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Private Longtail Boat Tour: Discover Pig Island From Koh Samui
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15 Ratings
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Embark on a private longtail boat tour from Koh Samui to Pig Island and discover a trendy spot with white sandy beaches, clear seawater, and friendly pigs. Book now!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ko Mat Sum - Koh Madsum has recently become famous for its Island pig family, no longer is it named Koh Madsum but Pig island. A fantastic trip for families with children and travel onboard a traditional Thai longtail boat.
But what makes Pig Island truly unique – are its friendly residents – wild boars! Soak up in the sun and admire the breathtaking scenery of Koh Samui on the horizon, while the boars are roaming around freely. The water is clear and calm, while the surrounding coral reef is vibrant.
Pig Island is an incredible day trip. With a white sandy beach and some lush interior, including mangrove forests, there are few eco-adventures to undertake in Pig Island as well. Kayaking along the shore, you may come across some rare birds and elusive monitor lizards. You can even reach Koh Tan, the second secluded island in the vicinity, offering even more remarkable snorkeling, trekking, and wildlife exploration.
Welcome to a Thai version of the Bahamas!
What's Included
- Drinking water
- Hotel Transfer (Option)
- Life jacket, Snorkeling mask
- Accident Insurance
What's Not Included
- Park fee 50 baht/person
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Pig Island or Koh Madsum has a lovely long white sandy beach. Here you also can relax on the beautiful beach or swim in the clear seawater. If you want to relax also have the shade of the tree on the island. If you are hungry, there is a bar that you can order some drinks and food too. When you come on this island, you will be surprised that some pigs are living here. They came from Koh Tan, they swam across the sea to live on this island. Here is a new trendy spot to explore! The trip by longtail boat takes about 15
- The boat charter will standby there for you until enough time. (Maximum within 4 hours using the boat and standby time)
- Visit the famous pigs on Pig Island, you can take pictures, feed, and play with these pigs and enjoy the spectacular scenery of the island.
- The private longtail boat is suitable for the group of maximum 8 people.
- Enjoy the convenience of pick-up and drop-off direct from your hotel.
- Guests who are pregnant or have high blood pressure, heart disease and bone diseases are not recommended to join the tour
Location
Thong Krut Pier
Meet your professional captain at Thong Krut Pier. The activity provider will confirm the exact meeting point time via email. You may be considered a no-show if you arrive more than 10 minutes late or after the captain has moved on from the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Alexanderdb8336wd
May 1, 2024
Nice experience - It was very nice. We were alone on a boat (5 persons), had plenty of time on a pig island and at some snorkeling point, everyone was very friendly. Pickup from hotel and back as promised. Nice experience.
Note that pigs are not so cute and friendly, approach them with caution.
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Leah_s
Dec 21, 2023
Great trip to pig island - This trip was amazing! Being in our own group definitely was a plus. We were able to get out to the island before it got busy, and chose when we left. The pigs seem healthy and well taken care of! There were also puppies which was a bonus. The snorkeling was fun as well, the water wasn’t super clear but you could see about four feet which was enough to see the coral and some fish. Overall I would recommend this trip.
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Briandb1624so
Feb 17, 2023
Pigs&Snorkel - Pigs are fun. well worth it. friendly guide took us to pig island in the morning. we stayed for 2 hours, fed the pigs, went for a little walk. it is great there. then took a quick snorkel and was back by noon. great half day trip.
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131saschak
Mar 4, 2024
Recommended tourist attraction - The organization was very good and everything worked out wonderfully.
The snorkeling was nice but too complicated for our five-year-old. Of course, that's not the organizer's fault. :)
Pig Island was a very special experience. It is and remains a tourist attraction and that's how it feels. Nevertheless, the visit is recommended.
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Paul_victoriad311ton
Aug 28, 2023
Good tour - keeps it nice and simple - Nice tour which keeps is simeole would recommend. We went in the morning and avoided the crowds which were appearing en masse as we left around 11am
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Famtb2015
Jul 31, 2023
Cute pigs, but only feed them from the plate! - It is very nice to sail to the island and see the pigs. We were the second group, so it was still very quiet.
The animals look well cared for and satisfied. You can also feed them, a bag of food costs 50 baht. You will receive a sign with it. Use this plate too, although there is a great temptation to feed them by hand. Our son was (accidentally) bitten on his finger, which required a visit to the hospital (and four more times after that due to the necessary rabies vaccination).
It was not the pig's fault that this went wrong, but a more urgent warning to only feed from the plate would have been nice.
We have received good help.
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Stephen_g
Aug 12, 2024
An 'okay' experience - It wasn't the best of starts when the pickup time was changed to an hour earlier on the day, so having just sat down to breakfast we got a message that our pick up driver was here. Whizzing across the sea on the longtail boat was ok, although constant sea spray in the face prevented a relaxing view. The snorkelling was good with a variety of interesting fish. I'd especially looked forward to that part, so was s great 45 minutes.
Moving onto pig island, it was nice to see and feed the pigs, although nothing much else to do there for the hour to be fair. We've done some fabulous trips whilst in Koh Samui, but in hindsight i'd book a different snorkelling based trip as that was the highlight part for me.
We got back, don't know why the lady took our photo at the start on the boat as nothing received or heard since. I left a tip with the non-english speaking boat captain; but slightly disappointed he just took it from me without any acknowledgment or even a smile (very unlike anyone else). Overall, would rate as 'okay'.
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Jasmine
Sep 23, 2022
Love Pig Island but not the snorkeling - The pig island itself is very nice to visit at afternoon timing, guess there is not much of people there at this timing. The sand is white and very nice to take lot photos. The pigs are there, lot big and small one, very cute and fun to feed them. Snorkeling point was not good, water not clear perhaps the timing issue, manage to saw some fish but visibility is very low or else it could be quite ok.
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886samtw
Dec 25, 2022
The absolute epitome of unstainable tourism - The only reason this is getting two stars is because the pigs appear to be healthy and well fed.
Otherwise, avoid.
Tourism is a key industry for Thailand, but so many stakeholders don't care about doing it sustainability.
The island is absolutely filthy. Garbage and plastic everywhere. No waste management or recycling. No running water. The coral reef they take everyone to is dead.
I'll give the Philippines' Duterte some credit. They shut down Boracay because of the environmental damage from over tourism and told them to get their act together. Thailand is ruled by a literal military junta, so why don't they do the same?
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Mcgrory12
Aug 18, 2022
Avoid at all costs - An awful experience. We snorkelled first and it was underwhelming, too many boats, who couldn’t care less that their anchors were hooked into coral. No fish and coral was dead. Too many tourists standing on what coral was left. Arrived at pig island and was hassled to pay an extra 50 baht per person to be on the island. It was filthy, full of litter, certainly not what you expect from an island experience. We left after 30 minutes as it was so depressing, I honestly don’t know why anyone would rate this a five star, it was a waste of an afternoon and left me feeling very sad. Avoid at all costs.
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