Half-Day Sea Kayaking Adventure in Ao Thalane Bay from Krabi

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: Thai, English
Professional English-speaking guide
Basic accident insurance
Life jacket
Waterproof bag
Hotel round trip transfer
Drinking water, fruits, coffee and tea
Thai style lunch with soft drinks (only for option with lunch)
Kayak equipment

Overview

Spend the morning or afternoon paddling in the cool shade of the Ao Thalane canyons in the north of Krabi. Explore the diverse ecosystem on a sit-on top kayak manoeuvring through caves and channels surrounded by towering cast formations whilst observing the diverse wildlife, including crab-eating macaques, gibbons, the occasional cicada, otters and your ever present monkey trying to hitch a ride.

Pickup points

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Beyond Krabi 98 Moo 3, Klong Muang Beach, Nong Thale, Thailand, TH, 81180
Blue Sotel Krabi Aonang Beach 778 Moo 2, Ao Nang, Thailand, TH, 81180
Holiday Ao Nang Beach Resort Krabi 123 Moo 3, Ao Nang, Thailand, TH, 81180
Nakamanda Resort & Spa 126 Moo 3, Klong Muang Beach, Nong Thale, Thailand, TH, 81000
Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort 200 Moo 3 Tambon Nongtalay, Nong Thale, Thailand, TH, 81180
The ShellSea Krabi 999 Moo 6 Laemphopattana 1 Road, Sai Thai, Thailand, TH, 81000

Pickup details

Get picked up from your hotel in Ao Nang, Krabi Town, Ao Nam Mao, Klong Muang and Tubkaek Beach. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking. If you stay at Railay Beach, we offer a pickup service from the boat ticket office at ... Ao Nam Mao Pier which is just a 15-minute longtail boat ride from Railay East. If you stay in Ton Sai, please come to the meeting point at Phra Nang Inn reception in Ao Nang. If you stay at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas, please take the hotel shuttle boat to Nopparat Thara Pier in Ao Nang. Pickup times for each zone: • Ao Nam Mao: 08:20 / 12:20 • Ao Nang: 08:30 / 12:30 • Klong Muang Beach: 08:30 / 12:30 • Krabi Town: 08:00 / 12:00 • Tubkaek Beach: 08:20 / 12:20 Read more ▼

Meeting points

Meet at Sea Kayak Krabi pier in Ao Thalane at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Sea Kayak Krabi

Get picked up by our friendly driver and take a 20 minute scenic drive through rural villages to the incredible, karst-dotted Thalane Bay, located in the north of Krabi. After arriving at the kayaking center with a private pier, enjoy a coffee while your guide will prepare the equipment and study the tide tables. Get a short briefing on how to use the paddles before boarding the open kayaks. Start paddling a short distance through open water from the launching point to the mangroves forest of Ao Thalane. The guide will lead you through shallow channels, over submerged roots and even paddle right next to almost vertical limestone cliffs, towering above you. Spot cliffs with supposedly thousand year old historical paintings done by sea gypsies who once lived in these area. At times, stop paddling and just listen. Silence, except for occasional sound of cicadas and rustling of leaves overhead. The aerial roots of the mangroves at Ao Thalane are home to many crustaceans which attract many game fish like snappers in these waters. Some parts of the journey requires you to negotiate sharp turns in tight spaces as you wave your way through the forest. Therefore, this tour is specially designed making it semi-private, a maximum of 10 people to one guide. Enjoy the undeveloped environment without unpleasant crowds. Enter a large cave with stalagmites and stalactites which was named the Crocodile Cave, probably because some of the hanging stalactites may look like a crocodile to those with a bit of imagination. You can spot several species of birds and monkeys, in particular the crab-eating macaque monkey, and if you are lucky large water monitors (a lizard that looked like the Komodo Dragon). Leave the cave, and continue through a lagoon on your way out from the forest. Surrounded by the limestone karsts, this spectacular seascape at this part of Ao Thalane is the filming location for many movies. The total paddle time is around 2 hours, not including breaks. A set menu lunch is available if you have booked the lunch option, for those who prefer to strengthen themselves for the kayaking session. Itinerary: • 08:00 - 08:30: Hotel pickup in Krabi • 08:30 - 09:00: Arrive at Sea Kayak Pier in Ao Thalane • 09:00 - 09:30: Enjoy a fresh coffee and get instructions from the guide • 09:30 - 10:00: Start paddling from the pier to the mangrove forest • 10:00 - 11:30: Enter the Ao Thalane canyon by kayak • 11:30 - 12:30: Eat lunch at the pier (if lunch option has been booked) • 12:30 - 13:00: Transfer back to your hotel

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Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The tour program is subject to change due to weather & sea conditions

Free Cancellation

April 26100% refund

April 27No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Highly Recommend!

Published on Dec, 2024

My husband and I did the half-day tour with Ae, and it was an incredible experience! I booked it online the day before we were going to go. Shortly after, we received an email that included the time we would be picked up from our hotel. We were the only ones in the car and the driver was very friendly. When we got to the place, we found out we were the only ones in the group, so we had Ae, our guide, all to ourselves! Since it was just us, he suggested that instead of going to the canyon, where most people go, we go instead in the other direction to go through the mangroves and see a cave. We got to see monitor lizards, sea otters, sea eagles, and a monkey! Ae was so interesting to talk to, and he also took amazing photographs and videos of us all during the trip. They were truly artistic and beautiful. We loved learning about him growing up learning from his dad about fishing, and about the environment and how things had changed over history due to development and global warming. It was such a fun morning.

Brilliant day

Published on Oct, 2023

We had a brilliant day today! Guide was amazing, great English, took lots of photos and videos for the group. Very informative and suitable for any body.

Best Activity in Krabi

Published on Feb, 2020

We booked the tour a day before from Ao Nang beach market. The pickup was around 8.15 from hotel. We were 5 people including 2 kids (6, 13 yrs) and mother (70+ yrs). For mother we requested the guide to take her in his kayak for which he charged additional 300 Bhat. The total length of Kayaking part was arnd 7 KM and it though the water was quite calm, it was still quite a work to kayak all the way. There was a break for arnd 10-15 mins on a beach towards the end of journey. We had to leave our bags at a small room at the pier and they gave us water bag to keep valuables and phones on the kayak itself. Also provided us a water bottle each. Unfortunately a monkey jumped on our kayak during mangroves part and took the bottle away. We had booked kayak + Elephant safari tour so we also got lunch at the end of kayak. Good vegetarian Thai food