John Gray: This Caveman creation finishes the movie others call the Sunset trip. Depart your hotel at mid-day for a quiet afternoon of nature, sea cave/Hong exploration and a superb Thai Seafood Sunset dinner. In the late afternoon, you experience the tranquility of real Nature and enjoy the Time Machine ambiance that made the hongs famous in the first place. The Wonderful Time of Day accentuates the ambiance even more than our decade-old original day trips.
Then after dark, things get mystical - beyond description and imagination.
Even before we started Every Night Is Loi Kratong, the clippings say it all so does everybody who lives the feeling. Hong by Starlight is the latest Don't Miss spiritual experience in a string of Caveman Creations beginning on Molokai in 1983. This mind-bender is so off-the-Hong-Wall that Caveman thinks it is better in Monsoon season. The darker the better the bio-lumiscence, and lightening and thunder amplify the mysticism.
High Season clear nights include stars so bright they carpet the sky. That is when we enjoy Loi Kratong, a Thai water festival celebration with floats laden with flowers, candles and incense.
Motoring to the Bay takes about an hour. With trip briefing, Nature Game instructions and light lunch we make the first cave before you know it. In transit, we pass a couple of dozen day trip boats on their way back to Phuket. The Bay is almost empty when you arrive at the sea caves.
Spend an uncrowded afternoon exploring several cave/hong systems. You learn what made these unique sites, the wildlife within them, and the Eco-system bringing it all together. In the late afternoon, you experience the tranquility of real Nature, and enjoy the Time Machine ambiance that made the hongs famous in the first place. We are slaves to the tides, but you usually get at least four different caves and hongs, swimming time and a free paddle before Sunset.
Tour Included
Round trip transfer by air-conditioned vehicle
Soft drinks, fruit, snack & drinking water
National Park fees
Trip by boat with licensed tour leader
Dinner on board
Full Covered Insurance
Notes: The itinerary and timing above are approximate and may be modified without notice to fit the tide and local weather conditions.
WHAT TO BRING
Swimwear, Shorts, Light T-shirt, Beach Towel, Sun block, Camera, Sunglasses.
Program Detail
Time
Description
10:00 am -12:00 pm.
Hotel Pick-up to Ao Por Pier by air-conditioned vihicle.
13:30 pm.
Arrive Ao Por and board our modern twin-engine escort boat
Thai-style light lunch, trip and Nature Game briefing.
14:30 pm.
Arrive at first island and explore one or two caves and hongs. Paddle the tidal zone by guided kayak and learn about the island.
15:30 pm.
Return to the escort boat and move to the second island.
16:00 pm.
Explore two more caves and hongs.
18:00 pm.
Self-paddle, swimming and make your own Kratong while waiting for the sunset.
Thai seafood buffet dinner during Phang Nga Bay Sunset.
19:00 pm.
Return to a previously visited Hong after dark and launch your own Kratong.
Prices are per person in Thai Baht including service charge, national park fee and taxes
Child rate applies to children 3-12 years old
Under 3 years old free of charge
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Program itinerary may be subject to changes depending on the tide and weather condition
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Free Round trip Transfer from Patong/kalim/Kata/Karon
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PLEASE NOTE : Additional EXTRA transfer fee charged for certain areas
150 THB per person - Bang Tao / Kamala / Surin / Laguna
200 THB per person - Phuket Town/Rawai/Nai Harn/Chalong
300 THB per person - Rayan / Nai Yang / Nai Thon
400 THB per person - Mai Khoa
1,200 THB roundtrip Cape Panwa / Koh Sirae private transfer
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Transfers provided ONLY from Phuket
Please contact us if you do not see the area you are staying for a transfer quote