Phuket Yacht Charter Destinations
Six routes leave Phuket regularly, and they are genuinely different days out. The bay you pick matters more than the boat you pick — a fast sport cruiser is wasted on Coral Island, and a 40ft catamaran is the wrong tool for a Koh Hong day in April. catamaran charter in Phuket →
Each route below lists the vessels that suit it and what a private charter costs. Prices are per charter, not per person, and include crew, fuel, soft drinks, snacks, snorkelling equipment, towels, life jackets, insurance and 7% VAT. National park fees are quoted separately on most vessels.
Phang Nga Bay
Limestone karsts, sea caves and the hong lagoons, with a bay that stays sheltered all year round.
11 vessels · From ฿42,900 per day
Phi Phi Islands
Maya Bay before the day boats, Pileh Lagoon and the Viking Cave. At its best November to April.
From ฿39,900 per day
Racha Islands
The clearest water within reach of Phuket, often 20m of visibility or more over the reef.
12 vessels · From ฿36,000 per day
Khai & Maiton Islands
Calm shallow water and white sand a short run from the marina — the easiest day out with children.
16 vessels · From ฿33,900 per day
Coral Island
Twenty minutes from Chalong, and the only route we run as a half day as well as a full one.
From ฿24,000 per day
Koh Hong & Krabi
The ring lagoon at Koh Hong and the Krabi coast, with noticeably fewer boats than Phi Phi.
From ฿47,900 per day
Choosing between them
If it is your first charter out of Phuket, Phang Nga Bay is the one to do — the limestone scenery is the reason people come, and it is the only route that stays sheltered all year. If you are travelling with young children, Khai and Maiton are calmer and much shorter runs. If snorkelling is the point of the day, go to the Racha Islands, where visibility is often over 20 metres.
Phi Phi is the most photographed and the most crowded; on a private boat you can be in Maya Bay before the tour fleet, which is the whole argument for chartering. Koh Hong and Krabi is the longer day and the quieter one. Coral Island is twenty minutes out and works as a half day when time is short.
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Common questions
Phang Nga Bay is the one most people come for, and the only route that stays sheltered year round. Racha has the clearest water for snorkelling. Khai and Maiton are the calmest and the easiest with young children. Phi Phi is the most scenic but the busiest, so it rewards an early start. Coral Island is the closest and the only route we run as a half day.
Rates run from ฿24,000 for a half day to Coral Island up to ฿47,900 and beyond for Koh Hong and Krabi, depending on the vessel. Prices are per charter rather than per person, and include crew, fuel, soft drinks, snacks, snorkelling equipment, towels, life jackets, insurance and 7% VAT.
Phang Nga Bay stays sheltered through the May to October green season and remains comfortable when the west coast is choppy. Phi Phi and the Racha Islands are at their best from November to April. We will tell you honestly if the conditions on your dates suit the route you have in mind.
On most vessels, no. National park fees are quoted separately and shown before you book, never added afterwards. They apply to Phang Nga Bay, Phi Phi and Koh Hong among others, and vary by island. The vessels departing Boat Lagoon Marina are the exception: their rates include park and island fees.