Others have called this “relaxing” with “pretty easy paddling,” but I’m afraid that was not our experience. Granted, we are in our 70s, and the weather was very windy – 25 mph with gusts up to 30, enough that the company was considering canceling the afternoon trips. You do paddle through mangrove swamps, as the website says, but you also cross some wide-open channels which have tidal currents along with wind. We found these very trying, at some points wondering if we would make it. At the end, we were totally exhausted, and couldn’t do anything for the rest of the day, we were so tired.
That said, the mangrove swamps parts were enchanting and our guide was good – energetic, personable, and informative. I don’t know what one can do about the weather factor, since of course it’s unpredictable, and the tours book so far ahead of time that you can’t really do this on impulse, but just be prepared. If you’re young and strong, no problem!
P.S. We also didn’t appreciate the broad hint at the end about tips and the request for good TripAdvisor reviews. We can figure that out on our own.
It really does seem like good operation; we just hit it at an unfortunate time.