Private Tour of James Bond Island and Phang Na Bay on Long Tail Boat
Description
This tour takes you to the magical world of Phang Na Bay. This is the best tour that helps you discover the amazing bio diversity of Phang Na Bay in a day. Tour begins with a tour to the Cave Temple called the Monkey Cave, and proceeds to take you on the sea on a long tailed boat. You would be mesmerised as you see the cliffs jutting out of the emerald sea, marvel at natures creation as you see the ancient caves. The highlight of the tour is off-course the Ko Tapu or the James Bond island. There are many fascinating theories on what caused the formations of these structures. Then there is the visit to the strange world of floating village at Ko Panyi , where you discover the world of Sea Gypsies. Besides enjoying your lunch here, you can see how the locals live here, on man made structures over the sea, that includes their homes, shops and even a footballs field which has produced many a local heroes and a champion team !!!
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Itinerary
Pick up from your Hotel and we drive through scenic locations to reach Phang Nga province
Our first attraction is the Suwan Kuha Buddhist Temple, that is in a large cave, also called as the Monkey Cave. This temple house a beautiful 15 mts reclining Golden Buddha statue and is also home to several monkeys that make a good spectacle. In true Thai traditions, we take good blessings of the Buddha before we embark on our long tail boat journey ahead
Our adventure begins as we begin our long tail boat journey to the James Bond Island. The emerald sea is captivating and many sights to behold, the limestones cliff jutting out of the sea, the mysterious caves, that we can explore on Sea Canoes, going underneath them. Eventually we reach the James Bond Island and get to see the famous leaning rock featured in the "Man with the Golden Gun"
After having explored the James Bond Island, and making our own James Bond videos and Instagram pics, we come to the strange world of Ko Panyi, the floating village of Sea Gypsies. Here we explore the floating world over the sea and have our relishing Thai lunch at the local restaurant.
We do the boat journey back to Phang Na Pier and our tour comes to end. We board our minivan and take the hour and half journey back to our Hotel in Phuket
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up from all major centrally located areas and hotels in defined area. We request you to be ready at least 20 mins prior to departure and be available at lobby. Our pick up arrival may get impacted due to traffic or weather, but we would keep you informed. In this tour, we have to travel to the tour starting point and the journey is for about more than an hour, hence important to keep to schedule.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Nationality and hotel details need to be informed at least 24 Hrs before departure
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please note that there is National Park Fee that has to be paid directly by the customer to authorities upon entering Phang Na Bay Sea area. The fee as of now is THB 300 per adult and THB 100 per child. Our guide will help you pay this fee to the authorities.
Reviews(16)
James Bond Island, sea canoeing, floating fishing village - it doesn’t get any better!! We did a private tour, and Bella and Peach picked us up from our hotel, and took us everywhere! Bella is the BEST tour guide - explaining everything to us, answering all of our questions and speaks such good English, and Peach is the BEST driver! It was very relaxing, there was no rushing through anything at all, and it was at our own pace,
Thank you for your amazing feedback! We’re delighted to hear you had such a relaxing and memorable private tour experience. It’s wonderful to know Bella and Peach took such great care of you throughout the day and made everything comfortable and enjoyable at your own pace. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you again soon!
We had wonderful day exploring the island. Beautiful place and very friendly people. Absolutely beautiful and crystal clear water. I would definitely go back.
Bella our tour guide was brilliant! She was super friendly and answered lots of our questions throughout the day. We started off from our hotel in Patong and had 1.5hrs transfer to the Monkey Temple. Bella gave us some facts about the Temple and we had free time to roam and explore. We then had a 20mins transfer where we picked up the Long Tail boat (life jackets provided!). The scenery was stunning and the boat great fun! First stop was James Bond Island, where all entry fees were taken care of by Bella. Again, we had free time to explore and we’re not rushed at all. Then we moved onto the kayaking which was approx another 15min trip in the long tail boat. This was great and the guides who paddle for you were chatty and good fun! Lunch was then another 10mins away after that and the buffet food was delicious! Lots of choice and really tasty. We did a bit of exploring here but other than lots of stalls from the locals there wasn’t much to see/do here. The whole day was well organised and Bella was great, really good value for money too given what was included! We really only needed spending money for souvenirs and fizzy drinks.
Fabulous trip! Our tour guide, Sao, was prompt (she was waiting at hotel lobby before our scheduled time), and professional. The ride to James Bond island was fun too. We learned a lot about the local culture and had a great time.
Not really what we expected. Pick-up was at 8:30 and it ended before 15:00, even though it was supposed to be a 9–10 hour private tour. There was one driver and one tour guide, but the guide was not knowledgeable at all. She didn’t provide any information, nor did she take us around or show us anything. For example, at the Monkey Cave we just stopped there with no guidance or explanation. James Bond Island was great, but there was no swimming or snorkelling as advertised. Lunch was a very cheap buffet with very limited dishes. Overall, we were disappointed.
There are plenty of tours to visit James Bond Island, a holy place for Bond fans, but this one is recommended because of its flexibility in time and location, and because it can be run by a small group of people. Bond Island extended my stay and on the way back, they showed me additional facilities to ride elephants. Fans will love the closed 007 Museum near the pier bound for Bond Island.
Our tour guide was great ñ!! Very nice and helpful!!! He was on time and very polite. Highly recommended tour
Dear Carla, Great to know you enjoyed your tour. Thank you for endorsing us. Best Regards Sudhir
Absolutely fantastic tour. Our guide Michael was amazing! The whole day including the lunch was wonderful. Our guide (without a doubt) ensured that we had a great time. We cannot express how attentive and kind he was throughout the day.
We joined the tour on 31st Dec, pick up drop off at our hotel- the slate. Nice and passionate tour guide with lots of explanation. We enjoyed activities during the day!
What a delightful day! We were picked up in a very comfortable luxury van and enjoyed absolutely every moment with our guide, Gree. He was enthusiastic without being overbearing; knowledgeable without drowning us in too much detail and took excellent photos for us. Gree seemed perfectly tuned into our moods and our needs throughout the day. Fantastic tour! Highly Recommend!!
