I booked this as one of our first experiences on our holiday in Pattaya. From the beginning the communication with the staff was excellent. They always responded to my questions promptly.
Today was finally the day and we were so excited, even if the kids were a little nervous. This was our first time snorkeling for all of us. We were collected from our hotel withing the time frame specified and taken to the pier where we met up with another mini bus full of people. Staff were friendly and informative throughout the breifing and everyone's safety is their top priority. We went out with about 12 other people, some of which were scuba diving and others who we're snorkeling like us. The first site was for diving and we waiting on the boat for about 30 minutes while they were down. The captain kept us entertained with his excellent taste in eighties music. Once the divers returned, we moved closer to the island for the snorkellers to take a swim. We had our own dedicated instructor and he took excellent care of my 4 and 8 year olds making sure they were safe at all times. After another 30-40 minutes we moved to a third site for a second round of snorkeling.
This site was not my favorite as it was adjacent to a sharp rocky cliff face and the current/waves were a little stronger.
Once back on the boat, a delicious lunch of Thai curry, rice, vegetables and chicken was served. There was also cold beers, soft drinks and hot coffee available to purchase but drinking water was free.
Once lunch was done we moved to a fourth site where divers and snorkellers could both take a dip. This site was calm, much like the first and the kids loved seeing all the different kinds of fish.
We were then taken back to the pier and returned to our hotel via the minibus.
Overall and excellent day out which felt really well organised and very safe. We even made some friends! Thank you Arnold, Bang and the team at Seafari!