Apr 10, 2025
Great day snorkelling and seeing all the pigs roaming free on the island. Recommend this. - Great trip, boat was nice and the guides were brilliant bring out fruit platters while we were in the sea. Pig island was brilliant it was surprisingly clean considering how many pigs and dogs there were. Great trip.
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Dec 2, 2024
Really recommend! - This tour is very convenient... we had a few stations and everything was fun we enjoyed a lot! Highly recommend
Review provided by Viator
Sep 20, 2024
An extraordinary experience, 70th birthday for Mom! - My mother celebrated 70.
It was an amazing experience, we took care of everything and exactly as agreed.
And most importantly, Mom was crazy!
The ship's crew had services and took care of everything we wanted and asked.
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Jun 22, 2024
Best trip - Best trip on this island, very well organised, have been taken to the best spots for snorkelling! Very well looked after with plenty of soft drinks / fruit / crisps. Crew all lovely, shoutout to captain for providing guided snorkelling spots.
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Mar 28, 2024
Fun day out with beautiful scenery - This was a fun, relaxing trip with beautiful scenery. We arrived at Nathon Pier via cruise ship and were collected promptly at the agreed time with a driver holding a sign with my name on it. Then a 25-ish minute drive to the departure location in the southern part of Koh Samui. We were delayed here due to another group getting on the wrong bus, however this was explained to us in a timely fashion. In the end we were 20 minutes late in departing, but this wasn't really a problem as there was plenty of shade to rest in and lots to look at. Then our small group of 9 hopped on a well-maintained speed boat with friendly, English-speaking staff to the first destination, which was a beautiful small beach where we were the only people. We had 30 minutes time to swim in the calm, warm water and were served lovely fresh fruit whilst swimming. Then back to the boat, second destination was a reef where we spent some time snorkelling. There were several groups here but still didn't feel too crowded. Third destination was pig island. The pigs were adorable and well-behaved, mostly congregated around the two food outlets unsurprisingly. There was a great bar with some cheap, delicious Thai food and I had a very good Pina Colada. Quick swim after lunch to cool off, then back on the speedboat, then transferred back to the cruise ship pier in a timely fashion. Cold water and soft drinks were available all day. A great way to spend 5 hours in Koh Samui, particularly if you have seen most of the island already.
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Jul 19, 2024
Pig island - Tour guides were lovely! Lots of fish but was a little crowded. The pigs were relatively friendly!!!!
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Apr 8, 2024
The name of the tour is misleading - My wife and I booked the “Pigs Island exclusive Semi VIP” by Samui VIP Speed Boat. The name of the tour is misleading on 2 counts, one negative and one positive:
(1) There was no “Semi VIP” as regards to pick up. No sign of driver at cruise pier. After waiting fruitlessly, we walked to the Speed Boat Pier’s car park. Also no sign of the car/van there. The photo of the van sent to me was misleading, as it was from an album, not at where the van was parked, otherwise I could have deciphered where the van was parked. Many WhatsApp messages and phone calls from me went unanswered until about half an hour later. Then the driver was told to come to the cruise pier. The pickup of another group of passengers (from hotels) was also badly arranged, resulting in half an hour delay to the tour’s departure.
(2) The tour was more than to “Pigs Island”. First we had a good view of Laemsor Pagoda from the speedboat, then the speed boat sent us (smooth ride) to a beautiful beach where we swam in super clear chest-high water with white sandy bottom. There was also a big plate of cut fruits on a float, so we could eat the fruits while swimming. Next, we had a smooth ride by speed boat to a snorkelling spot where I saw swarms of colourful fishes (which I video recorded with an underwater camera), being fed by the boat’s captain as he led us (swam) to the coral and seagrass area. Then we were brought to Pigs Island. What surprised me was that there was no foul smell as there was no sign of pig’s droppings. The pigs appeared to have been trained to excrete at somewhere far from the tourist area. The pigs were clean as they did not wallow in mud. The place was sandy. The pigs were very tame and loved to be patted and stroked. There was an area for drinks/snacks and relaxation. Finally we brought to a beautiful beach with many eateries, for lunch (at our own expense). There was also shower facility, so we could shower there and change into clean clothes before having lunch. After lunch and relaxation at the beach, the speedboat brought us back to Ko Samui and the van sent us back to Nathan Cruise Pier. An enjoyable trip. Would have rated the tour 5 stars if not for the poor pickup arrangement.
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Feb 23, 2025
But shambolic but pig island worth a visit - The driver was 20 mins late picking up. We had no idea how to contact. So was about to give up when they turned up The guide on the trip spoke little English so we were never sure what was going on. Pig island was nice. Snorkelling was horrid as lots of weeds wrapping around your ankles and few fish. The speed boat trip was a good way to travel as very choppy sea but he rode with the waves so not too bumpy. On the way back we had to wait 45 mins for the driver to pick us up, so bit of a shambles really. No tea/coffee on offer as advertised and no beach games equipment provided.
Review provided by Viator
Oct 21, 2024
Solid trip, nothing special, rating is misleading (imo) - the place they take you swimming is full of trash, snorkeling was underwelming, the place itself is not really designated for snorkeling (not a lot to see besides stones and seagrass…from time to time you see some little fish in between) and they just tell you to get in the water, you have one hour to snorkel around… a guide or spotter would be helpful at least. Best part was that they wouldn‘t even have enough masks if nobody had brought their own equipment… one of the masks started leaking and they didn‘t even have a spare one. As I had seen enough after 30 of 60 min snorkeling, I lended them my mask.
Pig island was nice. Exactly what we expected but not more than you get with any other crew…
So all in all a 3 star trip at best. You can get the same quality way cheaper local.
What made me deduct another star was the unfriendly staff at the pier.
They had playful little puppies roaming around the place and there were some kids in the group who would have liked to play with them for some minutes or take some pics (we also tbh…it was quite the highlight of the trip) but they just told us sorry but you have to go now and gently leaded us out the area…
I did some trips around the island and this was the worst one so far.
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Feb 21, 2025
Complete lies & incompetence - Booked a semi private experience, which actually had 4 different groups in! Full mini bus, Same size as any other activity, not private in any way.
No real food at all, a few bits of melon is not a platter. No tea or coffee offered at any point.
No clear instructions, safety briefing or itinerary run down at any point, didn't lnow what on earth we were doing for most of the day.
First we were taken to a random pointless shore and told we would spend 40 mins there, nobody knew why & asked if we could snorkel, they said no. So everyone was just stood around in some shallow water confused for 40 mins. Then we finally were taken to a different place where we were told we could finally snorkel, but after 10 minutes they told everyone to get back on board! It was extremely frustrating & annoying.
No toys/games offered at any point.
When at pig island we were told to meet back at the boat at 12pm, 12:30pm, 1pm some guy eben wrote 22:45 in the sand! No body had a clue what was going on..... And when confusion is brought to the table, people get fed up & don't want to get caught out by incredibly terrible instructions so we were all just wondering back & forth to the boat. Was a complete disaster of a trip & a waste of a day & money.
Then after we were rushed back 45 minutes earlier than what was expected, we had to sit in some awful made up seating area for at least 30+ minutes for out mini bus to pick us all back up.
Absolute joke, zero stars should be an option
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