Angthong Marine Park

The first location we visit is the North of the Park at Koh Wao, which consists of three islands with a sheltered bay in between, making it well-suited for snorkeling. The Guides will navigate you through shallow caves and introduce you to an abundance of Marine Life. After snorkeling, the speedboat will take you nearby the most interesting limestone islands for a slow-paced coastal cruise. Caves, hidden lagoons, and white sand beaches are there to be explored.

At the following stop, you will land at Talay Nai for a short but spectacular climb through dense rainforest and narrow ravines that lead to a fantastic viewpoint that looks out over the surrounding islands. Here, you will have some time to enjoy the view and take some breathtaking pictures. A short stroll downhill will take you to the famous Emerald Lake, also known as the Blue Lagoon from the movie ‘The Beach.’

From here, almost all Angthong Marine Park tour operators go to Wua Ta Lap Island (the Park’s Visitor (enter) for picnic lunch and kayaking. The visitor center is visited by many tour operators, making it very crowded. We chose instead to travel a bit farther to eat lunch and do sea kayaking at Koh Paluay’s sea gypsy village.

On Koh Paluay, you will have a freshly cooked buffet lunch at the traditional Thai fisherman’s village restaurant. After lunch, the speedboat will take you to the final stop at the south of the island, the secluded Song Pee Nong beach. Here, you will be able to take a leisurely tour at your own pace along the coastline by sea kayak past breathtaking cliffs or relax, sunbath, and swim at this amazing beach.

Koh Tao & Nangyuan

Ko Tao is also known as the turtle island as its shape resembles one. Ko Tao’s little sister island, Ko Nangyuan, is a private island that consists of three smaller islands connected together by a beautiful sandbank. Together, these locations form three bays with crystal-clear water and no current, white sandy beaches, a variety of colorful fish, and fascinating coral reefs that offer optimal conditions for snorkeling.

Exclusive to Oceana Samui, their speedboat charter offers a slightly altered schedule, which arrives at Koh Nangyuan in the morning in order to avoid the large groups of tourists who arrive in the early afternoon. You will have about 2 hours to explore Nangyuan above and below the water. Climbing to the hills for spectacular views, snorkel the world-famous marine locations, all within a 5-minute walk, such as the “Japanese Gardens,” “Twins” and the “Koh Nangyuan Pinnacle.”

The snorkeling sites are clearly marked and closed off for all boats, so you can completely engulf yourself in the snorkeling experience without worry in the world. After lunch, we will visit Koh Tao’s snorkeling site at Mango Bay, one of the less known and well-preserved snorkeling spots that Ko Tao can offer, and then venture back to Koh Samui at approx. 3 pm.