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• Fab snorkeling

  Julie B,

  Nov 27, 2024

  - Viator

  4.00

  Brilliant snorkeling and beaches and sea beautiful, but very busy as lots of boat trips which I didn't expect

• Don’t waste your money. Use Google images instead

  Ruby A,

  Jan 31, 2024

  - Viator

  2.00

  We booked this trip hoping for a beautiful snorkelling experience. Starting with the positives, the operation was very well executed. We were dropped off at the harbour and clearly directed to exactly where we needed to go. The staff were excellent, entertaining and very friendly. Breakfast was provided but we didn’t eat as we had already eaten at our hotel so I can’t comment on the quality of the breakfast. We were offered sea sickness tablets before we got on the boat which was a fabulous touch. Now come the negatives. Then we were packed like sardines into a speedboat where you couldn’t move or see out to sea at all as the walls on the boat were too high. Really not great for 90 minutes out to sea for someone who suffers from motion sickness. It was hideous. Our guide informed us that there were a lot of jellyfish at the moment and we would try to find snorkelling areas that would be safe. We arrived at the first island (not for snorkelling) and there were already thousands of people there. We went for a swim and quickly came out thanks to the jellyfish already stinging us. Great start to the day. We then got back into our sardine can and went to the first snorkelling stop where people jumped in and straight back out because you guessed it… more jellyfish. It felt like the guides needed to get us in for snorkelling as it was sold as a snorkelling trip. That’s when the party music started. Now the Similan Islands are beautiful. There is no denying it. But you go there for the beauty not for Black Eyed Peas being blasted out like you’re in Magaluf in the height of European summer. It was terrible. The crowds made the island feel like Disneyland without the magic. The food for lunch was inedible and there wasn’t any option to buy anything to substitute it. The whole day was full of screeching guides which completely ruined any sense of peace you’d want from such a beautiful location. The snorkelling was OK. Nothing special at all. I really wouldn’t waste your money and just look at Google images instead.

• Not what we expected

  karin z,

  Feb 20, 2023

  - Viator

  2.00

  Two of the islands we didn’t stop at the island. The boat was parked in very wavy water to jump off and snorkel. That was not made clear beforehand, we thought we would get to lay on the beach as well. At the snorkeling location my friend got gasoline oil in her hair. The food was inedible. We barely had any time at the first island. Was not what we expected overall.

• Lacklustre trip for the price, but exceptional staff

  Kayleigh R,

  Feb 6, 2023

  - Viator

  2.00

  We booked this tour last minute during our trip in December. Whilst the Similan Islands were beautiful, I would not recommend the tour. This was a huge company with 100's of people going on the trip on the same day. There were lots of people in each snorkelling spots, the boats were cramped and felt rushed with limited time snorkelling, despite this being advertised as a 'Snorkelling Tour'. There was lots of shouting into megaphones to organise what was a pretty chaotic trip and if you're not a strong swimmer, don't book this tour as they cannot look after you in the same way that a small group trip could. For reference, we visited Phi Phi Islands earlier in our holiday, which we expected to be much busier and more touristy, but it was the complete opposite. We had a small group with an excellent tour guide. I would highly recommend booking with a small company that knows the secret spots on a nicer boat, as it was not the experience I was expecting for the price. The boat was more like being seated on an airplane than a catamaran, which is not what I expected having done many trips in the past. Maybe this was my fault and I should have done more research, but I was expecting panoramic views of the ocean and the ability to move about. For the price, I expected a better experience. The food was pretty terrible (and I'm not one to typically complain) and the whole trip didn't feel very special. There is one caveat to this however... The staff were EXCEPTIONAL! It was an incredibly rough day at sea and the majority of the passengers were ill on the return (beware - they offer you sickness tablets on arrival). The boat crew could not have been better at looking after everyone and I cannot praise them highly enough. Fantastic people!

• Snorkeling adventure

  Perry R,

  Jan 12, 2023

  - Viator

  4.00

  A large business that is well organised. A large number or people attended on several boats. Our boat had about 60 people. We well looked after and fed through out the day. Snorkeling and swimming was a lot of fun. Plenty to see. Make sure to take your motion sickness pills.