How much does it cost to rent a private yacht in Phuket for a day?

A private yacht charter in Phuket costs from ฿33,900 a day for the whole boat with Horizon Cruises Phuket. A full day of seven to nine hours starts at ฿33,900 on a speedboat (AQVA 37, 7 hours, 6 guests in the rate), ฿34,900 on a sailing catamaran (Fountaine Pajot 40 Coco, 8 hours, 15 guests), ฿39,900 on a motor yacht (Ocean Pearl 42, 8 hours, 10 guests) and ฿48,900 on a power catamaran (Gin 37, 9 hours, 6 guests); the 130 ft Westport costs ฿750,000 for its Phi Phi day in low season. Half days start at ฿23,900 on a long-tail boat with four guests in the rate. Every figure is in Thai baht, per boat, not per guest, and final; the tables below give each boat's own rate, hours and guests included. Send your date on WhatsApp and you get the boats that are free with one final figure.

Yacht charter Phuket prices 2026/27: starting rates by boat type

Every price on this site is for the whole boat, in Thai baht (THB), and final for the guest; "from" is the opening figure for the cheapest boat of each type in low season, not an average. The cheapest way onto the water around Phuket is the Kiri long-tail from Chalong, four hours in the morning with four guests included; the cheapest yacht for a group of up to twenty is a sailing catamaran: Coco and Tahaa, two Fountaine Pajot catamarans, have the lowest rate in the catalogue after the long-tail, with fifteen guests in the rate and room for twenty. Speedboats run from the four-seat Limpopo Axopar 28 to the Nimbus T11 at ฿115,000; sailing catamarans go up to the Sunreef 60 Eco E-MOTION at ฿571,800.

Motor yachts are the largest group at forty-one boats, from the Ocean Pearl 42ft out of Ao Po, ten guests in the rate and up to twenty aboard, to Vanora 170 at ฿481,500, the longest yacht in the catalogue, with the 139 ft Song of Songs priced in US dollars from USD 37,500. Power catamarans start with Gin 37 for six and Whisky 48 for up to twenty guests, or forty at a higher rate, and reach ฿250,000 on Pisces 85 for a group of up to thirty, with room for eighty-five. The luxury yacht charter in Phuket class, thirteen yachts up to ninety feet, opens with Ferretti 80 Sofia and Technema 89 Say Yes at the same figure; superyachts from ninety-two feet open with Westport 130 Sea Bear. The one sailing yacht, Aventure, is chartered only on multi-day itineraries from ฿290,000.

Starting rates Horizon Cruises Phuket publishes by boat type for the whole boat, with the cheapest boat of each type linked to its page:

What moves the price of a yacht in Phuket beyond the boat

Four things, and they apply to every boat we offer. Season is the largest: high season runs November to April, low season May to October, and each yacht sets separate peak dates around New Year, shown on its page. Route matters because fuel does: on most yachts the rate for a distant island differs from the rate for a bay close to the marina, and the boat's page lists both. Group size matters on the yachts that publish a base rate for a set number of people with a charge per extra guest above it, so always send the exact headcount. Duration is the fourth: a half day is cheaper than a full day but not by half, as the season table below shows.

What the figure works out to per person

Because the price is per boat, the number that matters to a guest is the rate divided by the group. Ella, a 53 ft sailing catamaran licensed for forty, costs from ฿27,820 for the whole boat with ten guests in the rate, and each further guest adds a seasonal charge: forty adults on a low-season morning half day (09:00–13:00) pay ฿53,500 in all, about ฿1,340 each. The Kiri long-tail is the lowest total price but not the lowest per person, because it takes eight. Sofia taken by twenty-five guests works out far lower per head than the same yacht taken by eight. Two things limit the arithmetic: the boat must be licensed for the number you divide by, and several yachts charge per guest above a base count; the table below includes that charge. Both are on each boat's page, and the yachts sized for each headcount are in our guide to Phuket yachts for groups of 10, 20 and 30 guests.

Season in detail: when a yacht charter in Phuket, Thailand costs less

Low season runs May to October and carries the published starting rates. High season runs November to April, and the peak dates around Christmas and New Year are set by each yacht separately, from mid-December into January or February, so read the table on the boat's page rather than assuming one cut-off. Holiday dates such as New Year's Eve are charged at the peak rate for that season with no extra surcharge on top; the dates that change availability are listed on our holiday dates page. Every boat's season table for yacht charters 2026/27 is on its page; the table below is the published table of one motor yacht, the 53ft Grand Banks Sambuca from Ao Po, format by format, to show how the three seasons and the duration move the same boat's price.

Half day, full day, sunset or overnight: what the duration changes

A sunset cruise of three hours is the shortest format and the cheapest way to take a yacht out for a celebration; a half day of five hours suits the islands closest to the departure marina; a full day of eight hours is the standard day on the water for Phi Phi, Phang Nga Bay or the Khai islands, with beach time at the islands; the hotel transfer depends on the boat. On every format the captain adjusts the route to sea conditions and timing on the day. An overnight charter of two days and one night is priced per boat as well, and forty-six boats in the catalogue publish such rates; the yachts with cabins, the routes and a week on board are in our guide to overnight yacht charters from Phuket. Multi-day itineraries to the Similan Islands run only in the islands' open season, mid-October to mid-May, and only on longer charters.

The three-day format, with the Phang Nga Bay, Krabi and Phi Phi loop day by day and the boats with cabins, has a page of its own: 3-day yacht charter from Phuket.

What it costs by destination: Phi Phi, Phang Nga Bay, Racha and the beautiful islands near Phuket

The boat's page lists its rate per route, because distance sets the fuel. Coral Island and Maithon Island are the closest beaches to Chalong Pier and cost the least in fuel; Banana Beach on Coral Island charges a small landing fee per person. Racha Yai and Racha Noi are the swimming, snorkelling and beach day from the south of the island. Phi Phi is the full-day trip that needs more cruising time and often a higher fuel allowance, and the Phi Phi national park fee is paid in cash on the day, per person, unless the yacht's page lists it in the rate; Maya Bay access follows the park's current rules. Phang Nga Bay, James Bond Island and Koh Hong are the scenic itinerary with limestone cliffs and sheltered coves, best from Ao Po Grand Marina on the north-east coast, the closest marina to the bay, with the Ao Phang Nga park fee paid per person on the day unless the yacht's page lists it in the rate. The Krabi side and the Similan Islands belong to multi-day itineraries; the Similan park fee is paid per person on arrival unless the yacht's page lists it in the rate; the parks revise their rates from time to time, so we confirm the current figures with your quote. At reefs captains pick up a mooring buoy and never anchor on coral. Our guides to Phi Phi, Phang Nga Bay and Racha name the boats for each route; every island we sail to in Thailand's Andaman Sea is on the destinations page.

For a group of twenty on the Phi Phi route, the boats that take twenty and the whole-boat figures with twenty on board are listed in one place: private boat to Phi Phi for 20 people.

Boat rental in Phuket or yacht charter: the words differ, the figures do not

Boat rentals in Phuket, yacht rental, private boat hire and boat charter all describe the same product here: in Phuket, Thailand, a private boat with a captain and crew, priced per boat, so the figures on this page apply whichever word you use. What you cannot book here is a self-drive boat: every boat rental in Phuket we offer is a captained charter, so there is no hire in Phuket without crew and no licence to show at the point of booking. The boat types run from Thai long-tail boats and speedboats to sailing catamarans, power catamarans, motor yachts and superyachts, and the yacht type decides the starting figure more than anything else, which is why the table at the top is sorted by type.

Who is on board: skipper, crew and what every charter includes

All charters include a licensed captain and crew; there is no bareboat option and nobody in your party needs a licence, so the question of a skipper's fee never arises: the skipper is in the figure. Day charters include, on every boat: passenger insurance, water and soft drinks, snorkel gear and towels, plus fuel for the agreed route except where a yacht's page lists a fuel fee. Lunch, alcohol, water toys and the hotel transfer depend on the yacht and are listed on its page: many private charters include lunch on a full day, and the boat's page says so; a private chef, catering beyond the standard lunch and paid water toys such as jet skis, where a boat carries them, are booked through us before the day. The long version is on our what's included page; what the private format changes against a shared boat tour is on the private boat charter page.

What the rate does not cover

Three things are outside the price on every boat. National park fees where the route enters a park and the yacht's page does not list them in the rate, paid per person in cash on the day and set by the park rather than by us. Optional extras: paid water toys, a private chef, catering beyond the standard lunch, and moving a boat to a different departure marina. Lunch on short charters, where the boat's page says so. Crew gratuities are at your discretion and never included. Every rate on this site already includes 7% VAT; policies on alcohol and decorations vary by vessel.

Which marina the price starts from

Each yacht has a home marina and its rates assume departure from there; moving the boat to another pier is a paid extra. Chalong Pier in the south is the base for most of the sailing catamarans, the long-tail, and Say Yes and Sofia, two of our three yachts; the captain handles the passenger registration there and guests hand their passports to the crew. Ao Po Grand Marina on the north-east coast has no tide restrictions, is the closest of the four to the airport and the natural start for Phang Nga Bay; Beluga 88, Siam Princess 70 and Sea Bear leave from here. Boat Lagoon and Royal Phuket Marina on the east coast share a tidal channel and are home to most of the speedboats and several of the Leopard power catamarans. Arrive fifteen minutes before departure at any of them; where a boat lives is on its page.

Getting an exact figure: booking a private yacht with Horizon Cruises Phuket

As a yacht charter company in Phuket since 2013 with more than 2,400 private charters behind it, Horizon Cruises Phuket quotes every boat the same way. Send three things: the date, the number of guests and roughly where you would like to go. You get back the boats that are free on that date with one final figure in Thai baht for each and an explicit list of what is not in it. We reply at any hour of the day, and support is in English and Russian. Payment: most boats take a 50% deposit with the balance before departure; some boats are paid in full at booking; late cancellation is non-refundable; the exact terms are on each yacht's page and the booking terms page.

Before you pay a deposit anywhere, compare companies on the same terms: our comparison of the best yacht charter companies in Phuket sets six of them side by side by marina, starting price and Google rating, the guide on how to choose a yacht charter company in Phuket lists the questions to ask, and our licence and history are on the about page.