Phuket Kayak Tours from Khao Lak and Krabi
You do not need to be in Phuket for a canoe day in Phang Nga Bay. The days that pick up in Khao Lak, the evening trip from there, and the speedboat from the Krabi side, with prices and pickup times (November 2026).
You can start a Phang Nga Bay canoe day from Khao Lak as well as from Phuket, and several days pick up there; from Krabi, a few speedboats cross the bay instead. If you are staying in Khao Lak, the day we would book is Satoom’s From Khao Lak: Premium James Bond Sunset and Canoe Adventure, from US$124 a person (checked November 2026): pickup in the late morning, about an hour and a half to Ao Po Pier, canoeing at Ko Hong and Panak Island with paddle guides, dinner at sunset and a half-hour paddle among the glowing plankton. The national park fee is included.
It is a long day, 12 hours door to door, and you are back in Khao Lak late in the evening.
Where the days start
From Khao Lak the vans head south. Satoom’s takes about 1.5 hours to Ao Po Pier on Phuket’s north-east coast, 82 km by road. LOVE KHAOLAK HOLIDAY's day drives an hour to Ngop-Ko Tapu Pier and goes on by longtail. The Krabi days on this site put you on a boat on the Krabi side and cross the bay.
The Khao Lak days
| Tour | Pickup | The canoe | Park fee | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satoom, sunset and canoe | Khao Lak, late morning | Ko Hong and Panak Island with paddle guides, then the plankton after dinner | Included | From US$124 (US$124.18, 26 Nov 2026) |
| From Khao Lak: James Bond Island Canoe Trip with Lunch (LOVE KHAOLAK HOLIDAY) | Khao Lak, an hour’s drive | A paddler steers you between sea caves for 50 minutes; 105 minutes on Ko Panyi with lunch | Included | From US$78 for two or more; for one traveller on 26 Nov 2026 the calendar offered only the private day, US$359.09 |
| Phang Nga Bay & James Bond Island by Longtail Boat (Bigcountry Andaman) | Collected in Khao Lak from 7:00 AM; no Phuket pickups | A short canoe trip to the limestone rocks; lunch on Ko Panyi | Ask the operator | US$73.31 (26 Nov 2026) |
| Khao Lak: Sunset Sea Canoeing & Glowing Plankton Experience (MY Holiday Centre Co.,Ltd.) | Central Khao Lak hotels at midday | Kayaking with a guide round Panak Island and the needle rock, then the plankton | Extra | From US$118 (US$118.20 on 3 Dec 2026; 26 and 27 Nov 2026 and 20 Jan 2027 were not on sale) |
| Twilight Sea Canoe to James Bond Island w/ Glowing Plankton (Twilight Sea Canoe Phuket) | Phuket or Khao Lak | The guide paddles you into the caves of Panak or Hong; plankton after dinner | Included | From US$115 (US$115.21 on 26 Nov 2026, with Phuket or Khao Lak pickup) |
From each tour’s GetYourGuide listing, checked November 2026; one adult. Prices for the dates you want show in each calendar.
MY Holiday Centre’s trip only collects from hotels near the main road in Khao Lak; if you are up a hill or in a private villa, you meet it at a hotel nearby.
From Krabi
Anda Krabi Seatour's premium speedboat day leaves its own pier at Ao Thung and crosses to the bay: the needle rock, a kayak tour of the sea caves and lagoons, a restaurant lunch in the stilt village with time to walk round it, a swim, and back. Pickups run from 7:00 AM in Krabi Town to about 8:20 AM at Tup Kaek; you pay the 300-baht park fee yourself, and transfers from Railay or Ko Lanta are not included. It costs from US$117 a person (checked November 2026).
Thalassa Tour's small group from Ao Nang also crosses by speedboat, but it lists no canoe at all: you see the needle rock from the deck, and the rest of the day is snorkelling and beaches near the Hong Islands and Ko Yao Noi. Its price covers two park fees.
Which one from where
From Khao Lak: Premium James Bond Sunset and Canoe Adventure
Satoom: late-morning pickup, canoes at Ko Hong and Panak Island with paddle guides, dinner at sunset and the plankton. Park fee included; back in Khao Lak late.
See dates →From Khao Lak: James Bond Island Canoe Trip with Lunch
LOVE KHAOLAK HOLIDAY: one hour by van to the pier and on by longtail; 50 minutes in a canoe steered by a paddler, Khao Phing Kan and 105 minutes on Ko Panyi with lunch. Park and temple fees in.
See the tour →Krabi: Premium James Bond Island Speedboat & Canoe Trip
Anda Krabi Seatour: a speedboat from Ao Thung, the needle rock, a kayak tour of the sea caves, lunch on Ko Panyi. Park fee extra.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
For the evening trips from Phuket, see the plankton night canoe.
Canoe Days with Open Dates
More Phang Nga Bay Canoe Tours
Big boats, speedboats, longtails and twilight trips with live dates. Each listing tells you who paddles, which pier it uses and what the park fee adds before you pay.
From Khao Lak: Canoes, Sunset and the Plankton
Satoom's day collects you in Khao Lak in the late morning, canoes at Ko Hong and Panak Island with paddle guides, serves dinner at sunset and puts you back in a canoe for the plankton. Park fee included.
See dates from Khao Lak