15 Island Kayak Tours in Thailand Worth Booking

1.Phang Nga Bay Sea Cave Canoeing & James Bond Island by Big Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,666 reviews · from $99Our pick

Review of Phuket’s Phang Nga Bay canoeing tour, with James Bond Island, caves, lunch, swimming, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“This is an excellent tour. The scenery is amazing and the way the staff attends to everyone is very professional. This tour is also inclusive for larger passengers. The only thing I would like to mention is that if you have mobility issues, getting on to James Bond island itself may be challenging. Other than that, we were satisfied and would recommend this tour.”

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2.James Bond Island Longtail Boat and Sea Canoe Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,364 reviews · 9 hours · from $52

Explore James Bond Island, Phang Nga Bay, a stilt village, sea caves, and Monkey Cave Temple on this full-day Phuket tour.

“Tour is great you can really see a lot of things. Nikko, our tour guy was excellent, he can be example to other tour guideds how to do Job as a tour guide. We really enjoyed it and happy that we had such a great tour guide because nature is incredible and with Nikko we learned a lot. Definitley Will recomend this tour to my friends.”

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3.James Bond Island with Canoeing and Lunch by Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,202 reviews · from $104

Review of Phuket’s James Bond Island speedboat tour, with cave canoeing, Koh Panyee lunch, Naka Island swim, costs, tips, and drawbacks.

“Great day out on this tour of James Bond island and surrounding island. Having lunch at the floating village.”

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4.Day Trip to James Bond (Canoeing & Kayaking Islands & Lunch)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 728 reviews · from $105

Review of Phuket’s James Bond Island canoe and kayaking tour, with cave paddling, lunch, hotel pickup, costs, highlights, and practical tips.

“Wow, wow, WOW! This was one of the best excursions we've ever experienced. This tour company went above and beyond what we expected to give us a fantastic experience. We had trouble getting off our cruise ship on time, but they Read more”

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5.James Bond Island by Big Boat w/ Sea Cave Canoeing and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 666 reviews · from $105

Review the $105 Phuket tour to James Bond Island, with big-boat cruising, sea-cave canoeing, lunch, paddleboarding, and hotel transfers.

“Tommy was such a friendly and outgoing tour guide.along with the staff. He took a lot of pictures for me as a solo traveler. My group was very welcoming and I learned quite a few new things from them. Highlight of this experience was the food. It was amazing! I highly recommend book this excursion.”

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6.James Bond Island Sea Canoeing by Speedboat+ 2 Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 580 reviews · from $80

Review of Phuket’s James Bond Island speedboat tour, with sea canoeing, cave visits, Yao Yai beach time, breakfast, lunch, and practical tips.

“The whole day was amazing. Pretty Patty and all the team were always attentive and smiling, giving any info needed. The photographer is great paying attention to all the details. Lunch was delicious, and all sides and experiences are worth trying. Thank you team Diamond Sea🥰🥰🥰”

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7.Sea Kayaking in Ao Thalane & Optional Full-Day Hong Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 548 reviews · from $37Cheapest

Kayak Ao Thalane’s mangrove channels, spot macaques and kingfishers, and add Hong Island, lunch, or a sunset BBQ.

“we had A as outlr guide. he was amazing. very informative and funny. we went kayaking in the morning whe. it was pretty quiet which was great. we saw the monkeys and the monitor lizard. the lunch provided was next level! and the bot ride to hing bay was super. thoroughly enjoyed the trip, absolutely beautiful area. great guide.”

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8.James Bond Island and Canoeing Day Tour by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 548 reviews · 7 hours · from $86

Explore James Bond Island, canoe through Phang Nga Bay caves, enjoy Thai food, and swim on this well-priced Phuket day tour.

“Good day of relaxing and watching the water flow by. Great food giving introduction to new tastes. All guides were extremely helpful and pleasant.”

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9.Mangrove Kayaking, Ko Talabeng, & Skull Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 494 reviews · 7 hours · from $63

Review of Ko Lanta’s mangrove kayaking, Skull Island climb, sea caves, monkeys, beaches, lunch, practical tips, and tour value.

“For someone like me who enjoys nature, people and authenticity, this activity checked all my boxes. Firstly, shoutout to Easy Banana (our guide)! He made the experience unforgettable. Such an amazing person. I’m happy I had the pleasure to meet him. Between Kayaking, sight seeing, chilling with monkeys, climbing into a cave and eating homemade food, I couldn’t ask for better. Thank you and hope to see you again, very soon.”

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10.Sightseeing Tour by Longtail Boat & Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 336 reviews · 8 hours · from $55

Review of the $55 James Bond Island tour from Krabi, with longtail boats, kayaking, Koh Panyee, temple monkeys, lunch, and practical tips.

“A great day made all the better by our enthusiastic guide Cartoon. We were a small Cartoon Family of 4 for the trip which was a good number to accommodate for both groups of two. My daughter and I loved the long boat and the kayaking was great fun with our excitable guide Chookaron. A day of smiles and laughter with the beauty of the islands and stunning views. A great trip well worth the money.”

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11.Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island with Canoeing By Big Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 308 reviews · from $59

Review of Phuket’s Phang Nga Bay tour with canoeing, James Bond Island, lunch, hotel pickup, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“This was truly amazing & magnificent experience! We were spoiled throughout so many treats, coffee & biscuits non stop available, lunch on the boat was tasty and then fresh fruits and finished off with fruit ice lollies. The islands were maRead more”

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12.James Bond Island by Big Boat with Sea Cave Canoeing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 302 reviews · 9 hours · from $99

Review of Phuket’s 9-hour James Bond Island big-boat tour, with sea caves, canoeing, swimming, paddleboarding, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“The activity went very well. Ohma and her team were fantastic. The organization, although initially a bit cumbersome getting on the boat, was handled smoothly afterwards. I highly recommend this outing.”

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13.Hong Island Longtail Boat & Kayak Tour w Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 252 reviews · 7 hours · from $44

Review of Krabi’s Hong Island longtail boat and kayak tour, with snorkeling, lagoon paddling, Thai buffet lunch, hiking, and practical tips.

“It was good, the island is beautiful but I didn't feel we got enough time there so I would rather skip out the snorkeling and go straight to Hong Island. The crew were nice but didn't offer much other than where we were going and what time we needed to be back, which was fine. Overall it was good and it's a reasonable price.”

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14.4 Island Premium Yacht with Snorkeling & Clear Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 91 reviews · 5 hours · from $41

Review of Krabi’s $41 premium yacht cruise, with island views, snorkeling, clear kayaking, snacks, and sunset Pad Thai dinner.

“Everything was perfect in the yacht but the driver drove very dangerously and we didn’t feel safe in the car. The yacht was wonderful and everything there worked excellent.”

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15.James Bond Island Longtail Boat Tour & Canoe Option

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 77 reviews

Review of Krabi’s James Bond Island tour with temple, Phang Nga Bay, Koh Panyee, canoeing, transport, food, and practical tips.

“James the tour guide was very nice and helping the best way he could. the driver was also very patient. if I could remark, I would have preferred the water to be cold. lunch was served a bit cold too. but above all this everything perfect”

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