James Bond Island Adventure Tour from Khao Lak including Sea Canoeing & Lunch
Description
Bond. James Bond. Try repeating this phrase on the set of one of the most renowned James Bond movies — The Man With The Golden Gun — filmed in 1974 and starring Roger Moore. Today, James Bond Island is one of the major attractions at Phang Nga Bay National Park. The beautiful island has remained almost exactly the same as featured in the movie and you will get the chance to walk in James Bond's footsteps and take amazing photos with the famous backdrop. Explore the hidden caves and emerald lagoons by canoe, and step back into the prehistoric world at a landscape formed over many thousands of years. Visit the village of Koh Payee built on stilts hundreds of years ago. Enjoy a sumptuous lunch of typical food from Thailand. Get the chance to interact with the locals with the help of your guide and spot statues, carvings, and monkeys at Wat Suwan Khuha (Monkey Cave) before the end of your tour.
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Itinerary
Phang Nga Bay lies between southern Thailand's mainland and Phuket Island. Also known as Ao Phang Nga National Park, it's characterized by limestone cliffs and rock formations, as well as mangrove forests and small islands. Among the islands are Koh Tapu, known as James Bond Island for its appearance in a Bond film. Koh Phanak Island is known for its caves and lagoons. The bay's waters are dotted with coral reefs.
Sea cave canoeing at Lod Cave, Phang Nga bay
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.
Ko Panyi, also known as Koh Panyee, is a fishing village in Phang Nga Province, Thailand, notable for being built on stilts by Malay fishermen. The population consists of 360 families or 1,685 people descended from two seafaring Muslim families from Java.
Wat Tham Suwan Khuha is an ancient archaeological and historical temple. The temple is located within a mountain with many large and small caves lined up next to each other. Each cave has different names such as Tham Yai, Tham Chaeng, Tham Dark, etc. The historical part of Wat Tham Suwan Khuha is a cave that in the past many kings and royal families had visited.
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.
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Pickup Locations & Times
• You can also get picked up from anywhere in Khao Lak. Pick up from your hotel is between 7.00 a.m. - 7.30 a.m. • The exact pick-up time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking. • Please plan to meet your driver at your hotel lobby at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled pick-up time • If you arrive more than 10 minutes late or after we have moved from your hotel, you may be considered a no-shows
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child ticket: Age between 4-10 years
- Guests who are pregnant or have high blood pressure, heart disease and bone diseases are not recommended to join the tour.
- There is a minimum of 2 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.
- In any case, if your booking isn't matched with reality when you show upfront (such as child's age, child's height, the number of people and etc), you are responsible to pay the additional charge upfront for the tour
Reviews(101)
Nice views, guide was friendly and engaging. Lots to see, it felt a bit rushed. Maybe because their was a lot to see. Other then that was brilliant
Our guide, Boom was very knowledgeable and helpful. Went above and beyond taking loads of pictures and brought props; also had rain gear for us.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We’re delighted to hear that Boom made your experience so enjoyable and memorable. He truly loves taking care of our guests, and we’re happy you appreciated his knowledge, helpfulness, and extra effort. We will be sure to share your kind words with him. We hope to welcome you again on another adventure in the future. Best Regards, Oh-Hoo Team
Our guide Charlie was amazing!! She was very knowledgeable and fun! It was a long day filled with fun adventures! The canoe trip was so fun and interesting. I absolutely loved the monkeys at the monkey temple. Be careful if you buy the food, they can see it even if you are hiding it and smell it and will surround you. Would highly recommend!
Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback. We are delighted to hear that you had such an enjoyable and adventurous day with us. Thank you for sharing the helpful tip about the monkeys as well; we are sure future guests will appreciate it. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again for another amazing adventure in the future. Best Regards, Oh-Hoo Team
Absolutely brilliant day..value for money...food was amazing.. the guide was so informative...speedboat was fantastic.all the islands we went to were amazing
Lovely day out to see the Phang Nga National Park and James Bond Island. We were picked up early and we had a small group of 9 so that was great. Whilst the trip covered a lot of ground we still had decent amount of time at each place. 7.20 pick up 9.30 arrival at Phang Nga pier to pick up long boat ( including other guests pick up and toilet stop) 10.00 arrive at Canoe (which was excellent experience) (~30 mins paddle) 11.25 Arrive at James Bond island to look around 12.00 Depart to Koh Panyi (floating village) for lunch 13.35 Depart back to Phang Nga Pier 14.25 arrive at Wat Suwan Khuha (Buddhist Temple with Monkeys) 15.00 leave to return back to hotel Back to hotel 16.30. Guide was excellent and kept us in check and helped with photos and local knowledge.
Thank you very much for your kind and detailed review. We’re truly delighted to hear that you had a lovely day exploring Phang Nga National Park and James Bond Island. Your kind words about our guide mean a great deal to us. We’re glad they were able to assist you throughout the day, share local knowledge, and help capture special moments. Thank you once again for choosing us. We sincerely hope to welcome you back for another memorable experience in the future. Best Regards, Oh-Hoo Team
excellent guide with care for her travellers and good english. varied itinerary spectacular scenery.
Thank you very much for your kind feedback. We are delighted to hear that you had a great experience and appreciated the guide’s care for her travelers as well as her good English. Your positive comments are greatly appreciated and will be shared with the team. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you again in the future. Best Regards, Oh-Hoo Team
The tour package was excellent and the day flew by - Boom, our guide was exceptional, knowledgable, well mannered and very helpful. The reason for the 4 stars was specifically due to the Kayak staff who paddle you around. The push for a tip was excessive and made us feel uncomfortable, spoiling this part of the tour which was a real shame. I would suggest the guides advise us that if we enjoy the kayak trip then it would be greatly appreciated by the paddlers to give them a tip rather than the constant chatter of the paddlers which felt pressurised. The rest of the tour was superb, well paced, educational, free and open and fun.
Thank you very much for taking the time to share your detailed feedback with us. We’re truly pleased to hear that you had an excellent overall experience and that the day felt enjoyable and well-paced. At the same time, we sincerely appreciate you bringing the kayaking experience to our attention. We are very sorry to hear that the situation regarding tipping made you feel uncomfortable and affected your enjoyment. This is certainly not the experience we aim to provide. Your suggestion is very valuable, and we will address this with our team to ensure that any communication around tipping is handled in a more respectful and non-intrusive manner. We are grateful for your honest feedback, as it helps us improve and provide a better experience for all our guests. Thank you again for your recommendation, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back for an even more seamless experience in the future. Best Regards, Oh-Hoo Team
Amazing tour - definitely recommend. Take some smaller notes to tip staff though, they really try so hard to make the day special.
Thank you so much for your kind words and recommendation. We’re thrilled to hear you had an amazing tour experience. Your appreciation truly encourages them. Thank you as well for highlighting the tip suggestion, we’re sure the staff will be grateful for your thoughtfulness. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you again in the future. Best Regards, Oh-Hoo Team
We had a wonderful day with Marta our guide. Collected from our hotel in a small van with 8 others, our first stop to the long boat for travel to the sea canoes. Amazing scenery along the way. Sea canoes were brilliant especially as a family of three we were kept together by our canoeists which meant we could take photos etc. wonderful to go through the mango forest and see the monkeys. Onwards to James Bond island which as previously mentioned is exceptionally busy!! Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. We had a buffet style lunch at the floating village which catered for everyone and then some free time to wonder - don’t get lost!! Boat ride back and then onto the monkey temple. I took some towels with me so was able to cover my shoulders and knees ( ladies only). We didn’t feed the monkeys as advised but there are plenty of other tourists that do. Overall a full day but worth doing. We had a great time and was very well looked after.
Thank you so much for your wonderful and detailed review. We’re delighted to hear that you had such a fantastic day with Marta. It’s great to know that everything ran smoothly from hotel pick up to the longtail boat and sea canoeing experience. Exploring the mangrove forest and seeing the monkeys is always a special highlight. Thank you as well for mentioning the temple dress code tip, very helpful for future guests. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you and your family again for another memorable adventure. Best Regards, Oh-Hoo Team
We all really enjoyed our trip!! Charlie our guide was lovely!! Particularly enjoyed the sea canoeing!!
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re delighted to hear that you all enjoyed your trip. Charlie will be very happy to know that you appreciated his guidance, we’ll be sure to pass along your kind words to him. We truly hope to welcome you back for another great adventure in the future. Best Regards, Oh-Hoo Team
