Full-Day Racha Noi and Racha Yai Snorkeling from Phuket
Overview
Inclusions
- Hotel pick-up and drop off from the areas of Patong, Karon, Kata, Chalong, Rawai and Nai Harn
- Breakfast, lunch, fresh fruits, drinking water, coffee and tea
- Use of snorkel equipment: mask, snorkel and fins
- Personal accident insurance included
What to expect
This is a full-day combined diving/snorkeling trip to the beautiful Racha Noi and Racha Yai. We go by big boat, so no bouncing around and you can walk around and chat with all on board. These areas are sheltered and protected from boat traffic. Both breakfast and lunch are included, as well as some tasty snacks.
At Koh Racha Noi you will 2x snorkel under professional supervision. First snorkel is in the morning, nice, relaxed, easy going with lots to see. After that there will be lunch served on board, followed by the second snorkel of the day. Good visibility and lots of fish.
At Koh Racha Yai you will 1x snorkel under professional supervision. This snorkel is normally done as the 3rd snorkel of the day since it can be a bit more challenging. But the reward is there as well with many fish and a lovely marine life.
On the day we often see barracuda, trigger fish, octopus, cuttlefish, batfish, sometimes a turtle and all the usual reeffish with excellent visibility.
After the 3rd snorkel of the day the boat heads back to Chalong Pier, where you can say goodbye to your guide. You'll be transported back to your accommodation in an airconditioned van.
Stop At:
• Koh Racha Yai, Phuket Thailand
• Ko Racha Noi, Phuket 83130 Thailand
• Phuket dash Scuba dot Com, 53 Katekwan Road, Kata Beach, Karon, Phuket 83100 Thailand
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- We adhere to all DAN, PADI and SSI safety protocols.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
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The trip was really well organised and professional. You get nearly three hours of solid snorkeling around some interesting spots. The majority of the group were there to scuba dive, which for me added to the trip. The food was good quality and plenty of it throughout the day. This is a trip I...
The trip was really well organised and professional. You get nearly three hours of solid snorkeling around some interesting spots. The majority of the group were there to scuba dive, which for me added to the trip. The food was good quality and plenty of it throughout the day. This is a trip I would do again. For those who don't normally expose your back to the sun, then I recommend you wear a t-shirt and make certain you have sun cream on the backs of your legs.
The best snorkeling trip I've done in Asia. Very well organised, it was a large group consisting of divers and snorkelers, but the team had people on and off boat very efficiently. The dive sites were great, with a lot of variety making it very interesting
The best snorkeling trip I've done in Asia. Very well organised, it was a large group consisting of divers and snorkelers, but the team had people on and off boat very efficiently. The dive sites were great, with a lot of variety making it very interesting
Ok, so where to start?
Before booking onto this tour I would suggest you seriously consider if you want to spend an entire day doing this? My girlfriend and I have never done any diving before and thought this looked good. On reflection we certainly didn't need an entire day. We were p...
Ok, so where to start?
Before booking onto this tour I would suggest you seriously consider if you want to spend an entire day doing this? My girlfriend and I have never done any diving before and thought this looked good. On reflection we certainly didn't need an entire day. We were picked up about 6:30AM and didn't get back to the hotel until 6PM and were exhausted.
Be careful where the transfers actually pick up from. Our hotel was outside of the area they offer for free and had to pay another 20/30 when we were there for a pick up.
The staff are amazing, very helpful, great English, knowledgeable about the area and different types of fish. I'm not a strong swimmer but felt confident and safe in the water.
Our trip consisted of a 3 hour boat ride to the fist bay. On a nice calm day this would have been amazing but on our day we were hit with a serious downfall of rain and very choppy seas which resulted in at least 50 if not more of the group being sick. The boat is big and there were probably around 40 people diving that day but you're split into groups of around 6/8. The 3 hour ride out there with the waves, rain and sickness was awful. I honestly sat there regretting the entire booking BUT once we got into the bay the water was calmer and we went for a snorkel. It really was amazing. We were probably swimming around for about half an hour, saw tons of fish and coral and by this point the weather was much better. In August we found it rained some mornings and most nights but rest of the day was always fine.
After our 30 minute swim and snorkel we hopped back onto the boat for a 10 minute trip to another bay. Did the same thing, jumped out, saw some cool stuff and got back in. They served lunch which helped my sea sickness tablet go down well they provide these and I recommend it and we then went off to another bay about an hour away, this was on the way back so breaks up the journey home. 3rd bay was amazing too and we enjoyed another swim.
Most people slept on the way back and we were done. A long transfer home and that was our day diving. The review probably reads negatively but I've given it 4 stars. Honestly, the morning was grim but thats no fault of the tour companies. When I was sick off the side of the boat one of the instructors was there patting my back and giving me tissues - they were great. My girlfriend and I laugh about the sickness and choppy crossing now and actually, seeing all of the fish and getting to know people in your group and your instructor makes it totally worth it.
This is not a snorkelling tour, it's a diving tour.. just a few snorkellers were added to the scuba divers' group and their needs were completely ignored.. I've been on a few snorkelling trips in the past and this tour was very disappointing: ..it might be worthwhile also to mention that it wa...
This is not a snorkelling tour, it's a diving tour.. just a few snorkellers were added to the scuba divers' group and their needs were completely ignored.. I've been on a few snorkelling trips in the past and this tour was very disappointing: ..it might be worthwhile also to mention that it was a complete chaos on the way back as we had a huge problem finding our minibus to get a lift back to hotel..
This activity was amazing. Excellent food. One on one instructor. The water was crystal clear. We would do it again.
This activity was amazing. Excellent food. One on one instructor. The water was crystal clear. We would do it again.
Very well organized tour! This tour is connected to a diver training tour. We were a group of 4 out of total of 6 snorkelers. There were probably 30 divers. The 6 of us were assigned a guide who provided us with all the equipment we needed, and guidance as to where we were supposed to snorkel whi...
Very well organized tour! This tour is connected to a diver training tour. We were a group of 4 out of total of 6 snorkelers. There were probably 30 divers. The 6 of us were assigned a guide who provided us with all the equipment we needed, and guidance as to where we were supposed to snorkel while the diver training was taking place. Each of the 3 locations were beautiful. There were no beach stops. All snorkelling was directly from the boat. All snorkeling took place on less popular locations, which meant we weren't snorkeling with a 100 people...just our small group, which was really nice. The food was great and there was plenty of water and coke to drink. The tour was just what was advertised...perhaps to take it up to 5 stars, I would suggest giving a little more attention to the snorkellers. Giving a little guidance on how to snorkle, and a little better attention to the equipment and how to use it properly. Maybe even helping us to know where on the corals we should be looking. This is not a typical tourist tour...so if you are looking for beaches, crowds and being corralled...then this isn't for you. The corals were absolutely beautiful...the boat was great...and overall, we felt like we had booked our own private experience, which was really nice! Great work everyone!