Having raced trans-oceanic yachts, local coastal cruises, tropical yacht cruising and just about every other form of vacation on the water, I tried somethign a little different on a recent visit to a favourtite haunt of Phuket - River Boating Thai-style. Slow, peaceful, and much more interesting than I ever thought possible - so either I'm slowing down or the... more

We had a great day with our River Rover host, Gordon. The boat was easy to find...parked right where he said it would be in Chalong Harbour at around 10 AM. We had scheduled a half day trip although if we had it to do over again I think we would schedule a full day. The boat is very nicely... more

The trip Nan and I took with Gordon and crew was surprising in that it was very relaxing, interesting, exciting and satisfying. I had no expectations to start with, other than a recommendation from a friend saying they thought i would enjoy the scenery and low key (ie: "non-touristy") tour which turned out to be very accurate. This style of... more

We headed out with Gordon on his boat on the 9th October as a group of 9. We took a 5 hour trip along the coast, down the river with the mangroves and across to a local island for a bit of snorkelling and more kayaking. We used the kayak along the river and to get closer to the monkeys... more

My wife and I recently had the pleasure of a River Rovers Day trip with Gordon and Uan. If you want to take it slow and easy, away from the crowds of tourists, then this is the trip for you. Fantastic hosts, great food and cold beers added to a very laid back day on the waters around Ao Chalong.... more

We have to agree with so many of the other respondents who described their River Rovers outing as the highlight of their trip to Thailand. We've been back home for almost a month now, but the kids are still talking about the great time we had. Be advised that Ao Chalang is not depicted as such on many of the... more

My husband always wanted a boat so for his 40th birthday, I got him two nights on River Rovers. It came with all the pleasure and none of the work or responsibility. Capt. Gordon was exceptional and we were psyched to discover how comfortable and easy-going this flat bottom boat trip was. Two nights afloat gave us enough time to... more

We recently did a trip with River Rovers and it can honestly be said that this was the highlight of the Thailand trip. The trip was a day excursion around the Chalong Bay area which included stops along a number of islands and their beaches, and also down the local river. We specifically wanted to avoid the heavy tourist-populated areas... more

We did a day trip with Gordon as captain and crew together with another couple and their 2 children. It was a relaxing and interesting journey through around the tributaries and some small islands. During the trip we had an opportunity to kayak around, snorkle, visit an active fish farm and their family and see some local monkeys who came... more