Phang Nga Bay Self Paddle Sea Kayaking Tour - Kayaking to secluded beaches and amazing limestone islands

Level: very easy (suitable for first-timers and beginners) This is a small group or private guided nature tour as much as it is a paddling tour. Experienced paddlers are welcome too.

Note: The amount of paddling varies with the group. We often do short open-water crossing between islands.  However, if guests don't want this experience, we can change it. The guides have the freedom to modify the itinerary as needed.

Season: all year

Transfers: anywhere on Phuket is included in the trip price.

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Sample sea kayaking itinerary

Note: If you are limited for time, we offer a Phang Nga Bay Day Kayaking Trip. We also offer a kayaking and camping option during the winter months (November - March).

We also offer a two-day and a three-day SOLO traveler kayaking tour in Phang Nga Bay.

Phang Nga Bay is the most popular sea kayaking tourist destinations in southern Thailand. Every day over a dozen canoeing tour companies and countless independent tour operators take tourists to a few well-known locations in Phang Nga Bay. The result is noisy, congested, and chaotic.

We avoid the popular "hongs", or inner island lagoons in some of the islands, and don't go to "James Bond Island".

We avoid everywhere that others go.

This is a self paddle sea kayaking trip. Your guide does not paddle for you. See some images of our kayaks.

Kayaking at your own pace, you have a good chance of seeing White-belly Sea Eagles, Brahminy Kites, Pacific Reef Egrets, a variety of Kingfishers, Little Herons, Frigate Birds, and Blue Rock Thrushes. Sometimes you catch sight of Oriental Pied Hornbills. They are commonly seen on Koh Yao Noi

You may come upon monitor lizards sunning on rocks, and perhaps see Crab-eating Macaques on the beach or moving in trees near the water. You might see Dusky langurs in trees high on a cliff face. Monkeys are fairly common in the bay.

There is also rare sightings of Dugong in Phang Nga Bay, and infrequent sightings of Dolphins and Whale Sharks as well.

You stay in bungalows on an island with a wonderful view of limestone karst formations.

To read more about the bungalows we use, check out our Bungalows page. Koh Yao Noi is the most culturally intact, laid back island in the region.  

You can choose between two-day, three-day, four-day or a longer tour. If your time is limited, we offer day trips in Phang Nga Bay.

An option is to add or substitute mountain biking around Koh Yao Noi or Koh Yao Yai. The mountain biking routes range from very casual to as challenging as you wish.

Group size is two to six people. Larger group bookings are available on request.

Discounts apply for group and family bookings.

These prices include: all transfers (airfare not included), all equipment, accommodations once on the trip, breakfast (not on the first day) and lunch (dinner is not included), coffee, tea, and insurance.

You have a longtail support boat for the duration of the adventure.

You don't have to carry anything in your kayak except water and personal items.

Certification in Paddlesports and First Aid

Dave (now semi-retired) is a British Canoe Union Level 2 Coach, an Emergency First Response Instructor and he's a certified rescue technician through the Rescue 3 International organization. Dave is also a certified Life Guard through the British Canoe Union. View certifications.

Mr. Run is in charge of all operations and is EFR certified in CPR & First Aid.

 

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18/58 Thanon Rasdanusorn, T, Rasada, Phuket Town Tel numbers for emergencies, not bookings: Dave's mobile (English): 081 8936558 WhatsApp: +66 81 8936558 Moo's mobile (Thai): 081 7974855 For bookings, contact us.

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