Manta Marina Racha Fishing: 7-Hour Deep Sea Trip from Phuket with Lunch

Manta Marina Co.,Ldt.

Deep Sea Fishing at Racha Island Boat Cruise

★ 4.1 (24) · from $104

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Prices and timetables checked 2026-10-17. This page contains an affiliate link, explained in the booking section.

The Manta Marina Racha fishing trip is a shared day on the Andaman Sea in which you troll and bottom-fish around Racha Island, 24 km south of Phuket's Chalong Pier, eat lunch on the boat and finish with time in the water.

What changes the decision is the pickup. The listing says hotel pickup and drop-off are included, yet its own exclusions list charges 250 baht per person for most west-coast and southern hotels and 2,000 baht per van for the north and the airport, and a traveller in May 2026 complained about exactly that.

If you only want to compare fishing days, start at the Phuket fishing charter guide or the Phuket boat tours hub; the home page lists every city I cover.

What is the Manta Marina Racha fishing trip and what happens on board?

It is a join-in fishing day, not a private charter: you share a boat with other guests, fish with the crew's tackle and spend the middle of the day at Racha Island.

• Trolling and bottom fishing: the listing promises deep sea fishing around Racha, and reviewers describe lines trailed behind a moving boat plus stops at anchor.
• Lunch on the boat: a meal served around the midday stop, with soft drinks, water, snacks and fruit through the day.
• Swimming and snorkelling: the description mentions both after the fishing, though the includes list names no snorkel kit.
• Crew: a guide, a captain and a deckhand, rated 4.6/5 for the guide on the listing's review summary.

I would treat the Manta Marina Racha fishing day as a fishing outing with swimming added, not an island visit with a rod. One traveller said the boat never visited an island and mostly sat on the water, which fits a day built around fishing grounds.

Where does the Manta Marina Racha fishing trip leave from?

The listing gives no pier, and the Manta Marina Racha fishing trip is sold with hotel pickup, so your first contact point is a van at your hotel.

Racha trips commonly load at Chalong Pier on Phuket's south-east coast (the Nikorn Marine listing for the same island meets there), but this listing does not say, so treat the pier as unconfirmed. Racha Yai lies about 24 km south of Chalong in a straight line (my calculation from Google Maps and OpenStreetMap coordinates). The listing says only "transfer (1 hour)", so expect the van ride to be the longest dry leg of the day.

Patong and Karon are in neither list, so I cannot tell you whether those hotels pay a fee. Ask before you pay. A couple staying in Kamala pays about $15 extra on top of $208, a 7% increase.

What does the day look like, hour by hour?

The listing's itinerary names five legs but its durations add up to 10.5 hours, which contradicts the 7-hour length in the structured data.

When a listing contradicts its own data, I trust the structured fields: 7 hours is the length I use. A reviewer called it an 8-hour trip, so plan for a day of 7 to 8 hours door to door, and ask the operator for the exact pickup and drop-off times.

The same reviewer wished for more than one fishing spot and more spinning time. That tells me the fishing windows are short compared with the total day, which matters if you are paying mainly to fish.

How long is the trip and when does it sail?

The Manta Marina Racha fishing day lasts 7 hours, and the start time depends on the date you choose in the booking calendar.

The listing says only to check availability for starting times. I will not guess one. What I can add is daylight: sunrise in Phuket is 06:08 in mid-June and 06:43 in mid-January, and sunset is 18:12 in mid-December and 18:45 in mid-June (sunrise-sunset.org, 15th of each month, 2026, Asia/Bangkok time). A 7-hour trip fits inside daylight in every month, so the start time is the operator's choice, not a daylight limit.

What is on board and what is included?

Lunch, soft drinks, water, snacks, fruit, a guide and travel insurance are included, while pickup in many areas and any tip are not.

The includes list puts pickup and lunch side by side with no conditions, but the exclusions list attaches fees to pickup. The description confirms lunch, so I count lunch as included and pickup as conditional.

What will you catch, and how much fishing do you get?

Catches vary a lot: one guest reported 15 tuna of about 1.5 kg each and a 17 kg sailfish, while another said he barely fished.

• Trolling: the August 2026 reviewer said trolling ran the whole day and that he expected more spin fishing.
• Bottom fishing: an April 2026 reviewer counted more than 50 fish over two outings and found the first day slow.
• Low-catch days: a March 2025 reviewer wanted more than one spot, and an August 2025 guest said he did not fish much.

I cannot give you a species list from the listing, which names none. The operator replied to several reviews and acknowledged the equipment feedback, so ask what rods and rigs your group will use.

How does it compare with other Phuket fishing trips?

It sits between the long snorkel-and-fish day from Best Exotic and the pricier game fishing run from Nikorn Marine, and its price per hour is in the middle.

Is the Manta Marina Racha fishing cruise worth it versus a private charter?

It is worth it when you want a social fishing day at a shared price, and not worth it when you need guaranteed rods, a fixed timetable or a private boat.

• Book it if: you are a beginner or a mixed group with non-fishers who will swim, and you can accept variable catches.
• Skip it if: you are an experienced angler who wants spinning and jigging time; two reviewers said that part was short.
• Value check: at $14.9 per hour it costs about 54% more than the $9.65 median of the Phuket boat tours I track, but those are mostly sightseeing trips, not fishing.

For a first fishing day near Phuket, I'd book this one if my hotel falls in the 250 baht zone, because the headline fare then rises only about 7%. For a serious angler, I'd look at the island hopping options or ask a private charter operator for a quote instead, since a private boat sets its own fishing hours.

When is the best time to go?

November to April has the calmest seas off Racha in the 2025 data, with average daily peak waves between 0.62 and 1.01 m, while June to September is rougher.

The Thai Meteorological Department's shipping forecast, opened on 17 October 2026, expected about 1 m waves in the Andaman Sea and above 2 m in thundershowers. Fishing boats run in the rainy months, but the chance that a trip is cancelled or rough rises, so keep free dates around the booking.

Rain days come from one ERA5 grid point near Chalong for 2025 and count any day with 1 mm or more, so read them as a seasonal pattern. Wave figures come from the Open-Meteo marine model for a point west of Racha at 7.54 N, 98.21 E.

2 m+ is the wave height the Thai Meteorological Department expected in thundershowers over the Andaman Sea in its latest shipping bulletin.

What do passengers say?

Of the 10 reviews visible on the listing, 5 give 5 stars, 3 give 4, 1 gives 3 and 1 gives 2, an average of 4.2 against the 4.1 overall.

• Friendly crew: 3 of 10 reviewers praise the staff, guide or captain.
• Limited fishing time: 3 of 10 want more fishing, more spots or more spinning time.
• Pickup charge: 1 reviewer felt misled by the transfer fee.
• Old gear: 1 reviewer found the rods dated but working, and 1 criticised a deckhand's attitude.

The listing's own sub-scores are guide 4.6/5, transportation 4.4/5 and value for money 4.0/5. The sample shown is a floor of recent visible reviews, not all 24, and the operator replies to most critical ones.

Who should skip the Manta Marina Racha fishing trip?

Skip the Manta Marina Racha fishing trip if you get seasick, need a toilet you know about, or want a quiet private boat.

• Seasickness: the trip spends about 7 hours on open water, and waves average 1.0 to 1.6 m between June and October.
• Very young or very old guests: the listing excludes children under 2 and people over 95.
• Serious anglers: compare with a private charter at the fishing charter page.
• Strict budgets: add the pickup fee and tips to the $104.

How do you book the Manta Marina Racha fishing trip?

The Manta Marina Racha fishing booking is simple: pick your date, enter your hotel so the page shows whether a pickup fee applies, and save the voucher with the pickup time. The listing allows reserve now and pay later, so you can hold a date before checking the forecast.

Frequently asked questions

Sources: GetYourGuide listing (product 818943); Thai Meteorological Department shipping forecast; Thailand Department of Fisheries; Tourism Authority of Thailand; Open-Meteo Marine API; Open-Meteo historical weather API; sunrise-sunset.org; Frankfurter exchange rates; OpenStreetMap Nominatim coordinates.