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Pig Island Long Tail Boat Adventure: Local Thai Snorkeling Experience
3.9
46 Ratings
Thong Krut
Embark on a thrilling half-day snorkeling adventure in Koh Samui. Explore the pristine coral reefs of Koh Tan and visit the famous Pig Island to meet the adorable rescued pigs.
Embark on a thrilling half-day snorkeling adventure in Koh Samui. Explore the pristine coral reefs of Koh Tan and visit the famous Pig Island to meet the adorable rescued pigs.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Thong Krut - Thong Krut Pier is located on the southern coast of Koh Samui. You will find beautiful beachside restaurants. beach cafe and a few local Thai restaurants. The beach area is well known as one of the beautiful spots for viewing the best sunsets on the island.
We will depart from Thong Krut Pier on our boat. - Koh Tan - Koh Tan is…
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Thong Krut - Thong Krut Pier is located on the southern coast of Koh Samui. You will find beautiful beachside restaurants. beach cafe and a few local Thai restaurants. The beach area is well known as one of the beautiful spots for viewing the best sunsets on the island.
We will depart from Thong Krut Pier on our boat. - Koh Tan - Koh Tan is little virgin Island South of Koh Samui. The island is accessible only by boat. The usual way to Ko Tan is from the fishing village Thong Krut on the south coast of Samui, which faces Koh Tan. It is possible to arrange individual day-trips to Koh Tan there. We are offering trips to the island everyday as a half day trip. The island has several beaches suitable for snorkeling. The island is surrounded by coral reefs which we can enjoy snorkeling from the Bay.
- Ko Mat Sum - Koh Matsum, is a small island next to Koh Tan on the south side of Koh Samui. Itâs a popular island among daytrippers for enjoying seeing freedom lovely Pigs on its white-sand beach, and it also offers great opportunities for snorkelling, kayaking, there is only one local restarant here.
What's Included
- Accident insurance
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
- 4-hour Private Thai Long tail Boat tour
- Complimentary bottled water
- Snorkeling equipment provided
- Ice Box available
- Accident insurance
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
- 4-hour Private Thai Long tail Boat tour
- Complimentary bottled water
- Snorkeling equipment provided
- Ice Box available
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Admission fees
- Lunch
- Admission fees
Additional Information
A half-day snorkeling tour from Koh Samui traveling by our Local longtail boat to a spectacular snorkel destination for snorkeling adventure over a pristine coral reef taken care by the lovely crew. Stop at Koh Tan (Coral Island), then head over to a white-sand beach for more relaxing on the Beach, this paradise Island is well known as “Pig Island: is…
A half-day snorkeling tour from Koh Samui traveling by our Local longtail boat to a spectacular snorkel destination for snorkeling adventure over a pristine coral reef taken care by the lovely crew. Stop at Koh Tan (Coral Island), then head over to a white-sand beach for more relaxing on the Beach, this paradise Island is well known as “Pig Island: is located just off the coast of Koh Samui, this beautiful tropical island is home to the famous Koh Madsum rescued pigs and you should not miss it!!!
We provided Life Jacket and Snorkeling equipment.
Location
Thong Krut
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(46 Ratings)
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Christine_m
Mar 7, 2025
A great trip if you’re prepared for it. - For this trip we chose the private long boat option for a flavour of tradition as compared to a speed boat. Be warned though that getting in and out involves an unstable ladder and you may get wet.
We love boat trips and this was great. My husband snorkelled at the first stop and was able to take some good fish and coral photos. I don’t swim so stayed in the boat relaxing.
The second stop was Pig Island and believe it or not this is an island with pigs living on it. A decent beach with clear water to swim in, so my husband tells me, though not as much to see from a snorkelling point of view.
There is a 50 baht per person fee to visit the island in return for which you get a bottle of water. Other food and drink has to be paid for. Water was also available on the boat.
We spent two hours on pig island before returning to our waiting transport back to our hotel.
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Claire_d
Feb 19, 2025
Great trip. Car came to... - Great trip. Car came to pick us up from the hotel. We then headed to the pier where we were assisted in finding our long tail boat. The captain of the boat was friendly but quiet. Which was fine by us. Not a big snorkeler but loved loved loved pig island. Glad we took a private long tail boat over.
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Denzilbird
Jan 23, 2025
Awesome - Fantastic private long tail boat trip. The snorkelling site was more than I expected with many colourful fish including a parrot fish. Pig island is very entertaining, you are able to purchase pellets to feed the many pigs all shapes and sizes also there are dogs too and again you can buy pedigree treats for them. You get given a bottle of water in arrival when you finished it don't throw the empty bottle away just yet as there are taps outside the toilets where you can refill them (not water for human consumption) and the pigs and dogs eagerly drink from your hand held bottle.
Our captain on the boat was very attentive and knowledgeable the whole booking procedure was excellent and on time I would definitely recommend booking with these
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Amy_k
Jan 14, 2025
Was hoping for better weather but still plenty of people on the island - Owner operator was very communitive. Which I appreciated
Boat driver and onsite fascillitator did not speak English but it wasn’t a problem. Wish they had safer better steps to enter the boat. But it wasn’t a great excursion. They still going inclement weather. Very rough seas and got soaking wet but that was no fault of theirs. Pigs were abundant
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V2518isthomasa
Dec 3, 2024
Great idea for a morning - A perfect excursion for a nice morning. Note, however, that this excursion is not recommended for people with reduced mobility
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Dawn_s
Jan 31, 2025
Overall enjoyed the... - Overall enjoyed the experience. Guide very quiet, said very little to us. Choppy journey over to islands got very wet ! Pig Island beautiful but very sad to see amount of rubbish around the area.
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Clupke123
Nov 18, 2024
Setback - Went to pig island yesterday with a private lontail boat and snorkeled.
That was the trip we booked.
In our opinion, they should have cancelled this trip from the tour operator.
The sea was very rough.
And we had specially chosen this private tour for snorkeling.
That pig island would be disappointing we had already thought of. We were done with that in 15 minutes.
But had us looking forward to snorkeling. Especially since we went private.
We could float as long as we wanted. We had that experience before.
But the sea was rough snorkeling was not possible. Nothing to see because of the rough water and spicy current.
Quickly got back on the boat. And there we were. The skipper said nothing let us down. Until we turned on translate and asked if we could go somewhere else.
He then sailed us to the beach from koh tan. We had a drink there.
We went back to the boat because we were worried about the weather and the rough seas.
Although the skipper was not worried about anything, we had a nasty trip back to the pier.
Hard rain on the way back and lots of splashing water made it almost impossible to sit properly on the longtail boat.
We put on our diving goggles with snorkel during the return trip. Because we kept getting so much water in our mouths and eyes. That it really wasn't nice.
And I'm not safe either.
It's too bad. A wasted day.
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Waldemarss106xe
Mar 8, 2025
Pig Island - let the poor pigs live in peace - The snorkeling didn’t meet our expectations - yes, it was a private tour for two, but the snorkeling site was really full of “private boats” - regardless of the poor visibility the underwater world was very poor - even if I see the boaters dropping their anchors on the few corals ....
Well, and Pig Island to me is Nepp -
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Cedric_r
Jan 18, 2025
Poor experience to pig island - We were not prewarned that the sea was rough on the day and we would get thoroughly wet in this long boat trip to the island, also had to keep moving on the boat to rebalance the boat, no help getting on or off the boat for less able people, so all in all a very poor experience for older people, may be ok for youngsters The island was scenic especially seeing the black pigs roaming around the visitors but could not swim as the sea was rough, so nothing to do or see we just hung around for 3 hrs to catch the return rough trip back
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G4261rwmariar
Jan 4, 2025
commercialization and exploitation of nature - We didn't get what we expected. Madsum Pig Island looks nothing like the island of pigs in the Bahamas and not even like our hotel last year with a mini-zoo in Phuket, where pigs are cared for and look healthy and happy.
In December 2024, Koh Madsum is a filthy littered patch of sushi, with no sun loungers, no umbrellas, only a bar of infrastructure with beer, pig food ($1.5 per 100 grams) and marijuana slightly more expensive than pig food. Pigs kept in mud are not mini-pygs, they are ordinary meat pigs whose fates are understood as they breed. Walking around the island is unpleasant because of the mud (it is broken glass on the ground, plastic, household waste that lies 1 meter from the beach (the shoes were taken from us on the boat). It is an example of the repugnant exploitation of nature by a man who has no concern for its conservation at all. We spent 1.5 hours on this island. Just found a cleaner place and went into the water.
Next, snorkeling. The situation may be better in other months, but in December and January the water was murky, lots of plankton. The fish were just needles and yellow reef fish. Everything. The current is very strong, life jackets are recommended even for confident swimmers. Snorkeling took 30 minutes.
Total, the whole "useful part of the excursion" - 2 hours of clean time, another 30 minutes transfers, the rest of the time - is lunch on the dock in Samui: rice, vegetables, watermelon. Not worth a day.
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