Top Tours & Excursions in Phang-nga District

Patong has the highest concentration of tour agencies and hotel tour desks, offering everything from Phi Phi speedboat trips to Phang Nga Bay day tours, though prices vary between agents reselling the same trips. Chalong, on the south-east coast near Rawai, is home to Chalong Pier — the departure point for most scuba diving day trips (Shark Point, King Cruiser Wreck, Anemone Reef) and many speedboat tours to Phi Phi and the Racha Islands. Ao Po Pier in the island's north-east is the main departure point for Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island longtail and speedboat tours. For booking convenience, hotels in Kata, Karon, Surin, and Bang Tao all have on-site tour desks that arrange pickup, though Patong and Chalong remain the actual departure hubs.

Chalong Pier, on Phuket's south-east coast near Rawai, is the island's principal marina for day-boat departures. Scuba diving day trips to Shark Point, King Cruiser Wreck, Anemone Reef, and the Racha Islands typically leave from here, since it offers faster access to the south Andaman dive sites than the west coast piers. Speedboat tours to the Phi Phi Islands and Maya Bay, Coral Island (Koh Hae), and Racha Yai for snorkelling also depart from Chalong. Larger catamaran trips toward the Similan Islands (November–April season only) sometimes berth here as well. Most operators include round-trip hotel transfer to Chalong Pier, so travellers staying in Patong, Kata, or the north coast do not need to arrange their own transport to the departure point.

No — the two destinations are in opposite directions and each requires a full day. Phang Nga Bay, home to James Bond Island (Khao Phing Kan), sits north-east of Phuket, and tours depart from Ao Po Pier, taking in limestone karsts, sea caves, and hongs by longtail or speedboat before returning by mid-afternoon. The Phi Phi Islands lie roughly 1.5–2 hours south-east by speedboat from Chalong Pier or Rassada Harbour, and a full Maya Bay day trip runs from early morning to early evening. Combining both in one day is not offered by operators, as it would require excessive boat time. Most visitors pick one per day or split them across two days, with Phi Phi typically prioritised as the more popular of the two.