Phang Nga Sunset and James Bond Island
Description
START LATE TO AVOID CROWDS! The James Bond Island is perhaps one of the most famous sights in Southern Thailand. Ever since Roger Moore filmed on the island in the early 1970s, tourists have flocked to witness first-hand impressive rock formations and to re-live some of their favorite scenes amongst the beautiful back drop of Phang Nga Bay. - Leave from your hotel in a comfortable minibus and take a scenic drive into Phang Nga valley. - Visit one of the most famous cave temples in Phang Nga. - Leave Phang Nga town with a traditional longtail boat and out through one of the largest native mangrove forests in Thailand. - Cruise through the caves and beautiful limestone mountains that make up Phang Nga Bay. - Stop for a walk and a swim at the famous James Bond Island. - Take a stroll around the stilted fishing village and enjoy a delicious dinner overlooking the bay. - Cruise back to the pier as the sun sets over the bay and return to your hotel.
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Itinerary
This ancient cave temple is home to a giant golden reclining Buddha. We stop here for a look around before heading to the pier. The cave and temple grounds are also home to several wild monkeys.
Ao Phang Nga includes the biggest area of natural mangrove forests in Thailand. Join us as we take you on a beautiful cruise around Phang Nga Bay.
The James Bond Island is perhaps one of the most famous sights in Southern Thailand. Ever since Roger Moore filmed on the island in the early 1970s, tourists have flocked to witness first-hand impressive rock formations and to re-live some of their favorite scenes amongst the beautiful back drop of Phang Nga Bay.
Panyi village is a Muslim stilted fishing village in the middle of the bay. Originally floating, this village is inhabited by the decedents of nomadic travelers who settled in the bay many years ago. After a quick look around the village, this is the perfect place to stop for dinner.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up from all hotels in the Khao Lak area free of charge. Our late starting time means that our trip is perfectly timed to help you avoid the crowds and have the best day possible.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 4 people is needed to confirm a joined trip.
Reviews(83)
Really enjoyed this cruise. The dinner at the end helped to pull the whole cruise together. I though we was going to see The luminous water and the sunset on the water but we didn't
I am happy to hear that you enjoyed your cruise in Phang Nga Bay and the dinner in the stilted village. Unfortunately, the promise of bioluminescent plankton is one of those things that has been a bit exaggerated by social media content creators with camera filters. Yes, it does exist and yes, we do see it. Unfortunately however, it is impossible to predict where and when we will see it as it comes and goes with the tides. Still, maybe next time!
Throughout our holiday we booked 3 excursions with Discovery and each one exceeded our expectations and was carefully planned to avoid crowds. This was our final trip and our guide Man was so friendly and engaging with our children (9&11). James Bond Island was as beautiful as we expected, but for us the highlight was the boat tour through the mangroves and caves, our children were able to sit on the front of the boat and had the best time. We also saw a spectacular Sea Eagle several times which was an unexpected bonus. The meal we were served at the fishing village was the best meal we had had our entire trip, beautifully cooked and enjoyed with the most spectacular view. We also enjoyed watching a huge monitor lizard make his way along the beach whilst we ate. A great final trip, I would recommend!
Thank you very much for booking your trips with us, I am very pleased to hear that you had such a good time with Mhan and the rest of the team. Phang Nga Bay is ne of those magical places where the scenery comes straight out of the movies. We will be looking forward to seeing you again next time.
We had such a great time visiting the temple, observing the monkeys and especially cruising through the waters and jungles and caves around famed James Bond Island. Ching, our guide, was magnificent educating us about the area, the culture and the locals. Our driver Rak and captain Goong were professional and so kind. To see this part of the world for the first time was amazing — especially so with our new friends explaining everything and putting it in perspective!
I am really happy to know that you enjoyed your trip with Ching and the rest of the team to James Bond Island. This is one of the most popular sights in the Khao Lak area. I hope we will be seeing you again soon for another trip.
Fantastic from start to finish. We felt very looked after by the guide and the driver. Nothing was too much trouble, water, cold towels, waterproof and happy to take photos of us without asking.
It sounds like you had a fantastic day exploring Phang Nga Bay with our team. Thank you so much for taking the time to review your trip. I am very happy to read that our team were able to help make your experience special and memorable. And I hope you got some great photos! Feel free to share them with us on our Facebook page (Discovery Travel-Khao Lak). I hope we will be seeing you again very soon for another adventure!
Very personalised experience, you are very well looked after from the moment you step in to the van from your hotel lobby
Thank you for taking the time to review us. I am glad that you enjoyed your trip. It is always nice to know that our efforts to tailor our trips to indiviudual needs are appreciated. I hope we will be seeing you again soon.
We would recommend this to anyone, despite the long drive there and the short stops on the spot. We had a nice little group, and our guide, ChingChing, was a cutie. She kept supplying us with water and Coke. In addition, she told about everything we drove past and answered all our questions. The boat trip to James Bond Island was more fun than the island itself; the souvenir saleswomen are very pushy and sometimes even aggressive. Bit of a shame. The food on Koh Paniyee was really delicious! Nice to see that a self-sufficient community has been created on this piece of sea. Tired but satisfied and full of impressions we went hotelward. It was a great day
It sounds as if you had an amazing trip to James Bond Island with Ching. She really is a fantastic guide. She grew up in the local area so has lots of facinating local knowledge. As you say, it is ashame that the souvenir shops can sometimes be a bit over the top. But we do what we can to avoid them. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed the food also. I hope we will be seeing you again very soon.
Great day out. We chose the later start to avoid the busier morning at JB Island and to take in a sunset. Unfortunately a late tropical downpour put paid to any sunset but it made the boat journey back to the pier great fun. 😁 The journey out through the mangrove forest and the bay gave plenty of stunning photo opportunities, JB Island itself was actually underwhelming and a little busy but is actually only a small part of the trip. Aoom was our guide and she did a great job, she was well prepared with cold water for us and even had rain ponchos for the boat journey. The dinner was amazing, a full on banquet, fish, chicken, prawns, Tom yum soup, omelette.
Thanks for taking the time to review your trip. It is great to see Aoom mentioned again. She is always good fun. It is a shame about the rain, but I am glad to see that you had a fun day anyway. We will look forward to seeing you again soon.
Pretty to see but without more wonderful sugar pines in the sea but islands except the photo nothing else to do
Thank you for taking the time to review your sight seeing trip to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island. I hope you enjoyed the trip. If you have any recommendations on how we can improve this trip, please let us know.
Had an amazing full day. Starting later we missed the crowds. Both Pon ( Bon) the tour guide and the long boat driver went above and beyond, looking out for monkeys on the islands as we passed & highlighting different land marks and birds. James Bond Island was beautiful. The floating fishing village with its own floating football pitch was on my husbands list to see, and did not disappoint. The temple was amazing and we felt privileged to be blessed by a monk at the temple.
Thank you very much for taking the time to write this fantastic review of your trip to James Bond Island with Pond. I am glad to hear that both him and the boat captain we able to help make your day special,and getting blessed you the monks is also a great privilege. I hope we willbe seeing you again very soon.
This was a fantastic tour to James Bond island, Panyee fishing village and the reclining Buddha cave. Kiwi, our guide, and Montree the driver were excellent throughout. Kiwi was knowledgeable, friendly and helpful, she made the day even more enjoyable. We left the hotel early to avoid crowds and that was a great idea. Lunch at the fishing village was plentiful and tasty, we loved it. All in all it was a great day, we thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend Kiwi and Montree from Discovery Travel.
It is fantastic to read about how much you enjoyed your day with Kiwi and Montree. They really are a great fun couple and go above and beyond to make the day special. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this amazing review and recommending us. I hope we will be seeing you again very soon.
