Whale Watching

Name: Whale Watching
Start: 2024-10-20T07:00:00+07:00
End: 2024-10-20T16:00:00+07:00
Location: 69 Wutthakat soi 3, Wutthakat Road Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok 10600

Schedule

Sun Oct 20 2024 at 07:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+07:00

Location

69 Wutthakat soi 3, Wutthakat Road Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok 10600 | Bangkok, BM

Overview
This is a pretty excited time for the whale, the best months to fill themselves with delicious shellfishes and seafood from the gulf of Thailand. We are excited to organize the Whale searching trip.
August to October, we have the higher chance to catch the moments when the whale open their mouth to get all the fishes at once, which is the most wanted moments by the photographers.
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Trip Highlights
• Wild Whale Searching Trip
• One day trip
• 90% chance to see the whale. And higher chance to see a moment when the whale open their month to eat (higher chance to see in raining season)
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Itinerary
*There are no plans to deviate from the plan unless there is an unforeseen situation
7.00: Van left from the Gas station near Wutthakat BTS Station. The journey takes around 1.30 hours.
8.30: Arrive at Pier, get a brief orientation about the whale watching. Get ready, and start the whale searching.
• Utilizing the radio, radar, and their best instinct, the team led by an experienced skipper will set out to look for the whale.
• Increase your chances of seeing whales by working with other boats that are crossing the ocean.
• The mission of looking for whales will take four to eight hours on the ocean.
• Please see the Whale & Boat Trip Note for more detail
• Lunch on the boat (Lunch box)
16.00-17.00: Back to Bangkok and end the trip. (Depends on how fast we see the whale)
Get Ticket: https://www.bangkokhiking.com/one-day-trip/whale-watching-trip/
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About the Whales & Boat Trip
• August through October offers a higher likelihood of seeing Bryde’s whales frequently.
• The Western Gulf of Thailand Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center of Thailand states that July to November is the ideal season to watch Bryde’s whales.
• Mainly because it’s when fish and shellfishes like krill and anchovy are most abundant, Bryde’s whales swim to the sea’s surface.
• The pod of whale live 15-30km away from the land.
• There are currently 61 whales living in the area.
• It takes around 30-40 minutes (15km) from the land to searching zone. depend on current etc. to reach where the whales live.
• After entering the zone, we are going to slow down, and start searching, the captain will be a person who search for the whale, they normally look at the birds to locate the whale location.
• The closest we can get to the whale is 30 meters.
once we get close to the whale, we need to turn off the engine, and stay quite, as the whale are sensitive to the sound.
• We are going to spend between 3-5 hours on this trip, which is enough time to cover the whole area of the whale habitat. Then we return to the pier.
• The faster we find the whale, the faster we can return to the land,
• The maximum time we are spending on the boat is 5hr or until we cover the area
• There’s about 10% chance, that we won’t see anything.
• August to October are the great months to see the whale eating, which is the picture that all the photographers want to see most.
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Price: 2,100 THB
Include
• Transportation round trip from Bangkok
• 1 day whale watching activity
• Lunch & Drinking water
• Licensed & English Speaking Tour Guide
• Travel insurance
Not Include
• Your own Food & Drink that’s not listed
• Your own personal expense
Refund & Cancellation
• Notify by 8 days or more: credit account
• Notify less than 7-0 days: No refund
• Changing the name of the guest = OK
Get Ticket: https://www.bangkokhiking.com/one-day-trip/whale-watching-trip/
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Meeting & Drop Off
• Pickup: the Bangchak Gas Station Near Wutthakat BTS Station
Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3aLjQziEpat3zr8S7
• Drop Off: Same as pickup
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• TAT Licence: 11/10633
• Address: Bangkok Hiking 67/8 Floor 1 Soi Wutthakat 3 Road Thonburi Bangkok
• LINE: bangkokhiking /0970048415