Absolutely bl**dy awesome!
If I could rate this 100 stars I would! Absolutely incredible from start to finish. Great communication a couple of days before the trip and then day before to confirm timings, done via WhatsApp, which made things super easy and reassured me of the details. We booked as a group of five, myself and my partner, my daughter, her husband and our nine year old grandson- age range from 9 to 57, to celebrate my daughter’s birthday during our holiday, Private taxi transfer from hotel to the harbour ( this was an additional £25, as arranged in advance due to location of our hotel) where we were met by our captain/guide and taken to our beautiful speedboat. There was seating at the rear (turned out to be a bad choice if you wanna stay dry once it got going 🤣🤣🤣), then a big seat in front of the captains area, comfortable for one adult and a child, and big comfy horseshoe of bench seating down both sides and round the front of the boat. Very, very comfortable for the five of us to lounge in style! The captain (apologies if terminology is incorrect but “driver” sounds wrong for a boat and “guide” seems wrong when he was in charge of driving the boat as well as being very knowledgable about local area and explaining the area and itinerary?) explained what was planned and gave us some input/options for our trip. Then we were off! We navigated out of the harbour and then really got some speed going as we headed across the bay, our grandson (and us to be honest!) were whooping! The sea is the most gorgeous colours, ranging from the brightest of blues to pale turquoise and crystal clear. We were taken out to see if we could find the dolphins but due to the wind and the resulting choppy conditions we were unlucky and didn’t find any. It absolutely would have been the cherry of the top if we’d seen dolphins, but in no way impacted our enjoyment. The captain explained the reasons, and no one can control either the wind, the sea nor the location of wild animals. We stopped near the coral reef for us to snorkel, they had checked before we set off what equipment we needed, most of us had our own snorkels/masks so we only needed to use one of theirs, and we used two of their life jackets. The life jackets were spot on and decent quality, must admit the mask we borrowed wasn’t the best but borrowed equipment is never gonna be an ideal fit and we managed fine. We stopped next to one of the bigger boats and climbed across it to allow us to use their steps to get in, we were also able to use their loo. The snorkelling was incredible oh so very many, very friendly and unconcerned fish, and so much to see! The best snorkelling we’ve ever experienced anywhere in the world, and we have previously snorkelled in the Caribbean, this beat that hands down! After this, which was totally at our pace so we could have as long there as we wanted, we headed off to “White Island” and oh what an island! The only thing I’ve seen that comes close would be The Maldives, the softest of white sand and crystal clear turquoise waters. The boat was brought right into the sand so we could literally paddle through the warm sea onto the white beach. Utterly stunning- no words can possibly do it justice and even the incredible pics we took don’t truly show how beautiful it was! Again we had as much time as we wished to walk on the sands, swim and just try get our breath back! When we were ready the boat was brought back in so we could paddle to it, though getting back on board even with the captains help, was less than graceful 🤣. We then had options of soft drinks/water and crisps/snacks followed by a blast across the water. We asked about a beautiful mosque we could see on the shoreline and so were taken closer to get a better look before finally heading back to harbour. Probably the best four hours of any of our lives so far and for me being able to share the experience with my partner and our family and deliver a lifetime of memories to share, as well as the best birthday ever for my daughter was so very special. Not sure I’m gonna be able to top it next year!!! Thank you so very much
lisasQ3481BJ · mar 2024 · vía Tripadvisor