Phang Nga Bay Yacht Charter from Phuket 2026/27 | 64 Boats from ฿33,900

A Phang Nga Bay yacht charter from Phuket with Horizon Cruises Phuket is a private day to James Bond Island and Koh Hong on one of the 64 boats in the catalogue whose price list names the bay: from ฿33,900 per boat for five hours to James Bond Island on the Ocean Pearl 42 from Ao Po Grand Marina, from ฿37,900 for a seven-hour day on the AQVA 37 speedboat from Chalong, and from ฿42,900 for the eight-hour bay day on a yacht, for groups of up to 85. The sheltered bay runs all year, the 2026/27 high season included. Write to us on WhatsApp with your date and headcount for the boats available.

Key highlights

• Most departures are from the north-east and east coasts rather than Chalong: Koh Hong is 18 km (10 nautical miles) from Ao Po against 48 km from Chalong, so the day is spent among the limestone karsts rather than in transit.
• Sixty-four boats publish the bay, from the AQVA 37 speedboat and the Kiri long-tail to the 130-ft Sea Bear; twenty-one berth at Ao Po, sixteen at Boat Lagoon, twelve at Chalong and eleven at Royal Phuket Marina on the east coast.
• Captain and crew, insurance, soft drinks and snorkelling gear are in the rate on every boat, fuel too except where a yacht's page lists a fuel fee, and the hotel transfer on some of them; the Ao Phang Nga marine park fee is paid in cash on the day, per person, unless the yacht's page lists it in the rate, and we confirm the current figure with your quote.
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Why a Phang Nga Bay private boat tour usually starts at Ao Po, not Chalong

Phuket, Thailand, has four charter marinas and they do not serve the same islands. Ao Po Grand Marina is the closest of the four to the bay and to the airport, with no tide restrictions, which is why a Phuket private boat charter into the bay normally starts there. Royal Phuket Marina and Boat Lagoon on the east coast share a tidal channel and reach the bay as well. From Chalong on the south coast the run to Koh Hong is nearly three times as long; the natural days from there are Coral Island, Maiton, Racha and Phi Phi, although twelve Chalong boats publish the bay as a seven- to nine-hour day. The Ao Po Grand Marina yacht charter guide covers the marina itself.

The boats we charter most often in the bay, and what the day costs

Twelve of the boats that publish the bay: the nine yachts Horizon Cruises Phuket charters there most often, plus the cheapest speedboat, power catamaran and sailing catamaran, with the lowest full-day bay rate from each boat's page. These are route rates, not the card's general starting price, except on the Astondoa and the Galeon, which quote one day rate for every route:

Beluga 88 is one of our three yachts; the other eleven are boats we offer from the catalogue. Prices are per boat, not per guest: the rate covers the group up to the headcount shown on each yacht's page. On the Galeon 500 Fly the ฿162,700 covers six guests and each additional guest is ฿2,500, to a maximum of ten; on the SPLO 74 Chowa the figure covers twelve, on the Siam Princess twenty, and on the F1 and the AQVA eight and six. The Astondoa and the Galeon price the full day as one figure with no route split; the other ten price each route separately, and where a boat has seasons the figure above is the low-season or standard rate. The hotel transfer is in the rate on Beluga 88, the SPLO, the Riva, the Cranchi and the Princess 65, and not on the Astondoa, the Galeon, the Ocean Pearl, the Pina Colada or the AQVA; each yacht's page says which. The Kiri long-tail matches the AQVA for eight hours from Chalong with four guests in the rate and eight aboard, and the Sambuca is the cheapest motor yacht after the Ocean Pearl, from ฿55,000 at Ao Po. For a group above fifty, the Indigo 53 Super Mario on the power catamaran charter in Phuket page prices the bay as an eight-hour day from Chalong at ฿84,900 for fifteen guests plus ฿1,000 for each further guest, up to fifty-five, and the four-engine speed catamaran takes up to sixty-five, from ฿64,900 for forty-five and ฿84,900 above that.

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Day formats and what each costs

Formats Horizon Cruises Phuket sells in the bay, with the lowest figure per format from that yacht's page:

Some boats do not sell half days or sunset cruises in the peak period and others do; the rate table on each yacht's page settles it. The half-day formats on this page are sold from Ao Po only: the short run to Koh Hong is what makes a four- or five-hour day possible. The Siam Princess 70 is the cheapest motor yacht overnight, from ฿150,000 for two days.

Itinerary: Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island, Koh Hong, Koh Panak, Naka

The usual order out of Ao Po is James Bond Island first, then Koh Hong, Koh Panak and the Naka islands on the way home, but the tide decides the middle of the day. The island is Khao Phing Kan with the Ko Tapu rock in front of it, the view the bay is known for and the one the shared tours queue for at midday; a private boat gets there before or after them, and the James Bond Island page tells the story of the film. Panak is a cave island with the sharpest limestone shapes in the bay. Koh Panyee, the village on stilts over the water, is the place to eat ashore if the group wants a restaurant rather than lunch on board.

Koh Hong's hidden lagoons: the canoe and the tide

Koh Hong is a ring of limestone cliffs with lagoons inside it, and nothing with an engine goes in. The crew hires inflatable canoes on the spot, and the visit needs a mid tide: too little water at one end of the tide, too little headroom under the rock at the other. The captain reads the tide table for your date and moves the Hong stop around it, which is why the order of the day changes from one group to the next. The island has a separate page: Koh Hong in Phang Nga Bay.

Pick the boat and explore: island hopping and a cruise through the bay

The bay is sheltered, so the water stays flat and a slower hull is no disadvantage; the choice comes down to deck space, shade and headcount rather than speed. For up to twelve guests the AQVA is the cheapest day in the table; for up to twenty the Ocean Pearl, cruising at 30 knots, is the cheapest and quickest yacht, and the F1 is the catamaran with the most deck for the money. The Pina Colada 40 is the slow option, a sailing catamaran for fourteen. The Siam Princess is the large-group boat, with fifty aboard for less than most of the smaller yachts cost. The Cranchi Scenery, the Princess 65 and the Riva Aria Blue are the mid-size motor yachts with cabins and a saloon for lunch inside; the Galeon suits a couple or a family of six. At the top, the Beluga and the Astondoa belong to the luxury yacht charter in Phuket end of the catalogue. Nine speedboats publish the bay: the AQVA 37 and the Al Dhaen 38 from Chalong, six from Boat Lagoon from ฿54,900 on the Limpopo, and the Nimbus T11 from Royal Phuket Marina; the speedboat charter in Phuket page lists them.

What is in the rate and what is paid on the day

In the rate on every yacht we offer:

• Captain and crew; every charter is skippered and guests need no licence
• Fuel for the agreed route, except where a yacht's page lists a fuel fee
• Passenger insurance
• Water and soft drinks, fruit, ice, tea and coffee
• Snorkelling gear, life jackets and towels

Paid separately:

• The Ao Phang Nga park fee, cash on the day, except on boats whose page lists it in the rate
• The hotel transfer on the boats that do not include it; the yacht's page says whether a minivan to the marina is in the rate
• Canoe hire at Koh Hong
• Lunch on the boats where catering is not included; it varies by yacht
• Alcohol and water toys, which depend on the boat
• Guests above the number the rate covers, and hours beyond the programme

A private yacht charter or a shared James Bond Island tour

A shared James Bond tour from Phuket runs to a timetable and reaches the rock when every other boat does. A private boat tour is the same islands with one difference: the boat waits for you. You choose when to leave, how long to stay at the rock, whether the group paddles into the lagoons or watches from the deck, and where lunch is; the privacy is the other half of it, with nobody else aboard. For families with small children the bay is the gentlest day on the chart, because the crossing is short and the water inside is calm all year.

Seasons and weather in a sheltered corner of Thailand's Andaman Sea

Low season, May to October, carries the starting rates in the tables; high season runs November to April. Peak dates differ by yacht, from mid-December into January or February, and are shown on each yacht's page; there is no separate New Year surcharge on top of the peak rate. The sea is calmest from November to April, but this is the destination that keeps running in the rainy months: low-season days in the bay go ahead in conditions that would close the open-water routes to Phi Phi and Racha. In poor weather the captain has the final word on the route and we offer alternative cruising grounds, not a refund.

Booking a yacht rental in Phuket with a licensed boat charter company

Horizon Cruises Phuket has run private boat charters from Phuket since 2013 under TAT licence 34/02188, with an office in Chalong and support in English and Russian. Booking is by WhatsApp or email; enquiries are answered around the clock, and on WhatsApp we reply within ten minutes. Most boats take a deposit of half the charter price with the balance before departure; some are paid in full at booking; late cancellation is non-refundable, and the exact terms are on each yacht's page and the terms page. Tell the manager in advance if anyone needs help boarding or you are travelling with a small child, so the crew can prepare the boarding and the tender. Starting rates for every boat in the catalogue are on the yacht charter prices in Phuket page.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Phang Nga Bay yacht charter from Phuket cost?

The five-hour run to James Bond Island on the Ocean Pearl is the cheapest format, the seven-hour AQVA day from Chalong the cheapest full day, and the eight-hour Ocean Pearl day the cheapest on a yacht, with ten guests in the rate and up to twenty aboard; the Siam Princess takes fifty, from ฿69,000 for twenty. The mid-size motor yachts run from ฿125,000, the Beluga is ฿214,000 and the Astondoa at the top of the table is ฿390,000. Every figure is for the whole boat, in Thai baht; lunch where it is not included comes on top, and so does the park fee unless the yacht's page lists it in the rate.

Where do Phang Nga Bay yacht charters depart from in Phuket?

Most of these boats leave from Ao Po Grand Marina on the north-east coast, the closest marina to the bay and to the airport, or from Boat Lagoon and Royal Phuket Marina on the east coast; the Chalong boats, among them the AQVA 37 and the Kiri at the bottom of the price list and Say Yes and Sofia, which sell Koh Hong and Naka as a nine-hour day, make the longer run from the south. Arrive fifteen minutes before departure; where the transfer is in the rate, the minivan brings you to the marina, and the yacht's page says whether it is.

Is James Bond Island in Phang Nga Bay?

Yes. James Bond Island is the tourist name for Khao Phing Kan and the Ko Tapu rock beside it, inside Ao Phang Nga National Park, and the Bond film shot there gave it the name. It is the first stop on the usual itinerary and never the only one; Hong, Panak and Panyee fill the rest of the day.

Can I do the trip as a half day?

Yes, but only from the north-east. The Ocean Pearl sells five hours to James Bond Island, the Prada 50 five hours to Koh Hong and Koh Yao, and the Beluga four hours to Koh Hong and Naka, all from Ao Po. No Chalong boat publishes a half day to the bay. Some boats do not sell half days in the peak period, so send the date first.

Can we swim, snorkel or kayak during the day?

Swimming off the boat, yes, wherever the captain stops. Snorkelling gear is on board on every yacht, but people come to the bay for the limestone and the lagoons rather than for reefs; the Racha islands and Phi Phi are the snorkelling days from Phuket. The paddling is the canoe circuit inside Koh Hong, hired at the island when the tide is right.

Can I charter a yacht overnight in Phang Nga Bay?

Yes. The Leopard 47 Myra publishes the lowest two-day rate for the bay and the Siam Princess 70 the lowest on a motor yacht, both in the format table above, and the overnight guest count on each yacht's page shows which of the other boats sleep guests aboard. The night is spent on board in the bay, and the overnight guide on this site covers cabins and routes.

Is a Phang Nga Bay yacht charter from Phuket worth it, and is it safe?

It is the one island day from Phuket that does not depend on the open sea, which makes it the safe choice for a date that cannot move, for families and for first-time boaters. Every charter has a licensed captain and crew, passenger insurance and life jackets, and the captain has the final word on the route if the weather turns.