Small-Group Sea Kayaking in Ao Thalane Bay and Hong Island from Krabi: An Experience of Nature
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9 Ratings
Tambon Khao Thong

For those who enjoy the outdoors and kayaking, this trip will be an ideal choice! It begins with an exploration of Hong Island, featuring a stunning emerald lagoon, and a chance to snorkel in the coral reef before kayaking around the island. The adventure continues at Ao Thalane with an afternoon of kayaking through the bay’s canyons and mangroves.

Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Seakayak Krabi - On this tour you will discover a diverse ecosystem in an undeveloped environment without unpleasant crowds. This tour is specially designed making it semi-private, a maximum of 10 people to one guide.

Sea kayaking is a great way to explore Krabi’s beautiful scenery without damaging the environment. You can move slowly and almost unnoticed through different ecosystems while observing wildlife, and manoeuvre through mangrove forests, canyons, caves and lagoons.

Start the trip with a safety briefing at Thalane Pier and head out by longtail boat to Koh Hong which is home to a group of islands with an array of towering limestone cliffs and white sandy beaches. Here you can explore the beautiful emerald lagoon and snorkel amongst the abundant beds of coral, bright-colored crabs, and tropical fish. You will also have time to do some guided paddling around the island.

Enjoy lunch at the park ranger station on the main island. Then you will cruise to the surrounding islands named Koh Pakbia and Lading Island, before heading back to the mainland at Ao Thalane.

Paddle on a sit-on-top kayak through remarkable coastal canyons and narrow channels at the end of a stretch of protected mangrove forest. Observe slowly and silently the wildlife up close. You can spot several species of birds and monkeys, in particular the crab-eating macaque monkey.

This area features one of the most beautiful bays and mangrove forests surrounded by towering karst formations and small offshore islands.

Itinerary:
• 08:00 - 08:30: Hotel pickup in Krabi
• 08:30 - 09:00: Meet the boat crew at Sea Kayak pier in Ao Thalane
• 09:00 - 09:30: Have coffee & get instruction about the trip
• 09:30 - 10:00: Cruise by boat to Koh Hong
• 10:00 - 11:30: Swim, snorkel & kayak at Hong Island
• 11:30 - 12:30: Enjoy lunch at the park ranger station on the main island
• 12:30 - 13:30: Cruise to the surrounding islands (Koh Pakbia & Lading Island)
• 13:30 - 14:00: Continue to Ao Thalane
• 14:00 - 15:45: Paddle by kayak into the canyon along mangrove forest, limestone mountains & lagoons
• 15:45 - 16:00: Head back to the pier
• 16:00 - 16:30: Transfer back to the hotel

What's Included
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • Basic accident insurance included
  • Snorkeling and kayaking gear provided
  • Lunch at Hong Island park ranger station
  • National Park entrance fee covered
  • Complimentary beverages and snacks
  • Waterproof bag & life jacket for safety
  • Convenient hotel round-trip transfer
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • The tour program is subject to change due to weather & sea conditions
Location
Seakayak Krabi
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Meet at Sea Kayak Krabi Pier in Ao Thalane at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jessicadx8072rf
Jan 4, 2020
One of the best days of our Holiday! - This tour was easily one of the highlights of our 2 week trip in Thailand. We were picked up in Ao Nang at the meeting place & taken to Ao Thalane bay where we received a safety briefing before getting into the Kayaks. There are no words for how stunning the scenery is. We felt incredibly lucky. Although we had no prior experience of sea kayaking, we felt in safe hands with our guide who was both informative and helpful. We continued the day by going to Hong Island, which was also beautiful & well worth going to. Highly recommend for a fantastic day in Krabi.
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Conger
Nov 25, 2019
Friendly and helpful guide, great scenery - The tour guide for the sea kayak is very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Ao Thalane is really a beautiful place to visit via kayak. I saw crabs, monitor lizards, mudskippers and kingfishers. Hong Island is equally wonderful, and I had great fun wading around in the lagoon since I cannot swim. Travelling in a small group is an experience worth paying a bit more for.
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Ndph
May 3, 2019
Ask for A - great guide and lovely end to our trip - When kayaking and exploring the guide makes all the difference - our guide A (sic) made it excellent. From finding hidden beaches and James Bond scenes to explaining the history and environment locally. While a long day, it was very enjoyable and great mix of kayaking (6km) and beaches (in the Hong Island group)
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Farrfarraway
Jan 14, 2019
Great value, stunning scenery, fun adventure - The beach at Koh Hong was beautiful with white powdery sand. The snorkeling was great even though the visibility was 2-3 meters. The water was shallow enough you could see everything clearly- sea cucumbers, giant clams, puffer fish, coral (soft and hard) and all sorts of tropical fish. The lunch was some of the best thai food we had on our trip and it was included in the price of the tour. Finally, kayaking through the mangrove forest of Ao Thalane was breathtaking. We saw a troop of monkeys and mad our way to a cave and then through a slot canyon with tropical trees clinging to walls of the cliffs on either side. It Was AWSOME! What a great excursion.
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Joelmd4484nc
Dec 21, 2022
Otto is a great guide and wonderful man......helped take the sting out of limited kayaking on a kayaking trip! - While we thoroughly enjoyed the almost 2 hours kayaking through mangroves/canyons of Ao Thalane Bay with the wonderful Otto as our guide, we were truly disappointed in not getting to do the sea kayaking portion of the trip at Hong Island. While we ending up having essentially a private kayaking tour as nobody other than our group of 4 signed up, if you say the tour offers sea kayaking at Hong Island then it should be offered. We were told at the morning briefing that sea kayaking was not included. Felt a bit ripped off. While I understand the disclaimer of trip itinerary could be changed due to weather, there were no weather issues that would have prevented our kayaking at Hong Island. We signed up for this trip to spend the bulk of the day kayaking and that's not what was delivered to us. Instead of lunch at Ranger Station on Hong Island, we ate at some mediocre restaurant in Ao Thalane Bay area. Not a big deal for this to change, but seems like the trip as now structured is not as described in the sales info.
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Vic_c
Mar 19, 2020
The mangrove kiaking - The pickup was well organised The guide was informative and attentive The food was fine We did find the kiaking on the sea on the way back quite hard😊
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