After the village on stilts, we came to a true mangrove forest. We could not sail in there in the speed boat but had to switch to sea canoes.
Each canoe had a guide who also rowed the canoe. The canoes were inflatable so therefore they were very seaworthy, so no one fell into the water.
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When you hear the word “mangrove forest” it sounds like a lot more interesting than it really is, it is because there is so much to see, exept trees growing in the water.
Of course, there are a lot of animals in the mangrove forest but you do not see them. Here too, the rule is that the wild animals flee when you comes.
One can say when sitting in a canoe in a mangrove forest, it’s not so nice that the wild animals are fleeing it could be nice to see some of the animals living there.
But when you go into a pitch-black tunnel under a mountain in water up to your waist, with only a faint flashlight to defend yourself with, is it ok wild animals flee when you come. In that situation, you do not wish to see any animals at all.
But do not despair completely, not all the wild animals fleeing, the mosquitoes do not, but once again save our guides foresight us, when we boarded the canoes we were all sprayed with mosquito oil, the brand of mosquito oil there actually works.
Although I am not the biggest mangrove forest fan, the trip in the sea canoe around the Mangrove forest was a great experience I would not be without. And once again our guides succeed in showing us a piece of Phang Nga Bay where there were no other tour groups, we sailed around, practically alone, in the peaceful untouched nature.