Similan Islands, be sure to finish reading before you go!

🏝️ You can only go to Similan with a tour group, it takes about 2 hours to drive from Patong to the pier, and nearly two hours by yacht from the pier to Similan, the last icon roughly indicates the location Book the cruise package you want to take in advance, we booked Lightning No. 7, the guide will arrange for local drivers to pick up people from near to far (I was picked up around 6:00 in Patong) It takes two hours to drive to the pier, sleep 💤 during the trip, have breakfast at the pier, they will distribute snorkeling socks, seasickness medicine, towels, and explain precautions, you can take seasickness medicine then Departure, before boarding the boat, slippers will be placed in a big snake skin bag, remember not to take the wrong ones when disembarking After boarding, sandwiches will be distributed, don't eat too much, many people will have symptoms of seasickness, eating too much will make it easier to vomit, here I experienced seasickness for the first time, dizziness, nausea, wanting to vomit, if you feel uncomfortable just close your eyes to rest or sleep, it will be much better You can take beautiful yacht photos about half an hour after setting sail, here your hair, clothes, and makeup are all intact, good for photos The first island landing is on Island No. 8, Sailing Rock, first go to the island to take pictures, then you can come down to take pictures of the glass sea, the snorkeling area is quite shallow and you can see some small fish, and there are many reefs, so I suggest everyone take more photos here, enjoy the beautiful scenery (duration about 1 hour) After gathering and boarding the boat, there is a buffet lunch, rice, chicken wings, curry, fish pieces, many people complain it's not tasty, I think it's okay, mainly because playing is too exhausting, it's really not okay not to eat, there is free ice water and ice cola on the yacht After eating, it takes about 10 minutes to get to the snorkeling spot of Island No. 9, you can change into snorkeling clothes, 🤿 and disposable mouthpieces will be distributed, 4 meters from the seabed, you can see small fish schools, tropical small fish are very brightly colored, take your mobile phone with a waterproof bag, make sure the rope is well checked and not loose, here you can play freely (duration 30 minutes) After an hour's boat ride to Island No. 7 for the third snorkeling, then play freely, jump into the sea, watch the small fish, it will be cleaner here, I jumped into the sea 4 times, just snorkeled for a while On the return trip, after boarding the boat, it is more comfortable to go to the yacht bathroom to rinse off and change into clean clothes, after all, it takes 2 hours to go back and you can sleep for a while, fruits and coconuts will be distributed on the boat Must bring: 1️⃣ Swimsuit, wear it directly before going out, you can wear a snorkeling suit on the outside 2️⃣ Disposable underwear, super convenient to change on the return trip 3️⃣ Mobile phone waterproof bag 4️⃣ Sunscreen spray, 711 has coral-friendly sprays 5️⃣ Clean clothes to change into on the return trip 6️⃣ If you are not used to the local food, you can go to 711 in advance to buy some to take with you 7️⃣ Power bank, gopro (if you don't have one, no need to buy specifically) 8️⃣ Hair tie, it's best to tie up your hair when going into the sea, otherwise it flies around and obstructs the view 9️⃣ Quick-dry towel, the towel issued when you first land on the island will get wet, you can keep your own for the last return trip to rinse off, it's more comfortable to dry off and change into clean clothes