From Ko Tao: Snorkeling Day Trip Ko Tao & Ko Nang Yuan with Meals

We had an absolutely fantastic day out with Zin and the Royal Mariblue Koh Tao team. The entire experience was memorable from start to finish. The boat is small and intimate, which made the trip feel personal and far more enjoyable than the larger, overcrowded tours on the island. The snorkeling was incredible, and the team went out of their way to capture amazing underwater photos for us. We also loved being able to enjoy SUP and kayaking during the day — such a great added bonus! Lunch was delicious, and the sunset BBQ dinner was the perfect way to end the day. It truly felt like a full-day experience that offered outstanding value for money. Thank you to Zin and the whole crew for the warm hospitality and for making it such a wonderful and unforgettable day. Highly recommended!

Fantastic full day of snorkeling! Very small group (3 on my day) so you are not one of the teeming masses like on other tours. Everything is included and taken care of. You pay more, obviously, but I’m so glad I prioritized the experience over expense.

We booked the VIP tour and it was worth it all - nice food and drinks, a small group in contrast to all the boats with dozens of people, but above all a very nice crew and snorkling guide who showed us beautiful corals, baby sharks and turtles next to all the other colourful sea life!

This is the best trip you will book! Lucky our guide was absolutely brilliant, we saw every kind of fish, coral, huge turtles, baby sharks, the food and drink on board is exceptional, the transfer service punctual!!! Spend a little extra and go for this tour rather than the ones with too many people … this is the second time I’ve done this trip!!! Fantastic!!!

amazing experience snorkelling around koh tao and surrounding islands, great guide that helped and took photos of us.

Its was a really nice trip I loved the snorkeling and that it was such a small group The food was also great Thank you so much (:

Really enjoyed our day. Started a lil slow and got. But once things/people got organized it was great. Stopped at 4 different spots and got to snorkel with baby reef sharks and turtles. Lots of fish too. The guide was super friendly and really wanted the best for all. We had 17 people on board and this is the only way I would wanna go. The other boats were packed with people.. makes it hard to snorkel with tons of people. The meals were pretty good too. Thanks again for a great day captain and crew 💜

To start with they didnt pick us up from our hotel. We got told 9:30am pick up and when it got to 10:10am and having no response from them we walked to the head office instead. Fortunate that we did because they were ready to leave without us. Then our boat set off without a guide so we had to go back for him. They forgot to bring on food, snorkeling gear and water so we waited another 45 minutes for that. We paid extra for kayaking and paddleboarding which never happened and got told we dont offer refunds under any circumstances. After the tour we questioned the extra we paid for kayaking and they blamed the weather and the amount of other boats instead of saying we were 90 minutes late setting off so didn't have time. The only saving factor was that Nang Yuan is stunning but every other trip also goes there.

We took this tour during a honeymoon stop in Koh Tao. Unfortunately, we didn’t have great weather so the program had to be adjusted and water was choppy/windy, but that wasn’t the main issue. Service was brusque and hurried, with no one bothering to adjust snorkel masks to our sizes, for example, and the main guide yelling at everyone that we were bad swimmers after letting us loose in deep open water. At times it was chaotic, and they let us choose whether or not to wear life jackets. At the first deep water stop we opted not to (we can swim and did not know how deep it was or how long we would be stopped) and it was brutal - both my husband and I had to return to the boat after several minutes of struggling to adjust our cheap masks while treading rough water. I tried to go to the lead guide (Mr. Too) to adjust my mask and he said that I lied about being a strong swimmer and then swam away from me. Later in the tour, I tried again with a life jacket and it totally changed the experience. Positives were that it was a nice smaller group size than other boats (just 14 people that day) and lunch was nice. Scenery is stunning, and I saw harmless reef sharks, a huge turtle, and many beautiful fish. Main con is the boat ladder - it is not only too short, but the metal is unprotected and has sharp edges. Several people in our group, including us, cut their hands and legs trying to climb back in. This seems like a quick fix and one the guide is clearly aware of so I hope it gets taken care of since it wasn’t pleasant to be bleeding on the boat. I’d recommend exploring other snorkel tour options.

We had a brilliant day yesterday with Two and the rest of the crew. Called in to many spots and saw lots of fish plus, swimming with Two as a guide, giant turtles and sharks. The food was amazing; a buffet with six mains plus rice available plus separate vegetarian options. Would highly recommend 😀👍