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Snorkeling & Sunset Cruises

Snorkeling & Sunset Cruises

Small-group snorkeling, sailing and sunset trips around Koh Tao aboard SV Freedom Fargo. No experience needed.

Explore the beautiful waters around Koh Tao aboard our 40-foot sailing yacht, SV Freedom Fargo. Our snorkeling cruises are small-group experiences designed for relaxed sailing, swimming, snorkeling and exploring some of Koh Tao's most beautiful coastal spots. We do not run them on fixed departure days. Each cruise is booked around availability, weather conditions and what you ask for, so it can be a four-hour morning cruise, a four-hour evening cruise, or a five-hour cruise, whichever works best for you.

If you are after a sunset cruise in Koh Tao rather than a full day on the water, this is the trip. The afternoon starts with snorkeling in a quiet bay and ends with sunset sailing as the light drops, so you get snorkel and sunset in a single afternoon.

Guests relaxing on deck of SV Freedom Fargo at golden hour off Koh Tao
3:30 PM to twilight · Per person

Shared Snorkel & Sunset Sail

1,500 THB (~40 €)per person

Everyone is welcome aboard, whether you would like to freedive, snorkel, or relax on deck with a drink in hand. No experience is needed, just a love for the ocean and a sense of adventure. Includes a fresh fruit platter, snacks, water, mask and snorkel, lifejackets, a professional skipper and host, and GoPro footage included.

  • Fresh fruit platter, snacks and drinking water
  • Mask and snorkel for every guest
  • Lifejackets available for all guests
  • Professional skipper and onboard host
  • GoPro footage included

  1. 3:30 PM, cast off

    Meet at the pier and settle in as SV Freedom Fargo sails out of the bay.

  2. A quiet bay, engine off

    We anchor away from the busier shore spots, where the water is calm and clear.

  3. Snorkel stop

    Mask and snorkel for every guest, lifejackets for anyone who wants one, and the crew keeps watch from deck.

  4. Fruit and golden hour

    Back on deck for the fresh fruit platter as the sun drops toward the horizon.

  5. Twilight return

    We sail home in the last light, GoPro footage included.

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SV Freedom Fargo under sail off Koh Tao during a four-hour daytime snorkeling cruise
Morning or evening · 4 hours · Per person

4-Hour Snorkeling & Sailing Cruise

1,900 THB (~50 €)per person

A relaxed half-day on the water combining sailing, snorkeling and island exploration.

  • 4 hours aboard SV Freedom Fargo
  • Sailing around Koh Tao
  • Snorkeling at selected locations
  • Snorkeling equipment
  • GoPro footage included
  • Drinking water
  • Small-group experience
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SV Freedom Fargo anchored close to the rocks during a five-hour island exploration cruise
Flexible departures · 5 hours · Per person

5-Hour Snorkeling & Island Exploration Cruise

2,300 THB (~61 €)per person

Take a little more time to explore. Our 5-hour cruise gives you an extra hour on the water to enjoy more sailing, swimming and snorkeling at a relaxed pace.

  • 5 hours aboard SV Freedom Fargo
  • Sailing and coastal exploration
  • Snorkeling at selected locations
  • Snorkeling equipment
  • GoPro footage included
  • Drinking water
  • Small-group experience
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Why the sunset sail?

It is the least expensive of our three shared cruises, and the only one built around the light rather than the distance. You board at 3:30 PM, snorkel in a quiet bay while the water is calm and clear, then come back on deck for the fresh fruit platter as the sun drops toward the horizon.

Everyone is welcome aboard, whether you want to freedive, snorkel, or stay on deck with a drink in hand. No experience is needed. Mask and snorkel for every guest, lifejackets for anyone who wants one, a skipper and an onboard host the whole way, and the GoPro footage is included.

Why choose the 5-hour cruise?

If you don't want to rush your day, the 5-hour option gives you more time to enjoy the journey. There's more time for snorkeling, swimming, sailing and simply relaxing aboard the yacht.

A different kind of snorkeling trip

This isn't a crowded speedboat tour. We keep our groups small and take our time, allowing you to enjoy Koh Tao from the water at a more relaxed pace.

Come sailing, explore the coastline, jump in the water and discover Koh Tao at your own pace.

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Book online: send your dates and the cruise you want, and we reply within 24 hours.

Below the surface

What you might meet in the water

A green sea turtle swimming over a reef near Koh Tao

Green sea turtles

Koh Tao means Turtle Island, named after the sea turtles that still visit today. They remain a common, joyful sight around the reefs, and swimming above one is often the moment guests talk about all evening.

Blacktip reef sharks

Shark Island, the dive site shaped like a fin, is sometimes home to blacktip reef sharks. Sightings are never guaranteed, so if one glides past below you, count yourself lucky and enjoy it.

Triggerfish

White Rock is a photographer favourite, its rock pinnacles busy with triggerfish and anemone gardens. Watch them from the surface as they patrol their patch of reef.

Groupers and snapper

The reefs around Koh Tao are busy with groupers, snapper and anemone gardens, the everyday company of a snorkel stop here.

Shallow coral gardens

Mango Bay and Japanese Gardens offer gentle slopes and shallow coral, ideal for beginners and relaxed snorkelers who like their reef just below the surface.

Sightings are never guaranteed, that is what makes them special. The crew reads the season and the sea to give you the best chance.

Aerial view of SV Freedom Fargo at anchor with her dinghy and buoy line

Want the whole boat to yourselves?

Our shared cruises are per person and open to everyone. For a birthday, a proposal, or a private day of snorkeling with your own skipper and host, charter SV Freedom Fargo privately and build the trip around your group.

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This runs from our sailboat

Most of our sessions cast off from SV Freedom Fargo, our 40-foot twin-mast yacht and floating home base on the Gulf of Thailand.

Sailing in Koh Tao aboard Freedom Fargo

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Small groups. Personal attention. Deep transformation. Boat-based freediving courses and coaching, delivered around Koh Tao.

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