We hope to see you on another adventure soon.
A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND RECOMMENDED EXCURSION WE HAD A GREAT TIME GOOD TREATMENT AND GOOD HARMONY. I AM NOT LACKING ANYTHING.
Dear I9826SNmanuelc Thank you so much for your kind words about your recent tour with us! We are so glad that you had a wonderful time, and that you enjoyed the beautiful scenery, good treatment, and good harmony. Our goal is always to provide our guests with an unforgettable experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to achieve that for you. We are grateful for your feedback, and we will continue to work hard to ensure that all of our guests have a similar experience. We hope to see you again soon!
We were really looking forward to this trip and thought it would be a highlight of our holiday. But by 2pm we wished we could leave. The boat was so slow - one hour 45 minutes to the first stop - and then the kayaking was okay but not much fun. We did about 5 minutes swimming/snorkelling before abandoning due to the murky waters and too many sharp rocks. Sat on the boat waiting ages for rest of the group to finish kayaking. Lunch was very good. At the second stop we were crammed into a long tail boat to get to the island, it was only a few minutes but not very pleasant. Walk up to the viewpoint is a very steep concrete ladder with a rusty rail, my legs ached badly for 2 days afterwards. Loads of people at the top and view not that great. Third stop was spoiled by pouring rain which was obviously not the operators fault. But 70 minutes sheltering from rain (couldn’t face walk up to view due to achy legs) was very boring. My husband went to the top but couldn’t see anything due to cloud. I think on a sunny day this trip (and views etc) could have been quite good but it also needed the guides to interact with the group more and try and make it fun, instead of just shouting instructions at us, and for the group to be smaller so we didn’t hang around so much. We got picked up at 7.30am and dropped back at 6.30pm (nice a/c minivan and driver) so it was 11 hours out for an at best mediocre trip. It might be better on a speedboat too as they could dock at the pontoons unlike this boat, which would avoid getting into the long tail boat each time.
Dear lucyallen382019 Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our tour. We're sorry to hear that you didn't have a better experience. We're also sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the kayaking or the snorkeling. We'll be sure to pass your feedback along to our guides so they can improve their instruction and make sure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable experience. We're glad that you enjoyed the lunch, and we apologize that the long tail boat ride to the second stop was uncomfortable. We'll be sure to look into other options for getting to and from the islands. We understand that the rain at the third stop was out of our control, but we're sorry that it spoiled your experience. We'll do our best to make sure that our guests are always prepared for the weather, and we'll provide rain ponchos and umbrellas in the future. We agree that the guides could have interacted with the group more and made the trip more fun. We'll be sure to talk to our guides about this and make sure that they're providing a more engaging experience for our guests. Finally, we're sorry that the group was too large. We'll be sure to limit the size of our groups in the future so that everyone has a more personal experience. We appreciate your feedback, and we'll be sure to use it to improve our tour. We hope that you'll give us another chance to show you a good time in the future.
The trip was perfectly organized to have the best views and activities. The crew was amazing, we had really a good day!
Dear Z1870DTalejandrog Thank you so much for your wonderful review of our tour! We're so glad to hear that you had a great day and that you enjoyed the views and activities. We put a lot of care into planning our tours, so it's always gratifying to hear that our efforts are appreciated. We're also thrilled to hear that you thought the crew was amazing. They're all so passionate about what they do, and they really love getting to know our guests and sharing their knowledge of the area. We're lucky to have such a great team! We hope you'll consider joining us on another tour in the future. We'd love to show you more of what our beautiful region has to offer.
Large group was easily accommodated. Kayaking was fun with unforgettable views. Snorkeling wasn’t much to see and no fins were provided, but water felt good. Climb to see Emerald Lake wasn’t too bad. However, the climb at the 3rd stop was more challenging than we were lead to believe. Food on the boat was good. Nan was very helpful. All in all a good day!
Dear KCMTX Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review of your recent tour with us. We're so glad to hear that you had a good overall experience, and we appreciate your feedback. We're sorry to hear that the snorkeling wasn't as exciting as you'd hoped. We do provide fins on some of our tours, but unfortunately this wasn't one of them. We'll make sure to note that in the future so that other guests can be prepared. We're also sorry to hear that the climb at the third stop was more challenging than you were led to believe. We do try to give our guests an accurate idea of the difficulty of each hike, but we know that everyone's fitness levels are different. We'll make sure to review our descriptions of the hikes so that we can better communicate the level of difficulty to future guests. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the kayaking, the views, the food, and Nan's help. We're always looking for ways to improve our tours, so your feedback is very valuable to us. Thank you again for your review. We hope you'll join us again soon for another adventure!
