11 Feb 2023
Pick up from the hotel was prompt, the 60 minute transfer was very comfortable! Arriving at the reception area I was filled with dread as there were 43 other people there! However we were divided in to 2 groups to go on 2 separate boats. We had cancelled the James Bond speedboat tour for fears of being treated like sheep and I’m glad that we did ! The boat was large with the upper deck for tourists and the lower deck for the kitchen and kiaks. The meal was very good but a bit of a free for all! I found myself noticing how many battered prawns some people heaped onto their plate !
The canoes had 2 passengers each and a local guide with varying degrees of English spoken . It was very hot so I was glad not to have to work . Each stop was idyllic. There were 2 chances to swim which were welcomed! The stop to make and release our floating banana rafts was magical and moving after watching the sunset . Seeing the fluorescence from plankton was magical then a trip back to the pontoon looking at the stars from the bow of the boar !
Brilliant . Book this tour and don’t bother with the James Bond island !