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Seakayaking in Laos and Krabi, Phang Nga, Tarutao and Phuket, Thailand, with PaddleAsia in Phuket, Thailand.
Seakayaking in Krabi, Phang Nga, Khao Sok, Tarutao, Laos and Phuket, Thailand, with PaddleAsia in Phuket, Thailand.

Overview of PaddleAsia's tours in Thailand

Khao Sok National Park [Bird watching & Wildlife Observation]


Our 4 day Khao Sok National Park tour is aptly labeled a "soft adventure". The pace is normally slow and easy as the main focus of this trip is spotting wildlife. The birding superb; the wildlife sightings are unbelievable. Hornbills are actually common. We frequently see several species of hornbills.

Khao Sok Great HornbillWe see Great Hornbills, Bushy-crested Hornbills, Wreathed Hornbills, and Helmeted Hornbills on almost every trip. If you’ve never seen a hornbill, this will be a very special treat! Dave has sighted and is familiar with most of birds in southern Thailand. You don’t have to be a seasoned birder to enjoy the pleasures of birding in this tropical wonderland. Dave’s enthusiasm will make your birding time both educational and fun. Long-tailed macaques, pig-tail macaques, dusky langurs, and even gibbons are seen on most trips. One thing is inevitable, you’ll see and/or hear monkeys! We’ve had numerous wild pig sightings. Elephants can still be found in the park and we see them fairly regularly.

Khao Sok elephants We stay in unique floating bamboo bungalows in a remote area of the massive reservoir. These bungalows are very basic. They are made out of low impact material. Bamboo and thatched roofs provide a very simple, environmentally friendly shelter which fits well with the jungle surroundings. There is no electricity in the bungalows, but there is electricity in the restaurant and toilets. The shared toilets are clean and adequate.

The bungalows have firm mattresses and there is electricity for as long as the generator stays on. The floating walkways to the bungalows and toilets are not well maintained, and require attention to foot placement. Thre are new toilets at the bungalows. These accommodations are not really up to normal PaddleAsia standards. However, the jungle solitude and the joy of kayaking amidst the profusion of birds and wildlife bring us back here time after time. The floating bungalows belong to the national park, they are not our bungalows.

Click here to see a list of common birds found in Khao Sok National Park.

Click here to go to the main Khao Sok page.

 

The Islands South of Krabi in Trang Province


Trang province is south of Krabi, Thailand Journeys from the comfort of one island to the adventure of the next.  Another multi-day destination is south of Krabi province. Most of these islands are visited by very few Westerners. It’s an undeveloped tourist destination which suits us just fine. Due to the beauty of the islands, especially the cliffs and headlands, and their near proximity to one another, these crossings are appropriate for active novices. As each crossing is no more than six nautical miles, they are appropriate for daytime paddling.

These multi-day trips are an ever-shifting panorama of "sundowner" beaches and comfortable bungalows. It is not a resort destination, nor does the area attract hoards of backpackers. It is an especially lovely area, removed from easy transport for the mass market tour groups. This trip is for experienced paddlers.  It involves more paddling than most of our other trips.

This trip is only available during the low season (May through October) as mass tourism makes it an undesireable destination during the high season.

Click here to go to our main Islands of Trang page.

 

Phang Nga Bay


Phang Nga Bay is one of the most popular tourist destinations in southern Thailand. Every day over a dozen canoeing companies and countless independent operators take tourists to a few well-known locations in the Bay. The result is similar to road traffic in Bangkok. It's noisy, congested, and chaotic. The tourists see the famous "hongs", or inner island lagoons in some of the islands, and make the obligatory trip to see "James Bond Island".

Each of our tour leaders has paddled extensively in Phang Nga Bay since 1993. No one in southern Thailand has more paddling experience! We have licensed Thai tour guides, but a Western tour leader accompanies every trip too.

Phang Nga Bay - Krabi IslandsThe Bay is a large, lovely area that seems different in every change in weather and light. There are many fine secluded islands that can be explored at our leisure in comfortable touring kayaks. In these areas, where only the occasional fisherman is seen, wildlife is plentiful.

Our guests, paddling at their own pace, quickly learn the difference between White-belly Sea Eagles and Brahminy Kites (another large raptor) by the wing configuration while in flight. Other frequent sightings include Pacific Reef Egrets, a wide variety of Kingfishers, Little Herons, Frigate Birds, and Blue Rock Thrushes. Sometimes we catch sight of Oriental Pied Hornbills or Southern Pied Hornbills perched in trees or in flight.

We frequently come upon monitor lizards sunning on rocks, and often see Crab-eating Macaques on the beach or moving in trees near the water. Sometimes we see Dusky langurs in trees high on a cliff face. Monkeys are common in the bay.

It is the quiet and solitude that we seek as individual paddlers. 
It is this environment which we offer our guests. 

We stay in bungalows on an island with a wonderful view of limestone karst formations spread out before us. We enjoy the laid back quality of island life. We aren't too interested in tent camping, which we find very uncomfortable in the tropics. A proper bed and a restaurant are our choice. 

Our escort boat is large enough to carry our boats and gear, and has plenty of room under the roof to sit out of the sun between visits to islands.

We offer two day up to five day trips into the Bay, for two to eight people. Small groups, proper touring kayaks, orientation to proper paddling technique and safety, islands off the beaten path - this is PaddleAsia.

Click here to go to our main Phang Nga Bay page.

 


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