Which one is more fun, Similan Islands or Samet Island? Similan Islands Free Travel Guide

The Similan Islands are very beautiful islands, and they are an underwater paradise. There are many types of marine life and beautiful coral reefs. If you are a diving enthusiast, the Similan Islands must not be missed. Similarly, if you are a person who loves the sea, there are also surprises waiting for you here.

The scary thing is that you feel that half of 2017 has just begun, and time always slips away little by little in ordinary days. Life has not changed much. I still spend every day working, eating and sleeping, and what supports me to persevere is still the unknown distance. Air tickets

I bought the air tickets in advance 2 months before I planned to travel. By chance, I saw that a special air ticket public account I followed pushed Scoot promotional information. I didn’t know which island to choose, but after looking at the promotional air tickets, I felt that the air tickets to Phuket were very cost-effective and time-consuming. It was okay, so I decided to go to Phuket. I bought a round-trip ticket from Guangzhou to Singapore to Phuket during the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday on the last night of the promotion. The price per person was about 1,500 RMB. At the same time, AirAsia tickets were also sold for 2,000. Relatively speaking, Scoot’s It's a great deal. Scoot Tigerair

I will talk about Scoot in detail here. The first time I got to know this airline was because of its young and trendy official website homepage design (an occupational disease of designers). Scoot is a low-cost airline under the five-star alliance Singapore Airlines. Therefore, it is called a low-cost airline. Although the air tickets are very cheap, it is not too cheap when you add in seat selection, baggage check-in, meals, and transfer services that all require charges. Our round-trip air ticket is about 1,200 people's coins, plus the 200 people's coins cool transfer service that we must buy and the cost of choosing a seat to sit with friends, the cost is about 1,500. The cool transfer service allows you to transfer directly in Singapore without leaving the country. If you have not purchased the Scoot transfer service, you must first apply for a Singapore visa before connecting. No matter whether you buy a connecting ticket or not and no matter how long you stay at the airport, the Cool transfer service means that you are flying on Scoot. Or items that Tiger Airways must purchase when connecting flights in Singapore. Regarding checked baggage, we did not purchase a checked baggage ticket. Scoot’s regulations are that you can only carry 7 kilograms of carry-on baggage and a handbag weighing 10 kilograms. Before departure, I read a lot and said that the luggage weight check is very strict, so we gave up a lot of things to make the luggage weight pass. However, in fact, no one checked the luggage weight along the way, so it may depend on the place. Photos

Sony mirrorless A7M2 kit, post-production LR. Unfortunately, before writing this travelogue, my Apple phone broke down and needed to be flashed. It was erased without a backup. All the photos and videos I took on the phone in Phuket were gone...so a lot of things were lost. Shared with you... itinerary

Day1: Guangzhou Airport-Singapore Airport-Phuket Airport-Phuket Karon

Day2: Phuket Karon- Similan Island

Day3: Similan Island-Phuket Karon

Day4: Phuket Karon

Day5: Phuket Karon-Rock Island- Phuket Karon

Day6: Phuket Karon-Phuket Patong

Day7: Phuket Patong-Phuket Airport-Singapore Airport-Guangzhou DAY1

After get off work, I went home, took a shower, and then left for the airport. The 4 a.m. flight took me to the sleeping area of ??Baiyun Airport and took a nap before boarding the plane. On the day of departure, my physical condition was very poor. My aunt and tonsils were severely inflamed. My whole throat was on fire and I had difficulty swallowing and speaking. I didn’t bring anti-inflammatory drugs or medicine for my throat. There was no doctor’s note at the Singapore Airport and there was no way to buy anti-inflammatory drugs. , it is the first time that I feel that traveling is such a painful thing, but if you think about it, it will get better. The first flight was a large Scoot aircraft. The aircraft had a stylish appearance and a clean interior. We arrived at Singapore Changi Airport at around 4 a.m., and the next flight was a small Tiger Airways plane. For the first time, I had a bad impression of Tiger Airways. Although it is a low-cost airline, the aircraft was unimaginably old. The seats were so cramped that the leather on the chairs was peeling off. Although I don't mind being worn out, it makes people feel insecure.

I arrived at Phuket Airport at 1 noon, Thailand time, and waited for the driver to pick me up at the airport gate. The pick-up was booked through Taobao Maiyou.com, and the driver was a young man. It took about an hour to arrive at Karon Beach, check into the hotel, and finally settle down. It felt like a long journey even though I was sick, but fortunately there was someone around me who could take care of me.

At dusk, go for a walk on the beach. The beach is opposite the hotel. Karon Beach is mostly filled with foreigners playing in the water. There are a lot of cute kids playing happily in the water. Occasionally, I see a few Chinese people who also come to take photos and leave. The sky began to darken and it began to rain heavily. DAY2

I got up at 5:30 in the morning to check out and wait for the driver to pick me up and take me to the pier. It was still dark and I saw the sky full of stars. After about 2 hours, we arrived at the pier at Langhuajia. Well, it was a rural-looking pier, probably close to Phang Nga Province. Breakfast is some porridge and toast. After breakfast, we boarded the boat and the boatman drove all the way. It took about an hour to arrive at Similan Island No. 8.

Finally I saw the sea water in Similan, it was really clear and blue.

It was already after 11 o'clock when we arrived in Similan. We went directly to Island 8 to have lunch first. Island 8 is the island with the sailing stone and the island with the most people. People from various groups on the island are having lunch. , the sanitation on the island is also worrying, and the speed of cleaning cannot keep up with the speed of garbage generated. With half an hour to eat lunch and climb up the Fengshifanshi, I could only rush by and take a few photos before coming down.

Snorkeling near Island No. 8 for the first time. It was my first time to try snorkeling. Because I have a phobia about water, I even wanted to give up on the snorkeling part. But then I jumped into the sea. I didn’t know how to use the snorkeling mask and I choked on the sea water. It was so salty that I wanted to vomit. Hei pushed my head under the sea. At that moment, I was blinded. It was the first time I saw the underwater world with my own eyes. It felt like you were suspended in the sky and looking at the underground. It was wonderful and magical. Those who couldn't swim grabbed the floating board and were pulled by Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei secretly went down and picked up a big star for us to look at. After taking pictures, he put it back on the seabed. It took about 20 minutes to go snorkeling for the first time before going to the next place to continue snorkeling. This time, I was a little more familiar than the first time and felt less panicked.

After snorkeling twice, we, the passengers who signed up for the two-day tour, will board the boat where we will spend the night. Although the private ship Princess on Langhua is not as new as the photos on the official website, it still has a warm feeling. What impressed me the most is that the crew members are all very nice. We booked a deluxe double room. The room is not big. It has a large window and you can lie on the bed and watch the sea view. The bathroom also has hot water and a toilet, but the sheets must not be changed. If you mind, you can bring your own sleeping bag. After returning to the room to tidy up, the crew will take us for the third snorkeling trip. This time the crew took us to a more beautiful snorkeling place than the previous two times, and there was much more time to slowly enjoy the beautiful scenery of the seabed. The visibility of the sea water in Similan is very high, there are many large corals on the seabed, and there are also some schools of fish. Maybe because the weather that day was not very good, the effect was a little worse.

Looking at the sea while taking a pee, I wonder if my stinky discharge was discharged into the sea to feed the fish

After returning from snorkeling, I went back to the room to take a hot bath and rest. At about 6 o'clock, I felt the ship moving in the room. It turned out that the captain wanted to take us to another place to watch the sunset. Climb onto the highest deck of the ship, sit on a chair and wait for the sunset over the sea. It was my first time to experience watching the sunset on a boat, surrounded by the sea and the sky. I lay on a deck chair and watched the sun slowly set and turn yellow the big clouds one after another. The sunset light covered the deck. It was so beautiful.

The days on the liveaboard are all makeup-free. One second you put on makeup, the next second you have to jump into the sea to wash it off hahahaha

After watching the sunset, we went downstairs to have dinner. It’s almost the same meal as the one at noon. The only difference is that you have enough time to eat slowly while enjoying the sea breeze. After dinner, the Chinese-speaking tour guide Ming opened a KTV on the deck. Hahaha, I was too tired to participate and went back to the room to rest. The soundproofing of the liveaboard's rooms is really not very good. Above our room is the deck passage and the crew's lounge, so we can hear clear footsteps late at night and very early in the morning. DAY3

At around 6 o'clock in the morning the next day, the ship began to sail to a place to wait for the sunrise. At the same time, ships from other shipping companies also sailed here. I have watched the sunrise and sunset at sea many times, but this is the first time I watched it in the middle of the sea. The clouds were a bit thick today, so I couldn’t see the moment when the sun rose from the sea level. When it rose to a place where there was no cloud cover, brilliant light came towards me, and the entire sea surface sparkled, shining like stars. , every sunrise at sea can give me a different feeling.

After watching the sunrise, you can start having breakfast. The breakfast provided on the boat is the same as when the waves set off from the pier. The sky begins to get brighter and the sea water becomes bluer and bluer. Today’s weather is special Okay, it’s so comfortable to sit in the open-air restaurant in the warm sun, eat watermelon and look at the sea...

After dinner, we started to visit Similan Island No. 4 in the morning. The speedboat captain Ah Wei and the crew members took us to Island No. 4. The day trip tourists had not yet arrived after 7 o'clock. Except for a few tourists camping on the island, we were the first batch of tourists to land on the island. Compared with the huge crowds on Island No. 8 yesterday, , today’s Island No. 4 is simply paradise.

The weather was so good that the sea water turned dark blue, as if a vat of blue ink had been poured into it.

This ship should be the pirate ship of the Lazy Cat family.

A foreign guy camping on the island saw a caterpillar on a tree and got so excited that he touched it and asked us to come over and take a look. Who knew he suddenly ran back and called a staff member on the island to come over and say : His hands felt so itchy when he touched the bug... Hahahaha

Who said flat-chested people can't wear bikinis, I will wear it, hahahaha, you dare to laugh at my curse!

We walked from the beach where we were waiting through a forest to the other side of the island. Wow! It’s so beautiful! The beach is soft and clean, and the sea water is as clear as tap water. It’s the clearest sea water I’ve ever seen! It feels just like the Maldives. You can play and take photos in the water. You can also see a lot of small fish in the shallow water!

It’s so hard to show off that the sun hits my eyes

The sea water is super comfortable and super fun

At this time, guests who were traveling together began to land on the island.

Transparent water

After 40 minutes, the speedboat picked us up and took us back to the Princess. Next, we prepared for the crew to take us for our fourth snorkeling trip. The weather today was particularly good. The visibility of the snorkeling was much better than yesterday. I saw a lot of small and big fish and various coral reefs. I was very satisfied! There is a deep diving project on the ship for 600 yuan per person. There is a deep diving instructor on board and he is the only Chinese crew member on the ship. . I really feel that the crew members on the Princess are very honest and nice people. When we got on the speedboat after snorkeling, we needed the crew to pull us up. When a very heavy girl was pulled up, she sat down on the calf of an uncle on the crew. On the spot, I felt that I would die from pain, but the crew member did not act too exaggerated and endured it silently. There is also a little girl on the Princess who is probably less than 10 years old. She should be the daughter of one of the crew members, and I like them the most. The little girl will help me flush the water when I come back from snorkeling. The girl’s father will be particularly attentive to leaving meals for the diving guests who return late. He will carefully discover and solve our doubts when we are confused. He will try his best to take us to more places while snorkeling. I don’t know these things. How much is the salary of the crew? The tips we gave were not very big. When I left, I wanted to tip 100 pigs separately to the little girl and her father, but I didn’t find a good opportunity. Unfortunately, I didn’t give it. I hope to join the 2-day tour of the waves. Help me finish this little regret. Although money can't mean anything, it can at least mean recognition and gratitude.

After snorkeling, we took some pictures and walked around on the boat, and it was time for lunch. At this time, some guests from the one-day tour group had to get on the boat for lunch, so they quickly grabbed a good seat and left the rest after lunch. The remaining time is to wait for the ship to pick us up and leave the Princess.

Discovering big birds

Discovering big fish

After lunch we will pack up and check out. The rest of the time is spent dazing on the boat and taking pictures everywhere. . At about 2 o'clock, the boat came to pick us up and the new two-day tourists to board the boat. After boarding the speedboat, we drove to Island 4. We did not go to the island and stayed on the speedboat to rest. Island 4 was extremely crowded at this time. The feeling of the two islands is not the same as in the morning, so it is recommended that Similan take a two-day tour, which has plenty of time and can land on the island without any tourists.

Without makeup, I feel so haggard that I don’t want to show my face, hahaha

It was another 2 hours of speedboat time, and it rained heavily on the way. This speedboat didn’t even have a bow windshield. Xiao Hei took it I got a floating board and climbed to the front of the boat to block it, while the little black guys could only soak in the rain outside the boat. The waves were so big that I fell seasick and fell asleep all the way back. It took two hours to get back to the dock. It was quite a hassle to get to Karon, but it was worth it~

I went back to the hotel where I stored my luggage and continued to stay. This time I got a Thai-style room in another building, which I really liked. After taking a rest, we went downstairs to have dinner. Most hotels in Phuket actually have Alipay, WeChat and Dianping. For Chinese people, compared to Owl, I think our Dianping is more useful for reference. DAY4

Today I slept until I woke up naturally and then packed my luggage and changed to a hotel. DAY5

Today’s arrangement is a one-day trip to Rock Island from Seastar’s family. At 6 o’clock in the morning, we went downstairs and waited for the driver to pick us up and take us to the pier. It took about an hour to arrive at Seastar’s Royal Pier in Phuket. The pier is at In a similar five-star hotel, the environment is incomparable to that of Langhua's pier, a city and a countryside. Someone asked me to emphasize the contrast between the two because she couldn't accept it. Hahahahaha, there are many luxury catamarans docked at this pier. Think about how cool it would be to charter a catamaran like this to go out to sea. . The service at Sea is really good. It is worthy of being a long-established shipping company. From the moment you get on the ship, they keep feeding you, including watermelon, biscuits, big breasts, ice cream, and soda! Eat all the way to Rock Island! Rock Island and Similan also takes two hours by speedboat. The first impression when arriving is: wow, so beautiful. There are few people and beautiful scenery. It feels more like a paradise than Similan. The water on Rock Island is more blue-green, but the water is a little clearer and the sand is finer than that on Similan Island 4. Rock Island is not big, and everyone is concentrated in the middle of the beach. When you walk to the left side of the beach, there are almost no people here. Moreover, the water in this part of the island is very shallow and wide. If you go very far into the sea, the water only reaches your knees. The location, sitting in the sea feels like being in an infinity pool, with the vast sea in front of you.

Rock Island

Rock Island

Rock Island

Rock Island

Rock Island

< p>After lunch at Rock Island, we set out for snorkeling at a nearby place. The underwater world in Rock Island is a little richer than Similan, and the height from the seabed is shorter to see more clearly. We saw a lot of blue starfish, sea cucumbers and clowns here. fish. I have been snorkeling in Phuket several times. I thought I could let go of the floating board and dive freely. Who knew that I was still paddling hard and took a sip of the sea water. I will never forget the salty water in my life. The second snorkeling trip went to the other side of Locke. The weather was good and the visibility was high, and the bottom of the sea was particularly beautiful. The last snorkeling was at Dan Island, a half-hour boat ride from Locke. It is a bit like Phang Nga Bay. I finally saw the mountains standing on the sea. Most of the people here were foreign groups, diving leisurely~

< p>Secretly photographing a foreign girl standing in the middle of the sea~

The water here is green, like pouring into a large bottle of green ink.

It started to get dark, and it rained heavily on the way back. I was so tired that I fell asleep all the way back. DAY6

The main trip in Phuket is basically over. I woke up naturally in the morning and went for a stroll on Karon Beach. The weather was particularly good. My friends went paragliding over the beach for 200 yuan per person. After flying around, I was too scared to try it, so I let my friends play by themselves.

After lunch, I packed up my luggage and took the Tuk-Tuk to change hotels in Patong. In Phuket, the taxi fare seems to be collectively discussed. I asked several Karens and the price to Patong was 400 RMB and 80 RMB. , a Tutu driver secretly made a 300-pig gesture with us and left.

It took about 20 minutes to arrive at the hotel where we stayed for our last and most expensive night. I really liked the pillows on the chairs in their hotel, and I also liked the chicken on their room. It seemed to be the same brand of latex. I wanted to take it home, but I asked the front desk of the hotel and they said it would cost more than 100 RMB. It was too expensive for me, so I had to give up~

I had it in Patong and came to Phuket The best restaurant for so many days is called Taiwei Bistro. The address is not easy to find, it is in a small alley. It’s so delicious that I feel like I’ve been shitting myself the past few days (it’s expensive and not delicious). It’s a pity that my phone has been wiped clean and all the photos I took are gone... It’s sad. I recommend that all fans who have the opportunity can try it. .

For our flight at 7pm, we were still dropped off by the same company we had booked to pick us up. It seemed that the same guy came to pick us up again, hahaha. I arrived at the Singapore Airport in 2 hours. I had a Bak Kut Teh meal and then found a place to sleep at the airport while I waited for my flight back to Guangzhou. The rest of the places I went there were occupied by others, so I could only find a random floor to lie down on. The air conditioning in the Singapore Airport was really good. It's so cold that if you want to sleep at the airport, be sure to bring a thick jacket.

Phuket International Airport

Ended a journey and completed a travel list. Love yourself well and live well.

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