3 Khai Islands Snorkeltour per speedboot

Mediocre experience going to the Khai Islands via Just Go Phuket. We made the most of it, but I regret not paying more with a different tour company that doesn't spend their time fear mongering to upsell you water shoes or snorkeling gear for muggy water with no marine life in it (in very very poor english might I add - they do their best I know, but all we captured was meeting times, thank God for the visuals during the pre-tour presentation)! Also, try and avoid the cloudy/rainy day if you can, I know, easier said than done in rainy season Thailand, the ride by speedboat was a little violent and not for the faint of heart. Too many people crammed on the boat too, which was the oldest looking speedboat on the pier. I also wish they had a half day option for Phi Phi islands - the khai islands are not that impressive. We appreciated the inexpensive food options at the first & third island. The second island is not an island, it's just a huge rock, no shore, they just park the boat in front of it while it wobbles enough to make you dizzy and nauseous and then tell everyone to snorkel for 30 mins before they take you to the last island. I also did not appreciate that they did not warn us about extra expenses (island fees) before, it's nothing (20 baht per adult) but I asked and was told no extra fees... I was also told we were going to be offered Tuna sandwiches, nope, just the fruit and coffee/tea and nasty snacks at the pier before we left... Also, warning about the pier - it is ugly, and they charge 10 baht to use the washroom that has no toilet paper in it. The description and photos on their website is simply not accurate (water is not blue and there are no fish to feed or see). In the end, we are positive folks and had promised ourselves we would stay grateful and positive and we found our way to have fun despite the rain and all...in the end $50 per person for a half day is less than what we usually pay for anything at home!

We hadden een zeer vriendelijke gids Mr. Simon, hij was erg behulpzaam. De vissen waren genoeg en mijn man heeft echt genoten van snorkelen. De eerste plaats die we bezochten was een snorkelplek. . in de buurt van enkele rotsen. . De tweede was een eiland. . . maar te druk. \. . . We gingen rond het eiland om te zien. . maar simon kwam voor ons en nam ons mee terug naar de groep. Blijkbaar heeft onze groep een aangewezen locatie. . waar ons werd gevraagd om 2 stoelen voor ons beiden te huren. . 100 bad elk. . . dus je hebt kleingeld nodig voor stoelen en andere dingen die je wilt kopen. De maaltijd was voorzien. Kip met gebakken rijst van ok. . behoorlijk vullend. Het 3e eiland was ook een goede plek om te snorkelen. . en moest de strandstoelen hier ook huren voor elk 100 badkamers. gelukkig hadden we kleingeld bij ons. . :) We hebben genoten van het strand, de zon en de zee. Maar we vonden dat de strandstoelen een beetje te duur waren. het zou geweldig zijn geweest als de totale kosten dit ook zouden omvatten. Zodat we niet voor verrassingen komen te staan.

Great staff always ready to help, great boat, enjoyable day for sure. The things that could be improved on are: Pre made lunch should be kept in a ice box until eaten, cost of chairs on the islands could be less since you really need to use them on 2 islands on hot days to get in the shade, for my wife and I who are getting on the older side of life the time ashore on the islands was about twice as long as we needed but for younger families probably OK. Overall a good full day out and full praise for the staff from pick up at hotel to return.