CD
Claire D.Australia · July 2026
★★★★★
“Travelled with a 7 and a 10 year old. Boat timings changed twice and they still met us at the pier with cold water and a smile.”
Private tour
Phang Nga Hongs by Sea Kayak
Paddle through the caves into the hidden lagoons of Phang Nga Bay, with the route set by the tide rather than the brochure.
A full-day private sea-kayaking trip through the hongs of Phang Nga Bay, from $115 per person. It uses a support boat to reach the islands and inflatable kayaks to enter the collapsed lagoons, which speedboats cannot reach.
Duration1 days / 0 nights
From$115 pp
GroupPrivate · 2–6 travellers
StylePrivate tour
Paddle through the caves into the hidden lagoons of Phang Nga Bay, with the route set by the tide rather than the brochure.
Best for: Active travellers and families with older children. The route runs Phuket. Everything below is a starting point: hotels can be upgraded or simplified, days can be added, and any element can be removed.
The hongs are the reason Phang Nga Bay is worth a day. They are collapsed cave chambers — open to the sky, ringed by 100-metre limestone walls, reachable only through a tunnel that is often too low for a boat at high tide. A kayak gets through; a speedboat does not. That single fact is the difference between this trip and the standard James Bond Island tour.
The day runs three or four hongs depending on the tide, with a stop at a floating Muslim village for lunch and a swim at a quiet beach in the afternoon. No kayaking experience is needed — the guide paddles, you sit in the front.
What happens
- Kayak into a hong at low tide
- Mangrove channels
- Lunch on the stilted island of Panyee
- Small groups, no engine noise
8am pickup, longtail to the hongs, two kayak sessions, lunch at Panyee, back by 5pm.
How the days are paced
Eight hours including 45 minutes each way to the support boat. Three to four hongs of 30–40 minutes each, plus lunch and a beach stop.
What changes the price
$115 per person is based on private · 2–6 travellers sharing a room for 1 days, with mid-range four-star hotels as standard. Nothing is added locally: the entrance fees, boats and guiding are already in the number.
Deposit is 20% to confirm, balance 30 days before arrival. Free changes up to 45 days out.
What’s included
Included
- Guide
- Kayak and gear
- Longtail transfer
- Lunch
- Park fees
Not included
- Hotel pickup outside the west coast
- Drinks
- Tips
Good to know
From $115 per person, based on private · 2–6 travellers, 1 days. The quote includes the hotels, guiding and transport listed under “What’s included”; international flights and travel insurance are not included.
Yes. Every itinerary on this site is a starting point. Days can be added or removed, hotels upgraded or simplified, and the route reordered around your dates — we re-cost it as many times as you need before you commit.
Not included: hotel pickup outside the west coast, drinks. Everything else listed under “What’s included” is in the quote, and we do not add local payments on arrival.
Three to six months ahead for the best hotels, and by September for travel over Christmas and New Year. Green-season trips can usually be arranged with six weeks’ notice.
No. The guide paddles from the back and you sit in front. Children from about six can do it.
The hong entrances are tide-dependent. We plan the route around the tide table the day before, which sometimes means changing the order of the stops.
Experiences on this trip
What travellers say about trips like this
EM
Élodie M.France · November 2025
★★★★★
“One person in Bangkok from the first email to the last transfer. She had actually stayed in the hotel she recommended.”
JW
James W.United Kingdom · January 2026
★★★★★
“No hidden extras. The price we agreed in November was the price we paid, entrance fees and all. Rare enough to mention.”
Reviews are from travellers on comparable itineraries, not this exact departure. All 2,400 are on the reviews page.
