Chantara Junk Boat

THIS!! Is a MUST DO when visiting Koh Samui. We started off by being very spontaneous and joining the boat with only 20 minutes until departure. The crew let us get on first with our 3 children to make sure we could find a space comfortable and with enough shade. The first stop a big beautiful beach, white sand, clear visibility and great snorkeling! Returned to the boat to a huge buffet lunch. Curries, rice, fresh fruit, seafood and unlimited soft drinks and cold water! Next stop was another part of the island where we had nearly 2 hours on. Beautiful sand, clean water, plenty of restaurants and an epic nature based playground for kids. Couldn’t get bored and so relaxing! Even hung out with the locals as they showed my kids the fish they had caught. Returned to the boat to cold refreshments and ice cream! Snacks all day and dumplings for dinner before our return! A full stomach! So much food! Third stop, fishing & jumping off the boat! To top it off, when we arrived to the pier - fireworks! The crew were all so friendly, helpful, informative, professional, kind and patient! I was worried about taking 3 kids under 5 on board all day but honestly they had the BEST time! And the crew made sure of it. This tour was worth every penny and I highly recommend not leaving until you’ve done it! Thank you to all the staff! Honestly huge shoutout! Thanks guys :)

We had an amazing day out on the Chantara junk boat while on holiday in Koh Samui on 2nd January. We always do a boat trip wherever we go on holiday and this was probably the best we’ve ever been on. Dominic and the team worked really hard throughout the day and couldn’t do enough to make it memorable. The food was great and kept coming throughout the day. They kept the tourists well hydrated with water and soft drinks, which were all included in the price. Alcoholic drinks were available at a cost but it wasn’t a booze cruise type of day. More of a chilled, relaxing day on a really comfortable boat with some great swimming, fishing and snorkelling. The boat wasn’t over crowded and there is plenty of space to soak up the rays. Watching the sunset laying on deck while heading back to Samui rounds the day off perfectly. Can’t recommend this trip highly enough! Thanks for a great day everyone!!

We had an very enjoyable day out with Eric and his crew. The old boat is beautiful restored with plenty of space to lounge around. The tour is very well organised and the lunch was delicious. My mother (in her 70s) tried fishing for the first time and the largest fish of the day unfortunately got away breaking the line !! Pirate Eric really made the day extra special for all of us. We can HIGHLY recommend this to people of all ages and abilities.