James Bond Island & Phang Nga Bay Tour
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore James Bond Island's iconic limestone cliffs
- Cruise through Phang Nga Bay's emerald waters
- Visit the floating village of Koh Panyee
- Enjoy a traditional Thai lunch on the beach
- Swim and snorkel in secluded lagoons
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Round-trip hotel transfers from Krabi
- Guided boat tour to James Bond Island
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Itinerary
The locals call it Wat Tham, (which means the temple cave). The temple, built inside a cave has historical, theological and archeological value and is a popular site amongst local people as well as tourists.
This is one of the main attractions on tours of Phang Nga Bay, often serving as a lunch stop. With the increasing number of tourists, a number of seafood restaurants are present on the island, as well as various stalls selling souvenirs. In addition, their legendary football team's old pitch serves as a major attraction.
James Bond Island is a famous landmark in Phang Nga Bay. It first found its way onto the international tourist map through its starring role in the James Bond movie, The Man with the Golden Gun. A distinctive trait of this famous bay is the number of sheer limestone cliffs that vertically jut out of the emerald-green water. The bizarre – why-doesn’t-it-fall-over – outline of James Bond Island or Koh Tapu ('nail island' in Thai), lies next to the equally popular Koh Ping Ghan (sometimes spelled as Ping Gan or Ping Gun). The entire area surrounding this island is indeed spectacular.
Khao Phing Kan or Ko Khao Phing Kan is an island in Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket. About 40 metres from the shores of Khao Phing Kan lies a 20-metre tall islet called Ko Ta Pu or Ko Tapu. The islands are limestone karst towers and are a part of Ao Phang Nga National Park.
Sightseeing Khao Khien and Khao Maju
Lod Cave, canoeing on the shimmering waters through limestone caves and mangrove forests.
Important information
Know before you book
- Tour operates daily with departures from Krabi
- Minimum booking of two people required
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable clothing and swimwear
- Bring sunscreen, a hat, and a camera
- Water shoes are recommended for beach activities
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Accessibility
- Easy Public Transport
Good to know
- Child ticket age between 4-11 years.
- There is a minimum of 10 people required to run this tour! On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund
- Guests who are pregnant or have high blood pressure, heart disease and bone diseases are not recommended to join the tour
- If you stay at Railay Beach, we offer a pickup service from the boat ticket office at Ao Nam Mao Pier which is just a 15-minute longtail boat ride from Railay East.
- If you stay in Ton Sai, please come to the meeting point at Phra Nang Inn reception in Ao Nang.
- If you stay at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas, please take the hotel shuttle boat to Nopparat Thara Pier in Ao Nang.
Traveler reviews
Authentic pleasure
We wanted to see phang nga bay in a day to optimize our time in a small boat. Unfortunately this day was not at all the one promised, our only happiness was to tell us that we had paid much less than the other passengers with us. Because you will not be 15 but 30 or 40 on the same boat "long tail boat" which is more a speedboat. This excursion is the same as offered in all information tours but much cheaper on the internet. We were leaving from Krabi and we took 2h30 round trip and 2h30 return between Krabi and the boat is a lot of transport by car for little time visits. We then went to visit the temple and got on the boats towards the canoe. You have paid for the canoe but you are obliged to leave a tip because your guide apparently has no salary, then it is his birthday and then he has children who only eat every other day so you have to leave a very big tip, he will ask you for tip during the whole canoe crossing (impossible to do canoeing alone, it is he who paddle for you and no choice). Then (1:00 pm) you go to visit James Bond Island, which is a small island no prettier than the others but which is expensive and full of people, you can barely walk on the island and you will stay there for some 50 minutes sneaking between Instagram and Tik tok. Then 2pm you may finally be able to eat on the fishermen's island, which in fact is a canteen where you will eat cold because it is 2:30pm and you have 35mn to eat and go around the island (which is a travelling market of the same gadgets as everywhere in Thailand). Then you take the boat back to your minibuses, and again you are strongly encouraged to leave plenty of tips for this unpleasant day.
Nice day!
Well organized, enough time to see everything. Just the weather was so, so. Recommended in the sunny day.
Not enough time on the floating village to eat and visit. Other than that, it’s a great day.
I think we don’t have enough time to eat and visit the floating village Exceptional kayak tour of the mangrove
Enjoyable experience
A must visit island, you will never regret. I did not go from Krabi, but I went from my next location Phuket.Whenever you plan it either from Krabi or Phuket, plan it with speed boat. It should include National park fees and canoeing. It is cheaper from Krabi because of distance. Limestone caves, canoeing through rocks and photography at James Bond island is awesome. Lunch they provide is excellent. It is a full day trip. Bargain for best price before booking. You should book it after you reach Thailand.
Meaningless and touristy
We got picked up on time but the picking up of the whole group after us lasted at least 2 hours. Once arrived to the cave temple the guide only told us where the entrance was and where to see the monkeys, not a single word about the temple. We had very little time to visit it. The James Bond island and Talu caves parts where fine but very touristy and the water wasn't that good to take a swim. The last stop of the tour was the village Ko Panyee where the main attraction was the lunch, not a word was said from the guide about the village. We were dropped like a package for each stop, the guide was friendly but it's clear that the goal of these tours is to give people the impression that they're traveling