Half-Day Private Thai Yacht Charter to Pig Island — Koh Samui
A classic wooden Thai yacht hired for your group for the afternoon or the morning: Samui's Five Islands, snorkelling and mangrove kayaking at Koh Taen, and the pigs of Ko Mat Sum.
Koh Samui, Thailand · 4h 45min · up to 35 guests · ฿25,900 per boat · EN
What is this tour like?
Ko Samui Boat Charter runs its own pair of classic wooden Thai yachts, the Blue Dragon and the larger Red Dragon, and hires them out whole. The half-day trip heads southwest from the island's inner river jetty to Samui's Five Islands, where local families still harvest the birds' nests they call "white gold", and then on to Koh Taen and Ko Mat Sum.
There are two departures: morning at 09:30 with a return around 14:15, or afternoon at 14:15 with a return at 19:00 that puts the sunset on the way home. Along the way you snorkel the reef at Koh Taen, kayak into its mangrove forest, meet the pigs on Ko Mat Sum and can fish from the deck. Round-trip transfers from anywhere on Koh Samui, a meal, fresh fruit and soft drinks, towels, accident insurance, an English-speaking guide and the Pig Island admission fee are all in the price. Koh Rap can be added for two more hours at 30% on top of the charter rate.
What are the highlights?
- A classic Thai yacht hired privately, not a shared boat
- Snorkelling on the reef at Koh Taen
- Kayaking through Koh Taen's mangrove forest
- The pigs of Ko Mat Sum and the bird-nest Five Islands
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- 09:30 / 14:15Board at the inner river jetty
Meet the crew, a short briefing on the yacht's facilities and safety, then cast off. Transfers from anywhere on Koh Samui are included.
- +1hSamui's Five Islands
Cruise the south-west coast past the islands where birds' nests — local "white gold" — are still harvested.
- +2hSnorkelling and mangrove kayaking at Koh Taen
Guided snorkelling on the reef, then a kayak into the island's hidden mangrove forest.
- +3hKo Mat Sum — Pig Island
Time on the white sand with the island's resident pigs; admission is included.
- 14:15 / 19:00Cruise back
Morning trips are back by 14:15; the afternoon charter sails home into the sunset and lands at 19:00.
What's included in the price?
- Round-trip hotel transfers from anywhere on Koh Samui
- Lunch or dinner, depending on the departure
- Fresh fruit and soft drinks
- Towels
- Accident insurance
- English speaking guide
- Koh Rap / Pig Island admission fee
- Snorkelling on the Koh Taen reef
What's not included?
- Sea kayaking — ฿200 per person, optional
- Guests beyond the six covered by the rate — ฿1,200 per adult, ฿800 per child
- The Koh Rap extension — two extra hours at 30% on top of the charter price
- Gratuities
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Samui's inner river jetty. Round-trip transfers from anywhere on Koh Samui are included in the charter; the operator's office is at 404/68 Moo 1, Maret, Koh Samui. Exact pickup time is agreed at booking.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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