Short answer
What is included in the sunset canoe tour?
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Phuket, the escort boat with an English-speaking guide, a canoe with a paddler, a light Thai lunch and a Thai buffet dinner, snacks and drinking water, life jackets, dry bags, accident insurance and the national park fees.
Phang Nga Bay is the sea of limestone towers north-east of Phuket, a national park since 1981. This trip starts at midday and is built around the evening: you canoe into the sea caves and hongs of Panak and Hong islands, stop at James Bond Island, have dinner on the escort boat while the sun sets, then go back out in the dark to float a krathong and look for bioluminescent plankton. A paddler sits in each canoe, so you do not need to paddle. Below: what the price covers, who it suits and how it compares with the other ways to do it.
The short answer
Yes for couples, families and first-timers who want sea caves, a sunset and a night paddle in one trip: it runs as a shared sea canoe tour with escort boat covering Phang Nga Bay, Phang Nga Province, lasts About 10-11 hours and starts with hotel pickup in phuket, about 10:00-11:15 am, so the day is handled from the door.
Pricing is From $115 per person. We confirm the date, pickup time and total on WhatsApp before you pay; how and when to pay for this tour is agreed with your booking.
Who should book it — and who should not
Book it for an evening on the water: sea caves, a sunset dinner and a night paddle in one trip, back at about 9 pm. If you would rather have a morning speedboat day with lunch at the floating village and a swim at Khai Island, the James Bond Island day tour covers Phang Nga Bay from about 9:00 am to about 5:00 pm.
What is included in the price
A booking of the Phang Nga Bay Sunset Sea Canoe & Plankton Tour covers:
- Round-trip hotel transfer in Phuket
- Escort boat with an English-speaking guide
- Sea canoe with a paddler
- Light Thai lunch and a Thai buffet dinner
- Snacks and drinking water
- Life jacket, dry bag and accident insurance
- National park fees
Before you book
Availability is confirmed once you send the date, hotel area and group size on WhatsApp. We confirm the date, pickup time and total on WhatsApp before you pay; how and when to pay for this tour is agreed with your booking.
The route stop by stop is in the travel guide; pickup times, the packing list and what shifts by season are in the schedule.
Questions and answers
What is included in the sunset canoe tour?
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Phuket, the escort boat with an English-speaking guide, a canoe with a paddler, a light Thai lunch and a Thai buffet dinner, snacks and drinking water, life jackets, dry bags, accident insurance and the national park fees.
How do I book?
Send us the date, your hotel and the number of guests on WhatsApp. We confirm availability, the pickup time and the total before you pay.
How long is the tour?
About 10-11 hours door to door: pickup between about 10:00 and 11:15 am, back at the pier at about 8:00-8:30 pm and at your hotel at about 9:00-9:30 pm.
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