Long-tail boats are now often used to transport tourists.

There are also competitions involving long-tail boats in certain provinces of Thailand.

One team member had to put a propeller on a traditional Thai long-tail boat properly in order to receive their next clue.

This design is utilized to propel Long-tail boats.

At midday, I was to hire a long-tail boat to rejoin the snorkelers down the coast.

In addition, deep water soloing is popular on the numerous nearby rocky islands easily accessible by long-tail boat.

Long-tail boats serve fifteen regular routes along the Chao Phraya.

You can hire a long-tail boat at several stops along the river, including the Tha Chang ferry stop.

Between looming hulks of limestone across the bay, long-tail boats cast the day's first nets while around me the island woke up.

The next stop is Lake Inle, where long-tail boats are the only way to reach local villages and the extraordinary floating gardens.

Long-tail boats are navigated though the river along scenic routes on the edge of the Bolaven Plateau.

Midge sat tensely beside him, as more long-tail boats sliced past, their fisherman owners waving giant prawns in hope of a sale.

People now get around by long-tail boat or leaky creations fashioned out of old oil drums, tyre inner tubes or large tubs.

Long-tail boats operate on fifteen regular routes on the Chao Phraya, with an average of 2,889 passengers per day.

Long-tail boats can be hired to get to other sights on and around Ko Adang, including a black sand beach to the north of the island.

On the morning of 26 December, I was due to set out with a group of six Chao-Ley fishermen in a small long-tail boat.

A return trip on a long-tail boat from River City Pier to Bangkok Noi costs around £45 for two hours.

Afterward step outside and buy your betrothed flowers from a wooden long-tail boat as you walk along the banks of the Chao Phraya River.

With so many islands, it isn't hard to find deserted places to swim and if not by kayak you can reach them by chartering a long-tail boat.

Next we have a long-tail boat ride on the River Kwai, which takes us to the Jeath war museum, which we inspect.

But consider cruising the river and canals on a modest long-tail boat, or go for broke on the five-star yacht The Oriental Queen.

Optional full day tour to the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, including a long-tail boat trip through rural klongs.

Phang Nga is so vast, it would take weeks to paddle across; to be sure we saw the highlights, a long-tail boat whisked us around the next day.

Now, according to Chot, a local long-tail boat captain on Ko Samui, Thailand, a boat costs almost 70 times as much.

Small long-tail boats ply the Mae Kok between the towns of Taton and Chiang Rai.

More information: Island-hop with a longtail boat for the day.

Longtail boats can be hired and cruises can be made from town.

Locals tend to travel on longtail boats.

Longtail boats are an exciting way to travel, but can be noisy and ear plugs are recommended.

Some men specialise in the construction of miniature longtail boats, most of which are sold to tourists as souvenirs.

Consider taking a longtail boat to explore the canals of Bangkok-the life that goes on along these canals seems like a different world.

Longtail boat Tourists may hire longtail boats to take them to nearby islands.

Ferry services are also available but as there is no pier in Ko Lipe, you may be transferred by local longtail boats to the beach.

Water can run short during the dry months (Dec-Apr) and longtail boats with big water tanks are supllying the demand.

It's best to stay on one of the bigger islands between Phuket and Krabi and rent your private longtail boat from there.

The first part of the adventure was a trip on a traditional Thai longtail boat out to the dive boat that was moored off shore.

Longtail boats are available to hire for transport to Ao Nang, 15 minutes north of Railay.

They provide local activities such as batik, visiting fish farms, taking a trip in the mangroves with a longtail boat, catching prawns, and exploring caves.

The early part of the journey has to be done by smaller longtail boats - as the French discovered, there are far too many obstacles for larger ships.

"I don't even hear the noise," Sak Chai says, looking out over the glassy waters to where his longtail boat is moored.

Upon reaching Ban Hat Naleng we are met by a longtail boat that ferries us to our host village for the evening.

Longtail boats to Phra Nang and its beaches leave from the riverfront dock in Krabi.

Later we travel by raft and longtail boat to the Mekong, where we board our slow boat for two days of relaxed river travel.

Both Detour options required teams to travel by longtail boat to Phra Nang Beach.

Opt to take a longtail boat tour to Tham Lot Cave and see local prehistoric cave paintings.

Dive boats, longtail boats, and supply boats have their own drop off points along the piers, making the pier highly efficient in the peak season.

The longtail boat drops you off at a dock on the river, then chugs away, leaving you to walk the raised cement path through the mangrove forest.

Longtail boats to the Phra Nang beaches from Ao Nang, in the dry season, cost 80 cents a person.

Access to Nai Bang is by the bridge across the Tapi River or by longtail boat from Ban Don.

Longtail boats can be hired from the harbour to take you on a tour, or to drop you off at a floating resort (return trip from $6 a person).