Jessica May
This was an amazing tour! Very long day but well worth it!! The weather gods turned it on which was lucky.. All our stops were simply breathtaking.. Phi Phi islands, Maya Bay, Bamboo island. We had perfect amount of times spent at each.. the waters were crystal clear and a great temperature. Lovely buffet lunch. Definitely swim and snorkel! Then we went onto the afternoon sunset tour on Poda Island which was stunning.. BBQ dinner and sat on the beach for the sunset! Lastly swimming with the bioluminescent plankton which was very cool to see! What a day and it’s great value for money! Highly recommend:) Tour guide Nadia was very funny and she was awesome. Ming was also very cool and helpful! Thank you!!
JC
Fantastic Hong Islands trip on the speedboat—fast, smooth, and well-organized Rating: 5 / 5 Stars (or your preferred rating) Pros: Speedboat Advantage: Taking the speedboat got us out to the Hong Islands quickly and comfortably, leaving plenty of time on the beach and in the water instead of wasting time in transit. Incredible Scenery: Hong Island, the emerald lagoon, and the surrounding limestone karst islands are stunning. The 360° viewpoint climb is a workout, but the panoramic views at the top are worth every step. Great Tour Crew: The Krabi Sunset Tours team was well-organized, friendly, and kept everything moving smoothly from hotel pickup to drop-off. Beating the Morning Crowds: The schedule worked out great for enjoying the beaches without the heavy peak-morning crowds. Cons: Steep Steps to Viewpoint: The climb to the 360° viewpoint is hot and steep, so proper shoes/sandals (not flimsy flip-flops) are recommended. Summary: A top-notch island tour in Krabi. The speedboat makes the journey effortless, the sights are world-class, and Krabi Sunset Tours delivered a seamless, memorable day. Highly recommended!
Henri Baumgärtner
Outstanding experience. Went on a traditional boat tour to hong island and we ended up with a fantastic guide and only 2 others on our boat. Only thing you could „complain“ about is that there will be other boats from other company’s too and it might get crowded.
Jimmy De groof
We hadden een fantastische 4 eilanden tour gehad. Met een goede gids. Onze kinderen hebben van de speedboat genoten en het eiland hoppen. Alles liep zeer vlot en was prachtig verlopen
Wilfred Bouw
Het was een zeer goed verzorgde excursie, vanaf het oppikken bij het hotel, tot aan de boot tot aan het eten, alles was netjes geregeld.. Absolute topdag gehad en een echte aanrader!
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The tides at Koh Hong affect one thing more than anything else: whether you can get into the hidden lagoon. Here's how to understand them and what to expect on your tour.
The Hong Island Krabi team3 min read
The entrance to the Koh Hong lagoon is a narrow gap in the limestone cliff face. At high tide, the water level rises enough to make the passage too low and too narrow to swim through safely. At low tide, there can be exposed rock that makes entry awkward. The sweet spot is mid-tide, roughly two to three hours either side of high water.
We schedule all tours around the tidal window. Your guide will know the tide times for your specific day and will time the lagoon visit accordingly. In practical terms, this means the departure time for your tour is partly determined by the tide, not just sunrise or preference.
The tide chart above shows you exactly what to expect on any given day, so you can pick a date that works.
🌊 Check before you book: The live tide chart at the top of this page updates daily. If you're planning a trip, scroll up and check today's tide to get a feel for the pattern. Tides shift by about 50 minutes each day, so the timing on your actual visit may be slightly different.
Mid-tide, roughly two to three hours either side of high water. At the top of the tide the gap in the cliff is too low to pass through safely, and at the bottom of the tide there is exposed rock in the way. Every tour we run is scheduled around that window rather than around a fixed departure time.
No. We already do that for you: the departure time for each day is set against the tide, so any date you can book is a date the lagoon works. Checking the chart above is useful if you want to know roughly what time of day you will be at the lagoon, or if you are choosing between two dates.
Because tides shift by about 50 minutes a day. A tour running this Tuesday and the same tour next Tuesday can have noticeably different timings, and the running order of the islands changes with it. Your exact pickup time is confirmed the evening before.
It is rare, because the day is planned around the tidal window. It can happen that the group arrives at the edge of the window and the captain judges the passage unsafe, in which case you still see the lagoon entrance and the cliffs from the water. Safety is the captain's call on the day and it is not negotiable.
Two ways worth knowing. Snorkeling visibility is usually better on a rising tide, when clearer water moves in over the reef. And the sandbar at Pakbia grows as the tide falls, so a low tide in the middle of your day means a longer stretch of sand to walk. The same effect makes Talay Waek walkable on the 9 Islands tour.
Yes. It pulls current tide data for the Hong Islands area and updates daily, so it reflects the real pattern rather than a printed table. Use it as a guide to the shape of the day, not as your pickup time, which we confirm directly.