Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan Snorkel Tour (Speedboat from Koh Samui)
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Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan Snorkel Tour (Speedboat from Koh Samui)

By Koh Samui Tour & Transportation
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Ages 4-65, max of 45 per group
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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Highlights

  • Hotel round-trip transfer with air-conditioned vehicle
  • Light breakfast
  • Thai Buffet lunch
  • Drinking water
  • English Speaking Guide
  • Use of Snorkeling equipment
  • Travel Insurance, Life jacket, First-aid kit
What's not included
  • Admission fee to Koh Nang Yuan (Adult: THB 250/ person, Child: THB 120/ person)
  • Beach chairs and umbrellas at Koh Nang Yuan
  • Entry/Admission - Koh Nang Yuan


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Bangrak Seatran Pier, Bo Put, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani, Thailand
    The piers would be in different location in each day which are located around Bangrak, Plailaem, and Maenam areas. So, the travelers should contact us to get the exactly location before traveling date.
Pickup details
  • We pick up all customers from the hotels and villas in Koh Samui. If your hotel is located on the mountain or not mentioned on the listed, please inform the name of your hotel and contact us for the pick up point. Pick up from the various hotels: • 08:00 - 08:20 AM: Area of Chaweng, Bo Phut, Choengmon, Bangrak, Plai Laem • 07:40 - 08:00 AM: Area of Chaweng Noi, Maenam • 07:30 - 07:40 AM: Area of Lamai, Bangpor, Khao Laemyai, Hua Thanon • 07:20 - 07:30 AM: Area of Taling Ngam, Lipa Noi, Phangka, Na Muang, Nathon, Butterfly
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    Airport pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
    • Koh Samui Airport, Thailand
    Port pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
    • Big Buddha pier, H354+F8Q, Bo Put, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani 84320, Thailand
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 89944P3

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Not recommended for travellers with back problems
      • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
      • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
      • Most travellers can participate
      • Not recommended for the cruise ship travelers
      • Not allowed to use water footwear at Koh Nang Yuan
      • Child 4-9 years old or height under 120 cm
      • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
      • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travellers

      • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 89944P3

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      Thomas W
      12 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The pick-up was on time, the driver drove safely to the pier. Once we got to the pier, we were served snacks and coffee, everything was well organized. We sat in a speedboat with a capacity of about 40 people, although the smell of gasoline was a bit annoying at first due to my choice of rear seat. Due to rain, another snorkeling spot was headed for, which was still beautiful as it had some corals and fish.

      For the best snorkeling spots, I recommend consulting the guides as they take exceptional care of the guests. During the trip, it started to rain and since the boat was not waterproof, it got a bit cold and damp on the trip. The second and third snorkeling spots were great and allowed for impressive underwater shots. The island of Koh Nang Yuan with its picturesque beach and imposing rocks is definitely worth a visit. I can recommend this experience.
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      Written 17 October 2023
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      Kyle M
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      Very fun snorkeling and beach adventure. We rode about 1 1/2 hrs via speedboat with 40 other passengers to Koh Nang Yuan, a beautiful beach north of Koh Samui. We opted to go snorkeling there for the 1 1/2 of time allotted, but there were options to hike to a viewpoint or relax on the beach. We the rode 15 min to another island and got buffet Thai lunch, which was tasty. We finished the trip by snorkeling at 2 other locations around the second island. The reefs and wildlife were beautiful, with many fish swimming around close by.

      I recommend this trip as a cost effective way to visit the many beautiful reefs and islands around Koh Samui. I would do this trip again if we came back. I recommend bringing ear plugs as the engines are quite loud (for the 1 1/2 hr ride there and back).
      Written 25 September 2023
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      Matej L
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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      Snorkeling here was amazing and the best one I have been to on Koh Samui. We could have more time on the beach cuz you have to choose whether you want to see a View point or spend time on a beach but still it was perfect. Actually I don’t understand why so many people crying in comments that speedboat was fast.. it is f.. speedboat so what did you expect?! On my trip nobody vomit or complain and crew was also perfect so I recommend it by all 5 and don’t you to be worry to bring kids too
      Written 20 September 2023
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      Régis1972
      Lancy, Switzerland20,138 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      I am somewhat mixed after taking this excursion that took us to Koh Nang Yuan and Koh Tao. At the organizational level, everything went well. A minibus picked us up from the hotel at the exact time and we then took the boat to visit both islands and then returned by boat with the minibus back to the hotel. The staff is very friendly and friendly. It is especially the excursion itself that I find quite average. Indeed, we left at 7:45 from the hotel in Chaweng, we reached the port where we arrived a little before 8:30 in the morning we took the tickets and waited for the departure of the boat at 9am. After 15 minutes, a first stop to pick up some people on a nearby island and another 1h15 by boat to arrive on the first island around 11:00. On this island, possibility to do a little snorkling, rest or climb a hill on foot to have a 360° view. The meal is scheduled from 11:30-12:30 and then departs for the second island, namely Koh Tao at 1:20 pm. I tried twice at 11 am and 12:30 pm to climb the hill which is frankly not high (the guide told us about 40 minutes round trip with the visit upstairs). And each time I was announced between 50 minutes of climb for the first time and 30 minutes for the second time when I had already completed three quarters of the climb...!!! So many people were there! So I had to turn back both times. I was able to just stop on the second climb on a sport and get a “view”. So I could still take some pictures. In the end, therefore, there is very little time available and the place is armored the world. The water is crystal clear, but it is not a sandy beach with many pieces of coral in the ground I water. Beautiful without being extraordinary. At 13:20, we left the first island to go to Kota which is almost 45 minutes by boat. There we did 45 minutes of hitchhiking/swimming snorkling with very poor seabed. Then a new 15 minutes boat for 30 minutes of snorkling, even visual underwater... Not much before taking back the boat at 3:10 pm for 1:30 the ride before returning with the minibus. In reality, no real, landscape, majestic and a lot of travel (wasted time). The lunch I am not extraordinary either (buffet). In short, relatively disappointing to me.
      I felt like I had “Instagram versus Reality”, so many people were there!
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      Written 16 March 2025
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      Zach Saloojee
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      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      July 2022 • Couples
      Not worth it. The time spent journeying on speedboat and waiting around dramatically outweighs snorkelling time. This ought to be declared in the tour itinerary on the website as should the fact that you should absolutely not consider this experience if you are at all prone to motion sickness. The majority of our boat were sick and even though me and my wife weren’t it was very unpleasant to witness.
      The journey back to Ko Samui was extremely rough as we rode through the eye of a storm- I realise the weather around the islands can be unpredictable and change suddenly but it would have been sensible to terminate the trip after lunch to avoid journeying back in such hazardous weather conditions.

      We are just relieved to have made it back onto dry land in one piece to be honest. One positive was the boat crew were polite and cheerful throughout.

      Whilst we are happy to have been able to support the local tourism in a small way we wouldn’t recommend booking this experience
      Written 4 July 2022
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      Dear our valued customer, Sorry for having you get disappointed experience from our day trip! We're sure that our tour guide has informed the customers about the weather before taking the trip, and our tour program is absolutely run as normal as we mentioned on the website. We also have other customers booked from Tripadvisor and traveled the same day with you, and we get a very good review on it, so I totally understand that maybe it is different from your expectation. We will bring your review to improve our further services to make the most satisfaction to our customers. Best regards, Jiggy
      Written 5 July 2022
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      Journey698072
      1 contribution
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Apr 2024 • Couples
      The guide was great. His english was vergeten good (spoke other languages as well) and the safety briefing was the best ive heard in Thailand.

      The snorkeling spots where great aswell. Altho i was a but dissapointed that we could go near turtle or sharkbay because of the currents (wish i would wanted to hear before the trip)

      The speedboat ride was rough and long. We made multiple stops to bring other People or pick them up so the ride was even longer then expected. Allot of People where seasick so keep that in mind.

      The reason why i give 3 stars instead of 4 is that everyrhing took way to long . We got pjcked up at 0630 , had our instructions at 0900 and arrived at the first stop around 11. We got back to our hotel around 1730 so in 11 hours we went to 2 snorkel spots and a 1 hour lunch. That was a bit dissapointing
      And altho we saw some turtles, tourist where way to close to them. Our Guide made very clear that People should keep their distance so thats great, but someone should keep these tourist in control.

      So overal trip 6/10. Wouldnt do it again.
      But the crew was lovely and very helpfull. 10/10
      Written 14 April 2024
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      Dani G
      33 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Apr 2023 • Friends
      They picked us up more than an hour prior to departure time at the hotel. Then let us wait almost 1h at the pier in the heat where they were trying to sell swim shoes, waterproof phone covers AND cannabis (I know it’s legal thailand- however I found it inappropriate since there were many kids around). The boat floor was disgustingly dirty. The edge of the speed boat was so high that we couldn’t look out of the boat while riding to the destinations. The crew was not overly friendly and the English skills were very poor. The lunch was not tasty at all (on other tours this week it was absolutely amazing). The 4 spots we went to were ok. One was a DREAM: Koh Nangyuan. Would not recommend and not do it again. There were much better tours here.
      Written 18 April 2023
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      Dear Daniel, Thank you for your review and sorry for any caused of your unsatisfied! Regarding your comment, please allow us to have a chance to clarify all the issues. - For the pick up time, normally, we expect customers arrive at the pier by 08:30 am for checking in first. Your hotel is at Lamai beach so it needs to get picked up a bit early at 07:30 am as the driver must pick up others on the way and in case if anyone is late then we make sure having enough time to catch the boat in time. Another point to arrive at the pier early because we want our customers have time to grab something to eat before the trip. - Selling the stuffs at the pier, we get quite a lot of requirements from the customers to buy this kind of things at the pier, so we allow the local people sell them as the customers may need them for the trip but we don't make any profit from this part :) And, for the Cannabis, we know it may inappropriate way to sell it, however we inform them to not sell for the people under 18 years old. - For the boat, crews, and lunch, you get the VIP 2 engines boat on your traveling date that it is should be cleaned before the trip, however this point and staffs we inform our team to get improved with these points already. Lunch, we are a bit surprised as this is the first time we get complaint but we will make sure it is ok for our further customers. Thanks again for spending time to give us the review. Best regards, Jiggy
      Written 19 April 2023
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      ChrisSmith17
      Saarbrücken, Germany28 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      From pick up to return to the hotel, the snorkeling tour in Koh Tao was an all-round wonderful experience.

      The pick-up was punctual and hassle-free, the team was friendly and well organized. Already on the way to the boat we were given a short introduction, so we were well prepared. On board there was a relaxed atmosphere, the boat was clean and well equipped.

      The tour itself was simply breathtaking. We visited several beautiful snorkeling spots with crystal clear water and an impressive underwater world. The coral reefs were alive and we could observe a variety of colorful fish, sea turtles. The team was always helpful and made sure everyone felt safe.

      The physical well-being was also taken care of: Refreshments and a delicious lunch completed the experience perfectly. After an eventful day we were safely and comfortably brought back to the hotel.

      Overall, the snorkel tour was an unforgettable experience – perfectly organized, with a breathtaking nature and a friendly team. Highly recommended!
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      Written 16 February 2025
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      Deborah b
      Valencia, Spain36 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wow. What a great day. From the moment we were picked up at our hotel we were looked after. I have been looking forward all year long to visit Koh Nang Yuan, and my goodness it did not disappoint, in fact it exceeded my expectations. It was amazing. The colourful fish seemed to surround us as soon as we stepped into the unbelievable clear blue water. The light breakfast was a lovely treat and the lunch was delicious, such a variety to choose from. The Captain and his crew made sure we were ok every step of the journey and ensured we were hydrated with water cola. An amazing day

      Written 10 September 2024
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      Julianne
      Ann Arbor, MI7 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great experience! The views were fantastic and it was so cool to jump right from the speedboat into the waters to snorkel. We were able to see so many beautiful fish and sea creatures! The 1.5 hour speedboat to/from Koh Samui was quite choppy (like a really long wooden roller coaster) and someone on board got seasick, but the crew was prepared with trash bags. The crew showed us the benefit of wearing sea shoes in case we stepped on sharp coral, had to purchase them separately for 300THB each. I wish they taught us how to use the snorkel, just a quick intro, but we figured out how to use it. The crew was very helpful in telling us where we could snorkel and where we shouldn't go. Would highly recommend!
      Written 1 January 2025
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