Phang Nga Bay Kayaking by Starlight with Sea Caves and Loy Krathong Floating from Phuket
by Trip Store Krabi
Choose from 8 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.฿7,900Overview
The tour begins with a hotel pickup by air-conditioned minivan from anywhere on Phuket Island around 10:30 AM. Participants meet the crew at Ao Po Pier by noon for a safety briefing and instructions before boarding the twin-engine escort boat. The boat departs at 1 PM toward Phang Nga Bay. Lunch is served onboard, featuring a seafood and vegan buffet made from fresh local ingredients. Around 2:15 PM, the first kayaking session starts at Panak Island. Guests paddle specially designed Caveman's SOTAR sea kayaks through limestone caves and cliff-lined lagoons called hongs, observing wildlife such as macaques, water monitors, kingfishers, and sea eagles. After exploring two caves at Panak Island, the boat moves to Koh Hong for a second kayaking session beginning around 4:30 PM, with time to paddle around caves and beaches. From 5:30 PM to 6:15 PM, there is free time to relax on the beach or continue kayaking. At 6:15 PM, guests make their own flower krathong on the boat. Dinner is served while the boat returns to Panak Island. After dark, around 6:45 PM, guests float their krathongs inside a cave as part of the Loy Krathong ceremony, accompanied by natural light from fireflies, bioluminescent plankton, and starlight. The return trip to Phuket begins around 7:30 PM, with hotel drop-off by approximately 9 PM. The full excursion lasts about 10 hours and includes all kayaking equipment, life jackets, an English-speaking guide, national park fees, meals, drinks, and round-trip transfers within Phuket including airport pickup. The itinerary and activities may change due to weather and sea conditions.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
John Gray's Sea Canoe
The full-day kayak tour begins with a hotel pickup by luxury air-conditioned minivan between 10:30 and 12:00 from anywhere on Phuket Island. From 12:00 to 13:00, guests meet the crew at Ao Po Pier and receive instructions. Departure by escort boat is at 13:00, followed by lunch onboard from 13:10 to 14:10. Kayaking starts at Panak Island from 14:15 to 16:15, exploring limestone caves and hongs with an experienced guide using specially designed kayaks. At 16:15, the boat moves to Hong Island, where sightseeing and kayaking occur from 16:30 to 17:30. Free time at the beach or kayaking is from 17:30 to 18:15. Between 18:15 and 18:45, guests make their own Krathong and have dinner on the boat. From 18:45 to 19:15, they float the self-made Krathong in the cave of Phanak Island, then see phosphorescent plankton from 19:15 to 19:30. The boat heads back to Phuket from 19:30 to 20:30, with transfer to hotels by 21:00.
600 min
Ao Po Pier
The meeting point where guests join the crew, receive safety instructions, and board the escort boat to begin the sea kayak tour.
60 min
Phang Nga Bay.
The marine area where the kayaking sessions take place, featuring limestone karst islands, caves, and lagoons.
60 min
Ko Pa Nak
One of the islands visited with limestone caves and hongs explored by kayak during the tour.
120 min
Ice Cream Cave
A cave visited during the kayaking route.
60 min
Hongs of Phang Nga
Hidden lagoon caves known as hongs that are paddled through during the kayaking portions of the tour.
120 min
Koh Panak Cave
A limestone cave visited on the tour where kayaking takes place.
90 min
Return Transfer
The tour concludes with a transfer back to hotels.
Meeting point
Meet at Ao Po Pier in the north-east of Phuket. The exact meeting time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking.
End point
Meet at Ao Po Pier in the north-east of Phuket. The exact meeting time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Phang Nga Bay Kayaking by Starlight with Sea Caves and Loy Krathong Floating from Phuket
by Trip Store Krabi
Choose from 8 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.฿7,900Overview
The tour begins with a hotel pickup by air-conditioned minivan from anywhere on Phuket Island around 10:30 AM. Participants meet the crew at Ao Po Pier by noon for a safety briefing and instructions before boarding the twin-engine escort boat. The boat departs at 1 PM toward Phang Nga Bay. Lunch is served onboard, featuring a seafood and vegan buffet made from fresh local ingredients. Around 2:15 PM, the first kayaking session starts at Panak Island. Guests paddle specially designed Caveman's SOTAR sea kayaks through limestone caves and cliff-lined lagoons called hongs, observing wildlife such as macaques, water monitors, kingfishers, and sea eagles. After exploring two caves at Panak Island, the boat moves to Koh Hong for a second kayaking session beginning around 4:30 PM, with time to paddle around caves and beaches. From 5:30 PM to 6:15 PM, there is free time to relax on the beach or continue kayaking. At 6:15 PM, guests make their own flower krathong on the boat. Dinner is served while the boat returns to Panak Island. After dark, around 6:45 PM, guests float their krathongs inside a cave as part of the Loy Krathong ceremony, accompanied by natural light from fireflies, bioluminescent plankton, and starlight. The return trip to Phuket begins around 7:30 PM, with hotel drop-off by approximately 9 PM. The full excursion lasts about 10 hours and includes all kayaking equipment, life jackets, an English-speaking guide, national park fees, meals, drinks, and round-trip transfers within Phuket including airport pickup. The itinerary and activities may change due to weather and sea conditions.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
John Gray's Sea Canoe
The full-day kayak tour begins with a hotel pickup by luxury air-conditioned minivan between 10:30 and 12:00 from anywhere on Phuket Island. From 12:00 to 13:00, guests meet the crew at Ao Po Pier and receive instructions. Departure by escort boat is at 13:00, followed by lunch onboard from 13:10 to 14:10. Kayaking starts at Panak Island from 14:15 to 16:15, exploring limestone caves and hongs with an experienced guide using specially designed kayaks. At 16:15, the boat moves to Hong Island, where sightseeing and kayaking occur from 16:30 to 17:30. Free time at the beach or kayaking is from 17:30 to 18:15. Between 18:15 and 18:45, guests make their own Krathong and have dinner on the boat. From 18:45 to 19:15, they float the self-made Krathong in the cave of Phanak Island, then see phosphorescent plankton from 19:15 to 19:30. The boat heads back to Phuket from 19:30 to 20:30, with transfer to hotels by 21:00.
600 min
Ao Po Pier
The meeting point where guests join the crew, receive safety instructions, and board the escort boat to begin the sea kayak tour.
60 min
Phang Nga Bay.
The marine area where the kayaking sessions take place, featuring limestone karst islands, caves, and lagoons.
60 min
Ko Pa Nak
One of the islands visited with limestone caves and hongs explored by kayak during the tour.
120 min
Ice Cream Cave
A cave visited during the kayaking route.
60 min
Hongs of Phang Nga
Hidden lagoon caves known as hongs that are paddled through during the kayaking portions of the tour.
120 min
Koh Panak Cave
A limestone cave visited on the tour where kayaking takes place.
90 min
Return Transfer
The tour concludes with a transfer back to hotels.
Meeting point
Meet at Ao Po Pier in the north-east of Phuket. The exact meeting time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking.
End point
Meet at Ao Po Pier in the north-east of Phuket. The exact meeting time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.