Koh Tao & Koh Nangyuan by Speed Boat (Snorkeling trip from Koh Samui)

Good value for money

Fab trip. The views are amazing, picture book. Well organised and everything provided. Really good value for money .

Response from the operator: Dear valued customers, Thank you for your time to leave us a review! Feedback like yours is meaningful to us. We will definitely share your words with our team to keep them motivated. We look forward to welcoming you to Koh Samui again! Best regards, Saii - Smile Samui Team

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Great staff, but 3hr round trip too rough to recommend

I'll start by saying that the staff were excellent; friendly, clear on timings, and professional. The day consists of 3 stops - 2 snorkeling stops on Koh Tao (you have the buffet lunch at the second stop), and a stop at the island of Nang Yuan. When I did the trip this week, the first snorkeling stop was not overly pleasant, largely because the water had lots of mini jellyfish. Just be wary of this. I know the company can't control this, and I'm not sure if it was just bad luck, but it put me off a bit. That said, the second and third snorkeling spots were incredible (and jellyfish free), and although I didn't see any turtles or baby sharks, I still saw so much marine life. I could have stayed there for hours but we did have long enough at both. The buffet lunch was excellent and plentiful and we had provided drinks (water and coke) on the boat. You can buy beer at a small cost. The main issue though was the 1.5 hour journey each way on the speedboat. Yes, you can't see a lot (except out of the back), but the problem is that the journey is far from smooth and, unfortunately, a number of people were sick on the return journey. For this reason, I wouldn't recommend this trip. It is too far to go and not a pleasant journey on the boat. The engines are incredibly loud preventing any conversation. If you suffer with motion/sea sickness do yourself a favour and avoid this trip. I'm sad to say this because I was really looking forward to it and the staff were all very good, but I want to post my honest review to help others.

Response from the operator: Dear customer, Thank you for your review and apologize for any disappointed experience during your trip! With jelly fishes, this time of the year it is the season of them so thank you for your kind understanding that it is from the nature occurred. For the time of journey, Koh Tao is the most faraway destination for the one day trip departs from Koh Samui, so totally agree if anyone does not good on boat riding, this trip is quite a long ride, plus on your traveling period there was windy from the storm effect casing of wavy. However, Koh Tao is the best spots for snorkeling trip in the Gulf of Thailand, so if travelers who don't have the problem on the boat riding and under the calm sea condition, this trip is still highest recommended from the travelers. Best regards, Jiggy

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Would recommend this trip for snorkeling

The staff on the boat were really informative and friendly. Adequate time at each each of the 3 snorkeling stops. The lunch was very tasty and plenty of it. Cold water and soft drinks always available.

Response from the operator: Dear Linda, Thank you for sharing your memorable experience during your trip. We're delighted to see you had a good time with our tour operation. We're thrilled you enjoyed snorkeling, lunch and beverage! We always try to find unique and memorable spots for our guests. Thank you for your support and hope to serve you again. Best regards, My Sumui Trip Team

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Best snorkeling trip to see turtle and baby shark

It was a perfect trip! We saw everything we wanted to see with an amazing guide, we saw baby sharks, a big turtle lots of fishes and beautiful coral. In addition, they had a nice lunch with a chicken option and a vegan option with rice and pineapple and watermelon in the afternoon. The guide was really kind and enthusiastic, he made nice pictures too!

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Good but not great

Enjoyable day, not great weather but nothing you can do about that. Lunch was ok, crew should never eat before the guests. They were seated and eating before guests even came up the stairs. Would have been nice to look around Koh Toa but hard to do when we couldn’t have our shoes! BIG TIP, get earplugs for the boat ride unless you want industrial deafness. Totally ruined the day with 3 very loud boat engines for 3 hours!

Response from the operator: Dear Naomi, Thank you for your review and apologize for any disappointed caused on your experience! Unfortunately, during this period starts rainy season, so the weather is on and off and effect to the snorkeling trip. For the shoes mentioned, we are not quite sure which place that you can not have shoes because if for snorkeling we need to protect the corals and sea flowers please. But, if other places with shoes are always fine. Best regards, Jiggy

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