DAYTRIP TO KOH MAI THON PHUKET

We bet everyone knows of Phuket. Famous as a beach destination itself, Phuket is also used by many travellers as a “base” to travel to small islands nearby. While day trips to Similan and Phi Phi Islands seem to be the first options for tourists, we frequently make visits to a smaller and less well-known paradise.

It’s “Maiton” island, and it can be exclusively visited by Love Andaman‘s one-day excursion only.

WHY MAITON ISLAND?

It is only 15-20 mins away from Phuket Deep Sea Port on a speedboat.
It’s a private island and therefore is not flooded with tourists. No one is permitted to stay over night.
It’s underwater world is still rich with coral, fish and sea animals due to the low number of visitors.
It’s home to many dolphins-no joke! If you are lucky you may spot a few–we saw some but they were swimming too fast!
Same with reef sharks (see them right at the end of this post’s video).

Make sure you check out our video below to see some highlights of Maiton island!

AN AVERAGE DAY ON MAITON ISLAND

Yoga pose by the beach–check!

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@beexoomsai testing the water

@tommyfreediverthailand making a bubble ring

#YOLO

After a morning snorkelling session, lunch was served. It was some seriously impressive buffet with meat, poultry and seafood dishes. Everything was delicious (really!), especially the grilled prawns and squids which were caught on the day. We were surprised by the number of tea and coffee options, but we decided to go for their ice-blended coffee and cocoa which were great for cooling us down.

Maiton island also has a viewpoint which is, for some reason, always pretty empty! Every time we walk up there we seem to have the whole place to ourselves. It is only a few minutes walk up hill, and it’s a good way to burn off a bit of that buffet!

And of course, more snorkelling.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR AWESOME GUIDE FROM LOVE ANDAMAN

Tommy Free Diver Thailand - Love Andaman & SUNTAN TOUR — Our super duper awesome superman guide Tommy (Instagram Account @tommyfreediverthailand).

We would like to thank our good friend Tommy for being our awesome snorkelling and freediving guide. We have been out together in the ocean many times and we must say Tommy knows his way around! Also special thanks to the Love Andaman team for taking great care of us always. Life Out Loud will surely be back on board with them in the near future!

To visit Love Andaman Tour website, click here.

To view Tommy’s freediving clips at beautiful places around Thailand, visit his YouTube Channel here.