Can You Walk on the Seabed at the An Thoi Islands? Two Sea Walking Tours Compared
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The short answer: “on foot” at the An Thoi Islands means sea walking, not trekking. For most people who want sea walking to be the point: book the Explore 3 Islands & Sea Walker Ocean Explore Combo at €107.12, rated 4.8 from 3 reviews. For a cheaper day where sea walking is one item among several: the Islands, Cable Car, Sea Walking, Spa, Sunset Tour costs €77.35 and has no reviews.
What sea walking is, and what these two listings say
The first listing describes it plainly: with a Sea Walker you walk on the ocean floor and do not need to swim. That is the whole attraction; beyond it, the descriptions add only that the combo stops at a coral park with “250 species” of corals and that the bundle’s sea walk starts at Aquatopia and needs no diving experience. Check the minimum age, the depth and the time you spend underwater on the booking page before you pay. The listings do name exclusions: the combo is not suitable for wheelchair users, visually impaired people, or people with pre-existing medical conditions or motion sickness, and the bundle rules out pregnant women and people with heart problems.
| Tour | Duration | From | Rating | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explore 3 Islands & Sea Walker Ocean Explore Combo | 1 day | €107.12 | 4.8 · 3 | Sea walking as the centrepiece, with island time |
| Islands, Cable Car, Sea Walking, Spa, Sunset Tour | 8 hours | €77.35 | No reviews | Mixing sea walking with a cable car and a massage |
The combo built around the Sea Walker
This listing pairs the sea walk with a visit to “the most beautiful small islands”, and the description speaks of an island canoe tour rather than a speedboat run. It has fewer stops competing with the underwater walk – no cable car, water park or massage – which is why it is the better answer to the question in this article’s headline.
3 reviews averaging 4.8 are encouraging but statistically thin; they show that nobody has complained loudly, not that the day is proven. The Sea Walker ticket is in the inclusions, but underwater photos and videos of the walk cost extra. Free hotel pickup covers selected areas only; the page lists surcharges per guest each way of 30,000 VND for Ông Lang and Cửa Cạn, 50,000 VND for Vinpearl and Gành Dầu, and 100,000 VND for Hàm Ninh and Cây Sao, plus a 20% surcharge on the first five days of Tet. You also pay €107.12 against €77.35 for the other listing. That premium buys focus, not volume of activities.
Check availability for the Sea Walker and three-island combo
The bundle where sea walking is one stop
At €77.35 the second listing is a high-speed boat tour with a one-way Hon Thom cable car ticket, entry to Aquatopia Water Park, a sea walking session (standard package), a buffet lunch and a massage at Lumi Spa, all folded into eight hours. The description names May Rut, Mong Tay and Gam Ghi, while the itinerary lists Roi, May Rut and Thom islands, so ask which islands your date visits. The itinerary gives times for the stops – three hours on Hon Thom, an hour at the spa, which it lists as a foot massage in Sunset Town – but no separate time for the sea walk.
With no reviews yet, nothing shows whether the sea walk is a brief add-on or a proper session. Ask the operator through the booking page before choosing it for the underwater walk alone.
View the sea walking, cable car and spa day on GetYourGuide
When to skip both
Skip a sea walk if you want long, unhurried time in the water or real reef exploring: snorkelling gives you that, as in our An Thoi snorkelling comparison. If your interest is a stand-alone Sea Walker session on Phu Quoc rather than an island day, our Nautilus versus sea walking guide covers the other product.
Verdict
Choose the Sea Walker combo if the sea walk is what you are paying for. It is the listing with fewer stops competing with the sea walk, and so far the only one of the two with reviews. Pick the cable car and spa bundle only if you would enjoy the cable car and the massage anyway and accept that its sea walking is unproven.
