Isla de Hong y Ko Pak Bia con cena barbacoa al atardecer en Krabi

I loved it. I met so many great people, got to do everything I wanted (snorkel, swim, chill on the beach, explore some nature), and the catamaran was so fun! Dinner was fire and tour guide Josh was awesome. recommend bringing waterproof stuff so you don’t worry on the boat. There wasn’t great snorkeling at every spot in the trip but I suggest bringing the goggles every time when u swim cuz I saw some awesome fish.

We loved this tour so much! Plenty of water, fruit, photo ops, and sites! It was actually such a relaxing beautiful day (with the option of the climb of course if you wanted to be adventurous which I do recommend). Dinner was very yummy, we didn’t get lucky enough to see a full blown sunset but still a good location to see it if you get lucky! The tour guide (Nicky) was so sweet, he gave us a lovely display of bioluminescent plankton at the end of the tour which was very fun, you do have the option to swim and see them or have your guide demonstrate. To note, there are some points where you do have to take everything with you so don’t bring anything you don’t absolutely need, pack light (they provided MORE than enough water and things so leave that behind). Also just shout out to the whole crew there was a family with a new baby and an elderly woman on our cruise that they all helped more than adequately each time on and off the boat so you’re never short a helping hand either.

One or the best boat trips we have done. Picked up from the hotel on time, check in for the trip was easy, even had coffee and juice laid on. Vee our guide for the day was brilliant, really helpful, very polite, spoke good English. The sights on this tour were fantastic, the stops were long enough to do the nature trail, observation point and snorkel and swimming in the plankton just rounded the day off. Plenty of water, fruit and dinner was great. Really well organised day, would absolutely recommend this trip.

Hong Island in the afternoon, then the sandbars at Ko Pak Bia which are the prettiest thing we saw in Krabi, pale sand curving out into turquoise. Barbecue dinner was grilled fish, chicken skewers and rice cooked on the boat as the sun set. Then a night swim with plankton to finish.

Ko Pak Bia is a proper sandbar you can walk along and it was almost empty when we arrived at around four. Snorkelling around Hong was fine, plenty of fish though the coral is patchy. The barbecue was cooked fresh and there was plenty of it.

The plankton were visible but not dramatic on our night and the crew said clearly beforehand that it depends on the moon phase and cloud. Even faint, swimming in the dark with sparks around your hands is worth it. Warm shower on the boat afterwards.

Eight hours but it builds well, snorkelling first, then beaches, then dinner, then the swim. The barbecue was served on the upper deck with the limestone silhouettes all around. Best sunset we had in Thailand.

Lovely trip with a good crew. The night swim is optional and a few in our group found the dark water unnerving, which is fair enough. Hong Island and Ko Pak Bia in the late afternoon light were the real draw.

Fewer boats everywhere because you go out after the morning fleet returns. Vegetarian option at the barbecue was grilled vegetables and tofu and it was properly done. Life jackets and glow lights for the night swim.

The sandbar at Ko Pak Bia changes shape with the tide and our guide explained exactly when it appears. Water was bath warm at seven in the evening. Well worth the extra over a standard day trip.