Phuket Small Group Adventure Activities

Phang Nga Province, near Phuket, offers a wide range of hiking opportunities. The hiking trails range from flat and easy to rather challenging. The jungle is as good as it gets. The jungle in Phang Nga Province has wildlife and ...

As a bonus, while kayaking in the mangrove forests in Phang Nga Bay during low tide, especially on the Krabi Province side of the bay, we often see very cute lime-green pufferfish. They don't seem very shy. Mangrove forests are ...

We put a new reptile and amphibian image gallery on Pinterest. These frogs, lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, and other are all from southern Thailand. Most of the photos in this new image gallery are from Khao Sok National Park and ...

Thailand has some wonderfully colorful kingfishers. This is the Blue-eared Kingfisher. We see it in Khao Sok National. It's small and shy, so it's not really easy to spot. It is fairly common though. Read more about Khao Sok National Park ...

  The backbone and heart of Paddle Asia... our English-speaking Thai kayaking guides, Mr. Run and Mr. Bao. Both are born and raised in Phang Nga Bay on Koh Yao Noi. Both have over 20 years of kayak tour guiding ...

Today is the Thai New Year holiday. Historically, this is the start of the rainy season too. The 'rainy season' doesn't mean steady rain. Basically, especially as the climate has changed, there are plenty of clear blue sky days/weeks during ...

  Buffy Fish-Owls are common in Khao Sok National Park. This is a diurnal bird (daytime). It hunts during the day. It's most often seen at the backs of coves.  These birds like to perch on or around bamboo. Kayaking ...

Phang Nga Bay small group kayaking trips It takes a while to get there, but the far NE corner of Phang Nga Bay is truly an amazing area to explore by kayak. There are nooks and crannies in the limestone, ...

One very useful thing that I carry when I go out in the jungle is alcohol wipes. They are dual purpose: first aid and fire starting. Being alcohol, a spark landing on the pad will immediately start a fire. To ...

Paddle Asia has over 40 kayaks. These are our newest FeelFree (brand) kayaks. We like them for their stability and comfort. They're not our fastest kayaks, but we're not in any hurry anyway. These kayaks have large cockpits, so first-time ...