Krabi: Private 4 Islands by speed Boat Tour from Ao Nang

Booked 3 months before, to be contacted by email the night before, with a time change and told that I will no longer have free hotel pickup from Krabi town area. Reluctantly had no choice but to accept, although had a bad feeling. Was collected by a Mariam tours bus (not Anda Krabi seatour who I had booked with) from outside Vogue supermarket, in Krabi town- had no alternative given as they cancelled hotel pickup and drop off. Was unfortunate to get "Jo" a young arrogant "tour guide" from Mariam tours who suppossedly spoke English but you could barely understand anything he said. The 7 island sunset tour with BBQ , was basically get off at 2 islands on your own for over an hour each time, and stop in the ocean outside another 2 islands for approx 10 minutes a time. BBQ with sunset on Koh poda and chicken island was the furthest!!! waste of time and money - all they were good at was asking if you enjoyed the tour just outside Railay beach before returning and passing a tip box around begging for tips. Really amateur and a complete shambles but unfortunately seems to take bookings from lots of companies and then offer substandard trips from their Ao Nam Mao office just outside AoNang. Do not deal with this company or Mariam Tours. Better to take a shared longtail to tub island and koh Poda for a far cheaper price yourself(you can book at Aonang longtail boat office), as these were the only 2 islands the long tail boat actually stopped at. There were excuses and loads of waiting throughout. The boat had to move and change collection points, they collected people late etc etc excuse after excuse that the other companies didn't seem to be doing. In the 40 years I have been to this area this is by far the worst company I have ever come accross- BEWARE

We prebooked this trip whilst in England and although the communication via email was good, we had to pay full price the day before at the hotel in cash. We were a little nervous that we had handed over our money. But today all good as we were picked up and taken to the boat, (just us) went fishing (I caught the biggest) stopped in various places to try and catch more(but no more fish today) then went snorkelling- saw some amazing fishes… then stopped at Buddha beach and had a beautiful prepared lunch of pad Thai/chicken/salad/fruits and drinks( please note if you go onto the beach you have to pay national Park charge) then onto another beach. We had a fantastic time, our guide and boat driver were friendly and helpful, Communication was a little difficult, with us having no Thai and our guide doing an amazing job in English- but Google helped us. Thank you for our wonderful day. Would highly recommend, this tour and company. Brilliant value.

4 Island tour is a must do in Krabi and we totally recommend doing it with Anda Krabi Sea Tour They picked us from our hotel bang on time. Their speed boat was tidy and well maintained. The guide was speaking good English and very entertaining. Initially we were reluctant to take the parents along for this adventure but we are glad we did take them along as Anda Krabi Sea Tour team is very caring and they organise the tour in such a way that it is safe for parents too. The snorkeling equipment and life jacket they provided were clean, properly sanitized and in a very good condition. We requested them beforehand for vegetarian lunch and they provided many vegetarian dishes that tasted delicious to not only us but our parents also. This was the best adventure our parents ever did even though they don't know how to swim and are afraid of water. Thanks to the team of Anda Krabi Sea Tours for an experience of a lifetime.