Ed Lees
Great half day tour, from booking the night before for a next morning trip everything was well communicated and very promptly. The tour itself was made so much better by our guide and driver who took great care of us for the whole trip. Our guide was knowledgeable, courteous and interacted with us for the majority of the trip. Would recommend 👍🏻
Nicole Haas
Wir haben heute die Tour zum Angthong NationalPark gemacht. Die Tour ist sehr gut organisiert. Sehr nettes zuvorkommendes Personal, gutes Essen. Ich habe meine Schuhe im Bus vergessen. Eine Stunde später konnte ich sie schon an der Rezeption abholen. Einfach klasse. Vielen Dank für diesen tollen Tag.
sandie's journeys
I highly recommend picking this company for the tours they do. We went looking for pink dolphins, which we saw, snorkeling and then pig island. Lunch was included. It was a fantastic day
The pigs are the reason the island has a nickname. They live on the main beach, sleep in the shade behind it, and come down to the water when boats arrive because boats mean fruit. They are not wild. They belong to the family that runs the beach bar and are fed every day regardless of visitors.
The story told on the island is that the owner, Mr Kitt, bought four pigs at a market in Surat Thani and brought them over, and the herd grew as the island turned into a stop for boat tours. The number on the beach changes as piglets arrive and adults are moved, so we do not print a count; ask your guide for today's.
Fruit, under the staff's direction. Our tours bring watermelon and the beach bar sells pig feed; some days the staff ask that only their feed is used, so follow whatever the rule is that morning. Do not bring bread or leftovers, and do not put food in a pocket, because a pig will find it. Hold fruit on a flat hand or drop it in front of the animal rather than holding it high, which makes them jump.
Yes, with an adult beside them. The pigs are used to crowds and the incidents that get reported online come down to food in pockets or a hand closed around a piece of fruit. Let the staff handle the herd and keep toddlers out of the water when the big pigs are wading.
Some do wade into the shallows, especially when boats arrive with fruit, and that is the photo everyone wants. It is not guaranteed: on hot afternoons and at low tide they often stay in the shade, which is one reason the morning boats get the better pictures. Give them space in the water; a pig that wants to leave the shallows will.
We book the tours that give the animals shade, fresh water and a fed-daily routine, and we ask guests to follow the staff. If you see something on the beach that worries you, tell your guide and tell us; we pass it on.
No. They are owned and fed by the people who run the beach, and they stay because they are looked after.
Yes, with fruit, under the staff’s direction. Most tours bring watermelon.
Rarely, and almost always when someone has food in a pocket or a closed hand. Flat hands and no hidden snacks avoid it.
Yes. Pigs on a beach are one of the easiest things on Samui to do with kids. Keep an adult next to small children on the sand and in the water.
