Kayaking activities in Asia
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Erawan National Park
Northwest of Kanchanaburi town is the area’s natural playground. Erawan National Park sports a watery mane of waterfalls visited by locals and tourists for a day trip of photographs, picnics and swimming. Sai Yok National Park has more variety: waterfalls, limestone caves, hot springs and accommodation. Tour organisers in Kanchanaburi arrange day outings to these parks on various expeditions: river kayaking, elephant trekking, waterfall spotting and bamboo rafting – Kanchanaburi has it all, plus people persuading you to do it (for some of your baht, of course).
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Sea Kayak Krabi
It offers a wide variety of sea-kayaking tours, including to Ao Thalane (half/full day 900/1500B), which has looming sea cliffs; Ko Hong (full day 1800B), famed for its emerald lagoon; and Ban Bho Tho (full day 1700B), which has sea caves with 2000- to 3000-year-old cave paintings. All rates include guides, lunch, fruit and drinking water.
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St Stephen’s Beach Water Sports Centre
Kayaks are available for hire at the St Stephen’s Beach Water Sports Centre in Stanley.
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Salak Kok Kayak Station
On the east side of the island, explore the island's mangrove swamps of Ao Salak Kok while supporting an award-winning eco-tour program. Salak Kok Kayak Station rents self-guided kayaks and is a village-work project designed to promote tourism without deteriorating the traditional way of life. The kayak station can also help arrange village homestays and hiking tours.
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River Kwai Canoe Travel Services
Arranges one- or two-day trips that include visits to the main attractions.
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Pai Kayak
During the wet season, this outfit conducts two daily two-hour kayaking excursions along the Mae Nam Pai at 10am and 3pm.
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KayakChang
For more serious paddlers, KayakChang rents high-end, closed-top kayaks (from 1000B per day) that handle better and travel faster. They also lead one- and multi-day trips to other islands in the archipelago.
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