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Along with clear, warm tropical waters for diving Thailand has a variety of
other stunning and unique adventures just waiting for the disconcerting traveler
to explore.
Elephant trekking, gypsies, sea canoe, bungee jumping, surfing, golf and
jungle adventures just to name a few.
Siam adventures invite you to experience these great adventures with some of
the top and most experienced tour guides and adventure companies.
One of these adventure companies is john gray’s sea canoes. one of the
original sea canoe operators and with offices in Thailand, Vietnam and the
Philippines this company is not only one of the most reputable and experienced
operators but all its staff are incredibly knowledgeable in their chosen field
and with all aspects of there operations.
A day out with sea canoe is a great and truly safe adventure with stunning
limestone caves, mangroves and wildlife all around and throughout the adventure.
Daily departures to different locations and with a variety of options this
company can truly offer one of the best and most unique adventures for even the
most timid of adventurers.
If jungle trekking, elephant treks, white water rafting, cave exploration,
climbing or bungee jumping is your thing or if you simply what to get from one
place to another Siam adventures can get you there.
Unlike other travel agencies most of these adventures have been experienced
by our own staff so we can give you an honest and informative perspective on
your chosen adventure.
not only that but its not about the most expensive trip for the maximum of
commission its about the safest most exhilarating and fun filled adventures that
we can offer you with some of the most reputable, reliable and knowledgeable
companies that we know of.
So when you have finished diving, swimming or snorkeling why not take another
adventure booked through Siam adventures.
JOHN GRAYS SEA CANOE
PHANG NGA EXPEDITION EXPRESS SELF-PADDLE
(2D/1Nt)
Nga’s natural drama. Paddling Through the Bay
As an added value bonus, John wrote “The Nature Game” to turn your entire trip
into a fun learning game that increases your
awareness and doubles your value. Along the way, you might learn a few things
about Nature…and where we fit into the Movie.
Depart you Phuket hotel or airport at mid-day on Day One including the Starlight
trip and return to your Phuket hotel by 1730 on Day Two.
DAY ONE Phang Nga Bay has everything you want in a tropical wetlands
environment – majestic, bizarre peaks; thick, rich mangrove forests; caves and
inland lagoons; and bountiful wildlife from sparkling plankton to majestic sea
eagles and prankster monkeys. The best way to get intimate with these natural
treasures is in your own kayak, surrounded by our “Labor of Love” attention to
detail and proper kayaking.
Join the Hong By Starlight trip to get out to the Bay, where we show you the
caves and hongs from the safety and comfort of our
SOTAR inflatable caving kayaks. Then enjoy a hot buffet meal and Loi Kratong
ceremony before camping on a tropical beach.
The second day you paddle from camp on your own through the Bay in either single
or Cabo double Ocean Kayaks, paddling to a nearby village or back to one of our
day trip boats for the transfer to your hotel or the airport.
Be sure to go with Caveman’s Original team committed to international standard
quality and performance. Simon Warren joined John in 1990 and “Mus Bong” in
1991. Michael Dawson joined our 1992 Ha Long Bay expedition. Our average guide
seniority is nine years, guaranteeing nobody kayaks Phang Nga like John Gray’s
SeaCanoe.
Phang Nga Bay
This self-paddle trip is for
- Active Adventurers and Families
- Week-end Getaways
- Folks with hotels already booked
- People who want to try one night and day of self-paddle sea kayaking.
Hongs by Day, Hongs by Night, beach camping under the stars and the Krabi
sunrise, paddling away from the crowds into the secret corners of
this complicated Bay – this self-paddle trip offers an intimate look at Phang
Nga
Mid-Day Hotel Pick-Up (Starlight Trip)
Join our Hong by Starlight trip for a quiet afternoon exploring Phang Nga’s
caves and hongs. After a spectacular Thai seafood sunset buffet dinner on board
and the Hong By Starlight ceremony, we deposit you at your campsite with guide,
kayaks and camping gear. You make camp and enjoy the campfire and stars.
Deep in the Mangrove Forest
DAY TWO
0600 Sunrise over Krabi
0700 - 0730 Full Breakfast w/ fresh brewed coffee, gourmet breadbasket,
muesli
and fruit. Egg dishes or traditional Thai breakfast by request.
Break camp and pack kayaks expedition style.
0830 – 1000 Phang Nga Bay morning paddle.
1000 – 1030 Snack break
1030 – 1200 Mangrove paddle
1200 – 1300 Traditional Thai picnic lunch, Farang style – a cultural experience
1300 – 1430 Continue to circumnavigate the Bay. Explore complicated limestone
islands.
1430 – 1530 Paddle to our Day Trip escort boat and depart for Ao Po
1630 Arrive Ao Po and transfer to mini-van. Airport drop-off by 1700.
1730 Arrive your hotel. End of JGSC service
SOUTH THAILAND SELF-PADDLE OVERNIGHTER
PHANG NGA SELF-PADDLE MINI-EXPEDITION
1730 Paddle to First night camping beach
1830 Arrive at camping beach and make camp
1930 Dinner
2100 Optional night paddle
Other companies shamelessly copy our programs off the net as soon as we
publicize them. Just because they offer a similar kayaking package doesn’t mean
they know how to run it - or ever have.
DAY TWO:
0700 Breakfast
0800 Mangrove forest paddle
1000 Return to camp and load kayaks
1030 Paddle to Stalactite Forest Cave
1200 Picnic lunch
1300 Paddle to Limestone Island
1400 Arrive Limestone Island and explore caves and hongs
1530 Snack break
1600 Paddle long island to camping beach
1730 Arrive camping beach and set-up camp
1900 Dinner
2000 Hong by Starlight
1000 Return and sleep
DAY THREE:
Optional Sunrise paddle
0730 Breakfast
0830 Break camp and load kayaks
0930 Circumnavigate Large Island, self-paddle caves that are practical
1230 Meet Day trip for lunch and continue with day trip caves and hongs
Return to Ao Po pier at 1630
STARLIGHT TRIP OPTION
1500 Meet with Starlight trip or Mini-Expedition and continue with trip
1900 Seafood buffet dinner on board
1930 Hong by Starlight
2100 Return to Ao Po Pier and transfer to Phuket hotel
JOINT PROGRAMS:
Mini-Expedition Add-On (5 Days/4 Nights total): B29,000
Meet with Mini-Expedition/Wings Trip on afternoon of Day 3 and continue to the
Krabi side for Day 2-3 of our escort boat Mini-Expedition program – the most
comprehensive way to see the Bay.
Wings of the Sea Eagle Add-On (9 Days/8 Nights total): B50,000
As above but continue down the Peninsula to include Tarutao.
PLEASE NOTE: Thailand ranks 8 out of 10 ASEAN countries in respect for
intellectual property rights. Tour operators who know nothing about kayaking or
nature and just buy the cheapest bathtub toys.
Self-paddling is what real sea kayaking is all about, so pack everything in your
kayak and paddle into the unexplored unknown. No motor, no noise, no exhaust –
pure paddle power gets you where you want to go.
I never used escort boat in Hawaii's or Polynesia except on TV shoots. But when
I saw Phang Nga’s scattered islands we incorporated support boats into our
trips. Away from the caves we still paddle our own single or double Sit-On-Top
kayaks, so the “Mini-expedition” became wildly successful, but we never forgot
the hidden treasures of “inner” Phang Nga, a corner of the bay so packed with
limestone karst the compact dream world makes support boats irrelevant.
Phang Nga isn’t “unexplored” like Fiji or Moloka’i, but we do have our secret
spots even the locals don’t know – and certainly not our imitators. My favorite
is a 2K mangrove forest hidden between two 500meter cliffs. Paddling only kayaks
we can enter shallow water sites the escort boats cannot even consider. Away
from the heavy tourist traffic, wildlife still enjoys a peaceful life, and with
our expert and experienced guides and silent Sit-On-Tops, wildlife sightings are
frequent but never guaranteed. Tropical skies, Calm seas.
Everybody still wants to experience the caves and hongs, so either the first or
last day is our Starlight trip. The other two days are packed with paddling,
instruction, dry caving, natural history and secret mangrove paddles where our
guides know each different species and their medicinal uses. We even visit hongs
we don’t visit on our day trips.
If you want our Tropical Kayaking Intro Credential, we can adjust your itinerary
to include “classroom” stops and on-water instruction. You won’t see as much,
but you may graduate with a Tropical Kayaking credential that many operators
world-wide honor for rentals – and the setting can’t be beat.
You can schedule your trip to combine with Day 2 and 3 of our Mini-Expedition
and see the Krabi side of the Bay for a comprehensive five-day exploration. From
December to May you can join Day 2 of a Wings trip for a 9-day grand tour of
South Thailand’s stunning wetlands wonders from Phang Nga to Tarutao. Nine days
of stunning nature at an amazing value and amazing Nature.
TRIPS CAN RUN IN REVERSE ORDER DEPENDING UPON THE TIDES.
DAY ONE:
0800 Hotel or Phuket Airport pick-up
0930 Arrive at Fishing Village Put-In – Beach training and kayak loading
1100 Put-in from fishing village for mangrove paddle
1230 Picnic Lunch
1330 Continue paddle through limestone islands and mangrove forests
1530 Arrive at complicated limestone island filled with self-paddle lagoons
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