Thailand · SNORKELING AND DIVING IN KO LIPE
Good snorkeling and diving in Ko Lipe fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 9 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Koh Lipe’s $19 longtail snorkeling trip, with six island stops, lunch, clear reefs, underwater photos, and practical tips.
“The view points were amazing! Tasty lunch, but mine was stolen by the monkey (be careful) :D”
Explore seven islands near Ko Lipe by longtail boat, with coral reefs, lunch, underwater photos, and eight snorkeling stops for $22.
“The experience was really good! Food was nice! The guide was very helpful.”
Review of Koh Lipe’s $16 half-day snorkeling trip, with longtail boats, coral reefs, beaches, GoPro photos, and sunset options.
“Perfect timing! I also did the full day program B and that was too long. We got to three amazing dive sites with this trip. We also stopped at two beaches and got to see sunset from the boat. You need to be at the office at 2pm for the 2:30 start time.”
Explore Ko Lipe’s outer reefs by longtail boat, with nine island stops, lunch, GoPro photos, and practical safety tips.
Review of Koh Lipe’s $27 seven-island longtail tour, with coral reefs, black rocks, lunch, practical tips, and honest advice on value.
“Le tour des 7 îles en snorkeling vaut la peine si vous découvrez ce type d’activité à Koh Lipe. Les spots proposés sont globalement très beaux, même si, parmi eux, seuls deux se démarquent réellement et méritent le détour. En revanche, si vous avez déjà pratiqué le snorkeling dans des destinations vraiment paradisiaques, l’excursion risque de vous laisser un peu sur votre faim ; mieux vaut alors profiter tranquillement de l’île de Koh Lipe. L’activité reste correcte dans l’ensemble et justifie sa note.”
Review of Koh Lipe’s $22 six-hour longtail snorkeling trip, with seven stops, black-rock Koh Hin Ngam, white beaches, and Jabang coral.
“C'est le circuit A, le circuit B nous a beaucoup plus plu les coraux sont bien plus beaux, la variété des poissons aussi. À ce circuit on a trouvé que on aurait pu faire qu'un seul endroit pour tout voir. Guide très sympathique. Merci pour les photos.”
Explore seven Koh Lipe snorkeling stops by long-tail boat, with coral reefs, island beaches, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical tips.
“Thank you so much! We’re happy to hear you had a great experience.”
Review of Koh Lipe’s $28 East Zone snorkeling trip, with five reef stops, lunch at Adang Island, hotel pickup, and practical tips.
“very good snorkeling spots, lots of tropical fish! one stop to an island full of plastic garbage though, I did not understand why..but good for awareness Be aware that even though it says English tour the tour was in Thai so could not understand anything also this is not a guided tour but more like a taxi dropping you off at wonderful places. No safety instruction, no infos on the fish or nature you see no instructions at all so if you never snorkeled before I suggest you watch some videos beforehand I had to guess about what to do and for how long by looking at what other people…”
Review of Koh Lipe’s $22 longtail snorkeling trip, with coral reefs, Koh Rawi lunch, island stops, costs, crowds, and practical tips.
“Sunny and the team were super helpful and responsive to any questions before the trip. The trip itself was excellent - although in our opinion the Jabang stop was very overcrowded with other tourists, many of whom seemed uncomfortable in the water, limbs flailing everywhere! That said, the other snorkeling stops were amazing - the best we've experienced on our trip so far, and the lunchstop on Rawi was absolutely beautiful - white sand, turquoise water, a real island paradise. A thoroughly enjoyable trip and a 'must do' for anyone staying on Lipe who wants to experience this underwater world first hand.”
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