Thailand · RACHA ISLANDS TRIPS
The good racha islands trips go weeks ahead and the cheap seats go first. Below: 9 to book early, what each includes, and where they differ.
Review of Phuket’s Coral and Racha Islands speedboat trip, with snorkeling, lunch, hotel pickup, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.
“Loved the experience, from the beginning, everything was great!”
Explore Racha Islands from Phuket with three guided scuba sessions, hotel pickup, meals, equipment, and a chance to spot leopard sharks.
“Did 3 discover dives with Rishab, they were great! He has so much knowledge about the fish and reef. I have done over 15 discover dives and just haven’t gotten around to getting my open water and he convinced me that I should just go get it”
Review of Phuket’s Aeolos catamaran tour to Coral and Racha Yai Islands, with snorkeling, lunch, water sports, sunset views, and hotel pickup.
“Overall a pleasant tour with a nice guide. In retrospect it would be better to spend more time at Banana beach then at Racha Island which is totally overcrowded and not a nice place for swimming or snorkeling as there too many boats coming and going.”
Compare Phuket scuba sessions at Maiton and Racha Islands, with beginner-friendly instruction, small groups, marine life, costs, and practical tips.
“From start to finish, our scuba diving adventure with VGA Vacations Phuket at Racha Island was nothing short of extraordinary. The crystalline waters of the Andaman Sea set the stage for an unforgettable two‑tank dive, but what truly Read more”
Review of Phuket’s Racha Yai and Coral Island tour, with snorkeling or scuba, beaches, lunch, pickup details, costs, and practical tips.
“Excellent day out! I dive but my partner doesn’t and it was a great introduction for him our guide was very straightforward with his instructions and made it fun and easy for both”
Review of Phuket’s Racha Island fishing tour, with trolling, snorkeling, lunch, hotel transfers, costs, boat concerns, and booking advice.
“Good overall organization. Good lunch. A little too much wind that day, but still some fish 🐟🐠Auto-translated”
Review the Coral and Racha Islands catamaran tour from Phuket, with lunch, snorkeling, hotel pickup, island stops, costs, and practical tips.
“There are 2 types of Boats in the pictures: 1 is a big boat with cabana beds and sun loungers - the other is a basic out-of-date catamaran. We got the 2nd boat -- and there was nothing "luxury" whatsoever about this experience. The boat fRead more”
Racha Yai fishing trip from Phuket with a longtail boat, lunch, snorkeling, hotel pickup, and small-group access for up to 10 people.
“None three hours trolling one hour to fish. It was just a boat ride. Worst ever, wasted money, pictures showed were incorrect no large fish”
Phuket speedboat review covering Coral and Racha Islands, snorkeling, beaches, lunch, transport, group size, costs, and practical booking tips.
“Firstly when booking the trip is said it was limited to ten people, I would assume that means no more than 10 but at one point there was almost 20 on the small speedboat. The boat journeys were very bumpy and scary at times, this was the worst part for me, if you are expecting a peaceful boat ride this is not the trip to book. The snorkelling was the best part I would say and you can do this even as a non swimmer”
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