Чудесный отдых в "Стране 1000 улыбок" Wonderful stay in the "Land of 1000 smiles"

Just arrived from Thailand, loved it! The hotel exceeded all our expectations. Very cozy, in the morning the singing of birds did not annoy at all, on the contrary, it was very pleasant to wake up with the thought that you were on vacation and now you would go to the sea, while your countrymen were wrapping themselves in fur coats. Cleaning was done well, absolutely unobtrusive service and at the same time, when we had any problems, they were solved instantly. Due to the very short time we managed to take only 2 excursions. One was taken by our men - big fishing in the Andaman Sea, and the second to Tachai Island. Fishing did not cause any special emotions, but I can say one thing about the islands - paradise! We took an excursion to Marusya Travel. A very good tour operator and prices are lower than in the "Moscow Tour" by 200 baht. And even in Moscow-tour they could not book this excursion, arguing that in the near future all the tours there were sold out and very persistently offered to go to the Semilane Islands. After 2 pavilions in Marusya-tour, everything was found, immediately and cheaper. So I recommend. Now about the tour - at 6-30 a bus was waiting for us at the reception, in a minibus we drove to the pier for 1.5 hours, then we were fed breakfast, given pills for motion sickness, asked to take off and leave all our shoes on the pier, and so we swam barefoot to Tachay . 1.5 hours on a speed boat, a little tiring, but not hot and with a breeze. Those who wish were given masks, fins and life jackets to snorkel. The beauty is extraordinary, you forget about the time, absolutely fascinated by the sea world. Absolutely unusual fish, corals, sponges - this whole world is not on channel 12, but with your own eyes - is this not a miracle! A buffet was served on the island at 12 o'clock, then free time. We walked along the path to the jungle, saw a chicken crab, they say that sometimes iguanas and monitor lizards come out, but they didn’t come to us. The sand is absolutely white and very fine and soft, like flour. The water is absolutely clear, amazing color, all shades of blue. The uninhabited island is a national reserve, its name is translated as virgin. They just came back shocked. Guide Lena, who accompanied us, a very attentive and pleasant girl, helped in everything. On the pier, before sailing, they discreetly shoot on camera, and upon arrival they offer plates with your portrait for 160 baht. So make nice faces to look good. The beaches changed every day, they wanted to find the best one. Most of all I liked Karon Beach and Paradise Beach. Interestingly, all the beaches have completely different sand. I want to say more about the massage. A real Thai massage is done on the island near the waterfall of the large pool. Go - you won't regret it. We did it on Karon Beach, we just stroked it for 400 baht, on the street in a massage parlor for 250 baht we didn’t like it at all. And at the waterfall they managed to do it 5 times in 6 days and were simply delighted with the technique and professionalism.