Buy some bread and hand-feed the fish.

Yes, you can go snorkeling around Phuket, or diving, or canoeing. But there’s only one place where you can go Powersnorkeling: Banana Beach on Koh Hei, or Coral Island.

Powersnorkeling is a sort of cross between snorkeling and diving, and requires about 30 seconds training. Swimmers on mask, fins and a weight belt, and are then tethered to a floating, battery-driven air pump with a ten-foot hose and a mouthpiece.

Thus equipped, they no longer have to stay on the surface to breathe, but can sink gently to the sea bed (we’re not talking deep here) for a closer look at the coral, tropical fish, moray eels, starfish and all that ridiculously multicoloured wildlife you see on Discovery Channel.

The man behind this is Aussie Steve Anderson. He’s got lots more good stuff to do, and all the equipment for it. You can go conventional snorkeling, try full-on scuba diving, paddle around in a clear plastic canoe that gives a great view of all that sea life without the need to get wet.

Steve’s crew can also organise all sorts of other activities including beach volleyball, fireside beach parties in the evening, parasailing or a relaxing Thai massage. There’s a variety of packages to choose from.

Contact Steve at FreePhone  1800 – 468 5463 or (not free) +66 (0)-7638-3796. Or take a look at the website here.