Andaman Discoveries

Born out of community relief efforts following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Andaman Discoveries is a grassroots social enterprise operating in the coastal villages and islands of Phang Nga. Stay in traditional Muslim fishing hamlets such as Ban Talae Nok, learn batik printing and soap making from women's cooperatives, and kayak through ancient mangrove lagoons.

On the remote Surin Islands, Andaman Discoveries collaborates closely with the indigenous Moken sea nomads, offering respectful cultural tours guided by Moken elders that fund medical relief and community schools. Here you can snorkel the Surin reefs with a Moken guide, then visit the Moken village to weave a pandanus-leaf bracelet and try rowing a traditional boat. Every itinerary is co-created with village tourism committees, ensuring local people retain complete control over visitor numbers and benefits. Twenty per cent of guests’ in-village spending goes to each village’s community fund.