Angthong National Marine Park by Speed Boat from Koh Samui (Snorkeling&Kayaking)





Description
Spend a day in the Emerald Green Lagoon of the Gulf of Thailand on a speed boat for about 45-minute ride through the 42 islands. Spend the day island-hopping: • First, arrive to Koh Wao or “Koh Tay Plow” for snorkeling through the beautiful nature and clear blue waters. • On Koh Mae Ko, you can hike up to the top with a spectacular view over the emerald saltwater lake called “Talay Nai” which is connected with the sea through underwater caves • At mid-day, enjoy a delicious Thai buffet lunch on the beach, and spend the afternoon sunbathing or simply relaxing on the white sand beaches. • In the afternoon, visiting the park’s principle islands, and exploring their natural caves and stunning rocks formation by kayaking around the wonderful nature of Angthong National Marine Park or climbing up to the mountain’s top to take a look at the fantastic panorama view.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Samui to Koh Wao - Emerald Green Lagoon - Angthong Marine Park 08:00 – 08:20: Pick up from hotel and transfer to the pier. (Butterfly, Phangka, Taling Ngam, Lipa: pick up 7.30 AM.) 08.45 – 09:00: Check-in and have continental breakfast. 09.00 – 10:00: Board the speed boat to Angthong National Marine Park. 10.00 – 11:00: Arrive at “Koh Wao” or “Koh Tay Plow” for snorkeling with a lot of fish and wonderful corals. 11.00 – 11:30: Sightseeing around the National Marine Park. 11.30 – 12:30: See wonderful “Emerald Lake” known as “Talay Nai” the lake surrounded by the island with the amazing emerald saltwater lake surrounded. 12.30 – 13:30: Enjoy Thai buffet Lunch 13:30 – 15:30: Adventure by kayaking around the wonderful nature of the Angthong National Marine Park or climbing up to the mountain’s top to take a look the fantastic panorama of the Marine Park. (Optional) 15:30 – 16:30: Depart from the Angthong National Marine Park. 16:30 : Arrive at Koh Samui and transfer back to hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up all customers from the hotels and villas in Koh Samui. If your hotel is located on the mountain or not mentioned on the listed, please inform the name of your hotel and contact us for the pick up point. Pick up from the various hotels: • 08:00 - 08:20 AM: Area of Chaweng, Bo Phut, Choengmon, Bangrak, Plai Laem • 07:40 - 08:00 AM: Area of Chaweng Noi, Maenam • 07:30 - 07:40 AM: Area of Lamai, Bangpor, Khao Laemyai, Hua Thanon • 07:20 - 07:30 AM: Area of Taling Ngam, Lipa Noi, Phangka, Na Muang, Nathon, Butterfly
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for the cruise ship travelers
Reviews(42)
I’d only recommend this tour to people I really dislike. Some notes below! - Pickup + check in started the day on a really bad note - 35 minutes late to pick us up - “breakfast” is instant coffee, sliced bread and butter.. because we were told to be in our lobby at 7:40am we didn’t eat breakfast prior, so we were stuck with this - bathrooms don’t have toilet paper - we waited awhile at the port and never heard an announcement or saw any sign to pickup snorkel equipment.. which apparent we were supposed to do before getting on the boat.. - The boat - Didn’t end up leaving the port until 9:30am, so again felt like my time was being wasted - The engines are rusted and look like they’re on their last leg.. we breathed in gasoline the entire drive - You’re crammed in like sardines.. some people had to sit on coolers the entire ride - The style of seating + high walls on the boat don’t allow for you to take in the views of your surroundings - The guides - Nice people but they didn’t say much, and when they did spoke we could not hear anything - Spoke English, German and Thai - The activities - Fortunately some nice people on board shared their snorkel equipment with us..The snorkeling was average at best - murky water at the first stop - The kayaking stop was kinda small and just generally underwhelming - Lunch was quite decent! Watermelon, rice, noodles, chicken and a few different vegetable dishes If you couldn’t already tell, I was very unhappy with this tour and thought it was an absolute waste of a day and money. I wish I had chosen a trip with a different style boat and maybe visited pig island instead. Also!!! All the tour options showing the speed boat with blue cushions are operated by the same company. So expect a similar experience on any of those as well!
Dear Rachel Frey, Thank you for your feedback and apologies for any disappointed experience from the trip! With the late picked up, we already sent the feedback to the driver team to at least keeps us the update, then we can inform the customers for the estimate arrival time to make sure they don't waste the time just for keep waiting. All the organization during the trip has been also asking for the better service, and with the kind of boat normally it is various because we have many boats for the trip so it can be different one. However, feedback like yours helps us improve. We hope to welcome you again on your next visit to Koh Samui. Best regards, Jiggy
Fantastic day, an all round fantastic experience. The islands were gorgeous, the staff were amazing and the lunch was lovely. Highly recommend this trip.
Great trip with plenty to do. The climb up to the view point on the last island should not be underestimated- 500m of climbing on some slippery sections of steps in humid conditions - I have never sweated so much. Only criticism is that you cannot see out of any windows on the 1 hour crossing to and from the park.
The excursion goes as advertised But disappointment because you can't snorkel in the nature reserve We can't even swim Certainly we should have known But the ad is a little misleading Nevertheless, the ride is beautiful And in the main island you have to either climb 500 meters for the view or wait an hour and a half not to be able to do much There is a beach but the water is not clear at all It is better to take the excursion to koh tao
Dear our valued customers, Thank you for your review and apologize for any disappointed caused of your experience! Angthong National Marine Park is suitable for people who love to do many kinds of activities which are snorkeling, kayaking, and sightseeing. However, if you love snorkeling, Koh Tao is for your choice. So, next time please try to go one day trip to Koh Tao & Koh Nang Yuan :) Best regards, Jiggy
Great day. Check-out from Ko Samui, then stop in Ko Phangan to pick up another group. The journey is long but the day is and superb. 1st stop nice snorkelling, then 1st point of view (easy). Lunch on a small beach then kayak. Finally second point of view for the bravest. The view is deserved (72 floors to climb according to the phone), but superb view. English Guide very well, safe excursion, simple but good meal. We recommend.
What a fantastic experience! Operator extremely straightforward despite booking misunderstanding everything worked smoothly and it was made possible. The local operator was top. Great team, good material and good mood. Was an extremely exhausting but wonderful day. High praise and thanks
Absolutely amazing. A must for koh samui experience. Everything was well organized and we spent our best day in thailand
The trip started off well. The first location was for snorkelling and swimming. We were told that the water wouldn’t be very clear due to waves the previous day, but we were okay with this. The second location was where it went downhill for us. We were told we could leave all our things on the boat, and for us this included our sun cream, cover ups and hats, while went kayaking. Next minute the boat leaves, without us being told this would happen, leaving us on the beach/sea with no shade, and no sun cream for over an hour. If we had been told that we could not get our items for over an hour, we would have taken our things with us. As we didn’t have our essentials, all of our party got awful sunburn all over our bodies. This left a sour note for the rest of the trip, with it being very difficult to enjoy due to the pain we were all experiencing. The lunch arranged was lacking. The food was transported over from Koh Samui to the marine park, where it had been sitting in the sun for a while. There was a lack of variety - not many veggie options other than fried rice, and it was covered in flies by the time we went to eat it. On a whole, the trip was enjoyable, the excursions arranged were good, and the scenery was beautiful, but the lack of communication near the start of the trip significantly reduced our enjoyment of the day as a whole.
Dear Amy, Thank you for your review and sorry for any caused of your disappointed experience! With your own belongings for the sun protection, normally our customers always put the sun cream every time before getting off from the boat that would be the normal thing to do once on the sea trip under the heat. We assumed to leave the stuff on the boat from the crews that could be your bags, towels, clothes etc... Regarding the food options, we will pass your feedback to the boat company to improve with this issue. Best regards, Jiggy
In a speed boat, it's a shame we can't take photos all the way, we are locked in the boat, we are refused to go outside for the duration of the journey. No atmosphere. Lunch stop in a nice village. Explanations all in English. Nice snokerling, good spot and few people.
Beautiful day with magnificent landscapes. I'm a little frustrated by snorkeling, very short time and too many boats and therefore people in the same place. The team was really nice, water available whenever we wanted. Very fast-paced day so if you want to take your time forget it. But on the other hand we were able to see several islands and it was magical



