Excursion d'une journée aux 4 îles en bateau à longue queue

A nicely paced half-day tour mixing beaches, snorkeling, and lunch! Pros: - A shorter trip to four islands. Most are beach experience (swimming, lounging on the sand, and if the tide is low walking on the beach between two islands). One stop is about 20 minutes of snorkeling. - Friendly and helpful staff. - Longtail boat. (The tour company runs the same itinerary on a large speedboat. If the seas are rough, the speedboat is advised, but the longtail is a fun ride!) - Decent lunch. Cons: - Since the tour operator runs several different tours from the same place at the same time, it can be confusing which van/bus or which boat you are supposed to be on. - Our guide was great, but we overheard one guide berating the customers not to complain. At first I thought she was kidding, but she kept nagging! - Railay beach and the main boat pier had lots of trash. The walk to Railay and at the beach itself I filled 2 plastic bags with trash I picked up - and barely made a dent. Good to know: - If you are looking for lots of activities, this isn't the tour. But we enjoyed the leisurely pace as an alternative to the other activity-dense tours we took. In summary: A laid-back tour we enjoyed as an alternative.

We had a fantastic day out attending the 4 island tour via Long-tail boat. The Long-tail boat option meant we were in a smaller group of 8 which was nice and didn’t feel cramped at all. Depending on personal preference, you might want to bring some earplugs as the engine on the boats is fairly loud. In rainy season waters are a little choppy so another option is to take an anti- sickness tablet before disembarking. The staff were fantastic throughout the trip. Even the other staff on other boats working for the same company looked after us every step of the way. We were picked up from the hotel, checked-in and then shuttled over to the dock where we boarded our boat. Our guides introduced themselves upon check-in so when things got busy we knew who we needed to follow (There are many other trips going on so worth familiarising yourselves with your guide for that reason). During the tour the guides were very informative, took photos for us and ensured the experience was perfect. Lunch was very nice followed up with fresh fruit once we were back on the boat. Once again staff were very clear when it came to dietary requirements. Cold drinks were onboard throughout the journey. The only disappointment was there only being one snorkel stop on our tour. This was certainly the best bit of the tour which otherwise was a fantastic day out!

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The 4 Island tour with the longtail boat was well-organized and a lot of fun! I highly recommend it for anyone in Ao Nang or Krabi.