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From Phuket · 8 to 9 hours · Big boat or speedboat
Khao Phing Kan
The Thai Tourism Company's day from Phuket: a van to Ao Por Pier, an hour of canoeing with a paddler at Panak Island, Khao Phing Kan and the needle rock of Ko Tapu, lunch, then a beach. Pick the big boat or the speedboat program; the 300-baht park fee is paid at the pier.
Pick your boat
Which Phang Nga Bay Tour?
Khao Phing Kan is the limestone island in Phang Nga Bay where the tours from Phuket stop to face Ko Tapu, the needle of rock standing in the sea beside it. The day to book first is The Thai Tourism Company’s James Bond, Phang Nga Bay and Hong Island Tour from Phuket, from US$47 on promotion, usually US$49 a person (checked November 2026; on 26 November 2026, 20 January and 24 March 2027 the big boat cost US$49.37 and the speedboat US$58.35): hotel transfer from most of Phuket, an hour of canoeing with a paddler, half an hour on Khao Phing Kan, lunch and a swim.
James Bond, Phang Nga Bay and Hong Island Tour from Phuket
The Thai Tourism Company: 8 to 9 hours from Ao Por Pier, canoeing at Panak and Hong Islands, Khao Phing Kan, lunch, then Naka or Kaya Island. The park fee, 300 baht, is paid at the pier.
See dates →Phuket: 7 Wonders of Phang Nga Bay 6-Island Tour
Go Adventures (Thailand): a speedboat with breakfast at the pier, Ko Yao Yai, Panak, canoeing at Hong Island, lunch at Ko Panyi, an hour at the needle-rock island and Naka Island. Park fee included.
See the tour →Khao Lak: Phang Nga Bay & James Bond Island by Longtail Boat
Bigcountry Andaman: pickup in Khao Lak (not Phuket), the bay by longtail boat, lunch at a restaurant on Ko Panyi and the cave temple of Wat Suwannakhuha, its entry included. 8 hours.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
The comparison below sets four Phuket days side by side. The park fee and tour prices goes through what each price leaves out.
- 4.8 / 5 779+ Reviews
- 300 baht Ao Phang-nga National Park fee for a foreign adult, 150 for a child (Department of National Parks rates from June 2022); paid at the pier on The Thai Tourism Company's day
- 28.7 km Phuket Old Town to Ao Por Pier by road, where The Thai Tourism Company's boats leave
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Day Includes
Hotel transfer from most of Phuket, the boat, canoeing with a paddler, lunch, drinks and fruit; the national park fee is not in the price.
The Thai Tourism Company Limited's own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Discover James Bond Island and Phang Nga Bay on a full-day Phuket tour
- Canoe through Panak and Hong Island caves, lagoons, and limestone cliffs
- Choose a speedboat adventure or relaxed big boat cruise through the bay
- Enjoy halal lunch with vegetarian options available on request
- Swim and relax at Naka Island or Kaya Island, based on selected package
What's Included
- Shared round-trip hotel transfer (Pickup is included from Rawai, Nai Harn, Chalong, Kata, Karon, Tri Trang, Patong, Kalim, Kamala, Surin/Bang Tao, Laguna, and Phuket Town)
- Boat (Big Boat / Speedboat as selected)
- English-speaking guide
- Canoeing with professional paddler
- Soft drinks & drinking water
- Fresh fruits
- Life jacket
- Lunch (buffet or local lunch depending on program), with vegetarian and halal food available upon request
- Insurance by operator
- Showers and changing rooms are available at the pier (free)
Good to know: Pickup time depends on hotel location · Exact pickup time will be shared one day before travel date · Be ready in the hotel lobby at the provided time · Itinerary may change due to weather or tide conditions · Showers and changing rooms are available at the pier (free) · Vegetarian and halal food is available upon request. Please indicate your special dietary requirements during booking or by email or WhatsApp · All surcharges are payable in cash directly to the driver · Not suitable for: Pregnant women, People prone to seasickness, People with pre-existing medical conditions, Babies under 1 year · Not Included: National park fee 300 THB each per adult, 150 THB per child payable at pier, Luggage service fee 100 THB per luggage, Extra charge of 100 THB per person applies for pickup from Sirey Bay/Laem Hin, Yamu, and Kamala (Paresa/Tantawan zone) and extra charge of 300 THB per person applies for pickup from Cape Panwa area, payable directly to driver in cash, Private transfer only applies for Cape Panwa, Maikhao, Naithon, Layan/Baan Don, and Naiyang areas (shared transfer not available), Personal expenses and tips
Phuket to Phang Nga Bay and Back
A van to Ao Por Pier, the caves by canoe, Khao Phing Kan, lunch, a swim, and the van back in the late afternoon.
Pickup and the Van to Ao Por
Shared hotel transfer from Rawai, Nai Harn, Chalong, Kata, Karon, Patong, Kamala, Surin, Bang Tao, Laguna or Phuket Town; the exact time comes the day before. About 1.5 hours by van to Ao Por Pier, where the 300-baht park fee is paid.
The Caves by Canoe
An hour at Panak Island, where a paddler takes you through the caves and lagoons that the tide and the sea allow. Both programs also canoe round Hong Island.
Khao Phing Kan and Lunch
Half an hour on Khao Phing Kan and the photo stop facing the needle rock of Ko Tapu, then lunch: at Ko Panyi on the speedboat program, a buffet on board on the big boat.
A Beach, Then Back
A swim at Naka Island (speedboat) or Kaya Island (big boat), back to Ao Por Pier in the late afternoon and the van to your hotel. 8 to 9 hours in all.
Photo Gallery
Limestone, Caves and a Stilt Village
The karst islands of Phang Nga Bay, the canoe lanes under the cliffs and the houses of Ko Panyi.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
The Thai Tourism Company's day: pick a date, then the big boat (8 hours) or the speedboat (9 hours). The park fee is paid at the pier. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Before the Bay
Before You Book a Phang Nga Bay Day
The sea from November to April, how far the piers are, canoeing in the caves, Ko Panyi, Phang Nga or Phi Phi, and what the park fee and each tour cost.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Tour prices are in US dollars; the national park fee and pickup surcharges are in Thai baht.
Four Phang Nga Bay Days from Phuket Side by Side
The two-program day, a six-island speedboat, a ten-hour big boat and a big boat with the park fee in: the boat, the canoeing, the time at Khao Phing Kan, lunch, the fee and the limits. Prices with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Big boat or speedboat | Six islands, fee in | Ten-hour big boat | Big boat, fee in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$47 per person (the 8-hour option cost US$49.37 and the 9-hour option US$58.35 on the dates we read; checked November 2026) | From US$81 per person (its one option on 26 November 2026 and 20 January 2027; checked November 2026) | From US$45 per person (on 26 November 2026 and 20 January 2027: US$55.36 with pickup from Patong, Kata, Karon, Kalim, Surin, Bang Tao or Phuket Town, US$67.33 from Kamala, Rawai and Nai Harn; checked November 2026) | From US$57 per person (adults paid US$89.77, US$95.76 or US$128.67 by pickup area on the dates we read, park fee included; checked November 2026) |
| Boat and Pier | Big boat (8 h) or speedboat (9 h) from Ao Por Pier, 9:00 AM | Speedboat, 8 hours; hotel pickup 7:00 to 8:00 AM | Two-deck big boat from Ao Po Pier, 10 hours | Big boat from Ao Po Pier, 8 to 10 hours |
| Canoeing | An hour at Panak Island with a paddler, and Hong Island | Canoeing at Hong Island, 30 minutes | An hour each at Panak Island and Ko Hong | Panak and Hong Islands, with paddler guides |
| Khao Phing Kan | 30 minutes, then a 30-minute photo stop | 30 minutes, then an hour at the needle-rock island | An hour | A visit (time not given) |
| Lunch | At Ko Panyi (speedboat) or a buffet on board (big boat); halal, vegetarian on request | Light breakfast and a buffet lunch at Ko Panyi | Lunch on board | At a floating village or on board |
| Park Fee | Not included: 300 baht an adult, 150 a child, at the pier | Included | Not included: 300 baht an adult, 150 a child | Included |
| Limits | Not for pregnant women, people prone to seasickness or with medical conditions, or babies under 1 | Not for pregnant women or people with back problems; no luggage | Not for pregnant women, people with mobility, heart or blood-pressure problems; no cruise passengers | Not for people prone to seasickness; child rate 4 to 10 |
| Best For | A choice of boat, lunch at Ko Panyi on the speedboat, and a low price | Six islands with the park fee paid | The longest time at Khao Phing Kan in this table | Having the park fee in the price on a big boat |
| See dates | See the tour | See the tour | See the tour |
Other Ways to See the Bay
More Phang Nga Bay Tours
A twilight canoe trip, a half day from Khao Lak and a canoeing day with a big operator, on GetYourGuide and Viator.
HALF DAY FROM KHAO LAKKhao Lak: Phang Nga Bay, Tapu Island, and Panyi Village Tour
Bigcountry Andaman's half day from Khao Lak, 5 hours by longtail boat: Ko Tapu and Khao Phing Kan, the caves and lagoons when the tide is low, and Ko Panyi village. The marine park fee is included; lunch is not.
EARLY START, FEE INPhang Nga Bay: Early Bird James Bond & Beyond Tour
Siam Adventure World's early speedboat day, 8 hours, with pickup in Phuket or Khao Lak: breakfast, the Samet Nangshe viewpoint, an hour on Khao Phing Kan, canoeing, lunch at Ko Panyi and a swim at Ko Nakha Noi. The national park fee is included; not for children under 3 or adults over 70.
PHI PHI TOOPhuket: Phi Phi & James Bond Island Combo Day Tour w/Lunch
V. Marine Tour's combined day by speedboat, 10 hours: Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon and lunch on Phi Phi Don in the morning, then the needle-rock island, canoeing in Phang Nga Bay and Ko Panyi in the afternoon. Park fees for both parks, 700 baht an adult, are extra.
Khao Phing Kan from Phuket
The Bay, the Day and What You Pay
Where the island is, how the two-program day runs, what its options cost, and the tours from Khao Lak and Krabi.
Where Khao Phing Kan is
Khao Phing Kan sits inside Ao Phang-nga National Park, which covers about 400 square kilometres of the bay between Phuket and Krabi. The Department of National Parks lists Khao Phing Kan, Khao Ta Pu (the needle rock), Ko Panyi, Ko Hong and Ko Phanak among the park’s places, with a ranger station on Khao Phing Kan itself. The island’s nickname, James Bond Island, comes from The Man with the Golden Gun, the 1974 film shot there.
The day tours from Phuket do not leave from the big south-coast piers. The Thai Tourism Company’s van goes to Ao Por Pier on the island’s north-east coast, 28.7 km by road from Phuket Old Town; how far Phang Nga Bay is from Phuket has the figures from Patong, the airport, Khao Lak and Krabi.
The day, stop by stop
| Stop | Time there | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Van from your hotel | 1.5 hours | Pickup time comes the day before |
| Ao Por Pier | 30 minutes | Check-in; the park fee is paid here |
| Into the bay | 30 minutes | The limestone islands from the boat |
| Panak Island | 1 hour | Canoeing with a paddler through the caves and lagoons |
| Khao Phing Kan | 30 minutes | A walk round the island |
| The photo stop | 30 minutes | Facing Ko Tapu |
| Ko Panyi | 45 minutes | Lunch |
| Van back | 1.5 hours | From Ao Por Pier in the late afternoon |
Stop times checked November 2026; the itinerary may change with the weather and the tide.
The two programs share that core. The speedboat adds Khao Khian, with its old rock paintings, canoeing round Hong Island and a swim at Naka Island; the big boat serves a buffet lunch on board, canoes at Panak and Hong Islands and stops to swim at Kaya Island. Both include a guide speaking English, drinking water, soft drinks, fruit, a life jacket and insurance, and the pier has free showers and changing rooms.
What the price buys
| Option | 26 Nov 2026 | 20 Jan 2027 | 24 Mar 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared Big Boat Tour, 8 hours | US$49.37 | US$49.37 | US$49.37 |
| Shared Speedboat Tour, 9 hours | US$58.35 | US$58.35 | US$58.35 |
Price a person for one adult, 9:00 AM start, on the dates read; checked November 2026.
So the US$47 on promotion, usually US$49, checked November 2026 in the booking box was not an option on any of those dates; the big boat was the cheaper of the two by US$8.98. On top of the tour you pay the national park fee at the pier, 300 baht for a foreign adult and 150 for a child (the Department of National Parks’ rates for Ao Phang-nga National Park since June 2022, checked November 2026). Hotels in Sirey Bay, Laem Hin, Yamu and the Paresa and Tantawan part of Kamala pay 100 baht a person more for the pickup, and the Cape Panwa area 300 baht, in cash to the driver; Mai Khao, Nai Thon, Layan, Baan Don and Nai Yang are served only by a private transfer.
The sea from November to April
The Department of National Parks says the bay’s waves are calm in the northeast monsoon, from November until March or April, with one exception: November, when they are mild to moderate and sometimes heavy to very heavy. The Tourism Authority of Thailand expected the dry season proper to settle in by December (20 October 2026). Phang Nga Bay weather, November to April puts the rainfall figures and a stormy November afternoon beside that.
From Khao Lak or Krabi
Phuket is not the only way in. Bigcountry Andaman runs a longtail day from Khao Lak with lunch on Ko Panyi and a five-hour half day that takes in Ko Tapu and the village with the park fee included. From Ao Nang, Thalassa Tour's small-group speedboat views the needle rock from the boat and spends the rest of the day round the Hong Islands and Koh Yao Noi, with two park fees in the price.
What reviewers mention
The Thai Tourism Company’s day has 779 reviews on GetYourGuide. We read the 350 most recent, dated 30 September to 10 November 2026: 301 give five stars and 16 give three stars or fewer. The complaints are about the edges of the day rather than the bay: an hour’s wait at the pier and a long last stop at a crowded beach (8 November), the 300-baht pickup surcharge (24 October), queues of boats at the islands (21 and 27 October), and cash needed for the market stalls and the beach bar (8 November). One reviewer on the big boat (7 November) wrote that the weather turned stormy late in the day and two speedboats came out to carry the passengers back faster, which the reviewer praised. Another (6 November) warned that reaching the island meant climbing across a longtail boat and up steep steps.
Before you book
- Cash. The park fee, any pickup surcharge, luggage (100 baht a bag), drinks ashore and tips are paid in baht.
- Who it is not for. Pregnant women, people prone to seasickness or with pre-existing medical conditions, and babies under 1. The 6 November review suggests it is hard going with limited mobility.
- Pickup. Be in the hotel lobby at the time sent the day before; the van collects several hotels.
- Food. Lunch is halal, with vegetarian food on request.
- Cancelling. Free up to 24 hours before.
Caves, Khao Phing Kan and Lunch in a Day
The Thai Tourism Company's day from Phuket: canoeing with a paddler at Panak Island, Khao Phing Kan, lunch and a beach, by big boat or speedboat, with hotel transfer from most of Phuket. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Starting from US$47 per person (the 8-hour option cost US$49.37 and the 9-hour option US$58.35 on the dates we read; checked November 2026) on promotion, usually US$49, checked November 2026.
See dates and optionsOther Days on the Bay
Phang Nga Bay Tours with Open Dates
Big boats, speedboats, longtails and twilight canoe trips with live availability. The pickup area and whether the park fee is in the price show before you book.
Khao Phing Kan and Phang Nga Bay: Questions
Which tour, the sea in November, how far it is, the park fee, canoeing, Ko Panyi and Phi Phi.
For most people, The Thai Tourism Company's James Bond, Phang Nga Bay and Hong Island Tour from Phuket, from US$47 a person (checked November 2026): hotel transfer, canoeing with a paddler at Panak Island, Khao Phing Kan, lunch and a swim, by big boat or speedboat. On the dates we read no option cost the from-price: the big boat was US$49.37 and the speedboat US$58.35. The park fee, 300 baht, is paid at the pier. To have the fee in the price, Go Adventures' six-island speedboat includes it.
A limestone island in Ao Phang-nga National Park, in the bay between Phuket and Krabi; the needle rock in the water beside it, Ko Tapu (Khao Ta Pu to the national parks department), is the view the tours stop for. The place is nicknamed James Bond Island after The Man with the Golden Gun, the 1974 film shot there. The park's ranger station O Pho No. 2 is on Khao Phing Kan (Department of National Parks, checked November 2026).
It is the one rough month of the dry season. The Department of National Parks says the waves are calm in the northeast monsoon, from November to March or April, except in November, when they are mild to moderate and sometimes heavy to very heavy. The Tourism Authority of Thailand expected the dry season proper to settle in by December (20 October 2026). See Phang Nga Bay weather, November to April.
Ao Por Pier, where The Thai Tourism Company's boats leave, is 28.7 km by road from Phuket Old Town and 36.9 km from Patong; Tha Dan Pier, by the park headquarters, is 86 km from Phuket Old Town. Its van takes about 1.5 hours each way with the pickups. See how far Phang Nga Bay is from Phuket.
300 baht for a foreign adult and 150 baht for a child, the Department of National Parks' rates for Ao Phang-nga National Park since 7 June 2022 (checked November 2026). Some tours include it and some do not: on The Thai Tourism Company's day you pay it at the pier. See the park fee and tour prices.
Yes, on most day tours a paddler takes you through the caves and lagoons at Panak Island or Ko Hong, depending on the tide and the sea. The twilight trips add dinner and the glowing plankton after dark. See Phang Nga Bay canoeing.
Many do, usually for lunch: the speedboat program of The Thai Tourism Company's day eats at Ko Panyi, and the Khao Lak half day walks the village. See Koh Panyee floating village.
No. Phang Nga Bay is north-east of Phuket, in Ao Phang-nga National Park; the Phi Phi islands are south-east, in a different park with a different fee. One combined day by speedboat does both. See Phang Nga Bay or Phi Phi.
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