Ferry ride was smooth but the people at the dock gave no instructions on which dock to go too.
People were smoking weed on the ferry and it stunk!
Minibus was good very little traffic.
But didn’t get to my hotel until just after 5.40 even though the ticket said 4.30.
The operators really need to look at their times as they are a bit deceiving!
Everything is fine. Punctual and all very simple. Pick up at the hotel and they took us to the harbour to catch the ferry. At the time I had to change hotels and there was no problem and they solved it quickly and well.
Booked my journey from Koh Phangan to Khao Sok with boat and transfer by mini-van from Surat Thani to Khao Sok.
Received good instructions from van2travel about where to meet after I arrived on Donsak Pier.
Smooth transition from boat to mini-van and great drive to Khao Sok.
Our driver was so nice, worked out really well time wise with the ferry, we didn’t have to wait long, the van and ferry were really comfortable and air conditioned!
I booked a single ticket, when I got to the port I was given a ticket but when I boarded the boat the ticket was half of a double bed slot with another guy.
I tried to explain to the people what there wasnt enough room for 2 men let alone it being awkward to share a bed with some other man I don't know.
I had search around for a bed that wasnt in use to try and get my own space for the trip.
Very shitty experience and 12go over charged me, I paid 1250 baht and there was people on the same boat who booked through 12go and paid 850... so they are selling the same ferry for 2 different prices.
Everything super good until it came to drop offs. They dropped off every single person except us. They wanted 50 BAHT off of each of us to take us up the road. We said we will walk as it’s 12 minutes. Started walking and they drove the girls in the van to where we were going anyway for free so we didn’t need to get out? We were drove past by your van 2 travel car twice in the pouring rain
The whole tour was well organised and went very smoothly. There were two stops at petrol stations with toilets and restaurants during the minibus journey, so we could stretch our legs.
The boat (ferry) arrived an hour late. The seats were ok, not the most comfortable but fine. Once we arrived into Surat Thani it was a bit chaotic as everyone was trying to get their bags, all of which had been piled at the front of the boat. The meeting point for the driver was easy to find and the driver directed us to the van once everyone had arrived. There was torrential rain during our journey but the driver was safe and took her time. We arrived an hour late due to the original delay but apart from that it was a pleasant journey.
The van picked us up from the hotel right on time. It was a smooth trip, just me, my girlfriend, and another girl who ended up becoming a friend.
We only made one stop with the van, at a 7-Eleven, to grab something to eat. After that, the van dropped us off at the pier to catch the ferry.
The ferry has beds, the bathrooms are clean, and there’s even a shower available. For spending a night on a ferry, it was actually better than I expected.
And with the agency, everything was perfect too.
Unfortunately the driver did not take me directly to my hotel. He stoped on a corner of a very busy street and pointed telling me to walk down another street…. As I walked I thought maybe it was because he couldn’t drive down it however that’s not true he could have driven down it and dropped me off at the door instead of me walking with 20kg of weight in the blistering heat. The hotel has a road to drive on to turn vehicles around. So he could have done that
The car was not clean, and although the service was meant to include drop-off at my hotel, the driver refused and asked me to take a taxi from the entrance of Khao Sok. He was also not particularly kind. Given that this was the most expensive option, it did not meet expectations.