Embark on a full-day excursion on a Phang Nga Bay & James Bond island tour to see the hidden gem of the Andaman Sea near Phuket. Enjoy the fresh seafood at the local fishermen's village on Koh Panyee Island, Canoeing to explore the mangrove forest and cave inside the islands of Phang Nga Bay. Visit the famous James Bond island where "The Man with the Golden Gun" was filmed.
Readers might get confused between the terms 'Phang Nga Bay' and 'James Bond Island' when looking for a tour to see either one of the locations. James Bond Island is located in Phang Nga Bay, home to some of the prettiest islands on the Southern coast. To reach James Bond Island from Phuket, most tours will also take you to other tantalizing islands in that region (Phang Nga Bay). Therefore, 'Phang Nga Bay tour' and 'James Bond Island Tour' are used interchangeably to refer to day tours to James Bond Island and other islands in Phang Nga Bay.
Read on to find out:
How to get to James Bond Island from Phuket
Phang Nga Bay James Bond Island tours from Phuket
Best things to see in Phang Nga Bay
How to get to James Bond Island from Phuket
First, let's understand where James Bond Island is. The attraction is an islet of 20-meter-tall rock structure protruding from the water surface.
The photos of the famous James Bond island are taken from Khao Phing Kan Island 40 meters away, either from its shore or a viewpoint. Therefore, to visit James Bond Island, taking a half-day or full-day tour to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island is a pretty good deal. There are multiple ways to get to James Bond island from Phuket and it involves either:
- Joining a full-day tour to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island (highly recommend)
- Get a private full-day tour to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island.
Visitors to James Bond Island or Phang Nga Bay can choose between several modes of transportation such as:
- A speedboat to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island tour
- A big boat to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island tour
- A longtail boat to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island tour
- A high-speed catamaran to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island tour
- A luxury yacht to Phang Nga Bay and a James Bond island tour
Phang Nga Bay James Bond island tour (full-day) from Phuket
We have compiled a list of tours to James Bond Island and Phang Nga Bay from Phuket with starting prices, boat types, and routes for you to compare and decide on your perfect excursion.
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Tour |
Starting price |
Boat Type |
Islands you will visit |
| James Bond- Hong- Panyee Island by high-speed catamaran |
3,000 - |
High-speed catamaran |
6 islands |
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2,200 - |
Speedboat |
3 islands |
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1,600 - |
Big boat |
3 islands |
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2,590 - |
Speedboat |
4 islands |
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3,800 - |
Luxury yacht |
3 islands |
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4,390 - |
Longtail boat |
2 islands |
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Samet Nangshe Dining and James Bond Island Tour by Speedboat from Phuket |
2,000 - |
Speedboat |
3 islands |
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James Bond Island Tour by Luxury Catamaran Yacht from Phuket |
4,200 - |
Catamaran Yacht |
3 islands |
James Bond - Hong - Panyee Island Day Tour from Phuket by High Speed Catamaran
Route
Hong Island (Phang Nga bay) - James Bond Island - Panyee Island - Panak Island - Naka Island - Rang Island
Highlights
Travel by luxury and more comfortably to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island by high-speed catamaran boat. Served with the utmost luxury, fruits and snacks, and a delicious lunch buffet while taking in the sceneries. After finishing, you can take a swim and canoe the caves of Phang Nga Bay.
Inclusion
- Tour Guide
- Light Breakfast
- Drinking Water, Soft Drink Tea & Coffee and snacks
- Lunch Buffet
- Snorkeling Equipment
- Canoe
- Island Fee
- Insurance
- Transfer from the hotel in Phuket.
Price
Starting at 3,000 Bath
Duration
8 hours.
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James Bond Island Tour from Phuket by High-Speed Catamaran
James Bond Island - Koh Khai Tour from Phuket by Speedboat
Route
James Bond Island - Panyee Island - Khai Island
Highlights
Visit 3 popular islands in Phang Nga Province in a James Bond Island Day Tour that allows you to canoe at Phanak Island, see adorable cats on the beach at Khai Island, have delicious lunch at a local floating market, and see stunning caves at Khao Ping Khan.
Inclusion
- Tour Guide
- Light Breakfast, Drinking Water, Soft Drink
- Tea & Coffee
- Seasonal Fruits
- Lunch Buffet
- Snorkeling Equipment
- Canoe
- Island Fee
- Insurance
- Transfer from the hotel in Phuket.
Price
Starting at 2,200 Bath
Duration
8 hours.
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James Bond Island - Koh Khai Tour from Phuket by Speedboat
James Bond Island Full Day Trip from Phuket by Big Boat
Route
Panak Island - James Bond Island - Naka Island
Highlights
Travels on a big wooden boat. Canoeing along the mangrove forest and caves. This James Bond Island tour by big boat is perfect for those looking to spend less and see the highlights of Phang Nga Bay through activities like canoeing, and swimming at the blue lagoon at Nakae Island on a big wooden boat.
Inclusion
Tour Guide, Light Breakfast, Drinking Water, Soft Drink, Tea, Coffee, Seasonal Fruits, Lunch Buffet, Canoe, Insurance, and Transfer from hotel in Phuket.
Price
Starting at 1,600 Bath
Duration
8 hours.
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James Bond Island Full Day Trip from Phuket by Big Boat
Phang Nga Bay - Hong Island - Naka Noi Island from Phuket by Speedboat
Route
Hong Island (Krabi) - James Bond Island - Panyee Island - Naka Noi Island
Highlights
This James Bond island tour is unique for its route, being the only tour that takes you to Koh Hong Krabi, known for its picturesque passageway in between two walls of limestones. Travel to all the Must-visit places in the Phang Nga bay area including James Bond island. Canoeing along the mangrove forest and seeing the ancient painting inside the caves.
Inclusion
- Tour Guide
- Light Breakfast
- Drinking Water
- Soft Drink
- Tea & Coffee
- Seasonal Fruits
- Lunch Buffet
- Snorkeling Equipment
- Insurance
Price
Starting at 2,590 Bath
Duration
8 hours.
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Phang Nga Bay - Hong Island - Naka Noi Island from Phuket by Speedboat
Koh Hong Island, James Bond Island from Phuket by Luxury Yacht
Route
Hong Island - Panyee Island - James Bond Island
Highlights
Embark on this James bond island luxury cruise on a sailing yacht where you can enjoy activities such as snorkeling and swimming with pool floats, paddling a clear kayak. This yachting experience is perfect to celebrate with friends and family.
Inclusion
- Tour Guide
- Snorkeling Equipment
- Life Jacket
- Welcome Drink
- Lunch Set
- Clear Kayak
- Inflatable Swimming Pool
- Pool Float
- Insurance
- National Park Fee
- Transfer from hotel in Phuket
Price
Starting at 3,800 Bath
Duration
8 hours
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Koh Hong Island, James Bond Island by Luxury Yacht from Phuket
Phang Nga Bay and Samed Nangshe by Private Van + Longtail Boat from Phuket
Route
Phuket - James Bond Island - Samet Nangshe Viewpoint
Highlights
This private James Bond tour by longtail boat is perfect for those wanting to visit the Samet Nangshe viewpoint with included van pickup from the airport or hotel. This special location, Samet Nangshe is renowned for its view of the mangrove forest with majestic patterns of water curving through the forest leaving this one of nature's greatest art.
Inclusion
- Private Longtail Boat ride 2.30 hours. to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island
- Private van with driver
- Lunch
- Tour Guide
Price
4,390 Bath
Duration
8 hours.
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Phang Nga Bay and Samed Nangshe by Private Van and Longtail Boat from Phuket
Samet Nangshe Dining and James Bond Island Tour by Speedboat from Phuket
Route
Phuket - James Bond Island - Koh Hong Island - Panyee Island - Samet Nangshe Viewpoint
Highlights
Dining and watching a stunning view of Samet Nangshe Viewpoint from the luxury restaurant. Visit the famous James Bond island and explore the natural beauty of Koh Hong from canoe. The tour is travel by speedboat from Phuket.
Inclusion
- Tour Guide
- Light Breakfast
- Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee and snacks
- Lunch
- Snorkeling Equipment
- Canoe
- Island Fee
- Insurance
- Transfer from hotel in Phuket.
Price
2,000 Bath
Duration
8 hours.
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Samet Nangshe and James Bond Island Tour by Speedboat from Phuket
Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island Tour by Catamaran Yacht from Phuket
Route
Phuket - James Bond Island - Koh Hong Island - Naka Island
Highlights
Travel to James Bond Island on the largest luxurious catamaran superyacht in Phang Nga Bay. Enjoy a variety of activities such as paddle boarding, slider, and dance party on the boat.
Inclusion
- Tour Guide
- Light Breakfast
- Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee and snacks
- Lunch Buffet
- Steak Dinner
- Life Jacket, Towel
- Canoe, Paddle Board, Slider
- Island Fee
- Insurance
- Transfer from hotel in Phuket.
Price
4,200 Bath
Duration
7.5 hours.
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James Bond Island Tour by Luxury Catamaran Yacht from Phuket
🌟 Best things to see in Phang Nga Bay
James Bond island
Known to the locals as Koh Tapu was later widely referred to as the James Bond island. It got its change of name from appearing in the 1974 James Bond movie 'The Man with the Golden Gun' and is distinguishable from its stance perking from the water surrounded by limestone cave like a jewel. Locating in the Phang Nga Bay, this natural spectacle is an almost unbelievable sight and makes you wonder 'Why doesn't it tip over?".
Koh Panyee
Koh Panyee is a small floating fishing village off the coast of Phang Nga where a group of Indonesian settlers made their home some years ago and is now home to about 1,600 people all direct and indirect descendants of the first settlers. The island consists of floating houses, a market selling souvenirs, and local restaurants with owners who are ready to welcome tourists onto their island.
Samet Nangshe viewpoint
This 800-meter-high viewpoint offers beautiful panoramas of the surrounding scenery and the vast expanse of the Phang-Nga Bay with its still, turquoise waters, and backdrop of striking, craggy limestone peaks towering over vivid green mangrove forests. Such an amazing sight can be seen from a viewpoint atop a hill with a nice relaxing cafe to get some drinks and just take in this natural goodie.
Koh Hong (Krabi)
Koh Hong is a small and very popular island located halfway between Koh Yao Noi and Krabi, about 7 km from each and technically 30 km east of the closest port of Phuket Island. The island is superb and consists of two enclosed beaches and a bay that reminds a lot of the famous Maya Bay on Phi Phi island.
Koh Hong (Phang Nga bay)
Also named Koh Hong, this island is situated in the Phang Nga province with beauty no less than the one in Krabi. As part of Phang Nga Bay National Park, Hong island is a rich ecosystem of sedimentary rocks formed million years ago with caves and green blue water. The number of caves on this island is what got it its name 'Hong' which translates to room in English. Visitors can enjoy canoeing into caves and exploring the natural phenomenon that is Hong Island.
Panak island
Koh Phanak or Phanak Island is a breathtaking island located southwest of Koh Hong in the Phang Nga province with remarkable cave structures allowing visitors to paddle their canoe in and out of the limestone and stalactite crevices. Visitors can spot monkeys and crabs swimming by the bank and take in nature's finest work at Panak Island.
Koh Talu
As its name suggests Koh Talu meaning island with a cave, is known for its many nooks and crannies and of course a passageway in which visitors can take pictures. On the other side of the island, groups of visitors can paddle their canoe through the gap and enjoy a spectacular view.
Last Update: October 2023