2-Hour Clear Kayak Illuminated Night Tour in Krabi
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Slide into a crystal clear kayak and immerse yourself in the majesty of Railay's underwater world. Bioluminescent plankton, silverfish, and a variety of friendly sea creatures may come to welcome you to their habitat while stars and sunset colors flash overhead. Our clear kayaks and local guides take you on the adventure of a lifetime allowing you to become one with the water.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Child pricing is based on shared paddleboard. If child would like their own board, please book them as "Adult"
- Customers who arrive under the influence of drugs or alcohol will not be allowed to participate and will not be refunded
- Weight Limit is 95 kg per person
Reviews(62)
It was such so amazing. My daughter and I loved it and think it was the best activity we have done on our trip here in Thailand. I highly recommend booking this adventure!
It was absolutely amazing! Highly recommend!
We had an amazing time on the 2 Hour Clear Kayak Night Tour for the Bioluminescent Plankton at the Railay Beach area. There were also an abundance of crabs and fish as we waited for the sunset to see the plankton so the tour gives us that sightseeing bonus. The crew were friendly and entertaining. They took a very good care of us and place safety as their priority. Even if it was a little disappointing to return early because of an unexpected storm, I am happy that they value our well-being. They do the best they can in unexpected conditions, and when we ran into a problem, the company were very eager to help and make it up to us. That’s a great sign of accountability. Simply put, we ended up having a great time. And their hospitality would be the reason we would choose them again.
My boyfriend and I booked the early evening clear kayak sunset tour. We arrived at the meeting point around 6pm and met the team, all of the staff were so friendly. Son and Phen took us out on our boat and we were the only ones booked on at that time which meant we were lucky enough to have a private tour! We watched the beautiful sunset on the east side of the beach and saw loads of bats flying out of the caves, when it went dark the kayak lit up and we saw so many fish in the sea and plankton lighting up the water. Son and phen were so lovely and looked after us so well! We really enjoyed the tour so much, Thankyou freebird! Would highly reccomend if visiting Railay beach.
An amazing, unique experience. Simone and the team made the whole process from booking to being back in the shop after the even seamless and fun. We were in good hands throughout. The experience is wonderful, kayaking at night with Railay as the backdrop. Even the luminous kayaks look magical.
Thank you so much for joining us! We are so happy you had a wonderful and magical experience :) We hope to welcome you back to Railay someday soon and wish you all the best on your travels through Amazing Thailand!, The Freebird Crew
I first did this tour a few years ago and when coming back to southern Thailand and Railay I had to make sure to make the time to do this tour again! Again an amazing experience, you get to paddle through a hidden cave with your kayaks and the LED's on the kayaks making the entire cave/water glow like something out of Avatar, you'll then paddle around and maybe if you are lucky see some wildlife like turtles. The bioluminescent itself makes the trip worth it and you'll end with circumnavigating one of the peninsulas on Railay. An unforgettable experience and would recommend to anyone. The staff were very friendly, helpful making the whole trip go very smoothly.
Thank you so much for jumping on board with us AGAIN :). We are SO glad you loved your experience twice!! We hope you all will make Krabi your go-to vacation destination because we can’t wait to welcome you back again :). All of our best wishes, and many thanks, The Freebird Team
You’re divided into 2 groups. One group gets to have a great time and swim with the plankton (this was the group I was in). The other group barely saw a thing and when they came back to shore the owner lied to them and kept trying to tell them that no one swam and no one saw any plankton which was just a straight up lie. Then when I said he was lying he then tried saying I couldn’t board the boat home because I didn’t pay even though I was literally holding up the receipt for paying. I was lucky for my experience in the water but I would definitely do this with literally any other company. This is a scamming horrible lying company and be aware you might get screwed over. Also to top it off when he was arguing and lying to the other group he was starting to smile and looked like he was enjoying ripping them off which just rubbed me wrong personally.
Dear Colton, I appreciate you joining our activity and am happy you had a "Cool Experience" and a "Great Time”. However, it seems there are some serious misunderstandings on the portion of the review you wrote based on another guest's experience, “Nat”, who was on a separate tour from you. I would like to clarify those details for you and for anyone who may read your review. Firstly, I am the owner of Freebird along with my partner, neither of us were on site on the night of your tour, therefore we have never met you. The interaction you witnessed/experienced is with one of our lead guides Lam, he has been with the company over 7 years and a quick search on TripAdvisor will give a clear and fair character check for those interested, as he is one of our most loved guides. He was leader of “Nat’s” group, the one you have based your review on. Secondly, we don't always divide our night tour groups it depends on the number of customers. And certainly, never with the intention to give one group a "great time" and "scam, screw, rip-off" the other group. This is done for the enjoyment of all customers to have a smaller group and more personalized attention and a less crowded plankton experience. Swimming is never included in any description of our tour as it is something that we can never guarantee on the tour. Natural conditions such as waves, wind, jellyfish/sea lice swarms, low tides will all be accounted for in a guides decision of whether or not it is safe to swim this can vary from area to area. Our experienced guides have not only given this tour thousands of times, they were born and raised here and know well the safety conditions on Railay. As Lam tested the water arriving in the plankton area on his group’s route he detected a swarm of sea lice (jellyfish larvae that sting horribly and can cause allergic reactions, especially in children, I’m sure you noted “Nat” was participating with her 8 year old child) he rightly told the group it was not safe to swim due to jellyfish. The group enjoyed the plankton viewing all the same. Even when the water is cleared in the area as safe for swimming, many customers choose not to for their own reasons, as they are in clear kayaks/paddleboards they can enjoy the experience equally. Thirdly, this customer “Nat”, experienced the same near perfect conditions as your group that night. We have photos and videos of her and her family on tour enjoying themselves. To say her group “barely saw anything” is a false assumption. The issue began with this customer when she returned to shore after the tour and found out people in the other group (your group) got to swim. By the time she returned to our shop she was furious. She confronted Lam in the shop shouting she was “very angry” and “very sad” and “it wasn’t fair people got to swim and she didn’t” she continued shouting at Lam for over 10 minutes. Lam could not understand what she meant because no one in his group swam, and he was shocked that she would want to swim with stinging jellyfish in the water. Then she said she wanted to go with the other group (mind you, this is after the tour was completed). Then she said everyone saw a lot of plankton and she didn’t. She said she only got 4-5 minutes in the plankton area which is simply not true, their group was in the plankton viewing area for 15-20 minutes as is our standard procedure, conditions allowing. At any rate when she had finished yelling at Lam she turned toward other customers in our shop asking if they swam or not to which most customers gave a short reply and then turned their backs on her. At this time she went out of the shop and began talking to you on the outer corner of our shop. Inside the shop other customers were coming up to Lam asking what she was so mad about. In Thailand, the epitome of poor manners and disrespect is coming into someone’s home, or place of business (or country for that matter) and shouting/yelling/screaming and insulting the host. It seems some cultures find it acceptable, but in Thailand it surely is not. However, it happens often with so many foreign tourists. And when it does, the only socially acceptable response for Thai people is to continue smiling, NOT out of enjoyment, but out of a deeply cultural response to completely culturally insensitive and taboo behavior. Explanations of this are often included in travel guides for Thailand “The Land of Smiles” and “Thai Smile” are often misinterpreted. As far as your boat/car transfer issue, I think calling someone a liar and then expecting to board their boat sounds strange in any context, however, the team honored your transfer, nonetheless. Immediately following the tour on this night I spoke in length with our team about the tours and what transpired with this particular customer, “Nat”. I reviewed the CTV footage in full twice, and the following morning contacted other customers in the same group as "Nat" to get any supporting details and find out if we had in fact done something wrong. All of those I contacted said they enjoyed their time, and one of which reached out to me first to say thank you for the experience and included photos and videos in one of which you see “Nat” and her family in the background smiling and laughing on the tour. As this transpired the following morning, “Nat” left several 1-star reviews in her name and her husband’s name on other review platforms to assure our company ratings are pulled down, I’m sure she will be pleased you did the same on her behalf. With all of this drama from a couple of customers, I’d like to state here that 99% of our customers are amazing. Unfortunately, like all those who work in tourism and service industries know, the 1% is the customer we have to spend most of our time and energy dealing with and that’s a real shame especially when they impact the experience/opinions of our other awesome guests. In high season this type of thing can happen as often as once a week. 1-star reviews are not just damaging to our business they are personally heartbreaking. Our team deals with such behavior from customers on a weekly basis with grace when they can, and as well as they can manage in the moment at other times, often caught off guard by someone who is upset for reasons, and at levels, we do not understand, especially after delivering a fun and beautiful tour. We have built our business from the ground up over the last 10 years as the first providers of this type of experience in Thailand and the only authorized provider still to date. We have no interest to "scam, screw, rip-off" anyone as our business is one that we all take immense pride in. If, as you say, we are “horrible owners” and that we are a “scamming horrible lying company” that enjoys ripping people off, I guarantee you would not have had the “cool experience” and “great time” that you did. Our team coordinated and delivered two fun tours for 26 guests ages 6-65 from over 6 different countries and languages on the night of your tour, and coordinated return transport to Ao Nang hotels for 17 people. I wish I could include the photos from our drivers of all the smiling faces in the back of the transport trucks including “Nat’s” family and yourself giving big smiles and peace signs. Day after day we do our best as a company and as a team to provide the best experience for the customers we have, regardless of the weather, sea conditions, tides, language barriers, and attitudes of the customers, as we always say “every tour is different”. We created this experience as a way to show travelers our home and the magic it possesses. And we will wake up tomorrow and do our best all over again, and again, and again. We hope you have a wonderful holiday in the Land of Smiles despite your 1-star experience with us. -Team Freebird
Had an absolutely wonderful experience! The guides were incredibly helpful and informative, and were very willing to answer any questions we had. We had the chance to see lots of fish, coral and the bioluminescent plankton, which was breathtaking. Highly recommend, would 100% do it again.
Thank you so much for your kind review. It was so fun to meet your adventurous family :). We are so happy you enjoyed your experience and wish to see you again one day soon! Many thanks for joining us, and best wishes, Team Freebird
Magical! As first time kayakers - my son and I were terrible kayakers. We were totally saved by our guide, Gob. He was so patient, kind and helpful and of course ensured we were safe at all times. We watched the sunset, saw the bioluminescent plankton and loads of different types of fish. Some were so excited to see us they jumped into our kayak! Just being out on the water in the night is magical enough but this was something else. Fabulous experience. The whole team at Freebird are warm, friendly and really looked after us. - Thank you.
Thank you so much Michelle, you and your son are amazing! We are so happy you had a great time, it is so cool to have this experience together, Gof is so sweet and one of our favorites so we are really glad you found him to be so as well. We really hope you both make your way back to Railay one day, there is so much to explore here and we are waiting to welcome you back anytime ka. All our best wishes and many thanks from all the Freebird Team
Excellent communication, perfectly organized, and such a magical experience! Paddling as the sun set and continuing into the peaceful night was unforgettable. Highly recommend!
