Recommend a tour operator to Ang Thong Marine Park

Can anyone recommend a tour operator to Ang Thng?

I%26#39;m traveling with wife and Baby.. I prefer speed boat, is that possible with a baby?

I want to have stop on the main Island with the beautiful viewpoint, as well as on the island with the lake.

Any help grealy appreciated. Also if you can advise what you paid and if it%26#39;s cheaper to prebook or just book once there.

This is for Aug 13-17.

thanks

Recommend a tour operator to Ang Thong Marine Park

Lomprayah look pretty good. I was going to book this one myself for the week after yourself, and you get a discount for booking online.

We were warned against the speedboat las time in Samui, and that may influence you if travelling with a child?

Anyone else have know anything about Lomprayah?

Recommend a tour operator to Ang Thong Marine Park

There are a few to chose from, speed boat is the way forward as its so much quicker. I%26#39;m not sure taking a baby though will be ideal as the ride can be VERY choppy.

I cant remember the name of the operator i went with (i%26#39;m sure it had %26#39;blue%26#39; in the name - i%26#39;ll find out tonight) but they all seemed pretty much the same. Most visit the lake, have time for snorkelling and swimming and you either have a choice to go canoeing or going to the viewpoint.

We visited the Marine Park with Blue star Kayak and it was amazing. The boat was a big boat and you had a chance to go Kayaking in 2 locations. So if taking a baby you and hubby could swap. The emerald lake within the park is a bit difficult to get to with lots of steep stairs to climb not sure I would take a baby up there ( i certainly wouldnt be able to carry her/him.) But it was a wonderful experience and my husband and I had a great day.

No dont prebook when you get to Samui there are plenty of tour operators and you will be able to choose yourselves to find the best one for you and your needs.

Hope this helps

Glennie

We went with Lomprayah and had a great time. Save $$ if you book online. It might be a tough go with a baby.

Can you please explain, why is it a tough go with a baby? is there no private time to allow him to crawl? can we just relax on the beaches instead of running around frantically?

Thanks

we went to the marine park on a big boat owned by our resort, it took an hour or so and they provided drinks refreshments etc it was a lovely relaxing journey, with loads of rooms and seating but transferring a baby on to a fishing boat to get to the island would be worrying and then back again. it was really choppy when we left to get back to the boat and it was extremely difficult to get in the fishing boat and i had no children to take care of only myself, my bag, towel and everything ended up in the water, it got rough because a rain storm was coming in.

the island with the lake was breath taking but it was a very long hard climb up very primitive wooden steps the get to the top of the island, it was a dry hot day when we went and it was crowded and took ages its very diffucult and only should be done by able fit people. my dad couldnt even contemplate attempting it and hes fit but with a bad hip, the steps are a very high stretch apart. if it was wet i would not have considered even trying it. and i%26#39;m only early 40%26#39;s

the next day i ached all over, it was like a work out. i dont want to put you off but its only fair you know exactly what to expect. the other island was lovely, with a very primitive cafe and toilet, nothing else, the sand was gorgeous like flour, the tide came is extremely fast and i got stuck in some quick sand, there was quite a lot of debris on the beach including glass. and there was the same issue of transferring from the boat to the fishing boat. My next visit to Samui we took a speed boat to Koh Phangan, and i couldnt beleive how many people they packed on the boat, it was a bit dodgy getting from the beach into the boat, at Phangan we had a ten foot climb out of the boat onto the harbour wall, we stayed a few hours and on returning to the boat the tide had gone out a bit and the boat was another 5 feet lower that when we arrived, i was terrified trying to get in the boat. hope i have not spoiled your plans but personally knowing what i know i would not go with a baby

regards

tracey

thanks a lot for the info. very helpful... do you think it would be the same with all tour operators? do they all use the fishing boats? I was under the impression that lomproya or whatever it%26#39;s called takes you everywhere themselves....

thanks again

hi there had a look at Lomprayah, not heard of it before but it looks like a very professonal operation, you would still have to transfer to the beach on a smaller boat as there is no jetty or anything, please bear in mind health and safety is very basic compared to some other countries,,,might be wise to contact them. http://www.lomprayah.com/E/route.htm

good luck

tracey

Tracey said it all!! Enjoyed Lomprayah, but you would have to take turns staying with the baby when you are snokeling. The getting into and out of the boat probably wouldn%26#39;t be a problem. Not much room on the boat. Customers sit on each side of the boat with a narrow walkway. It was a very bumpy, wet ride back to Ko Samui. Also, if the baby isn%26#39;t happy, nobody is happy!!

Have till this monday to decide, I%26#39;m already in Thailand...

Lomproya sounds great, but if it%26#39;s a small boat, that could be a problem for him... So far he loved the elephants and bamboo rafting, but sitting in one place for close to two hours without being able to move might be rough.

anyone recommend any bigger boats that are decent?