Snorkeling Khao Lak: Similan Islands with guide and meals

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Duration8h 30m

GroupUp to 40

LanguagesEN · TH

PickupAt your hotel

Snorkel four islands and eat lunch on white sand

A full-day snorkeling tour from Khao Lak to the Similan Islands National Park with a professional English-speaking guide, hotel round-trip transfer, all snorkeling gear, three meals and national park entry included. The boat reaches the islands in less than 90 minutes and stops at Koh Miang, Koh Payu, Ko Bangu and Koh Similan, where you snorkel among hard and soft corals and spot colored fish before eating lunch on the beach. The tour runs October 15 through May 15 each year.

8h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Snorkeling trip to Similan Islands

Pickup from hotel in Khao Lak
Light breakfast and gear selection
Safety briefing and tour info
Cruise to Koh Miang
Explore Koh Miang views and wildlife
Snorkel at Koh Payu coral reefs
Snorkel at Ko Bangu Breakfast Bend
Picnic lunch on Koh Similan beach
Hike to Sailing Rock lookout
Return cruise to Khao Lak pier
Light meal and transfer to hotel

The Experience

You get picked up from your Khao Lak hotel in an air-conditioned minivan and driven to Wow Andaman Pier, where the crew meets you with a light breakfast, coffee and tea. After you choose your snorkeling gear and the guide walks through safety and the day's plan, the boat heads out to the Similan Islands in under 90 minutes. The first stop is Koh Miang, where white sand meets the water and you might spot Nicobar flying foxes and pigeons on the island itself. Then you move to Koh Payu, which has rich hard and soft coral reefs, and Ko Bangu at the northern end of the chain — its eastern side holds Breakfast Bend, a reef arch loaded with sea fans and staghorn corals where varied fish life congregates.

Lunch happens on Koh Similan, the largest island, where you eat a picnic meal on a secluded beach. After eating, you can walk up to the Sailing Rock, a massive formation on the upper beach that resembles a ship's sail and offers views across the islands. The boat then heads back to Khao Lak, where you have a light meal at the pier before the driver takes you to your hotel. The whole day runs about eight and a half hours from pickup to drop-off. The Similan Islands National Park is only open to the public from mid-October through mid-May, so plan accordingly.

Everything is arranged: the guide speaks English, your snorkeling equipment and life jacket come with you, drinking water and soft drinks are on board, and the national park entrance fee is paid. Basic accident insurance is included. Children from age 4 can join. The tour can shift depending on weather and sea conditions, but the core stops and the snorkeling time stay the same.

What’s included

Professional English-speaking guide.
hotel round-trip transfer in an air-conditioned minivan.
snorkeling equipment, life jacket and beach towel.
light breakfast with coffee and tea at the pier.
picnic lunch on Koh Similan.
light meal after the trip.
drinking water, soft drinks, coffee, tea and fresh fruit throughout the day.
Similan Islands National Park entrance fee.
basic accident insurance.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Trip Store Krabi

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English, so you follow the commentary and safety instructions clearly without a translator. Book this if you want the islands explained and the snorkeling led by someone who knows the reefs and the wildlife, rather than navigating on your own.