2-Hour Clear Kayak Illuminated Night Tour in Krabi
4.1
58 Ratings
Railay Beach

Experience Krabi’s underwater world on a 2-hour clear kayak night tour. Encounter bioluminescent plankton and sea creatures under a starlit sky.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Freebird Paddle Co. - Embrace the unexpected. Each tour with Freebird Paddle Co. is entirely unique, designed to awaken your adventurous spirit, and promises an unforgettable experience!
    Glide into a crystal-clear kayak and explore the wonders of Railay’s underwater realm. Venture out to sea as the sun kisses the horizon and take in the…
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What's Included
  • Instructions
  • Life jacket
  • Guide
  • Paddleboard
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Slide into a crystal clear kayak and immerse yourself in the majesty of Railay’s underwater world. Bioluminescent plankton, silverfish, and a variety of friendly sea creatures may come to welcome you to their habitat while stars and sunset colors flash overhead. Our clear kayaks and local guides take you on the adventure of a lifetime allowing you to…

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Location
Freebird Paddle Co.
Our shop is located on the Railay Walking Street halfway between Railay West Beach and Railay East Beach. It's a 2-5 minute walk from either beach. Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled activity to sign in and prepare your things. Railay is only accessible by longtail boat.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dulboy
Feb 7, 2026
An amazing, unique experience. - An amazing, unique experience. Simone and the team made the whole process from booking to being back in the shop after the even seamless and fun. We were in good hands throughout. The experience is wonderful, kayaking at night with Railay as the backdrop. Even the luminous kayaks look magical.
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Jaysten19
Jan 19, 2026
Absolutely incredible experience, a must do when visiting Railay - I first did this tour a few years ago and when coming back to southern Thailand and Railay I had to make sure to make the time to do this tour again! Again an amazing experience, you get to paddle through a hidden cave with your kayaks and the LED's on the kayaks making the entire cave/water glow like something out of Avatar, you'll then paddle around and maybe if you are lucky see some wildlife like turtles. The bioluminescent itself makes the trip worth it and you'll end with circumnavigating one of the peninsulas on Railay. An unforgettable experience and would recommend to anyone. The staff were very friendly, helpful making the whole trip go very smoothly.
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Heinrichk528
Dec 10, 2025
Incredible Experience - Had an absolutely wonderful experience! The guides were incredibly helpful and informative, and were very willing to answer any questions we had. We had the chance to see lots of fish, coral and the bioluminescent plankton, which was breathtaking. Highly recommend, would 100% do it again.
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Michelleft7635bb
Aug 31, 2025
Magical! - Magical! As first time kayakers - my son and I were terrible kayakers. We were totally saved by our guide, Gob. He was so patient, kind and helpful and of course ensured we were safe at all times. We watched the sunset, saw the bioluminescent plankton and loads of different types of fish. Some were so excited to see us they jumped into our kayak! Just being out on the water in the night is magical enough but this was something else. Fabulous experience. The whole team at Freebird are warm, friendly and really looked after us. - Thank you.
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238marcing
Jul 25, 2025
Amazing Evening-to-Night Kayaking! - Excellent communication, perfectly organized, and such a magical experience! Paddling as the sun set and continuing into the peaceful night was unforgettable. Highly recommend!
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Mentalistically_cute
Jun 26, 2025
Amazing, well worth doing. Get their boat back if staying off railay. - This was amazing. The guides know the water and rocky formations really well and took us on a tour as the sun set through different sites. We went through caves and alleys in the rocks that boats can't get through. As the light faded completely we entered the bioluminesent plankton space and all the lights were turned off. When you agitate the water they sparkle like the stars!! It was wild! There were jumping fish too! The guides safely got us back in pitch blackness, and again through amazing rock caves and channels. They also helped if you were feeling tired. I got their boat back to Ao Nang also which is sensible if staying off Railay as the price goes up from 100baht to 1500baht after 6pm with regular boats! Highly recommended.
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828alfredj
Apr 16, 2025
Great Experience - This trip was great! I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect, but the plankton was amazing, like glitter in water, quite magical. As a solo traveler I found someone else in the group to paddle the kayak with together, which was great.
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785izzyn
Jan 28, 2025
So amazing! And such good views and scenery to see! For only 3 hours you got to see so much - Views were amazing and it was such a good experience to see the sea in the day and at night! The staff and workers were so lovely and kind and made the experience really good
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Craig
Jul 15, 2025
Overpriced, under delivers. - Very disappointed with the tour. I don’t leave poor reviews lightly but be careful when booking. Family of 5 and were unsure due to weather. We were assured it would be fine and that we would see everything. We saw a few specs of plankton and some tiny fish in the lights of the guides. We spent the majority of the time sheltered in the caves due to pending storm. While I enjoyed being out on the water and night, my 2 kids were quite scared of the weather conditions. At close to $350 assume dollars, it was a waste of money.
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Coltonm2026
Jan 12, 2026
Cool experience if your lucky but horrible owner. - You’re divided into 2 groups. One group gets to have a great time and swim with the plankton (this was the group I was in). The other group barely saw a thing and when they came back to shore the owner lied to them and kept trying to tell them that no one swam and no one saw any plankton which was just a straight up lie. Then when I said he was lying he then tried saying I couldn’t board the boat home because I didn’t pay even though I was literally holding up the receipt for paying. I was lucky for my experience in the water but I would definitely do this with literally any other company. This is a scamming horrible lying company and be aware you might get screwed over. Also to top it off when he was arguing and lying to the other group he was starting to smile and looked like he was enjoying ripping them off which just rubbed me wrong personally.
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