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Tour Code: 5NPGGRD Phang Nga Grand Expedition (6 Days/ 5 Nights)

The ultimate great outdoor of 6 Days Grand Expeditions of the islands around Phang Nga Bay

Day 1:

This first day is fully guided in self-designed inflatable kayaks. You will be paddled by your

guide

through complex tidal sea caves into lagoons called "Hong's (Thai for "room or chamber"). This

allows you to

relax and enjoy Phang Nga Bay ambiance. You will be picked up from your hotel in

Phuket at 8am and transfer

to a motor boat for your island hopping adventure. First Island: Explore

caves and lagoon, Second Island:

Traverse 300m cave in a giant lagoon, explore tidal sea caves in

the area.Arrive at camp site at 4pm; training

will be provided on the single seat hard shell Sit-On-Top

kayaks and enjoy Thai seafood dinner on a boat. (L,

Day 2:

On day 2 to 6, you will paddle your own single seat hard shell Sit-On-Top kayak.

Depart for North Koh Yao Noi on escort boat at 7am. Breakfast will be served on board. At 9.30am,

begin

paddle north to Koh Yao Noi and Big Tree Bay then hike to the giant Ficus. Lunch will be

served on board

following lunch, paddle 1 km crossing to Lagoon Island. Circumnavigate Lagoon

Island. This island is home to

many crab eating monkeys and giant fruit bats. At 4.30pm board an

escort boat and depart for the camping

site on Koh Nok. Dinner on board .Return to camping beach

and relax. (B,L,D)

Day 3:

Break camp at 7am and breakfast will be served on board. Paddle around Koh Chong Lat at

9am. This

1,500 foot island has stunning cliffs, the "Blue Room", a three chamber stalactite grotto,

and an unusually

beautiful channel on the way back to camp. We often see porpoise outside the Blue

Room, along with

monkeys, water monitors, White Bellied Sea Eagles and Bramany kites. Take a

lunch break at 12.30pm

following a motor boat ride to Koh Klui. Circumnavigate Koh Klui. This is

another beautiful red limestone

island with an irregular coastline. At 3.30pm board an escorted boat

and depart for Laem Taeng. Arrive Laem

Taeng and make camp. Thai seafood dinner will be served

at 7pm and feel free to go for a sunset paddle

after meal. (B,L,D)

Day 4

: Sunrise paddle at 6.30am. Breakfast will be served on board. At 9am, depart for Hong Yai – a

2km deep,

with an exceptionally beautiful sea arch, stalactite encrusted overhang and Hong, our only

lagoon inside a

lagoon. Hong Yai, essentially a tidal canyon with heavily wooded 1,000 foot cliffs, is

filled with a tidal

mangrove swamp. We always see kingfishers, and often see both Gibbons and

Langurs. Sea otters are

occasionally sighted. Lunch will be served on the escort boat at noon. AT

1.30pm paddle back down Laem

Taeng to Mangrove Maze. Paddle along a 5K cliff where we

frequently see Gibbons. Extremely picturesque.

Explore the Mangrove Maze, a giant crater of

disintegrating limestone islands filled with mangrove. Paddling

down the channels brings a surprise

around every bend. At 2.30pm, board an escorted boat and depart for Koh

Pak Bia to make camp for

the night. Dinner will be served on board. (B,L,D)

Day 5:

Sunrise paddle at 6.30am. Breakfast will be served on board. At 9am circumnavigate Koh Pak

Bia and

neighboring islands. Lunch will be served on the way to Koh Bele. Upon arrival at 1pm,

paddle into the giant

lagoon and circumnavigate Koh Bele', with three white sand beaches, snorkeling

on coral reefs (Bring your

own snorkel gear). Here are some excellent limestone geology, Koh Bele'

(Koh Hong ) is considered the Jewel

of the Bay. At 5pm, make camp at Koh Bele' (Koh Hong). Dinner

will be served on board. (B,L,D)

Day 6:

Break camp at 7.30am, board an escorted boat rendezvous and transfer to Talin. Upon

arrival at 9.30

am, paddle into False gorge and Krabi Klong, a stunning 2km gorge, circling back into a

mangrove channel at

the base of the island to Gibbon Hong. Lunch will be served on the boat at

12.30pm. This afternoon, relax,

swim and enjoy the beautiful surrounding until your departure back to

Ao Por Pier of Phuket. Upon arrival, you

will be transferred to your hotel. Estimated arrival time is 5.30

pm. (B,L)