Khao Lak: Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island Tour by Longtail Boat
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13 Ratings
Phang Nga Bay.

Cruise the amazing Phang Nga Bay by traditional longtail boat on a full-day tour from Khao Lak. Discover the unique karst formations and green mangrove forests, and visit James Bond Island and Suwan Khuha Cave Temple.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Following pick-up from your hotel in Khao Lak, board a traditional longtail boat and experience the mangrove forests and karst formations from a different perspective. Get up close to the limestone rocks on a short canoe trip before heading to Khao Phing Kan.

Marvel at rock formations such as Tapu Island and James Bond Island, used as a film location in the movie “The Man With The Golden Gun.” Continue to the floating Muslim village of Koh Panyi, where you will enjoy a delicious lunch.

Next, go to Suwan Khuha Cave Temple to see the statue of the reclining Golden Buddha. Get some time to feed the resident monkeys before the return trip to Khao Lak.

Highlights

• Cruise the tropical waters of Phang Nga Bay by traditional longtail boat
• Canoe up close to the limestone rocks
• Stop at the floating village of Koh Panyi and visit the local Muslim community
• Enjoy a delicious lunch at a restaurant in Koh Panyi
• Visit the sacred Buddha Cave Temple at Wat Tham Suwanakhuha

Points of Interest

  • Khuk Khak
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch at a restaurant in Koh Panyi
  • Lunch
  • English-speaking guide
  • Longtail boat cruise at Phang Nga Bay
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • Full insurance
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Tips and gratuities
  • National Park fee 300 Thai Baht per adult and 200 Thai Baht per child
Additional Information
  • The local tour operator will confirm your exact pick-up time after booking
  • Please note that the itinerary may change due to bad weather or other unforeseeable events
Location
Phang Nga Bay.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Philippa_g
Mar 9, 2024
OMG, Trip of a Lifetime in Khao Lak - OMG, what an outstanding day we had. Picked up from our hotel, whisked off to meet the stunning elephants at the ‘Elephant Sanctuary’, taken to board our wonderful Longtail Boat, whisked off to the most breathtaking islands and finally James Bond Island. Our guide was local and so very friendly and showed us the best places and scenery imaginable. Howard and I cannot thank him enough and will be back next February. Thailand is so very new beautiful and it’s a must to go on a day trip like this and have an expert so you around. As a massive Bond fan, I was quite emotional visiting the island and couldn’t quite believe I was there, it was amazing. We got taken to the Skywalk, which only opened a few months before our visit, and this was a great surprise as wasn’t in our original booking agenda. So very good views from there and a breathtaking sunset. I would advise anyone to book this trip, we will be on it again same time next year with, I hope, the same guide, Guide Spaite in Khao Lak xxx
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Andrew_j
May 10, 2023
Perfect day in Thai paradise - Not a fault to be found with the whole day spent with Ned and our driver, excellent knowledge and good company made this a day to remember from start to finish 😀
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Karengq153nx
Apr 12, 2023
James Bond Island tour - Such a beautiful place and a relaxing interesting day. We traveled by long-tail boat to the 'James Bond Island' where Man With The Golden Gun' was filmed - its stunning and has small caves and a little gift market. The stall holders are a little pushy but not too overwhelming. Following this we went to the floating village for the best lunch on our whole holiday. Saw the floating football pitch and gently haggled in the market where the stall holders were not at all pushy. On to the mangrove swamp and cave where we saw an abundance of wildlife and stalactites. The final stop was the stunninv Buddist cave temple with the monkeys An amazing day with a fantastic guide Well worth the money
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A5241msjohns
Mar 19, 2023
perfect day tour! - A great full day tour. Fun boat ride and a very good lunch. Driver and guide were friendly and educational. They even picked us up at our resort which was 45 minutes away! I recommend this tour 100 percent.
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Nimeshj2017
Nov 3, 2022
Brilliant day out!! - Absolutely loved this. Our guide Sai, from Khao Lak Triple, was very personable and energetic. The longboat ride to James Bond Island was fab - it’s about 45 minutes so it does get a little tough sitting on the wooden seat for that long though but you are distracted by the amazing scenery along the way! James Bond Island was great. Fascinating to see such a unique landscape up close. The canoe ride was fantastic too! I was a little nervous getting on it because I’m a heavy guy but that wasn’t a problem at all. Ironically, it was more my height - there will be some lying back as you enter caves haha! A brilliant experience! The floating village was again something quite astounding to see. Lunch was served here. I’d requested vegetarian cuisine - it was ok but not the best I’ve had in Thailand. The penultimate stop was the Wat Suwan Kuha. I’d actually been there a few days prior on the 3 Temples Tour but because of the rain, the lighting inside was intermittent so it was good to see everything properly lit this time. This is often referred to as the “monkey temple” of Khao Lak because of all the monkeys - just be careful around them though. Nowhere near as innocent as they might appear 😂 We finished with a stop at the Ton Chong Fa waterfall. After a hot, humid day, it was great to take a dip. Don’t forget to pack a towel! It’s also quite slippery on the way down so go slow!
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Lindsay_m
Mar 23, 2020
5 star tour to James Bond Island - Bau our tour guide was absolutely fantastic, very knowledgeable, funny and made our trip so special. JB island was amazing. Visit to the monkey temple and lunch at panyee was also brilliant. Thank you so much for a fab tour. Defo recommend 😀.
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Budgie0658
Jan 17, 2020
A "Must Do" Excursion - Picked up at Hotel approx 8am, returned approx 5.30pm. We travelled by comfortable minibus bus to the boat. Sailed out to James Bond Island (approx 1 hour visit) and then onto a kayaking experience (approx 1 hour) and then on to Panyee Village where we had a marvellous lunch and tour of the stilted village. From here on to the Temple (Reclining Buddha) and feeding the monkeys. A massively worthwhile value for money trip. Amazing sightseeing.
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Katrin
Feb 19, 2023
Definitely something to do - Nice day out. Well organised trip. Definitely recommend it if you haven’t seen the area there. Gives a lot of insight. Also very touristy and crowded. But that was to be expected. Everyone is doing the same tour.
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Worldwidediner
Apr 6, 2019
great day out - we went with "on the go tours" our driver was shocking the rest of the trip was fantastic. a great day out, the long tail boat was pleasant, cooling on a hot day, stop off at the cave, kayaking followed with a lovely lunch at the stilted town home past the reclining Buddha
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T6893jlchloew
Apr 16, 2023
Average - Unfortunately this tour was an average one for us. After an incredible experience at Phi Phi islands a few days prior this tour didn’t meet up to our expectations. The whole day felt very rushed and given that we had booked this tour specifically to see James Bond island, we were only given 40 minutes on the island - which doesn’t give you much time to explore. Koh Panyee was amazing to see but the food was average and certainly not the best we have had in Thailand. Only 2 bottles of water given all day, no other soft drinks/tea/coffee included as mentioned as part of the tour. So make sure you bring enough cash or drinks with you! My advice, book with a different tour operator that gives you longer on James Bond island.
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