Jan 16, 2025
Amazing & unique experience - The most amazing experience ever!
Great people & service & food. We loved and enjoyed every minute. Beautiful place and beautiful people! Thank you
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Jan 8, 2025
10/10 above and beyond - Amazing tour. The food was amazing on the boat, the tours are abit later than the main crowds so you are able to better enjoy serenity of the nature. We had Charlie and Tong as our guides, Charlie went above and beyond for photos and enjoying our experience.
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Dec 25, 2024
Amazing! - This was such a great experience and the the staff could not have done more to make this a great experience. Always found wow factor and the food was amazing!
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Dec 11, 2024
The best day ever! - The best day ever! Very well organized, safe, great food and excellent paddling guides. The glowing plankton was spectacular! Very beautiful scenery.
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Dec 6, 2024
The best day possible. - This was a once in a lifetime experience. This entire trip exceeded my expectations. It was one WOW after the other. We were a party of eight women. We were on a trip with 28 other people, but seemed like it was just us. The entire staff was amazing.
I thought this 8 hour trip was going to be too long, but the time flew by. First they feed us the most delicious lunch as we took 1 hour to get to our first kayaking place. Then the MAGIC happened. I can’t even describe the words to what we saw as we went through the sea caves, and came out in to what I can only describe as something from Avatar or Disneyland. it was beyond belief.
If that would have been it, we would have been happy, but that was just the beginning. We went through more areas and then back to the boat. Then on to another place, but first we made these most beautiful decorations (that we would at night light and float in the water as a blessing of sorts). Each one was unique and would have cost at least $75.00 back in the USA)
Then we went to another island and went through more caves out into open areas of the island where we saw many monkeys and their babies. Then we had free time to play in the water (if you wanted to). Then we had another amazing delicious dinner meal that was as good as anything we’ve had in the week we’ve been in Thailand.
Then once it got dark, we went back in the kayaks to float our flower decorations and see the luminous plankton. That was another very special emotional moment.
This was all so wonderful but the crew really made it memorable. Lead by Sun and his guys. We had Otto, Oop, Sun, and Mon who were our kayak guides. We all felt very safe with them taking us to what could be a very (accident waiting to happen) time. We also want to acknowledge Mike on the boat. He was so incredible sweet.
You cannot come to the this area of the world and not do it. I’ve been all over the world and THIS is up there with the best thing I’ve ever done.
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Nov 21, 2024
Best boat trip ever - What can I say that passes on the fact this is possibly the best day trip my wife and I have ever been on. From the second we arrived at the departure point to the second we were returned to the jetty we were greeted, looked after and made welcome. Great safety information. Food amazing and for a boat trip to provide such wonderful tasty food is amazing in itself. We were blessed with a great group of fellow travellers, can’t guarantee that on your trip. Everything on the itinerary we accomplished, information along the way top class. James Bond island only a small part of this tour, the spectacular scenery on route to the island will have you clicking away on your smartphone. You are allocated your individual guide for the activities, Nan our guide was incredible, many thanks to Nan for his help, support, encouragement and making sure we were always last in the line so we had a great opportunity to feel as though we were the only ones in the activity especially the bat caves. He would hang back so the other canoes would finish and we were on our own in the lagoons and then the sea. Krathong skills from Nan teaching us was also incredible and then to go back out in our canoe with Nan to light ours plus the added bonus of experiencing the bio plankton lighting up in the water as we brushed our hands underneath the water.All the staff were great nothing too much trouble. Lunch, afternoon tea and dinner served onboard, congratulations to the chefs on board. Even down to on our return to port making sure we had the right driver to take us back to our hotel. Can highly recommended this tour with John Grays amazing staff. Many thanks
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Nov 13, 2024
Wonderful day - We spent a wonderful day with Alan and his team. The whole excursion was perfectly managed and explained.
Lunch and evening meals were really very good and everything is served generously including for cold drinks.
We were afraid to be in a crowded boat, but finally the size of the group was very reasonable, it was perfect.
We were impressed by the quality of the day, with the different visits to the islands and especially James Bond Island. To close, seeing the luminescent plankton was totally magical: impossible to capture with the video equipment (because cave totally dark to see them well) but as Allan said, you sometimes have to enjoy with the eyes only of the moment, it was the case yesterday! Thank you again.
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Aug 21, 2024
I can see why this gets so many 5 star reviews - I was advised to do this trip by many people back home and I’m so glad I listened to them. This is by far the best excursion I have ever done. My husband and two children (age 13 & 16) all agree. The staff, the food, the view and the people we met from all over the world was absolutely amazing. The canoe tours are a highlight but I loved the swim in the sea. Then the Krathong making was so special and we loved the lighting of them in the water and letting go of negative energy and making wishes. Such a special moment. The plankton at the end was magical. Please put this on your list!!!!!!!
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Aug 3, 2024
A must do in Thailand 🇹🇭 - Absolutely highlight of our trip to Thailand. The whole crew were very helpful and passionate about their jobs speaking very highly of the owner John Gray. We loved the food, the canoe caving experience which I never thought I would have the courage to do. So glad I did it now. Nothing to be worried about, just relax and enjoy the once in a lifetime experience. I loved making my floral arrangement with our canoe tour. I rate this experience very highly and great value. Thankyou amazing John Gray team.
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Jul 30, 2024
Totally professional tour - This is how tours should be conducted. From beginning to end this tour was totally professional. The staff knew their jobs perfectly , from helping us get in the kayaks to paddling into the caves , to serving an exceptionally good lunch , to finding the best spot to take pictures of the amazing scenery , well done!!!!!
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