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The ones worth your time.
The 15 fishing tours travellers book most, with what each one includes, who runs it, and what you pay.
Private freshwater fishing day near Phuket with a guide, 60+ fish species, and a real shot at giant Arapaima. 11 hours from 6am.
“Malgré un petit problème avec le taxi le matin ,le propriétaire a tous mis en œuvre afin que je passe une agréable journée. Et le guide à fait tout son possible pour me permettre de prendre un maximum d espèce différente. Je recommande sans problème”
7-hour Khao Lak longtail fishing trip with an English guide, trolling and bottom fishing, lunch, and chances at tropical catches.
“Very enjoyable, I caught over 20 different fish , several different types including snapper, grouper Captain was very helpful and knowledgeable. A great day overall”
Private Koh Samui boat trip mixing fishing near Koh Taen and Koh Mudsoom, snorkeling, and an onboard BBQ lunch for up to 2.
“Great experience, the tour guides were very friendly. They cooked us the most delicious food & we had lunch on the boat. Very much recommended!”
Private wooden-boat fishing and snorkeling near Koh Taen and Koh Mudsoom, with on-board BBQ lunch from Koh Samui.
“We all had a great day out, the guides are so friendly and helpful. They picked us up spot on time at our hotel and explained the day to us. Caught plenty fish for a delicious lunch and had time for snorkelling and a visit to pig island. Thoroughly enjoyed and would definitely recommend”
Phuket game fishing to Racha Yai with trolling, lunch on board, and snorkeling time in clear Gulf of Thailand water.
“I'll start by saying the scenery was beautiful. The host was a nice guy but definitely led on that it was more than it was. We were out in huge seas, trolled for 4 hours and only at the 3.5hr mark we got one small tuna. We heard every excuse under the sun as to…”
Guided Koh Samui fishing (8 hours) with hotel pickup, equipment, lunch, and a Krabi night-market street food stop.
“Great day trip. A bit of confusion when booking as the description had 8am start and only 2 pickup locations with surcharge outside these zones. Please note that hotel pickup is actually included and we were picked up at 9am in a van (Get Your Guide, please update your info online). We had a nice…”
A shared small-boat fishing and snorkeling day north of Koh Samui, with live bait, BBQ lunch, and captain-led hunting for big game fish.
“Nothing memorable a complete waste of time and money they wanted to keep any fish caught( not many anyway ) even when too small to be worth keeping size of a goldfish! Do not waste your money!”
A 6.5-hour Gulf of Thailand fishing day from Koh Samui with all gear, Thai buffet lunch, crew help, and time to swim.
“We had an amazing day, from fishing , to swimming to jumping to catching to eating to even bringing some catch back to the place to be cooked . Special kudos to Mr Yao for the help during the whole day”
Long-tail mangrove fishing from Ko Lanta with wildlife spotting, real fishing time, and lunch at a mangrove seafood restaurant.
“Was a fun trip, didn't have much fishing experience but our guie was very helpful and showed us what to do, great morning out to see the mangroves and learn about the local area.”
Phuket day trip that mixes trolling for big game with snorkeling at Koh Racha Yai, plus hotel pickup and a lunch cooked from your catch.
“Very over hyped and over advertised. BIG game fishing is not the correct description. 1. Got there and the guide told us we might catch some fish but probably not 2. Only mackerel NO big fish where we are going. 3. 8 people on boat and onRead more”
Phuket deep sea fishing at Racha Island with snorkeling, onboard lunch, and long scenic time on the Andaman Sea.
“It was a great day out, even if there was no much fishing /spinning time. More than one hot should be offered for spinning considering there is a admite than 8 hour trip. Very nice guide, captain, and helper. The food was good and sufficient.”
Small-group fishing and snorkeling day trip from Phuket to Racha Yai on a longtail boat, with pickup, lunch, and gear included.
“Boat was good,staff great, good food, swimming snokling great, the fishing wasn't what add says, there was 15 of us so u all pick numbers 1 to 15 then 1st fish 1st then 2nd so on we caught 3 fish total 3 people got a go. Hand line fishing for 30 min in like 45mtrs…”
Private Phuket fishing by trolling and spinning near Racha Yai, with snorkeling, lunch, and a boat crew for up to four.
“Very old boat with basic equipment. Weather was b ad and kids suffered .stuff is not understanding English. They tried their best but all the process of fishing was very disappointing”
Private Ko Lanta long-tail fishing with a local expert. Learn traditional techniques, target barracuda and king mackerel, plus lunch.
“Aktiviteten kändes autentisk och guiden var supertrevlig, men vi hade valt fel dag att fiska på då det blåste väldigt mycket och det var inget bra fiskevatten, tips är att kolla väderapparna”
Morning hotel pickup and a small-group fishing cruise off Koh Samui, ending with a Thai buffet lunch onboard.
“Fantastic trip, Captain exceptional, food great and everything you could possibly want in a fishing trip”
