last itinerary iteration<\/a> 6 weeks ago are:<\/p>\nJohn Grays Canoeing ‘Hong by Starlight<\/strong>‘. There is a smattering of bad Tripadvisor reviews of the tour experience centered specifically on it sometimes being crowded (we accept that it comes with a popular tour) and also that you get ferried around and don’t actually canoe that much on your own (but we’re fine with that too). I reckon it’s just hard to please everyone. The operator gets overwhelmingly positive comments otherwise.<\/p>\nPhuket Elephant Sanctuary<\/strong>. Dollar to hour, this has to be one of the most expensive tours we’ve ever done, anywhere. The nearly uniformly positive Tripadvisor reviews do point to this being a singularly unique experience with animals we see elsewhere very often but never in a setting where they really are in their natural element – short of of course doing an African Safari at some point of our lives!<\/p>\nDay Tour with Chai Drivers<\/strong>. This got dropped. I talked to the operator trying to arrange for airport transfers – from the web site, he provides this – but had such a difficult experience communicating with him that I gave up on him altogether. I’d been politely explaining that I was looking at airport transfers at the moment, and he kept wanting to sell me his 6 hour day tour package instead!<\/p>\nDropping of the Day Tour with the local driver freed up a substantial amount of time, so that we can now spend an entire day in Phuket’s Party Capital – Patong. LOL.<\/p>\n
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Just a few days before we scoot off to Phuket for a short 8 day stay, and our itinerary is pretty much settled – though apart from the first couple of days that sees bookings, the rest of the itinerary<\/p>\n
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