Giftun Islands Snorkeling Trip with Lunch and Water Activities

So that everyone can form their own opinion: We went through Bella tour which is only an intermediary for the VESPER group with whom we sailed. The transaction went very well with excellent communication and very good responsiveness. The person from BELLA TOUR was present before and after our performance to inquire about our day. # positive points: - Many multicoloured fish, very pretty, of different shapes on the coral reef - The colour of the water - The boat was quite spacious and correct - The smile of most staff members - The very attractive price # negative points: - 30 minutes late for the person who came to pick us up. Without any excuse or smile. - very large group: 58 people on the boat without the babies and without the staff members. (it was indicated 30 people on the site) Do not hope to have a quiet day! ???? - There had to be 2 stops to observe the fish, there was only one. - The meal: pasta, rice, potatoes and some extra vegetables accompanying nuggets and a small roll of industrial beef... no dessert!! A disappointment... but less than some participants who had been sold a meal of fresh fish with their feet in the water in Orange Bay. - We had chosen Paradise: we were strongly advised to go only to orange bay "like everyone else", because that day "the water would have been colder in paradise and there would have been too many people..." ???? - The world precisely in Orange bay! Mind-blowing. People are parked in boxes, in which cushions are aligned in the shade. It is a large wooden complex made to welcome tourists en masse on a desert island.... Not an ounce of vegetation. Don't look for calm!!! - The sand is not soft. Lots of pebbles - Namely: there are no fish to observe. You just have to go there for the blue of the water and the sky (which is the case) and take nice photos - Refusal by the staff to lend me a diving suit when some who came to "diving" had finished and no longer used it... I was frozen after 30 minutes of snorckeling..... Not very nice...☹️ - Return at 6:30 p.m. to the dock. So 2h30 late... "Sorry, but that's how it is". We had been on the edge for an hour without wanting to make "the banana", but no choice, we had to look at the others...

It was supposed to start at 830. It started at 930 because other people were late and they decided to wait. Orange bay was okay but really overcrowded and super expensive. The end is where the problem was, they asked if people wanted to ride a tube and some did and some didn't. Didn't matter if you didn't want to you had to stay on the boat a 100 feet away from the dock and wait another additional hour for others to do an extra activity that wasn't what some of wanted to do. Regardless of what they promised the importance for us was the timing since we are on vacation and we are making plans for multiple activities. When you say something starts at 830 and takes 7 hours to do. It shouldn't end at 630pm. Went from 7 hrs to 10. The sad part is that the snorkeling was quite great but the rest left a bad taste in our mouths. Just get a private boat, worth every extra dollar.

We booked this trip when we arrived and it was the best trip we have done whilst we were here.The guide was extremely friendly and made the day. Do not miss out!