After hearing from many Thai's raving on about Trang and how the snorkeling was excellent, I thought I better go see what the difficulty is everything about and also heard fantastic testimonials in a couple of Thai forums. My spouse and I went to a travel expo in Bangkok and reserved a package deal that included 2 evenings accommodation, consisting of all meals and 2 days of snorkeling.
After a 1 hour air travel we landed in Trang, it is found south of Phuket. Our resort selected us up from the flight terminal and took us to a pier for our ferry to our resort which was on a small island. At the pier I couldn't help but observe all the rubbish that was around, the place was unclean and I was beginning to think this journey is not going to live up to the hype from my Thai friends. However after the ferry to our resort I was surprised that the rubbish had vanished. Our bungalow was located about 10 meters from the beach which was nice.
After we dropped our bags off we went to have diner, where we were welcomed with 6 dishes of fish and shellfish. The quantity of food would of feed a household. After supper which we didn't come close to finishing we returned to the bungalow for some rest to get prepared for a full day of snorkeling.
In the 2 days of snorkeling, we had a fantastic time, there was so much fish and they would consume rice right out of our hands. We likewise visited a place called the emerald cavern, its a small opening in the side of a mountain which we swam as a group into (with life vest). The cavern was truly dark, however if you looked down the water was light blue and was giving us a few light from the reflection from the sun. After about 30 meters in it just went pitch black for about 50 meters. As soon as we got to completion of the cave, the water lit up as there was an opening at the end of the cavern. Our guide informed us there is a little beach surrounded by cliffs on the other side of the wall. However to obtain there we would need to swim under the wall for about 5 meters. I am a quite strong swimmer and it was easy for me, but we had one man who couldn't swim at all. We had to make him hold his breath and 2 of us swam and pushed him under and through to the opposite.
Once we all survived we were on a beach that was about 50 by 50 meters. It was a magnificent location. I was told by our guide, that long times ago this is where pirates utilized to conceal there valuables.
As soon as we returned out we visited numerous other areas to snorkel prior to we returned to our resort. It was a laborious day.
After each tiring day we were greeted by a huge quantity of fish and shellfish for dinner. I need to state this journey did live up to the buzz. Trang is a gorgeous location to check out, I would suggest it to anybody. If you like the sun, promising meals and snorkeling, then Trang is the place to go.
After a 1 hour air travel we landed in Trang, it is found south of Phuket. Our resort selected us up from the flight terminal and took us to a pier for our ferry to our resort which was on a small island. At the pier I couldn't help but observe all the rubbish that was around, the place was unclean and I was beginning to think this journey is not going to live up to the hype from my Thai friends. However after the ferry to our resort I was surprised that the rubbish had vanished. Our bungalow was located about 10 meters from the beach which was nice.
After we dropped our bags off we went to have diner, where we were welcomed with 6 dishes of fish and shellfish. The quantity of food would of feed a household. After supper which we didn't come close to finishing we returned to the bungalow for some rest to get prepared for a full day of snorkeling.
In the 2 days of snorkeling, we had a fantastic time, there was so much fish and they would consume rice right out of our hands. We likewise visited a place called the emerald cavern, its a small opening in the side of a mountain which we swam as a group into (with life vest). The cavern was truly dark, however if you looked down the water was light blue and was giving us a few light from the reflection from the sun. After about 30 meters in it just went pitch black for about 50 meters. As soon as we got to completion of the cave, the water lit up as there was an opening at the end of the cavern. Our guide informed us there is a little beach surrounded by cliffs on the other side of the wall. However to obtain there we would need to swim under the wall for about 5 meters. I am a quite strong swimmer and it was easy for me, but we had one man who couldn't swim at all. We had to make him hold his breath and 2 of us swam and pushed him under and through to the opposite.
Once we all survived we were on a beach that was about 50 by 50 meters. It was a magnificent location. I was told by our guide, that long times ago this is where pirates utilized to conceal there valuables.
As soon as we returned out we visited numerous other areas to snorkel prior to we returned to our resort. It was a laborious day.
After each tiring day we were greeted by a huge quantity of fish and shellfish for dinner. I need to state this journey did live up to the buzz. Trang is a gorgeous location to check out, I would suggest it to anybody. If you like the sun, promising meals and snorkeling, then Trang is the place to go.
