text: [{"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "Ranong to BangkokRanong to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000077", "text": "Koh Yao Yai to Langkawi"}, {"text_idx": "#000079", "text": "Pak Bara Pier to Koh Lipe"}, {"text_idx": "#000080", "text": "Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry"}, {"text_idx": "#000089", "text": "Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000117", "text": "Kayaking in Phang Nga Bay"}, {"text_idx": "#000118", "text": "There are many ways to explore Phang Nga Bay, which covers an area of around 400 square kilometres, and many things to see. Standard tours take visitors to see James Island and Koh Panyee as well as generally cruising around to see the steep sided of island and mainland sea cliffs. There are, however, some very interesting parts of Phang Nga bay that you wouldn\u2019t see if you were to take a standard speed boat tour and these are the hongs, which is the term used locally for the caves which are partially submerged in the sea. There are caves like these on small islands in several locations around Phang Nga bay."}, {"text_idx": "#000119", "text": "In order to access these sea caves you need to travel in a very small boat or better still a kayak which is easier to manoeuvre in tight spaces, and you also need to go an organised tour. The reason you need to go on an organised tour is because many of the islands with the caves are some distance from mainland, so you need a big boat to carry you and your kayak to the right part of Phang Nga bay, and because you need to time your visit in relation to the tides: partially submerged caves can become fully submerged caves very quickly when the tides comes in. The industry leader in providing sea canoeing trips in Phang Nga Bay is John Gray Seacanoe, and they charge from around 4,000 THB per person for a one day kayaking trip including lunch and hotel pick up."}]