Asia cruise - Tips on DIY trips

[BABBY]

Hi 

 

We wondered if anyone else has come back yet from this new cruise area yet? and can advise us with prices of things so we can budget how much local currency to take. We have US dollars at the moment.

 

Are there any local nice beaches around where you dock?

 

We have booked a few tours but we can't seem to book Chaweng beach on your own tour through the ship for Koh Samui and would like to go - so in case we can't do this once boarding the ship can anyone tell us what is in the port area or how much it is to go by taxi to chaweng beach yourself please, how far away is it?, is it ok to diy? and is it easy to get a taxi back please? 

 

Also in Penang how much the tuk tuks and the hop on hop off bus is? anything else to do locally? and Langawi how much the taxi is and the cable fare is in Malaysian Ringitt  ? plus how easy it is to diy by taxi 

 

Any reviews, ideas etc greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you

 

 

Edited February 24, 2019 by BABBY
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[gramwold]

hi babby, can only tell you what we did in langkawi.  got our own taxi, agree a price  don't go for the hoard of them walk further away and get a better price. for only the 2 of us the guy took us virtually all around island and stopped at all the places we wanted and for as long as we wanted, he even waited while we went up the cable car and we were gone over 2 hours took us to lovely  beach and big eagle and other places. all day with taxi man and he only wanted 200 ringits   (about  40 quid) told us lots of stuff on the journey in his air con taxi we were so impressed  we gave him 220 and he was very grateful. cable car  price 45ringitt each  and skyglide 15 each.an  well worth to do skyglide  cos it takes you to the sky bridge and its a must  do. if you don't pay the 15 you can walk down the steps to sky bride that would be ok  but then you walk back up (need to be fit) for  3quid ime on the skyglide can buy all at the ground cable station. (tip, don't get off the cable car at the first station  you are not at the top yet, we nearly did  so stay put and get off at next station and marvel at the view then go to the skyglide that takes you to  the sky bridge.  you will love it

 

[jaxw17]

koh samui very easy to do on your own. Lots of taxis and chewang very busy with lots of taxis around. Cant help with the price as we booked a private trip before we got there. That worked out at 20 quid each for 4 of us for 6 hours .

 

[BABBY]

Thank you Gramwold and Jax17 for the information. I've made my notes :) 

 

 

How far was it to the cable car and the beach from the ship  and how far to Chaweng beach in Koh Samui please?

 

 

[gramwold]

hi babby   dont know about chaweng beach we didnt go. we came back from cable car direct to the ship from memory it was 35/40 mins.     we were  at a beautiful beach before that and i think it was about 15 mins to cable car   from there. we were out most of the day in  langkawi, the driver even wanted to take us somewhere else but we opted to go back to the ship. all for the all in price of 200 ringitts  was well impressed.    looked on tui website yesterday and  a grand  suite was advertised for 2500 quid  to fly out this thursday.   oh   to be retired   we  could not pass on that.      enjoy your cruise

[blossomleh]

On 3/3/2019 at 7:10 PM, jaxw17 said:

koh samui very easy to do on your own. Lots of taxis and chewang very busy with lots of taxis around. Cant help with the price as we booked a private trip before we got there. That worked out at 20 quid each for 4 of us for 6 hours .

 

Hi  Jaxw17

 

I know this was a while ago but can you remember who you booked your prived tour at koh samui with and was it a good one?

 

Thanks L