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John Gray’s Exclusive Hong by Starlight Private Tour from Phuket
John Gray’s Exclusive Hong by Starlight Private Tour from Phuket
John Gray’s Exclusive Hong by Starlight Private Tour from Phuket
John Gray’s Exclusive Hong by Starlight Private Tour from Phuket

John Gray’s Exclusive Hong by Starlight Private Tour from Phuket

By Trip Store Krabi
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$1,979 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Private cruise from Phuket to Phang Nga Bay on a 2-deck boat
  • Paddle with just your group into the lagoons of Koh Panak
  • Be guided by highly trained and experienced tour guides
  • Eat healthy Thai food including lunch & dinner
  • Float your own self-made flower “Kratong”

Activity location

  • Phang Nga Bay
    • Phang Nga Bay
    • phuket, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup in Phuket
    • phuket town
    • 83000, Phuket, Phuket, Thailand

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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John Gray’s Exclusive Hong by Starlight Private Tour from Phuket
  • Activity duration is 8 hours and 30 minutes8h 30m8h 30m
  • English
  • Food only
Starting time: 12:00 pm
Price details
AU$1,978.54 x 1 TravellerAU$1,978.54

Total
Price is AU$1,978.54
Until Fri, 22 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel return transfer on the entire Phuket island including airport pick-up and drop-off service
  • What's includedWhat's includedFull board meal plan with lunch, dinner, bottled water, herbal tea and seasonal fruits
  • What's includedWhat's includedComfortable and modern twin-engine escort boat
  • What's includedWhat's includedCaveman's SOTAR sea kayaks
  • What's includedWhat's includedKayak equipment including a dry bag
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional and experienced English speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedBasic accident insurance
  • What's includedWhat's includedNational Park entrance fee
  • What's includedWhat's includedLife jacket
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup from remote locations in Phuket, or from private villas/rentals

Know before you book

  • Get picked up from your hotel in Phuket located near the main road. If you are staying on the hill or at a private villa or airbnb, you have to come to a nearby hotel. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking.
  • Pick-up and drop-off service from/at Phuket Airport is also available. In this case let us know the flight number of arrival/departure flight.
  • You do not need previous kayaking experience.
  • This tour is not recommended for pregnant women or people with back or neck problems.

What you can expect

Discover “Tidal Nape Sea Caves” and hidden cliff-lined lagoons found by John Grey in 1989 at your own pace with just your group and the paddle guides. Avoid the crowds and get the most private dramatic experience you can imagine with great nature and wildlife literally inside Phang Nga Bay’s marine limestone karstic islands including the floating of your own self-made flower “Kratong” in a spiritual and spectacular natural light show.

This private sea cave kayaking trip from Phuket starts at midday to avoid the crowds, with a convenient pickup service by luxury air-conditioned minivan from the entire Phuket Island. After a health checkup at Ao Por Pier, you will cruise by a spacious 2-deck tour bout into Phang Nga Bay and will receive a detailed briefing about the nature and geological site. You will also learn how to securely enter the caves and hongs (Thai for room) by the hand-made SOTAR kayaks which are specially designed for this trip.

It will then be time to start paddling through limestone caves and lagoons with your highly experienced guide in the dramatic setting of Panak Island. Your professional guide will paddle you and your group through the 'Tidal Nape' sea caves inside Phang Nga Bay’s marine limestone karstic islands. The hidden cliff-lined lagoons are populated with macaques, water monitors, kingfishers, mud-skippers, egrets, sea eagles, and brahminy kites. Later, return to the escort boat and move on to the second place named Hong Island - which has two more caves and hongs for you to explore.

You will finish after dark by floating your own self-made “Krathong” flower in a spiritual and spectacular natural light show. This evening Loi Kratong ceremony complete with fireflies and dinoflagellates (bio-luminescent plankton) is bound to be a spiritual experience. You'll finally savour a delicious seafood/vegan buffet on the trip back, before returning to the pier 2 hours after sunset.

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • High-touch surfaces cleaned and disinfected
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
Social distancing
  • Social distancing measures in place
  • Protective shields in place at main contact areas
Safety measures
  • Personal protective equipment worn by staff
  • Temperature checks given to staff
  • Temperature checks available
  • Masks required
  • Hand sanitiser provided
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Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPhang Nga Bay
    • Phang Nga Bay
    • phuket, Thailand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup in Phuket
    • phuket town
    • 83000, Phuket, Phuket, Thailand
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMeet at Ao Po Pier
    • ทางหลวงชนบท ภก.4007
    • 83110, Tambon Pa Klok, Chang Wat Phuket, Thailand