Best Seller - Similan Islands Snorkeling Trip From Khao Lak

Two of the islands we didn’t stop at the island. The boat was parked in very wavy water to jump off and snorkel. That was not made clear beforehand, we thought we would get to lay on the beach as well. At the snorkeling location my friend got gasoline oil in her hair. The food was inedible. We barely had any time at the first island. Was not what we expected overall.

We booked this tour last minute during our trip in December. Whilst the Similan Islands were beautiful, I would not recommend the tour. This was a huge company with 100's of people going on the trip on the same day. There were lots of people in each snorkelling spots, the boats were cramped and felt rushed with limited time snorkelling, despite this being advertised as a 'Snorkelling Tour'. There was lots of shouting into megaphones to organise what was a pretty chaotic trip and if you're not a strong swimmer, don't book this tour as they cannot look after you in the same way that a small group trip could. For reference, we visited Phi Phi Islands earlier in our holiday, which we expected to be much busier and more touristy, but it was the complete opposite. We had a small group with an excellent tour guide. I would highly recommend booking with a small company that knows the secret spots on a nicer boat, as it was not the experience I was expecting for the price. The boat was more like being seated on an airplane than a catamaran, which is not what I expected having done many trips in the past. Maybe this was my fault and I should have done more research, but I was expecting panoramic views of the ocean and the ability to move about. For the price, I expected a better experience. The food was pretty terrible (and I'm not one to typically complain) and the whole trip didn't feel very special. There is one caveat to this however... The staff were EXCEPTIONAL! It was an incredibly rough day at sea and the majority of the passengers were ill on the return (beware - they offer you sickness tablets on arrival). The boat crew could not have been better at looking after everyone and I cannot praise them highly enough. Fantastic people!

A large business that is well organised. A large number or people attended on several boats. Our boat had about 60 people. We well looked after and fed through out the day. Snorkeling and swimming was a lot of fun. Plenty to see. Make sure to take your motion sickness pills.