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Sea Kayaking Thailand - Come and experience the natural wildlife and stunning beauty of Southern Thailand from a sea kayak, which makes it unforgettable.

Experience is certainly not necessary for most of our sea kayaking trips, we train beginners and novices during the sea kayaking trips and gear our trips accordingly. Most of our guests have never paddled before. Sea kayaking is an ever-growing and rewarding recreational activity. Nothing beats sneaking up on wildlife from the convenience of a kayak. You will have experiences in a kayak that you simply can’t by any other means.

Some sea kayaking trips are easier than others. Our Khao Sok National Park sea kaykaing trip is very easy. We spend a lot of time just sitting in our kayaks watching monkeys and birds.

Our Phang Nga Bay sea kayaking trip is another easy trip and is for just about everyone. You'll have to paddle through a few stretches, but all in all, it's very easy. All paddling is short and easy in protected waters. We usually paddle about 3 to 5 hours each day. This is flexible. Our support truck meets us at the end of every day. We'll have electricity, toilets, and a restaurant after a day's paddling.

The Holiday - Phang Nga Bay - The most famous tour destination in the south 2/3-day trips.

Level: Very easy

Season: All year

This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in southern Thailand. Every day over a dozen canoeing companies and countless independent operators take tourists to a few well-known locations in the Bay. We steer clear of the crowds and take you to quite peaceful areas. The Bay is a large, lovely area that seems different in every change in weather and light. There are many fine secluded islands that can be explored at our leisure in comfortable touring kayaks. In these areas, where only the occasional fisherman is seen, wildlife is plentiful.

Sample Itinerary - 3-day trip

Sea Kayaking Phang Nga Bay Day 1

We pick up our guests by taxi or van at about 8:30 a.m. on the first morning and meet at the pier at about 9:00 a.m. and board our covered escort boat. We have a short orientation of the trip as we leave the bay, and get our first look at the remarkable karst formations.
Our first stop is an island with a large 'hong', an interior room formed by the collapse of a huge cave system in the middle of the island. We land at the beach and walk into the 'hong' through a short tunnel. This is a most impressive introduction to the unique geology, which we will explore for the next three days.

We proceed to a nearby island and transfer to the beach for kayak orientation, and instruction on paddling techniques. Each person is fitted to the kayak he/she will paddle for the duration of the trip. Safety procedures are discussed and demonstrated. On our first paddle, we circumnavigate the island, observing the variety of birds, monitor lizards, fish, crabs, orchids, fruit bats and monkeys that live on and around the island. Depending on water level, we paddle or walk into an isolated hong, which never fails to fascinate our guests. We then return to the escort boat for refreshments, lunch, and a swim in the lagoon.

After lunch we paddle across a channel to a lovely bay on a larger island. We go for a short nature walk to see a large, old ficus tree and other native vegetation. We have heard the odd cry of the small Barking deer and often see monitor lizards clinging to the oyster-encrusted rocks. Returning to the beach, we have time for another swim, and then back to our escort boat. While the kayaks are being loaded, we have some refreshments then make the scenic trip along the east coast of Yow Noi Island to our bungalows and get checked in. There is time to rest or explore before we meeting for dinner. Our host Khun (Mr.) Suthep sees that we get fine Thai food featuring fresh shrimp and seafood prepared in a variety of delicious ways. Before retiring to our rooms, and we pre-order breakfast so it will be ready for us in the morning.

Sea Kayaking Phang Nga Bay Day 2

After enjoying a Western or Thai-style breakfast, we board our escort boat for a full day of exploration. We go to a group of small islands, transfer to a beach, and then get ready to paddle. Each Island in this group is within a ten-minute paddle of the next one. We paddle around an island, alert for the special features and wildlife of that place. There are a number of beaches where we can rest. Then we're off to the next island. We return to our escort boat for lunch and a swim. Our afternoon paddle will be to a very special hong on a lovely island. We generally see Collared and Black-capped kingfishers, and sometimes White-bellied sea eagles will be lurking inside. There are many orchids in this hong and we have seen Long-tailed Macaques and Dusky Langurs (both are monkeys) climbing around the cliffs. Then we paddle around this island, enjoying the great variety of rock formations and the lovely beaches. We return to the escort boat and head for the bungalows. As with the previous day, there is time for a rest or a walk along the beach before we meet for dinner. The beach is perfect for late afternoon strolls. The islands in view offer great photo opts in the late afternoon lighting.

Sea Kayaking Phang Nga Bay Day 3

Today is a special treat. We head out to explore an extensive area of mangroves. We explore different channels through this unique ecosystem. This remarkable area is a real highlight of the trip. Thailand's remaining mangrove forests are the breeding ground and nursery for much of the marine life in the ocean. And many creatures come to the mangroves to feed on the young fish, shrimp and crabs hiding among the root systems. We can, usually at lower tide levels, see the 'mud skipper', they love to crawl around on the mud flats, and even climb the exposed roots of the mangrove trees. Your trip leader will give more knowledge of the adaptive mechanisms that allow the mangroves to thrive in low-oxygen mud, flooded daily by saltwater. We paddle slowly through an area where we have seen Buffy fish owls and Dusky langurs, and have heard the unforgettable sound of gibbons making their morning calls. We return as usual for lunch aboard the escort boat, and have time for a swim or to practice different paddle strokes and assisted rescues. Then it is time to head back to Phuket. We stop briefly to view gibbons that have been raised in captivity and released on certain islands. It is rare to see gibbons this close.
We're back on Phuket by approximately 4:00 p.m. and meet taxis, which return you to your hotels.

Note: Exact itinerary will vary with tide levels and times of year.

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 Dates

Please contact us for dates in 2007 / 2008. But we should be pretty much able to accommodate you at any time...

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