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From Phuket · 8 hours · Speedboat · 1.5 hours on Ko Panyi
Koh Panyee
Go Adventures (Thailand)'s speedboat day from Phuket stops at Ko Panyi for an hour and a half: a buffet lunch with a halal menu, then time to walk the boardwalks and look round the shops. The caves of Panak Island, a canoe at Hong Island, Khao Phing Kan and a swim at Naka fill the rest of the day. The national park fee is in the price.
Pick your day
Which Day Gives the Village Time?
Koh Panyee, spelt Ko Panyi on Thai maps, is a fishing village standing on stilts in the sea, under a tall limestone cliff at the northern end of Phang Nga Bay. Many of the bay tours from Phuket and Khao Lak stop there, usually for lunch. The day we would book for the village is Go Adventures (Thailand)’s Phuket: 7 Wonders of Phang Nga Bay 6-Island Tour, from US$81 on promotion, usually US$135 a person (checked November 2026; its one option cost US$80.79 for 26 November 2026 and for 20 January 2027): an hour and a half on Ko Panyi for lunch, a walk and the shops, with the park fee included.
Phuket: 7 Wonders of Phang Nga Bay 6-Island Tour
Go Adventures (Thailand): a speedboat from Phuket, the caves of Panak Island, a canoe at Hong Island, lunch and free time in the village, then Khao Phing Kan and the beach at Naka. Park fee included.
See dates →Khao Lak: Phang Nga Bay, Tapu Island, and Panyi Village Tour
Bigcountry Andaman: five hours by longtail boat from a Khao Lak pickup, the needle rock, the caves when the tide allows, then a visit to the village. Park fee in, lunch not.
See the tour →Phuket: James Bond Island Longtail Boat, Sea Canoe & Monkey Cave Tour+lunch
Thrilling Thai Tours: 2.5 hours by van to Phang Nga, the monkey cave temple, 1.5 hours on Ko Panyi with lunch, a canoe at Ko Thalu Ok. The park fee is paid in cash on the day.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
The table further down sets four of these days side by side. How long each kind of tour stops goes through the rest.
- 4.8 / 5 2822+ Reviews
- 1.5 hours On Ko Panyi on Go Adventures (Thailand)'s six-island day: lunch, a walk and the shops. The other days in this guide give the village from 45 minutes to 2 hours
- 13 km By road between Surakul Pier in Takua Thung and Tha Dan Pier near Phang Nga town, the two piers on the village map
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Six-Island Day Includes
Hotel pickup, breakfast at the pier, the speedboat, a guide, lunch on Ko Panyi, drinks and the park fee. Tips are the only thing it leaves out.
Go Adventures (Thailand)'s own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Enjoy a light breakfast and a buffet lunch on a tour of James Bond Island
- Explore the natural beauty of the islands of Yao Yai, Panak, and Hong
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Light breakfast
- Professional crew members and a licensed, experienced tour guide
- Life jacket
- National park fee
- Soft drinks, drinking water on board
- Buffet lunch - Thai, Western, vegetarian, halal food menu
- Travel accident insurance
Good to know: This is a full-day tour. Hotel pickup is between 07:00–08:00, depending on location. Return to the pier is around 17:00–17:30, with hotel drop-off taking up to 1–1.5 hours based on traffic and hotel location. All times are estimated and not guaranteed. This tour is not suitable for guests with same-day flights, cruise departures, or evening appointments. · Pickup is by shared transfer and may involve short waiting times due to multiple hotels. Guests must be ready and on standby at the confirmed pickup time. The driver may not wait for late guests. · Please keep your mobile phone reachable with phone signal and internet. WhatsApp or phone contact is recommended for urgent coordination. The itinerary may change due to weather or sea conditions. · Tours operate normally in the rain unless there is a severe weather warning. Full refunds are provided if the tour is canceled due to storms. · Not suitable for: Pregnant women, People with back problems · Not Included: Gratuities
A Speedboat Day with Lunch on Ko Panyi
Pickup between 7:00 and 8:00 AM, the islands in the morning, the village at midday, the needle rock and a beach after it, and back at the pier around 5:00 PM.
Pickup and the Pier
A shared van collects you between 7:00 and 8:00 AM from most of Phuket's beaches and towns and drives about 45 minutes to the Boat Lagoon Pier, where there is a light breakfast and a safety briefing before the speedboat leaves.
Caves and a Canoe
Half an hour at Ko Yao Yai, an hour at Panak Island for the Ice Cream or Mangrove Cave, then half an hour canoeing among the sea caves of Hong Island.
Ko Panyi at Midday
An hour and a half on the village: a buffet lunch with Thai, Western, vegetarian and halal food, then time for a walk and the shops. Bring baht for anything you buy.
The Needle Rock and Naka
Half an hour on Khao Phing Kan, an hour at the stop facing the needle rock, 45 minutes on the beach at Naka, then back at the pier around 5:00 to 5:30 PM. The drive to your hotel can take up to an hour and a half.
Photo Gallery
Ko Panyi and the Islands Around It
Houses on stilts under the cliff, the bay's limestone islands, the canoe channels and the beach at the end of the day.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Go Adventures (Thailand)'s six-island day: pick a date, then the pickup area. One option, 8 hours, with lunch on Ko Panyi and the park fee in the price. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Before You Go
Planning a Visit to Koh Panyee
What you pay, how to get there, how long each kind of tour stops, the village's own way of life, its history and the pitch, and where to sleep nearby.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Tour prices are in US dollars; the national park fee is in Thai baht.
Four Days That Stop at Ko Panyi
A six-island speedboat, a Khao Lak half day built round the village, a drive-and-longtail day and the bay's two-program day: how they arrive, how long they stay and what is in the price. Prices with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Six islands by speedboat | Khao Lak half day | Van and longtail | Big boat or speedboat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$81 per person (one option, US$80.79 for both 26 Nov 2026 and 20 Jan 2027; checked November 2026) | From US$45 per person (one option, US$44.89 on 26 November 2026, Khao Lak pickup, park fee included; checked November 2026) | From US$46 per person (US$46.40 on 26 November 2026 on promotion, US$58.00 on 20 January 2027; park fee in cash on the day; checked November 2026) | From US$48 per person (speedboat program, with lunch on Ko Panyi: US$59.55; big boat: US$50.57; the same on every date we read from late November to March; checked November 2026) |
| How You Arrive | Pickup between 7:00 and 8:00 AM, 45 minutes by van to the Boat Lagoon Pier, then the speedboat | Hotel pickup in Khao Lak from 7:00 AM, then longtail across the bay | 2.5 hours by van to Phang Nga, then longtail | Van to Ao Por Pier (about 1.5 hours), then the big boat or the speedboat |
| On Ko Panyi | 1.5 hours: lunch, a walk, the shops | A visit to the village, no lunch | 1.5 hours with lunch | Lunch only, 45 minutes, on the speedboat program |
| Lunch | Buffet on Ko Panyi: Thai, Western, vegetarian, halal | Not included | Buffet on Ko Panyi, with halal, vegetarian and vegan options | On Ko Panyi (speedboat) or on board (big boat); halal and vegetarian on request |
| Other Stops | Ko Yao Yai, Panak Island's caves, a canoe at Hong Island, Khao Phing Kan, Naka beach | Ko Tapu, and the caves and lagoons if the tide is low enough | Wat Suwan Khuha cave temple, a canoe at Ko Thalu Ok, Khao Phing Kan | Canoeing at Panak Island, Khao Phing Kan, then a beach |
| Park Fee | Included | Included | 300 baht a foreign adult in cash on the day | Extra: 300 baht a foreign adult at the pier |
| Length | 8 hours | 5 hours | 9 hours | 8 to 9 hours |
| Best For | Real time in the village with the rest of the bay in one day | Staying in Khao Lak and wanting a short morning on the water | A shorter boat ride and a long lunch stop | The bay's islands first, the village as lunch |
| See dates | See the tour | See the tour | See the tour |
Other Ways In
More Days That Stop at Ko Panyi
A small-group longtail, an early start, a private day and a speedboat on Viator: each one gives the village its own amount of time.
SMALL GROUP LONGTAILPhuket: James Bond Island by Longtail Boat Small Group Tour
TripGuru Thailand's 10-hour longtail day: about two hours by road to Wat Suwan Khuha, a longtail from Sam Chong Pier, 1.5 hours and lunch at a restaurant on Ko Panyi, canoeing at Ko Thalu Ok and 40 minutes at the needle-rock island. Private or small groups; the national park fee is included.
EARLY STARTPhang Nga Bay: Early Bird James Bond & Beyond Tour
Siam Adventure World's early-start speedboat day from Phuket or Khao Lak: the cave and lagoon of Koh Panak, Khao Phing Kan, the Samet Nangshe viewpoint, a canoe paddled by a local through the mangroves of Tum Lod Nai, 1.5 hours and lunch on Ko Panyi, then Naka Noi. Park fee, breakfast and lunch included.
PRIVATE, 2 HOURSPhuket: Private Tour to James Bond, Ko Panyi & Samet Nangshe
Discover Thailand's 11-hour private day from Phuket with your own car and driver: a 4-hour private longtail to the needle rock and 2 hours on Ko Panyi with a buffet lunch, the cave temple, then a 4WD up to the Samet Nangshe viewpoint. Viewpoint and temple fees are in; the national park fee is extra.
ON VIATORJames Bond, Panyee, Hong & Naka Island Speedboat Tour from Phuket
Oh-Hoo's 7-hour speedboat day from Phuket with Panyee, Hong and Naka islands and the needle rock: a buffet lunch, a canoe, drinks and a round-trip transfer. The park fee is in the All-In option only. On Viator.
Koh Panyee
The Village, the Boats and the Bill
Where Ko Panyi is, what the community's own record says about it, how each kind of tour reaches it, and what visitors found there.
Where Ko Panyi is
Ko Panyi is in Ao Phang-nga National Park, in Phang Nga province, and the park itself is run from Ban Tha Dan in Ko Panyi subdistrict (Department of National Parks, checked November 2026). On the map the village sits a short boat ride south of Tha Dan Pier, the customs pier at Phang Nga town, and well north of Khao Phing Kan, the island the tours sell as James Bond Island. Day tours from Phuket do not come from this side: their boats cross the bay from Phuket’s east coast, or their vans drive up to Phang Nga and put you in a longtail.
What the village is
The fullest record we found is the community entry kept by the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, a public body under the Ministry of Culture (compiled November 2022, checked November 2026). Its local name means the house in the middle of the water, and Panyi comes from the Malay word for a flag. The village’s own story is that about 200 years ago three Muslim families, one Malay, one from Nakhon Si Thammarat and one from Trang, found the island and planted a flag on it. The Phang Nga Provincial Administrative Organisation calls it an old community with a history of over 200 years.
There is about one rai of flat land, so the houses stand on wooden stilts over the sea, joined by concrete walkways, and the community kept its scarce public land for a mosque and a graveyard. The record counts about 300 households. Fishing was the living; more and more of it is tourism now, with shops along the house fronts.
How the days reach it
| How you arrive | Example | Time on Ko Panyi |
|---|---|---|
| Speedboat from Phuket’s east coast | Go Adventures (Thailand), six islands | 1.5 hours, lunch included |
| Van to Phang Nga, then a longtail | James Bond Island Longtail Boat, Sea Canoe & Monkey Cave Tour+lunch (Thrilling Thai Tours) | 1.5 hours, lunch included |
| Longtail from a Khao Lak pickup | Phang Nga Bay, Tapu Island, and Panyi Village Tour (Bigcountry Andaman) | No set time; no lunch |
| From Ao Por Pier, big boat or speedboat | James Bond, Phang Nga Bay and Hong Island Tour from Phuket (The Thai Tourism Company Limited) | 45 minutes, lunch |
Time on the village as each itinerary gives it (November 2026); weather and tide can change the order of the day.
The Thai Tourism Company’s day treats the village as lunch. If the point of the trip is to see Ko Panyi rather than eat there, the hour and a half matters. How to get to Koh Panyee covers the piers and going on your own.
See dates for the six-island day
What visitors found
Of the 2,822 GetYourGuide reviews of Go Adventures (Thailand)’s day, the newest 350 (27 June to 10 November 2026) include 296 with five stars. One July reviewer told readers to go and look for the floating football pitch after lunch, and an August reviewer called the food on Panyee Island a highlight. Not everyone warmed to it: another July reviewer found the village “not beautiful”, and a third remembered mostly the souvenir shops. On Bigcountry Andaman’s Khao Lak half day, a January 2026 reviewer felt led through the village too quickly to stop at the stalls, while June and August reviewers liked having the guide explain it.
Ko Panyi is a place where people live, pray and send their children to school, not a set. Visiting Koh Panyee respectfully has what the community’s own record says about prayer times, dress and alcohol.
Before you go
- The park fee. A foreign adult pays the park 300 baht and a child 150, the rate the Department of National Parks has set for Ao Phang-nga since June 2022 (checked November 2026). Go Adventures (Thailand) includes it; what a visit costs lists which days do not.
- Cash. The shops on the walkways take baht.
- November seas. November is the one dry-season month in which the park department expects the bay’s waves to run mild to moderate, sometimes heavy; December to March are the calm months.
- Cancelling. Any GetYourGuide day on this page can be called off at no charge until 24 hours ahead.
For the rest of the bay day, the islands and the needle rock, khaophingkan.com covers the tours from the Khao Phing Kan end.
Lunch and an Hour and a Half on Ko Panyi
Go Adventures (Thailand)'s speedboat day from Phuket: the caves of Panak Island, a canoe at Hong Island, 1.5 hours on Ko Panyi with lunch, Khao Phing Kan and a swim at Naka. Park fee included; free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Starting from US$81 per person (one option, US$80.79 for both 26 Nov 2026 and 20 Jan 2027; checked November 2026) on promotion, usually US$135, checked November 2026.
See dates for the village dayPhang Nga Bay with Open Dates
Other Bay Days That Pass the Village
Speedboats, big boats and longtails into the bay with live dates. Whether the day stops at Ko Panyi, and for how long, is in each itinerary.
Koh Panyee: Questions
Where the village is, what you pay, how long the tours stop, getting there on your own, and how the village lives.
Koh Panyee (Ko Panyi) is a stilt village under a limestone cliff at the northern end of Phang Nga Bay, inside Ao Phang-nga National Park in Phang Nga province, southern Thailand. The nearest mainland pier is Tha Dan, 9 km by road from Phang Nga town; Surakul Pier in Takua Thung is 13 km from Tha Dan. See how to get to Koh Panyee.
We found no fee for the village itself; what you pay is the national park fee: a foreign adult pays 300 baht, a child 150 (the national parks department's rates from 7 June 2022; checked November 2026). Go Adventures (Thailand)'s six-island day includes it; on Thrilling Thai Tours' longtail day you pay it in cash on the day. See what a visit costs.
Of the shared days on this site, several give it 1.5 hours, among them Go Adventures (Thailand)'s six-island speedboat day, from US$81 a person (checked November 2026), with lunch, a walk and the shops. The private days give it two hours, and the big-boat days often eat on board instead. See stop times by tour type.
Yes: the Department of National Parks says a shuttle bus runs from the market in Phang Nga town to the customs pier, where you can rent a boat into the park. No issuer prints the fare, so agree the price and the time on the island at the pier, and pay the park fee. See how to get there.
Yes. The community record kept by Thailand's Ministry of Culture describes a mostly Muslim community that prays five times a day, with Friday prayer at the mosque as the main prayer of the week. The same record says bringing alcohol onto the island to drink is forbidden. See visiting Koh Panyee respectfully.
About 300 households, by the community record of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (Ministry of Culture, compiled November 2022). We found no reliable head count, so we do not give one.
A small floating ground that began when the island's children took up football around 1986 and had no flat land to play on (Ko Panyi Subdistrict Administrative Organisation). The subdistrict lists it as a floating futsal ground. See the history and the pitch.
We found no issuer listing rooms on the island. The Tourism Authority of Thailand lists community homestays at Ban Hin Rom in Takua Thung, and Ao Phang-nga National Park lists accommodation and camping. See staying overnight near Koh Panyee.
Still have questions? Email us at info@kohpanyee.com