Sea Kayaking Trips

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There is no need to go to far away places for a kayaking adventure, some of the nicest spots are right here in Phuket. You just have to know where they are. Join Extreme Sports Café for Phuket Kayaking adventures to hidden forest reserves full of wildlife and beautiful nature on picture postcard tropical islands surrounded by brilliant reefs.

Called "The Pearl of the South" by the tourist industry, Phuket is Thailand's largest island, (810 sq km) and because of its large size there are still many beautiful spots to explore and accommodate escapists and water-sports lovers, of nearly all budget levels.

Lying in the Andaman Sea in the south of Thailand on the west coast is the Island of Phuket. The island's terrain is incredibly varied with idyllic little secluded coves, long white powdery beaches, limestone formations, mangrove forest reserves and jungles with waterfalls and tropical vegetation of all kinds, making Phuket the perfect place for any action adventure seeker. Extreme Sports Café can now offer you the experience of Kayaking in idyllic Phuket, Thailand.

November till March brings beautiful sunny weather with cool trade winds blowing. Temperatures at night are around 23 degrees Celsius and during the daytime 30 or 32 degrees Celsius. This season is our winter.

May to September and first half of October are the wettest periods as this is the Wet season. June, July and August generally have fine weather with an occasional shower. At night temperatures are around 28 degrees Celsius and during the daytime 32 or 34 degrees Celsius. Good swells for surfing roll in from the Indian Ocean as well with July and August being fairly windy too.

The geography of Phuket is more varied than at any other island in Thailand. Whilst Phuket's beautiful coastline is the major attraction, Phuket's interior with its rainforest-covered mountains, rice paddies and plantations of rubber, cashew nut, cacao, pineapple and coconut should not be ignored. In Phuket the tourism is concentrated at certain beaches but there are still many beautiful spots that can be explored.

Extreme Sports Café’s Phuket Kayaking Centre operates for Kayaking tours in Phuket in January and February and from May to October. The Kayaking trips take place in sheltered areas that are not affected by the waves and wind.

For Extreme Sports Café’s kayaking adventures no kayaking experience is necessary and you definitely do not need to be an athlete. Kayaking is a very easy and fun activity, we will teach you the necessary things along the way. We specialise in half day and 1-day kayaking trips to remote and unspoiled destinations around Phuket Island. We will show you a side of Phuket that most people have never seen.

Sea Kayaking Courses & Trips...

Half-Day Mangrove Forest Adventure Level-Easy 1,900THB

A mangrove is a tropical maritime tree or shrub, which has special roots that filters salt and enables it to live in brackish water, brackish water is salty but not as salty as sea water. Mangrove forests are teeming with life. Birds, crabs eating monkeys, giant monitor lizards, mudskippers and many more creatures have made the mangroves their home.

Our trip starts at a small beach in between mangrove forests. We paddle a short way along the shore, reaching an opening in the mangroves. Beautiful coloured kingfishers and numerous other birds fly around the tropical vegetation and the mangrove shrubs. We enter the opening, our kayaks gliding through in-between big mangrove trees rising out of the sea… your Mangrove Forest Kayaking Adventure has begun….

Features: Pristine mangrove forests in a hidden nature reserve, an abundance of wildlife such as large numbers of colourful tropical birds, crab eating monkeys, mud skippers and monitor lizards, stunning scenery, beautiful white beaches, no tourists whatsoever.

Includes: Transportation from your hotel and back, snacks and fruit, non alcoholic beverages, a meal at one of Phuket's best Thai restaurants.

Season: January/February and from May to October.

For a large part of this kayaking adventure we pass through a mangrove forest in a hidden nature reserve. In this beautiful forest it is as if time has stood still, untouched by man this mangrove ecosystem has been able to develop to it's fullest, as our kayaks glide between tall trees rising out of the sea we view wildlife such as crab eating monkeys, giant monitor lizards and an incredible amount of colourful tropical birds that have made this area their home.

1-Day Kayaking In The National Park Level-Easy 2,400THB

Combine kayaking with snorkelling and a jungle walk. We set off from a beach and head for the national park, which is just around the corner. We paddle through to the edge of a lagoon with crystal clear water and clearly visible coral formations beneath us with schools of fish darting around. Our destination is a small beach with white powdery sand. This beach has some of the best coral reefs in the area, which are protected by it's national park status; it's reefs are teeming with colourful tropical fish. Here you can snorkel, swim or just relax whilst enjoying some snacks, fruit or drinks.

Features: National park, beautiful coastline, smooth boulder formations with in between small deserted beaches lying alongside a lagoon with crystal clear water, brilliant reefs, small island, great for snorkelling, a jungle walk in a primary jungle.

Includes: Transportation from hotel and back, snorkelling equipment, snacks, fruit and non-alcoholic beverages, a meal.

Season: January and February and from May to October (weather permitting)

This very same beach just so happens to be the departure point for our jungle trip, from. A small path winds it's way through a primary rainforest giving us the opportunity to see it's huge variety of beautiful vegetation, tall trees and it's many tropical birds, we pass several streams. Our jungle walk is optional so if you prefer to relax on the beach or snorkel instead, then that's fine too.

Half-Day Paradise Island Sunset Kayaking Level-Easy 1,500THB

Very close to Phuket lies an island, a small beautiful island, it's shores are lined with small white beaches fringed by swaying coconut trees and it's interior is covered with lush jungle, large boulder formations add to the stunning scenery. This is our destination for this kayaking adventure trip. After a short paddle from Phuket we approach the island and enter shallower waters, our kayaks glide across amazingly abundant coral gardens, the water is crystal clear and the coral with it's many resident tropical fish is clearly visible from our kayaks.

Features: Beautiful small paradise island, palm fringed white beaches, secluded coves, brilliant coral reef gardens, excellent for snorkelling, very quiet and a magnificent sunset.

Includes: Transportation from your hotel and back, snorkelling equipment, snacks, fruit and non-alcoholic beverages.

Season: January/February and from May until September.

The coral here is nicer than that found on many of the islands further offshore because this area is not visited by many tourists. As there is no fresh water here, it has limited the tourist development allowing the coral here to flourish. We can stop at any place you wish to swim, snorkel, explore or just relax.

Sitting in silence on the rocks, enjoying drinks and watching the sky change as the sun nears the horizon, this is a very relaxing and unique kayaking experience. We then paddle the short way back to Phuket and you will be back in time for dinner.

Our Kayaks

Extreme Sports Café’s Phuket Kayaking Centre uses sit on top kayaks made by the brand "Hobie", (the makers of the famous Hobie Cat catamarans), and "Feel Free". We have both single canoes and canoes in which 2 people can sit.

Some features of our Hobie kayaks are:
• A rudder at the back for easy steering.
• A very high padded backrest.
(You will be surprised by the comfort of these kayaks)
• Fishing rod holders.
• A lot of storage space, you can even take diving tanks with you.

Extreme Sports Café’s Phuket Kayaking Centre, Hobie sit on top kayaks are specially designed to have some of the speed of ocean kayaks, (ocean kayaks are very long, sleek and fast kayaks) but also the stability of a sit on top kayak. This stability and the fact that they are sit on top canoes makes them very easy to get in and out of, your legs are free to move around and you can easily hop into the water for a swim or snorkel at any place you want.

Sea Kayaking Package Prices

• Any personnel medication you take.
• Personal hygiene items eg soap, shampoo, etc.
• Towel and swimwear (TOWEL)
• Sunblock
• Rainwear and/or 'warm-when-wet' types of clothing
• Lightweight hat or two
• Sunglasses (with strap just in case)
• Waterproof flashlight
• Water shoes (wetsuit booties are a bit too hot) and some sandals and trainer type shoes
• Khao Sok, Trang - bring about 10 feet of light string to make a clothesline. Bring a few clothespins too.
• Camera, binoculars, batteries…
• Battery operated fan for those no wind days

Sea Kayaking Phuket Dates

Please contact us for dates in 2006 / 2007. But we should be pretty much able to accommodate you at any time...

November till March brings beautiful sunny weather with cool trade winds blowing. Temperatures at night are around 23 degrees Celsius and during the daytime 30 or 32 degrees Celsius. This season is our winter.

May to September and first half of October are the wettest periods as this is the Wet season. June, July and August generally have fine weather with an occasional shower. At night temperatures are around 28 degrees Celsius and during the daytime 32 or 34 degrees Celsius. Good swells for surfing roll in from the Indian Ocean as well with July and August being fairly windy too.

Extreme Sports Café’s Phuket Kayaking Centre operates for Kayaking tours in Phuket in January and February and from May to October. The Kayaking trips take place in sheltered areas that are not affected by the waves and wind.

Extreme Sports Cafe also offers Skydiving, Kitesurfing, Windsurfing, Climbing, Mountain Bikes, Diving and plenty of other activities for other days on your trip to Thailand!