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Mangroves of Thung Yee Peng

The mangrove on the east side of Koh Lanta, by longtail, on a private wooden raft, or by kayak. Half a day, or just a sunrise.

Half day

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A longtail boat cruising through the mangroves
Thung Yee Peng

Thung Yee Peng is a village on the east coast of Koh Lanta with a protected mangrove behind it. The channels are calm. You see monkeys, birds and fiddler crabs on the mud at low tide.

Three ways to go. A longtail runs through the main channels. A private wooden raft, poled slowly, leaves from Thung Yee Peng pier for a sunrise, a fishing morning or a dinner at sunset. A kayak gets you into the narrow channels.

THE RAFT PROGRAMMES

  1. 4:40Sunrise raft. On the water by 5:30, sunrise around 6:00 over the mountains, light breakfast on the raft (coffee, tea, snacks), back at the hotel by 7:30.
  2. 9:30Fishing raft. Fishing in the waters of Ao Lanta, a look at how the local fishermen work, a seafood lunch cooked on the raft, back around 14:00.
  3. 16:30Sunset raft. Sunset on the river, seafood dinner by candlelight, then the bioluminescent plankton in the dark water, back by 20:00.

IN THE PRICE

  • Hotel transfer both ways
  • On the raft: breakfast, lunch or dinner depending on the programme, drinks and fruit
  • Kayaks and life jackets on the kayak trip

Good to know

  • The raft is private, for your group only. Prices are per group of one or two, then per extra person. Children from 3 to 9 have a child rate.
  • The kayak can be combined with an hour of ATV in the forest, two hours in all.
  • Bring mosquito repellent for sunrise and sunset.
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Questions we get about this trip

Which mangrove trip should I pick?

The raft is the quietest, with the sunrise and the sunset dinner as its two programmes. The kayak is more active and reaches the narrow channels. The longtail is the simplest with children.

Can we see the plankton?

On the sunset dinner programme, once it is dark, the plankton lights up when the water moves.

How early is the sunrise trip?

Pickup is around 4:40 and you are back at the hotel by 7:30, in time for a second breakfast.

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292, Moo 2, Sala Dan, Koh Lanta Yai, Krabi 81150

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