Thailand · SAFARI
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 jungle safaris justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Ride an ex-army 4WD jeep through Koh Samui’s hills with guides such as Johnny Depp, John, Dango, and David. You’ll visit the island’s famous rocks, a waterfall, a mummified monk, Secret Buddha Garden, and Big Buddha, then eat Thai food with mountain views. Expect a very wet water fight.
“Good day out! Lots of fun with the water fight as well!”
You’ll ride a Japanese ATV with English or Thai-speaking guides through coconut groves, rubber plantations, rivers, and rough jungle tracks. Choose one hour for viewpoints and a taste of the route, or two hours for more demanding riding, a mountain café, and a seasonal waterfall visit.
“Really good experience. All the staff were funny and friendly Rick is also great and explains it all very well”
Spend eight hours touring Koh Samui in a small-group 4x4, with hotel pickup, temple visits, the Secret Garden, Namuang Waterfall, plantations, Guan Yu Shrine, Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks, and a Thai lunch with mountain views. The rooftop mountain ride is optional.
“It was amazing! Driver was the absolute best so funny! The sights were mind blowing loved riding on the top of the jeep aswell! Would definitely recommend”
Spend about seven hours touring Koh Samui in a 4WD ex-army Jeep with pickup, temple visits, jungle roads, a waterfall swim, Secret Buddha Garden and Thai lunch. Guides such as Johnny, Mr. Aur and Mr. Ung bring plenty of humor, with an optional roof ride and an energetic water fight.
“Brilliantl day out. Fun packed day with lots of things to do. Great food and great fun water fighting with other yruckd”
Spend seven hours touring Koh Samui by 4x4 with an English-speaking guide and hotel transfers. Visit Wat Teepangkorn, the mummified monk, Hin Ta and Hin Yai Rocks, Namuang Waterfall, a coconut plantation, and an elephant sanctuary where you prepare food and feed the animals.
“Amazing trip, well organised with English speaking guide who was knowledgeable and funny. The highlight was certainly feeding the elephants, but the kids loved the rooftop journey up the mountain and the.views from the top were amazing. Good decent food for lunch and I.wpuld certainly recommend”
Meet your guide at your Khao Sok hotel for a two-hour night walk through the national park. Guides such as Diamond, Aunni, June, and Mint are praised for sharp eyes and wildlife knowledge. Expect insects, spiders, reptiles, frogs, monkeys, and lucky sightings of rarer animals.
“The tour was a bit difficult at the start, the guide was not at our meeting location but once started it was a very good the guide was very informative, we all really enjoyed it.”
Spend 2.5 hours riding a wide-body Seadoo from southern Koh Samui to Koh Tan and Koh Mat Sum, known as Pig Island. You receive a safety briefing, life jacket, snorkel gear, water, and guide support. Expect fast open-water riding, a lagoon stop, coral reef snorkeling, and about 50 minutes by the pigs.
“Went with a few friends, had a lot of fun. If you really want to jump some waves and go wild, get a jetski to yourself - otherwise the person on the back will be pretty uncomfortable. Oh, and definitely bring sunglasses or even goggles, the water will be assaulting your eyes non stop. Pigs on the beach were pretty cool.”
Spend about 4.5 hours at Chiang Mai Night Safari with access to the Savannah and Predator tram rides, walking trails, shows, and animal feeding areas. Choose your own hotel transfer or make your own way. No named guide is provided, so expect independent sightseeing rather than a guided tour.
Ride a 4x4 Jeep into Koh Samui’s hills for a waterfall swim, Magic Buddha Garden, mummified monk, famous rock formations, rubber plantation, and Thai lunch with a view. Guides such as Tom, Johnny, and Mad Max are known for keeping the day lively, though the ride is bumpy and the schedule can feel long.
“The tour was pretty good and we basically went around the entire island. The only issues we had were: 1. we couldn't get in contact with the tour company the morning of the tour. We couldn't check into our hotel yet and were at a cafe down the street and wanted to call to tell them this. We were actually ready to give up and assumed that they weren't picking us up, but started walking towards our hotel about an hour after they said they would pick us up and randomly ran into the van that was picking us up. Lucky us. Just make sure that you verify the time…”
Ride an automatic ATV through Koh Phangan’s farms, plantations, jungle trails, and steep mountain tracks. After a safety briefing, your guide leads you to a scenic peak, photo stops, and a faster open area before returning to camp. Pickup is available for an extra fee.
“A very normal excursion, unattractive tour, too large a group, we were stopping too much, all very slow, bad helmets. The very unprofessional guide. I wouldn't repeat it.Auto-translated”
Spend about seven hours touring Koh Samui by 4x4, from Wat Plai Laem and Big Buddha to mountain viewpoints, Magic Garden, Na Muang Waterfall, Guan-Yu Shrine, and Hin Ta and Hin Yai. Hotel pickup, a Thai buffet lunch, and guides such as Bobby, TK, Arm, and Yu may be part of the day.
“We enjoyed the experience and the sights we were taken to, however, our guide was extremely difficult to understand. We also weren’t given much in the way of the history of what we were seeing.”
Ride from Maenam Beach with a guide, sharing one jet ski with up to one companion. The route may reach Pig Island, Koh Tan, Five Islands, or Koh Phangan, depending on weather. Expect about 1.5 to 2.5 hours on open water, brief beach stops, provided snorkeling gear, and hotel transfers.
“The tour was a fun day out with the jet ski however, the locations changed and was not notified after looking forward to going to pig island. Tour guides weren’t very cooperative with information as to where we were going, where they took us or notifying us the duration at each destination.”
Spend seven hours touring Koh Samui by open-air 4x4, from Big Buddha and temple shrines to Na Muang Waterfall, a rubber plantation, Secret Buddha Garden, and mountain viewpoints. Hotel pickup, lunch, fruit, water, insurance, and an English-speaking guide are included.
“War ganz gut heute ch hätte mir mehr Zeit für den magic Garden gewünscht und dafür weniger am Wasserfall”
See Koh Samui’s southern rocks, Guan Yu Shrine, mummified monk, waterfall, Secret Buddha Garden, high mountain viewpoints, Wat Plai Laem, and Big Buddha by open 4x4 jeep. Guides such as Mr. Arm and Mr. Jack bring humor and local color, while lunch, water, insurance, and hotel transfers are included.
“Good trip. Would recommend. Plenty of varied stops to keep everyone happy. Good lunch provided.”
Ride from your Khao Lak hotel in an open-top jeep, paddle through mangroves for about 45 minutes, eat beside a lake, swim at a waterfall, and explore Khao Lak National Park with up to eight people. Guides such as Ole and Rollo add local insight, though language arrangements can vary.
“We really enjoyed seeing the wildlife & we learned different things about Thailand. The guide ‘Ole’ was informative & interesting. The food was really good.”
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