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I'm giving this a 4 star only because the front desk communication was inaccurate or wrong on a number of occasions. It may have been that COVID resulted in trip cancellation from 2020 and everything was in a state of flux, I don't know. Overall, the trip was awesome. The arranged hotel's shuttle was obvious at the airport and seamless. The ferry's run every hour to the island. Go to the kiosk to buy round-trip tickets when the shuttle drops you off and make sure you keep the return tickets in a safe location - you'll need them for the return. Once on the island, find a taxi past the main entrance of the ferry terminal. They quoted $17US but took $10US. The arranged hotel was quite and comfortable, away from the crowds.
Jim knows all of the good eateries and we enjoyed many fine meals. Note that dinners on the island are not inexpensive. Our group of 4 spent $70-100 nightly for meals. CC are accepted everywhere we went.
Food/drinks on the boat were plentiful and filling. Breakfast at the hotel was cold (cereal, yogurt, muffins, fruit, juice, etc.).
If you are prone to sea sickness, please make sure you have medication that is proven to work for you. Our 4 days on the water saw 2-5 ft seas. None of our group was prone to seasickness but others in our extended group on other boats were. They did not get to experience the full 4-days of adventure.
If you are adventurous, ask ahead of time to be place on the smaller, faster boat, if it is available during your trip. In rough seas it will be hard on the bones but you'll get there first and likely leave last. One of the benefits of going with Jim is that you typically will be one of the first boats to the whale sharks and likely the last to leave. By the end of 4 days you will have had all of the whale shark sightings you can stand.
Finally, Jim was kind enough to share his daily photo shoot digitally with our 20-somthing daughter and her fiancee. She was thrilled to have access to a world-renowned photographer's laptop!
Hope you are lucky enough to enjoy this trip. - via 