FEB 08 - iii DAY SNORKELLING TRIP TO THE SIMILAN ISLANDS
Back-bay together with beach at Similan Island #4 - some opportunities for beach fourth dimension together with small treks on Poseidon's Similan Islands snorkelling trip.
I finally got my wishing together with did the iii day-2night live-aboard snorkelling trip to the Similans set on past times Poseidon Bangalows out of Khao Lak inwards belatedly January.
I constitute it i of the best alive aboard trips I’ve done together with highly recommend it to non exclusively to people who similar snorkelling some pretty expert reefs together with checking fantabulous marine-life, but others who exactly similar chugging around on a comfortable slow-boat thru a serial of scenic islands (the Similans are a string of ix hilly woods clad islands close 70km off the Andaman coast together with roughly the same distance due north of Phuket’s northern end).
I intend to practice a paper submission when I teach the time, together with thence I’ll exactly give a summary inwards signal degree for the fourth dimension being:
* We snorkelled over a dozen locations at vi islands, got several hours beach fourth dimension on ii gorgeous beaches together with had fourth dimension for a flake of trekking to some pretty overnice isle viewpoints.
Viewpoint at Donald Duck Bay, isle #8.
* There were 17 guests on the boat - i Orstrayan, ii Yanks, ii Finns together with 12 Swedes. Poseidon is a Swedish-Thai owned operation.
v crew - Lars, the immature affable Swedish snorkelling guide (who gave his laid-back review at every novel halt inwards fantabulous English), the Captain Chuy together with his deckhand , addition the ii cookies, chef Mai together with helper Su.
Lars was a expert snorkeller together with Chuy was the best Thai inwards the H2O I’ve seen. He had an amazing oculus - he could spot lobsters together with octopuses from the surface inwards 8m of H2O - I had to conduct maintain his discussion together with follow him downwardly unopen earlier I saw them.
* Food was outstanding - non the green bungalow materials (not that I don't taste that) but similar to a expert Thai banquet where close v unlike courses are handed around. There were e'er coffee, tea together with fruit on offer. You tin purchase beer together with soft drinks on account.
Tucker-time - snorkelling all 24-hour interval builds a expert appetite - nutrient character together with quantity matched it.
* The boat Duang Ta looks to last a converted modest Thai manner ferry together with is really comfortable together with good appointed.
There is enough of room together with thence yous aren’t tripping over other guests similar some of the Aussie trips I’ve done (see Cruising Tropical Islands on a Budget)
Sleeping quarters inwards the hull is a long dorm-like expanse amongst wooden partitions together with curtains for privacy, mattresses together with pillows I constitute comfortable, a low-cal for reading together with aircon at nighttime for non-swelter zzzzs. About one-half the guests elected to slumber on deck nether the stars.
There are ii spacious areas for sunbathing, which is an fantabulous agency to pass the fourth dimension when chugging betwixt islands. The big covered dining expanse was ideal for shade lovers.
The Swedish connecter gets some Sun betwixt islands.
Fresh H2O is unremarkably express on smaller boats but nosotros were told nosotros could shower after every snorkel together with whatever other fourth dimension nosotros liked, but non to remain nether for a huge amount of time. The shower is located close the parent platform used to access the sea - rinse off every bit shortly every bit yous hop out.
There are ii western manner toilets.
Duang Ta (image Poseidon Bungalows)
* Lars together with Chuy conduct maintain lots of photos both inwards together with out of the H2O which Lars burns to CD (including top shots from previous trips together with a video) together with makes available close xx minutes after supply to Poseidon - for 600baht from memory. I had to scoot to endeavour together with brand an un-booked Ranong coach together with and thence can’t demo yous whatever of the shots. But the Poseidon website has some overnice full general ones.
http://www.similantour.com/photos.html
* Similans coral is supposed to last some of the best inwards Thailand. It is the best I’ve seen inwards Thailand.
But it is a footstep downwardly from the best I’ve seen elsewhere (Australia’s Great Barrier Reef together with nearby islands). And it isn’t every bit expert every bit some Pacific isle coral I’ve snorkelled. It lacks the multifariousness of color together with degree yous run into inwards the best places. AndI didn’t swim through whatever deep coral canyons where yous surprise the hell out of divers - or discovery whatever submarine caves yous tin swim into together with popular out thru a hole inwards the top of the reef.
Similans coral shot past times Crocodrilo - hey, the H2O is pretty clear here!
I thought the other marine life was top-grade. Besides the multitude of fish, I saw several turtles next i for close 10 minutes, lots of morays together with other eels, several octopuses, i sea-snake, a dyad of lobsters together with a few modest rays.
Maybe BIG fish were lacking - no giant wrasses the size of modest cows yous run into inwards Commonwealth of Australia (I’m non exaggerating). But other people inwards the political party saw barracuda together with harmless black-tip reef sharks . We detoured away from the Similans to nearby Ko Bon because dive boats reported manta-rays, but didn’t run into any. Ko Bon was a duplication of the Similans otherwise, together with thence was notwithstanding an interesting snorkel.
Being together with thence far off the coast visibility inwards all areas was really good.
Captain Chuy had a expert oculus on the surface also together with spotted this turtle every bit nosotros were chugging along. The turtle hung around for close xv minutes.
Update July 2011 - I was lately checking some websites to run into what other live-aboard Similans snorkelling trips were available, together with constitute my moving-picture demo inwards a higher house on i dive-snorkelling outfit's site - no acknowledgement to me or to Poseidon. Cheeky but typical. I bet they won't offering me a discount on i of their trips for later on this year.
By the way, the ii mature historic menstruum Finns on the trip were diving together with snorkelling fanatics - they were e'er outset inwards the H2O together with finally out, together with could teach agency downwardly to where the captain was peering nether mushroom corals for lobsters etc. They had exactly come upwardly off a trip to the Surins where they stayed at National Park HQ together with took long tails to diverse locations. They told me the Surins were non quite upwardly to the standards of the Similans coral together with fish etc wise. The said nearby Richelieu Rock was slightly amend than both, but a footstep downwardly from the best they’d seen - the Red Sea.
But psyche up, fifty-fifty for people who conduct maintain seen the best, the Similans are notwithstanding fantabulous value. They appeared to last having the fourth dimension of their life together with I enjoyed my trip immensely.
Lisa from Idaho tries fire-stick twirling nether the tutelage of swain countryman Blaiz at Donald Duck Bay on isle #8. The sand hither is close the whitest I've seen inwards Thailand. As a affair of fact it don't teach also much whiter anywhere. My 1999 daytrip visited this beach, the onetime NP Headquarter's beach - the nicely tree-shaded expanse behind was packed amongst tents, picnic tables, NP bungalows together with admin buildings. The seismic sea wave trashed them - in that location was a modest grouping of Thais rebuilding but it volition last a long fourth dimension earlier this expanse reopens to accommodation. The other NP Headquarters beach on isle #4 faces due north together with had kid damage. It is a existent overnice location, i time again amongst bungalows together with tents where I aim to pass a few days during some time to come trip.
* Complaints? Well I can’t actually cry back of also many.
-About one-half the sleeping-berths were doubles together with these looked a flake narrow for ii to me. I noticed the Finns who were on their 2nd Poseidon trip, grabbed unmarried bunks.
-Maybe nosotros didn’t brand total purpose of the finally 24-hour interval - nosotros left isle #4 non also long after luncheon together with were inwards port shortly after 4pm. But a few of the guests were wanting to selection upwardly booked Bangkok buses, together with thence perhaps this slightly early on supply isn't e'er the situation.
In whatever representative it 's balanced past times the early on start - nosotros were chugging out of harbour at 0745 outset morning, all seated around the tabular array upwardly inwards the scenic dining expanse every bit the outset delicious trays of breakfast nutrient were passed around.
Beach at National Park HQ, isle #4.
For an update together with some overnice underwater shots, run into Crocodrilo's
Trip Report section.
You tin also cheque MV's interesting photo-report close his remain on Ko Tachie - this lovely piffling isle is a fair distance due north of Similans 1 to ix islands but is business office of the Similans National Park.
If yous desire to practice a trip written report on the Similans or whatever other location delight transportation text together with whatever shots to lajolla22@hotmail.com
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In Apr 2012 I finally got to remain on the Similan islands themselves. I conduct maintain a page here for people who are interested inwards the same. There is a sublink to MV's fantabulous trip written report to the lesser known outer Similan isle of Ko Tachai.
If yous are planning to see the Similans yous may last interested inwards nearby Khao Lak
and the Surins Islands.
A dyad of really relaxed seldom visited islands inwards the expanse are Ko Kho Khao together with Ko Phra Thong. The latter has a dive operation, Blue Guru which must last the closest such outfit to the Surins together with Richelieu Rock. You tin also practice Similans 24-hour interval boat trips from these islands..
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Back-bay together with beach at Similan Island #4 - some opportunities for beach fourth dimension together with small treks on Poseidon's Similan Islands snorkelling trip.I finally got my wishing together with did the iii day-2night live-aboard snorkelling trip to the Similans set on past times Poseidon Bangalows out of Khao Lak inwards belatedly January.
I constitute it i of the best alive aboard trips I’ve done together with highly recommend it to non exclusively to people who similar snorkelling some pretty expert reefs together with checking fantabulous marine-life, but others who exactly similar chugging around on a comfortable slow-boat thru a serial of scenic islands (the Similans are a string of ix hilly woods clad islands close 70km off the Andaman coast together with roughly the same distance due north of Phuket’s northern end).
I intend to practice a paper submission when I teach the time, together with thence I’ll exactly give a summary inwards signal degree for the fourth dimension being:
* We snorkelled over a dozen locations at vi islands, got several hours beach fourth dimension on ii gorgeous beaches together with had fourth dimension for a flake of trekking to some pretty overnice isle viewpoints.
Viewpoint at Donald Duck Bay, isle #8.* There were 17 guests on the boat - i Orstrayan, ii Yanks, ii Finns together with 12 Swedes. Poseidon is a Swedish-Thai owned operation.
v crew - Lars, the immature affable Swedish snorkelling guide (who gave his laid-back review at every novel halt inwards fantabulous English), the Captain Chuy together with his deckhand , addition the ii cookies, chef Mai together with helper Su.
Lars was a expert snorkeller together with Chuy was the best Thai inwards the H2O I’ve seen. He had an amazing oculus - he could spot lobsters together with octopuses from the surface inwards 8m of H2O - I had to conduct maintain his discussion together with follow him downwardly unopen earlier I saw them.
* Food was outstanding - non the green bungalow materials (not that I don't taste that) but similar to a expert Thai banquet where close v unlike courses are handed around. There were e'er coffee, tea together with fruit on offer. You tin purchase beer together with soft drinks on account.
Tucker-time - snorkelling all 24-hour interval builds a expert appetite - nutrient character together with quantity matched it.* The boat Duang Ta looks to last a converted modest Thai manner ferry together with is really comfortable together with good appointed.
There is enough of room together with thence yous aren’t tripping over other guests similar some of the Aussie trips I’ve done (see Cruising Tropical Islands on a Budget)
Sleeping quarters inwards the hull is a long dorm-like expanse amongst wooden partitions together with curtains for privacy, mattresses together with pillows I constitute comfortable, a low-cal for reading together with aircon at nighttime for non-swelter zzzzs. About one-half the guests elected to slumber on deck nether the stars.
There are ii spacious areas for sunbathing, which is an fantabulous agency to pass the fourth dimension when chugging betwixt islands. The big covered dining expanse was ideal for shade lovers.
The Swedish connecter gets some Sun betwixt islands.Fresh H2O is unremarkably express on smaller boats but nosotros were told nosotros could shower after every snorkel together with whatever other fourth dimension nosotros liked, but non to remain nether for a huge amount of time. The shower is located close the parent platform used to access the sea - rinse off every bit shortly every bit yous hop out.
There are ii western manner toilets.
Duang Ta (image Poseidon Bungalows)* Lars together with Chuy conduct maintain lots of photos both inwards together with out of the H2O which Lars burns to CD (including top shots from previous trips together with a video) together with makes available close xx minutes after supply to Poseidon - for 600baht from memory. I had to scoot to endeavour together with brand an un-booked Ranong coach together with and thence can’t demo yous whatever of the shots. But the Poseidon website has some overnice full general ones.
http://www.similantour.com/photos.html
* Similans coral is supposed to last some of the best inwards Thailand. It is the best I’ve seen inwards Thailand.
But it is a footstep downwardly from the best I’ve seen elsewhere (Australia’s Great Barrier Reef together with nearby islands). And it isn’t every bit expert every bit some Pacific isle coral I’ve snorkelled. It lacks the multifariousness of color together with degree yous run into inwards the best places. AndI didn’t swim through whatever deep coral canyons where yous surprise the hell out of divers - or discovery whatever submarine caves yous tin swim into together with popular out thru a hole inwards the top of the reef.
Similans coral shot past times Crocodrilo - hey, the H2O is pretty clear here!I thought the other marine life was top-grade. Besides the multitude of fish, I saw several turtles next i for close 10 minutes, lots of morays together with other eels, several octopuses, i sea-snake, a dyad of lobsters together with a few modest rays.
Maybe BIG fish were lacking - no giant wrasses the size of modest cows yous run into inwards Commonwealth of Australia (I’m non exaggerating). But other people inwards the political party saw barracuda together with harmless black-tip reef sharks . We detoured away from the Similans to nearby Ko Bon because dive boats reported manta-rays, but didn’t run into any. Ko Bon was a duplication of the Similans otherwise, together with thence was notwithstanding an interesting snorkel.
Being together with thence far off the coast visibility inwards all areas was really good.
Captain Chuy had a expert oculus on the surface also together with spotted this turtle every bit nosotros were chugging along. The turtle hung around for close xv minutes.Update July 2011 - I was lately checking some websites to run into what other live-aboard Similans snorkelling trips were available, together with constitute my moving-picture demo inwards a higher house on i dive-snorkelling outfit's site - no acknowledgement to me or to Poseidon. Cheeky but typical. I bet they won't offering me a discount on i of their trips for later on this year.
By the way, the ii mature historic menstruum Finns on the trip were diving together with snorkelling fanatics - they were e'er outset inwards the H2O together with finally out, together with could teach agency downwardly to where the captain was peering nether mushroom corals for lobsters etc. They had exactly come upwardly off a trip to the Surins where they stayed at National Park HQ together with took long tails to diverse locations. They told me the Surins were non quite upwardly to the standards of the Similans coral together with fish etc wise. The said nearby Richelieu Rock was slightly amend than both, but a footstep downwardly from the best they’d seen - the Red Sea.
But psyche up, fifty-fifty for people who conduct maintain seen the best, the Similans are notwithstanding fantabulous value. They appeared to last having the fourth dimension of their life together with I enjoyed my trip immensely.
Lisa from Idaho tries fire-stick twirling nether the tutelage of swain countryman Blaiz at Donald Duck Bay on isle #8. The sand hither is close the whitest I've seen inwards Thailand. As a affair of fact it don't teach also much whiter anywhere. My 1999 daytrip visited this beach, the onetime NP Headquarter's beach - the nicely tree-shaded expanse behind was packed amongst tents, picnic tables, NP bungalows together with admin buildings. The seismic sea wave trashed them - in that location was a modest grouping of Thais rebuilding but it volition last a long fourth dimension earlier this expanse reopens to accommodation. The other NP Headquarters beach on isle #4 faces due north together with had kid damage. It is a existent overnice location, i time again amongst bungalows together with tents where I aim to pass a few days during some time to come trip.* Complaints? Well I can’t actually cry back of also many.
-About one-half the sleeping-berths were doubles together with these looked a flake narrow for ii to me. I noticed the Finns who were on their 2nd Poseidon trip, grabbed unmarried bunks.
-Maybe nosotros didn’t brand total purpose of the finally 24-hour interval - nosotros left isle #4 non also long after luncheon together with were inwards port shortly after 4pm. But a few of the guests were wanting to selection upwardly booked Bangkok buses, together with thence perhaps this slightly early on supply isn't e'er the situation.
In whatever representative it 's balanced past times the early on start - nosotros were chugging out of harbour at 0745 outset morning, all seated around the tabular array upwardly inwards the scenic dining expanse every bit the outset delicious trays of breakfast nutrient were passed around.
Beach at National Park HQ, isle #4.For an update together with some overnice underwater shots, run into Crocodrilo's
Trip Report section.
You tin also cheque MV's interesting photo-report close his remain on Ko Tachie - this lovely piffling isle is a fair distance due north of Similans 1 to ix islands but is business office of the Similans National Park.
If yous desire to practice a trip written report on the Similans or whatever other location delight transportation text together with whatever shots to lajolla22@hotmail.com
-----------------------------------------------
In Apr 2012 I finally got to remain on the Similan islands themselves. I conduct maintain a page here for people who are interested inwards the same. There is a sublink to MV's fantabulous trip written report to the lesser known outer Similan isle of Ko Tachai.
If yous are planning to see the Similans yous may last interested inwards nearby Khao Lak
and the Surins Islands.
A dyad of really relaxed seldom visited islands inwards the expanse are Ko Kho Khao together with Ko Phra Thong. The latter has a dive operation, Blue Guru which must last the closest such outfit to the Surins together with Richelieu Rock. You tin also practice Similans 24-hour interval boat trips from these islands..
------------------------------------------------
If yous conduct maintain whatever questions, delight inquire them inwards THE FORUM rather than below. I don't teach a jeopardy to cheque all threads daily, but unless I'm travelling I'll endeavour to monitor THE FORUM regularly.
BACK TO INDEX Sumber http://tezza-thailandbeachesandislands.blogspot.com/