Experience the magic of bioluminescence on our Sunset Starlight Night Tour. Hi-tech LED lights and naturally occurring plankton illuminate the water below while the sunset and stars work their magic above. Our expertly guided tours are a truly unique, once-in-a-lifetime, adventure. Travelers should have a good fitness level, and be strong to paddle the Clear SUP. Under certain conditions based on the expertise of the guide, it may be necessary to change to a kayak.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Experience the magic of bioluminescence on our Sunset Starlight Night Tour. Hi-tech LED lights and naturally occurring plankton illuminate the water below while the sunset and stars work their magic above. Our expertly guided tours are a truly unique, once in a lifetime, adventure. All ability levels are welcome on our Stand Up Paddleboard Bioluminescent Night Tour. We will spend 15 minutes instructing you on the beach in basic SUP techniques, followed by 15 minutes warming up and practicing in the water. After that, our tour departs along the coastline. We set off into the sunset and wait for darkness to fall. As the night arrives the Hi-tech LED lights under your board will illuminate the waters below. If we are lucky we'll have silverfish leaping from the water and friendly sea creatures making an appearance. The highlight is jumping in to swim with the bioluminescent plankton the thrive in these waters. The more you move the more the plankton will light up and shimmer all around you, it's truly incredible. Children: Little Freebirds 4-8 years old are happily welcomed to join our night tours, they must ride with a parent/guardian on the same SUP board or kayak. Please arrive 15 minutes early to our shop to sign in and prepare yourself for the paddle.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Krabi Stand-Up Paddleboard Illuminated Night Tour lasts about 2 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $55 per person for this Krabi experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is We meet at our shop on the Railay Walking Street, halfway between Railay West Beach and Railay East Beach. We are a 2-5 minute walk up from either beach. Arrive 15 minutes before the activity start time to sign in and prepare yourself for the paddle. Railay is only accessible by longtail boat. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in TH, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 40 participants.
Railay is only accessible by longtail boat, please be prepared to purchase tickets and depart the mainland at least one hour before tour meeting time.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
This was a great tour. Paddle boarding was quite hard in the waves, maybe this should be stated as we had done paddle boarding before and did struggle with it. The tour guides were great and very helpful and made the tour fun. They made sure nobody was left behind and we felt very safe. The plankton and clear paddle boarding was very cool!
We loved the guides but the bioluminescence was underwhelming. We expected something more spectacular than what we saw. Fortunately, we had a beautiful sunset though.
Hello ka, we are so glad you had a beautiful sunset and enjoyed your time with our guides, we always try to give 100% to our customers. If you did not enjoy the plankton we feel very sorry for that ka. It is a thing of the nature and unfortuneley sometimes people have a different expectation. We are very sorry if this is the reason for your low rating of our experience and if it wasn't spectacular for you ka. We wish you a good travel in Thailand and hope you will enjoy our country 5 star experience ka. Best wish, Team Freebird
Great short trip at a beautiful spot near Krabi. The islands were beautiful, the lit up paddle boards were cool and the staff were great. Highly recommend the trip as it was a short boat ride from Aonang Beach and was only a couple hours out of the day. Well worth it
Thank you so much Khun Rob! We are so happy you enjoyed your experience with us ka :). We will be here on Railay wait to welcome you back again soon. All our warm wishes from Team Freebird
Such a unique and incredible experience!! The bioluminescent plankton were definitely the highlight, but we got to see other cool stuff too!! We got to swim through sea caves, explore the limestone cliffs and look at all the cool fish (& a jellyfish). The tour guides (I had Mina, Leem and Birk) were also amazing - super friendly and helpful during the whole tour!
Thank you so much for sharing this awesome review! We are so glad that you loved your experience. Every night is different, so it's always a new adventure! We really hope you make your way back to Railay soon, we'll be here to welcome you :) Best wishes and thank you so much for supporting small businesses like ours!!! The Freebird Team
A whole lot of fun! At first I was uneasy about paddling out on my own SUP with lightning in the distance and rocky waves - but joined with 3 experienced guides, they were very helpful. The kayaks struggled just as much, if not more with waves spilling into them - almost sinking one. The guides ensured the group stuck together, helped propel any struggling paddlers and scooped water out the back of the kayaks to prevent them from sinking. Overall, the bioluminescence was magical, fish were jumping all around our LED lit SUPs and kayaks. Made for a truly memorable experience. Thank you to the guides who kept our spirits up and looked after our safety despite a looming thunderstorm that night.
It was a 10/10 experience!!! Everyone needs to partake in this activity. The guide was wonderful and the gentleman who assisted him were so helpful. I ordered the paddle boards instead of the kayaks but the guides were so helpful while we were on the ocean to make sure that we were able to keep up since it was our first time on the paddle boards. This night was by far my best night in Thailand 😍
Great guides, pleasant atmosphere, fast handling, jagged organization. You're pretty alone during the trip with the group, no other tourists on the road, which was great. The luminescent light was only seen minimally, which was a bit of a shame. Otherwise very nice experience, sunset, freedom, etc.
This experience exceded our expectations. We went on transparent stand-up paddleboards while almost everyone else was in transparent kayaks. The guides were helpful and swimming with the bioluminescent plankton was an amazing experience. Viewing the fish under our kayaks at night was amazing. This was one of the highlights of our vacation.
Thank you so much for joining us! We are so happy you enjoyed the experience, we hope you keep a wonderful memory from your trip ka :) Welcome back to Railay anytime!! Best wishes, The Freebird Team
We had two hour night kayaking tour to see bioilluminisence. The guides are professional, cared all the parties specially the unexperienced one. One person accidently lost his cell phone near the cave. One of the guide dived and found it. We are happy he was able to retrieve his phone. The bioilluminsence is not as bright as the one I had seen at puerto Rico, but still amazing.
This was a 10/10 experience with Lam and his team. I had the time of my life. This added so much to my trip to Thailand and I highly recommend it to all travelers solo, couples and families. This was the experience of a lifetime! Thank you xoxo
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krabi Stand-Up Paddleboard Illuminated Night Tour | 2 hours | 4.7 (61) | $55 | |
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