Best islands to stay for snorkeling

Snorkeling will be one of our biggest priorities during our trip to Thailand. We will be heading there in March and plan to stay on the west coast for maybe 4 nights.

Ive heard the Similian islands are great for snorkeling. We were thinking of doing maybe the Similians and Surin and maybe others if there are good ones. Does anyone have any suggestions on the best places to stay to make it the most convenient for day trips? I have not yet searched for companies yet so any suggestions for those would be helpful.

Best islands to stay for snorkeling

Unfortunately we can%26#39;t comment on the Similians as they were closed during our last trip however the reefs and islands off Krabi, Phi Phi and Koh Lanta all offer very good snorkeling which can be reached by inexpensive longtail boat day trips.

From Koh Lanta we also took a speed boat trip to Koh Rok Nok which also had extremely good snorkeling.

We have some pics, maps and stories of those trips here... www.bobandjanette.com which may help.

Happy %26amp; safe travels

Bob

Best islands to stay for snorkeling

Yes, the best snorkeling in Thailand you will find on the Similans and Surin Islands.

For organised snorkeling, best place to stay is Khao Lak, also from Phuket there are daytrips. If you want to sort things out yourself, you can also stay on the Similans and/or Surin, and go snorkeling from there.

Have fun.