Top Koh Samui Half-day Tours

We had an absolutely brilliant half-day tour (9:00 AM – 2:00 PM) exploring the highlights of Koh Samui with Happy Samui. With a small group of just eight people, the experience felt personal, relaxed, and well-paced. Our guide, Ant, was the star of the show! She truly lives up to the company name, she is such a HAPPY person and her energy is infectious. She is incredibly knowledgeable and shared so much history at every site, from the stunning Wat Plai Laem and Big Buddha to the Mummified Monk. Ant went above and beyond, assisting those of us who wanted to make offerings and even helping us receive a blessing from the monk. A highlight was learning how to say "hello" in Thai; Ant explained the different Wai hand positions, which was so helpful. She also taught us all about the local elephants, coconuts, and the many tropical fruits found on the island. Our driver, Mr. Shane, was also fantastic. He kept us perfectly hydrated and comfortable throughout the day, providing much needed cold water and refreshing cold cloths to help us beat the heat between stops. At Hin Ta Hin Yai (Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks), we had a delicious treat, coconut ice cream served right in a coconut and some local caramel coconut sweets (Galamare). Finishing the tour at the Na Muang Waterfall was the perfect way to cool down. This tour is excellent value for money and I couldn't recommend Happy Samui enough. If you get Ant and Mr. Shane, you’re in for a treat!

Our guide was waiting for us at the meeting point as soon as we arrived. She led us to the vehicle to meet our driver. Both young women were so professional and yet still personable. They happily and easily adapted the itinerary to meet our pace and desires. My husband somehow tweaked his back when we were out and about. They were very considerate and allowed us to stop at a local pharmacy for some topical medication. All in all, it was a wonderful day! We felt like we saw all the highlights, and the vehicle was so comfortable considering we were a party of six adults. Highly recommend!

We had a great kayak experience with this kayak outfit, especially with Lek. There were some things I didn't understand so hopefully this will help other tourists. We were staying at the J Holiday Inn in Krabi town. We were picked up around 8:00 am. I mistakenly thought the kayak tour began at 8:30 but there was a fairly long drive to get to the mangroves. I had also mistakenly thought that the person picking us up was just the taxi driver but it turned out it was Lek who was also the person who took us out on the kayak. When we arrived at the water we had coffee/tea and waited a while for the tides to increase (I think that is what was happening). After a while we got into the water and then did a beautiful kayak through the mangroves. The scenery was stunning and we even saw a few monkeys in the nearby mangroves. Lek was fantastic - friendly, informative, he offered to take photos of us. I think our kayak tour was around two hours. When we returned to shore we were given watermelon and hung out around before getting back into taxis for our return trip. We paid an extra 100 Thai baht for the transport which included round-trip transport. I was glad I chose this kayak trip because we only had a total of 10 people in our group vs what seemed like very large groups on other tours. Lek was great.