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A Speed Boat Trip to Hong Island, Krabi with Sofitel

Posted on October 29, 2014April 17, 2021

It is not every day that I have a luxury speed boat all to myself, well almost to myself! For accompanying me were 3 people, the driver of the speed boat, Salim and Nana, my beautiful host for the evening. Our destination was the Hong Island, Krabi. Sofitel Krabi had arranged this wonderful trip for me as a private excursion on their hotel speed boat.

Hong Island is a popular hop over from Krabi, Thailand. The island is a 10 minute ride from the Sofitel Hotel. The beach is right across the road. Long tail boats and shared speed boats are also available from various tour operators in Krabi.

We started in the late afternoon and by now due to my earlier speed boat transfers I knew this was going to be a lot of fun. I always sat on the deck on all my speed boat rides and this was no exception. As a result, I don’t have a tan, I actually have a sun burnt face now!

We were on the beautiful Hong Beach 10 minutes later. As it was late afternoon, the tourists were mostly going back. Nana told me that in high season the beach gets much more crowded. We tried to visit the lagoon but it was low tide so the speed boat could not enter it. But I did get a glimpse and it was beautiful.

On the beach Nana revealed that they had sparkling wine for me as well! Now that was luxury! But before that I went snorkeling. The bay was peaceful and I could spot some colorful fish and coral as well.

The Beautiful Hong Island, Krabi, Thailand
The Beautiful Hong Island, Krabi, Thailand

I sat down next to Nana after snorkeling and we indulged in some girl talk! Before coming to Sofitel, she was working in Bali! Then she asked if I wold like to go kayaking with Salim, her colleague.

Kayaking at Hong Island, Krabi
Kayaking at Hong Island, Krabi

I was quite willing to do so. Salim told me to just do the photography and leave the paddling to him! I reluctantly agreed, after all he understood the conditions better. We did a short round and I was back to the beach.

With my Beautiful Host, Nana from Sofitel
With my Beautiful Host, Nana from Sofitel

It was now time for some sparkling wine with canapes. It was the perfect end to a wonderful evening.

Many thanks to TAT New Delhi and Sofitel Krabi for offering me this incredible luxury! I was told that the cost of the private trip to Hong Island from Sofitel is 16,000 Baht.

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24 thoughts on “A Speed Boat Trip to Hong Island, Krabi with Sofitel”

  1. Mahesh Semwal says:
    October 30, 2014 at 9:03 am

    As usual a very well written post equally supported by awesome pics.

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:11 am

      Thank you Mahesh.

      Reply
  2. Shilpi Dutta says:
    October 30, 2014 at 9:49 am

    Hey globetrotter! This is another enticing post from you and I must say SUPERKOOL 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:11 am

      Your comments always bring a smile to my face Shilpi.

      Reply
  3. sangeetha menon says:
    October 30, 2014 at 10:41 am

    Oh my Mridula ..you are so lucky to visit such places .. Reminded me of alot of Hollywood Bollywood films .. Amazing pics and I love the Hong Island ..

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:12 am

      Thank you so much Sangeeta with my blog I did get lucky.

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  4. Prasad Np says:
    October 30, 2014 at 10:57 am

    These beaches are so beautiful… not to mention the guest and host adding up the glam quotient….

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:12 am

      Ha ha thank you Prasad. 😀

      Reply
  5. Niranjan says:
    October 30, 2014 at 11:10 am

    Surreal! Such a beautiful island. Nice post, Mridula.

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:13 am

      Thank you Niranjan.

      Reply
  6. Avinash Gupta says:
    October 30, 2014 at 11:14 am

    The island feels so awesome. One doesn’t mind One hundred years of solitude there 😛

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:13 am

      Now that is a thought Avinash!

      Reply
  7. Kokila Gupta says:
    October 30, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    Awesome trip .. loved the post and the pics 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:13 am

      Thank you Kokila.

      Reply
  8. yogi saraswat says:
    October 30, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    lovely pics with brief intro

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:14 am

      Thank you Yogi, I would try to include more info if you would let me know what were you looking for?

      Reply
  9. Rajeev Moothedath says:
    October 30, 2014 at 5:27 pm

    Beautiful pictures!

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:15 am

      Thank you Rajeev.

      Reply
  10. rupam { xhobdo } says:
    October 30, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    Beautiful post and photos 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:15 am

      Thank you Rupam.

      Reply
  11. Indrani says:
    October 30, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    Wow! Looking good Mridula! Great to know about this.

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:17 am

      Thank you Indrani.

      Reply
  12. Lady Fi says:
    October 30, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Krabi is beautiful! Lovely shots.

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 31, 2014 at 11:18 am

      Thank you Lady Fi, Krabi is indeed beautiful.

      Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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