3 Khai Islands Snorkeling Tour by Speed Boat

Posted By : kanstantsind2016
We booked this tour but my wife got a stomach bug the night before. I warned them about 1 hour before the pick up time asking if we could reschedule. They said no - I told them that then we are not coming and that they should not wait for us. The driver still came to the hotel. They were happy to take a person with the stomach bug on board and had no regard to the well-being of other tourists and staff. We didn’t go but this is very concerning. Needless to say that we are not booking this tour again.
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Posted On : 2023-09-01 21:16:28

Posted By : Q7410KJnancyh
Mediocre experience going to the Khai Islands via Just Go Phuket. We made the most of it, but I regret not paying more with a different tour company that doesn't spend their time fear mongering to upsell you water shoes or snorkeling gear for muggy water with no marine life in it (in very very poor english might I add - they do their best I know, but all we captured was meeting times, thank God for the visuals during the pre-tour presentation)!

Also, try and avoid the cloudy/rainy day if you can, I know, easier said than done in rainy season Thailand, the ride by speedboat was a little violent and not for the faint of heart. Too many people crammed on the boat too, which was the oldest looking speedboat on the pier.

I also wish they had a half day option for Phi Phi islands - the khai islands are not that impressive. We appreciated the inexpensive food options at the first & third island.

The second island is not an island, it's just a huge rock, no shore, they just park the boat in front of it while it wobbles enough to make you dizzy and nauseous and then tell everyone to snorkel for 30 mins before they take you to the last island.

I also did not appreciate that they did not warn us about extra expenses (island fees) before, it's nothing (20 baht per adult) but I asked and was told no extra fees... I was also told we were going to be offered Tuna sandwiches, nope, just the fruit and coffee/tea and nasty snacks at the pier before we left... Also, warning about the pier - it is ugly, and they charge 10 baht to use the washroom that has no toilet paper in it.

The description and photos on their website is simply not accurate (water is not blue and there are no fish to feed or see).

In the end, we are positive folks and had promised ourselves we would stay grateful and positive and we found our way to have fun despite the rain and all...in the end $50 per person for a half day is less than what we usually pay for anything at home!
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Posted On : 2022-08-24 10:48:04

Posted By : ShaiShareef
We had a very friendly guide Mr. Simon, he was very helpful.
The fishes were plenty and my husband really enjoyed snorkeling.
The first place we visited was a snorkeling spot.. near some rocks..
The second one was an island... but over crowded. ...We went around the island to see.. but simon came for us and took us back to the group. Apparently our group has a designated location..where we were asked to rent 2 chairs for both of us..100 bath each... thus you will need small change on you for chairs and any other things u want to buy.
The meal was was provided. Chicken with fried rice of ok.. quite filling.
The 3rd island was a good spot for snorkeling too.. and had to rent the beach chairs here as well for 100 bath each. lucky we had small change on us.. :)
We enjoyed the beach, the sun and the sea. But we felt the beach chairs were a bit overpriced. it would have had been great if the total cost would include this as well. So that we don't have any surprises.
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Posted On : 2019-07-25 21:54:26

Posted By : ge0ffreid
Great staff always ready to help, great boat, enjoyable day for sure. The things that could be improved on are: Pre made lunch should be kept in a ice box until eaten, cost of chairs on the islands could be less since you really need to use them on 2 islands on hot days to get in the shade, for my wife and I who are getting on the older side of life the time ashore on the islands was about twice as long as we needed but for younger families probably OK. Overall a good full day out and full praise for the staff from pick up at hotel to return.
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Posted On : 2019-07-15 02:34:09

Posted By : ACTIONONG
Visited the 3 Khai islands.

First the positives
Islands are set in the sea and has beaches plenty of bars, drinks, food.

The negatives.
The islands are a tourist trap requiring charges for everything. Each island we went to the tour operator will bring you to their designated shop where u pay 100 baht for use of 1 chair. Toilets also have charges.
Islands sell all sorts of beverages in makeshift shops.
Snorkeling is poor. Fish are present some variety but no corals. Waters not particularly clear.
Overall just felt overpriced for the experience which was really sub par.

Europeans who long for an Instagram able island with sun, sea and sand will get what they want. Just remember Instagram photos are meant to look way better than real life.

Overall just to commercial for me.
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Posted On : 2019-07-08 03:13:43

Posted By : NadineB2778
If you really want to come for the sea and the underwater world this is the perfect tour for you, if you want to come for lonely sandy beaches its not!

we got picked at 8.30 am which was pretty late because our hotel was near the marina station probably. We came to the pier at 9 am and waited for about an hour for everyone to arive. We got drinks and snacks in this time, and you also have a 10minute presentation about what to do and not to do on this tour. We then got on a pretty new speed boat with about 15-20 other people, life vests and water. The water was in a big box and you could get it everytime you want.
Our guide Simon was really nice and fun, the whole crew appeared to really love their job and what they are doing and were always friendly and helpful. We got a little instruction on what will follw the next hours and what islands we will visit.
We drove about 15 minutes to the first Khai island, and could snorkel about 45 minutes in open water near a lonely small island. The crew also jumped into the water and snorkeled which I found was really great, because it showed that they enjoy being in the water too.
We then got on the boat again but without a hurry, we could all take our time, many people were tired because there was no beach they could rest on so they got on the boat earlier and there were not much people in the water left.

we then drove 5 minutes to the next island, where we stayed 2 hours and got a lunch box with fried rice with vegetables, chicken, and some sea fruits. And there you had the problem, mass tourism per exellence. So thats why I said if you want to lie on lonely beaches this tour is probably not for you. The whole island was crowded with probably thousand tourists, people were going around advertsing the food or drinks they sell. But we didnt mind because we were the whole time in water, and most of the people were outside, so we almost got the whole spot for us for snorkeling. We only got out to eat and then got in again. also be careful with the tide, because we laid our stuff on the beach and the flood came and most of it was completely wet.
After 2 hours we got to the 3rd island and there was the same thing. People from other tours, so many chinese and indian people, that were just standing at the beach taking pictures, not even in the water, that was kinda annoying, but like I said I could care less when I am in the water all the time anyway. Simon and the boat crew were always funny and kind, also in the water, telling us were the best spots were to snorkel and scaring us from behind :D they were really great and so nice to us, probably because they saw that we were always in the water and were really interested in everything and asked questions. We stayed there for 2 hours again and then got back when it started to rain.

even if the weather is not the best you can make this tour, we had mixed weather with sun and clouds and it was still great, in my opinion its even better because then you dont get surnburnt too fast.

if you are looking for a cheap but great tour where you want to see quite little and big fishes, corals, and a blue turquiose water, do this! my expections where not high because it was very cheap in my opinion, there are many other tours that cost the double, but I doubt that they do anything different, or visit other islands.

we really had a great day! thank you to the whole crew

the pictures are not that good unfortunately because I had a waterproof case which took away many colours
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Posted On : 2018-12-16 01:58:28