Boat Tours Phuket

Boat tours in Phuket come in a few clear shapes: a long day in Phang Nga Bay among limestone cliffs, a short hop to the Khai Islands for snorkeling, a speedboat run to the Similan Islands, a yacht at dusk, or a day of fishing off Racha Island. I compared the 12 boat tours in Phuket you can book on GetYourGuide right now, from a $23 snorkeling trip to a $119 sunset catamaran. Everything below comes from the operators’ own listings: prices, ratings, durations, meeting points and what is included. I haven’t been on any of these boats, so my picks rest on that data and the review snippets, not on a personal sail.

My short answer for a first Phuket boat tour: I’d book the Oh-Hoo Phang Nga Bay and canoeing tour at $47, rated 4.7 from 4,143 reviews. If you want less time in a van and more time in the water, I’d take the 3 Khai Islands snorkeling trip at $23 (4.3 from 3,134 reviews). Prices are in US dollars, checked in October 2026, and the booking links are affiliate links, as I explain on my about page.

Boat Tours in Phuket

The most popular boat tour in Phuket goes north-east to Phang Nga Bay, and the Oh-Hoo big boat trip is the best-reviewed of the high-volume ones: $47, 10 hours, 4.7 from 4,143 reviews. The listing says you ride a two-story fishing boat from Ao Po Pier. The day starts with a van transfer of about 45 minutes, then canoeing at Panak Island and Ko Hong, a lunch onboard in the bay, a stop at James Bond Island and a walk at Khao Phing Kan. Lunch, drinks, life jackets, the guide and the national park fee (300 THB per adult, 150 THB per child) are listed as included.

That makes it good value among the boat tours in Phuket, because the price covers more than the crossing. Hotel transfers are included from the listed areas, and the listing names the pickup zones, so check yours before you book. The listing also excludes pregnant women, people with mobility impairments, heart problems or high blood pressure, which is worth reading if you travel with older relatives. A reviewer praised the food and the guide’s energy, though the trip shares the bay with many other boats.

Oh-Hoo

Phang Nga Bay and Canoeing Tour by Big Boat

• ★ 4.7 (4,143 reviews)
• 10 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: My pick for a first day on the water: $47, 4.7 from 4,143 reviews, with canoeing, lunch and the park fee included.

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Phuket Boat Trips

If you like a smaller feel on your Phuket boat trips, look at the Thrilling Thai Tours James Bond Island longtail trip: $46, 9 hours, rated 4.8 from 2,512 reviews. It takes a different route from the big boat. The listing has a van ride of about 2.5 hours, a stop at the Wat Suwan Khuha temple (the Monkey Cave), a transfer to Ko Panyi for lunch, sea canoeing at Ko Thalu Ok and 80 minutes at James Bond Island. The boat is a longtail, a narrow open wooden boat, so you get closer to the cliffs but less shade.

It is the highest-rated big-volume trip on my list, and the guide gets named in two review snippets, one for sharing a lot of information about the national park. The catch is the road time: more than two hours each way if the van counts, so most of the nine hours of this boat tour in Phuket is not on the water. The national park fee of 300 THB per adult and 200 THB per child is paid in cash on the spot and is not in the price. Hotel pickup covers Kata, Karon and Patong only.

Thrilling Thai Tours

James Bond Island Longtail Boat and Sea Canoe Tour

• ★ 4.8 (2,512 reviews)
• 9 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: Highest rating of the big day trips: $46, 4.8 from 2,512 reviews. Budget cash for the park fee and a long van ride.

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Phuket Boat Cruises

Phuket boat cruises, in the sense of a relaxed day without a long transfer, mean the Khai Islands. The Good Morning Holiday trip is the cheapest on my list at $23, 4 to 8 hours, rated 4.3 from 3,134 reviews. You board a speedboat at Roong Siam Pier and visit Khai Nai, Khai Nui and Koh Khai Nok, with about an hour of snorkeling or swimming at two of them. The price includes a snorkel set, life jackets for ages 4 and up, insurance, an English-speaking guide and unlimited soft drinks. Lunch is only for full-day guests, and hotel transfer is optional.

I’d pick this Phuket boat tour for families and anyone who gets tired in a van. Beach chairs (150 THB) and fins (100 THB) cost extra, and the island entrance fee of 20 THB per person is listed as included. Two review snippets name the same guide, which fits a small operation with a good reputation. My snorkeling page puts it next to the other Khai Islands option.

Good Morning Holiday (PNT Phuket)

3 Khai Islands Relax & Snorkeling Half/Full Day Tour

• ★ 4.3 (3,134 reviews)
• 4 - 8 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The cheapest day on the list: $23 for speedboat hopping between three Khai islands, with a snorkel set and soft drinks.

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Best Boat Tours in Phuket

Searching for the best boat tours in Phuket, Thailand usually means the James Bond Island yacht trip, and the One Asia Corporation premium yacht tour is the one I’d put forward for comfort: $112, 6 to 7 hours, rated 4.6 from 1,800 reviews. You board a yacht at Ao Po Pier, reach James Bond Island, then paddle the caves of Hong Island with a guide, and the listing includes the national park fee, a life jacket, drinking water, dinner and seasonal fruit. Hotel transfer is a selectable option.

At $112 it costs more than twice the big boat, so what does the extra money buy? Fewer people and a quicker day: six to seven hours instead of ten. A reviewer who switched from a smaller boat at the last minute was happy with the choice, but another said the food was fine rather than special and advised packing snacks and cash. I’d book this boat tour in Phuket for a couple or a family who want the Phang Nga Bay highlights without a full day. It also appears on my yacht charter page.

One Asia Corporation

James Bond Island Phang Nga Bay Premium Yacht Tour

• ★ 4.6 (1,800 reviews)
• 6 - 7 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: Phang Nga Bay by yacht in 6 to 7 hours: $112, 4.6 from 1,800 reviews, dinner and the park fee included.

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Phuket Cruise Dinner

The only dinner boat tour in Phuket on my list of Phuket boat tours is the Go Adventures sunset yacht trip: $116, 6.5 to 7.5 hours, rated 4.9 from 41 reviews. The listing says pickup is around 12:00 to 13:00, then you board at Ao Por Pier, reach James Bond Island at about 3:15 pm, canoe at Ko Hong and return to the pier for dinner onboard at sunset. Drinks, fruit, canoeing, a life jacket, insurance and the national park fee are listed as included, and the tour starts with welcome refreshments. The rating is the highest among the big trips, but 41 reviews is a thin base, so I treat it as promising rather than proven.

The other card in this section is a leftover rather than a dinner cruise. The Best Exotic fishing tour with lunch and snorkeling is $101, 9 hours, and the grilled fish, sashimi and tom yum are made from your own catch on board. Its rating is 3.3 from only 3 reviews, and one reviewer said the guides spoke limited English and that landing on Racha Island turned out not to be possible. I’d only consider it if you speak Russian and want a fishing day, and my fishing charter page has better-reviewed options.

Go Adventures (Thailand)

James Bond Island Canoeing & Sunset Yacht Dinner

• ★ 4.9 (41 reviews)
• 6.5 - 7.5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The one evening meal on the water: $116, 4.9 from 41 reviews, James Bond Island and Hong Island canoeing before dinner.

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Best Exotic

Fishing Tour with Lunch and Snorkeling

• ★ 3.3 (3 reviews)
• 9 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: Not a dinner cruise, a leftover: a $101 fishing day where you eat your own catch. 3.3 from 3 reviews, so go in with caution.

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Phuket Boat Tour Prices

Prices for boat tours in Phuket span a factor of five, from $23 to $119, and most of the 12 sit in two groups. Khai Islands speedboat trips cost $23 to $28, the big Phang Nga Bay day trips $46 to $73, and the longer or private-style options $91 to $119. Fishing is $101 to $116. The cheapest of the Phuket boat tours is covered in the Phuket Boat Cruises section above; this section is about the second-cheapest, which is not the best deal.

The VGA Vacation Khai Islands trip is $28, 4.5 to 10 hours, and rated 4.2 from 518 reviews. That is the lowest-rated of the shared snorkeling trips with a high review count, but the listing is generous: a light breakfast on arrival, a Thai halal lunch on the full-day option, snorkel masks, life jackets, fresh fruit and complimentary hotel pickup from a long list of areas. Guests meet at the pier by 9:00 am and the boat leaves at about 9:15. Jet skiing, banana boat rides and parasailing are optional extras with a fee. For a Phuket boat tour price, $28 for a day with food is hard to beat, though I’d rather pay $5 more for the higher-rated Good Morning Holiday trip.

VGA VACATION

Phuket 3 Khai Islands Hop & Snorkel Tour (Half/Full Day)

• ★ 4.2 (518 reviews)
• 4.5 - 10 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A budget half or full day: $28 with breakfast, halal lunch on the full-day option and hotel pickup. 4.2 from 518 reviews.

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Phuket Boat Tours Half Day

True half-day Phuket boat tours are rare. Only the two Khai Islands trips list a short option, at 4 hours and 4.5 hours, and both appear in the sections on cruises and prices. The card in this section is something else. The Seven Plus Travel luxury sunset yacht is $119, listed as 1 day, rated 4.7 from 245 reviews, and it is a long day built around a sunset, not a half day.

I put it here because it is the top rated trip left on my list and it covers a lot. A double-deck catamaran for up to 48 guests sails from Chalong Pier toward Phang Nga Bay, with a Thai buffet lunch, a landing at James Bond Island and canoeing at Hong Island. The listing adds a floating krathong ceremony, a hands-on papaya salad lesson, and sunset tea at Maiton Private Island. Snorkeling gear, towels, a sea slide, paddleboards and a clear kayak are included. The listing has no start time, so ask the operator when the boat leaves, because the day length depends on the option.

Seven Plus Travel

James Bond & Phang Nga Bay by Luxury Sunset Yacht

• ★ 4.7 (245 reviews)
• 24-hour ticket
• Free cancellation

My pick: Not a half day, but a sunset catamaran with lunch, canoeing and sunset tea: $119, 4.7 from 245 reviews.

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Speed Boat Ride in Phuket

The longest speedboat ride in Phuket on my list is the run to the Similan Islands. The Oh-Hoo Similan snorkeling trip costs $91, takes 12 hours and is rated 4.5 from 1,806 reviews. The listing has a van ride of about 1.5 hours to a private pier, an hour on the speedboat, then snorkeling stops and a Thai buffet lunch on Koh Miang (Island 4), another on Ko Bangu and a walk and swim at Princess Bay. Hotel pickup, snorkeling gear, insurance, fruit, drinks and the national park fee (400 THB per adult, 200 THB per child) are included.

This is the Phuket boat tour with a season. The islands lie in a national park managed by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, and the park is closed for part of the year because of the monsoon: it typically reopens in mid-October and closes again in mid-May. Check the current dates on the Department of National Parks website before you plan around this trip, since the listing does not give them. The Thai Meteorological Department publishes marine forecasts on tmd.go.th.

Oh-Hoo

Similan Islands Snorkeling Trip by Speedboat

• ★ 4.5 (1,806 reviews)
• 12-hour ticket
• Free cancellation

My pick: The big-water speedboat day: $91, 12 hours, Similan snorkeling with lunch and the park fee included. Seasonal, so check dates.

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Boat Trips Phuket Thailand

Anyone typing boat trips in Phuket, Thailand, or Phuket boat tours is often looking for something other than a sightseeing run, and fishing is the biggest alternative. The Nikorn Marine game fishing and trolling trip is $116, 8 hours, rated 4.0 from 54 reviews. The listing gives a clear timetable: meet at 7:45 am at Nikorn Marine’s office at Ao Chalong Pier, depart at 8:30 and troll on the way to Racha Yai, bottom fish with a spinning reel or hand line, lunch buffet onboard at 1:00 pm (the fish you catch can be cooked on the boat), and back at the pier around 4:30 pm.

Equipment, lunch, a local guide, soft drinks, fruit, a mask and snorkel, a life jacket and accident insurance are included. Pickup from some beaches costs an extra 250 THB per person, and a private van from the north costs 2,000 THB. One reviewer caught tuna and called the sashimi delicious, another said catches vary, which is honest for fishing. I compare this trip with the other fishing options on my fishing charter page.

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Game Fishing and Trolling Boat Trip with Lunch

• ★ 4.0 (54 reviews)
• 8 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A proper fishing day with a timetable: $116, 8 hours, Racha Yai, lunch cooked from your catch. 4.0 from 54 reviews.

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Phuket Boat Ride

For a Phuket boat ride with a speedboat or catamaran, a small group and a lot of stops, I’d look at the Discover Thailand James Bond and Panyi Island hopping tour: $73, 9 to 10.5 hours, rated 4.6 from 18 reviews. You choose a speedboat or a bigger speed catamaran with the same itinerary. You meet at Laem Nga Pier at 8:15 am, with free parking, or take hotel pickup if you select it. The stops are Panak Island, James Bond Island, Koh Panyi for a lunch buffet with vegetarian and halal options, canoeing at Hong Island and a stop at the Khai Islands.

Included are the national park fee (300 baht), snacks all day, soft drinks, insurance and a snorkel mask. A professional photographer is an optional extra. Only 18 people have reviewed it, so I’d treat the 4.6 as early. As a Phuket boat tour it sits between the $47 big boat and the $112 yacht on price, and it is the most stops for a speedboat ride in Phuket on my list, which is why it is an island hopping trip too (see my island hopping page).

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James Bond & Panyi Island Hopping Tour with Canoeing

• ★ 4.6 (18 reviews)
• 9 - 10.5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: Most stops for the money: $73, 9 to 10.5 hours, speedboat or catamaran, canoeing and a Panyi lunch. Only 18 reviews.

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Phuket Cruises

Phuket cruises, as a search for boat tours in Phuket, suggest a relaxed day on a boat, and the closest match from the south is the Manta Marina deep sea fishing cruise to Racha Island: $104, 7 hours, rated 4.1 from 24 reviews. The listing includes hotel pickup, a lunch on board, snacks, fruit, soft drinks, a tour guide and travel insurance. The 250 baht pickup fee applies to hotels in areas such as Cape Panwa, Kamala and Bang Tao, and a 2,000 baht van fee covers the north of the island and the airport.

One reviewer said there was not much time for fishing or spinning, so I’d expect more cruising and swimming than angling, and the itinerary shows a lunch on Racha Island and free time for swimming. It suits a group where some want to fish and others just want a day at sea. If fishing matters most, the Nikorn Marine trip above has a clearer fishing schedule. The Racha Island trip also appears on my island hopping page.

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Deep Sea Fishing at Racha Island Boat Cruise

• ★ 4.1 (24 reviews)
• 7 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A relaxed Racha Island day with some fishing: $104, 7 hours, lunch aboard. 4.1 from 24 reviews, so don't expect a long fishing session.

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What You See on a Phuket Boat Tour

What you see on Phuket boat tours depends on the route, and the Oh-Hoo big boat listing shows the classic one: Ao Po Pier, Panak Island, Ko Hong, the bay for lunch, James Bond Island and Khao Phing Kan. The infographic maps those stops. The limestone karst towers of Phang Nga Bay are the main sight, with the tall Tapu rock at James Bond Island (the filming location of The Man with the Golden Gun, as the listings put it) and the caves and inner lagoons at Ko Hong that you reach by canoe.

The southern Phuket boat tours show something different: the Khai Islands have white-sand beaches and shallow snorkeling water, and Racha Yai is the turn-around point for the fishing trips. The Similan Islands add the clearest water, with granite boulders and coral reefs at Koh Miang and Ko Bangu. For wind and wave conditions on the day, the Thai Meteorological Department is the official source. In the southwest monsoon, from roughly May to October, the Andaman Sea is rougher and operators may change routes or cancel, so I’d choose a flexible date.

Where the Boats Leave From

The piers are spread over the island, which makes the departure point of every boat tour in Phuket worth checking before you pick a hotel. In a straight line, Ao Chalong Pier (where the fishing trips meet) is 9.7 km from Rassada Pier, 10.4 km from Sea Angel Cruise and 16.9 km from Royal Phuket Marina in the north. The Phang Nga Bay trips use Ao Po Pier on the north-east coast, which is not on the map below, so most listings include a van from Phuket that takes 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. Chalong is also 3.5 km from the Big Buddha, the landmark most visitors add to a day near the south pier.

Which Phuket Boat Trip Type Fits You

My data splits the 12 boat tours in Phuket into a few types, and four have their own page. Prices are the lowest listed for that type, and durations come from the listings. Some trips count in two types, so the numbers overlap.

Trip type	Price from	Typical duration	Best for
Island hopping	$73	7 to 10.5 hours	Several islands in one day
Snorkeling tour	$23	4 to 12 hours	Families and reef lovers
Yacht charter	$112	6 to 7 hours, up to a full day	Comfort, dinner and sunset
Fishing charter	$101	7 to 9 hours	Anglers and mixed groups
Phang Nga Bay day trip	$46	9 to 10 hours	James Bond Island and canoeing

How I’d Choose a Phuket Boat Tour

Here is how I’d pick among the boat tours in Phuket in four questions.

1. How long do you want to be away? The Khai Islands trips can be 4 hours, the yacht 6 to 7, and the big Phang Nga Bay and Similan days run 9 to 12.
2. What do you want to see? Cliffs and caves mean Phang Nga Bay, reefs mean the Khai or Similan Islands, and a catch means Racha Yai.
3. What is your budget? Under $50 buys the Khai Islands and the shared bay trips, $91 to $119 buys the Similan run and the yachts.
4. When are you going? The Similan Islands are seasonal, and the rainy months can change routes anywhere on the Andaman coast.

All 12 listings offer a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours ahead, so book early and move the date if the forecast turns. For the country’s wider travel information, the official site is Tourism Authority of Thailand. Whichever boat tour in Phuket you choose, confirm the meeting point and who pays the national park fee in your voucher.