Phi Phi Island Sunrise Tour: Island Hopping Adventure with Local Guide
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99 Ratings
Tambon Ao Nang
  • Avoid the large crowds of tourists at Koh Phi Phi’s to the most beautiful spots.
Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ko Phi Phi Lee - >>Meeting time is 6:00 a.m. in front of McDonald’s on Phi Phi Don Island, next to Tonsai pier.

Depart from the pier to “Maya Bay” which was the backdrop for the movie ‘The Beach’, proceed to the iconic a wonderful paradise with turquoise water. Relax and admire the remarkable scenery from ‘The Beach’ movie.

Next, enjoy swimming at Phileh Lagoon, the jewel of the Phi Phi archipelago also known as the emerald lagoon. The enclosed lagoon is enclosed by jagged, towering limestone cliffs making the water extremely calm and beautiful.

Depart to Viking Cave which is used for harvesting swallow bird nests. This cave is one of the attractions at Phi Phi Leh. Although it is not allowed to go inside the cave, all the boat tours stop close enough for taking photos. Next to see crab-eating macaque monkeys in their natural habitat at Monkey Bay.

Take time to swimming and snorkeling with tropical fishes and corals. If it is your lucky day, you will see Blacktip reef sharks.

Finally, visit Bamboo Island to enjoy lunch on the white powder beach.The great place to relax on the beach. At about 2:30 p.m. transfer back to Tonsai Pier where your tour ends.

What's Included
  • Drinking water
  • Basic accident insurance
  • Lunch included
  • Guidance by a licensed English-speaking guide
  • Snorkeling gear provided
  • Complimentary tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotels pick up and drop off
Additional Information
  • The program is subject to change without prior notice due to weather and tide conditions
  • Not recommend for children under 4 years old
  • Notable rules at Maya Bay include no swimming and no use of drones without permission
  • Maya bay will be closed for conservation and restoration between August - September 2024.
Location
McDonald's PP Island Krabi
>>Meeting us at 06:00 a.m. in front of McDonald’s on Phi Phi Don Island, next to Tonsai pier.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mikeb3906
May 19, 2024
Good tasty affordable food - Great restaurant just 1 min walk from the pier. Incredibly helpful and friendly staff who couldn't do enough for you. Food was great with a big selection, especially the beef in oyster sauce hmmmmm tasty. They also do some great ice cream and are very reasonably priced.
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Javier_j
May 16, 2024
Unbelievable - Amazing!! Experience. The whole day is full of activities, exploring the different beaches, bays, and snorkel spots. Definitely recommended if you are staying in Phi Phi for some time. Take a lot of cool pictures.
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Josharvo1
Apr 7, 2024
Batman forever! - Batman and crew were so awesome and so accommodating. All the different island stops, snorkeling, sunrise; the whole experience was fantastic!
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George_j
Mar 24, 2024
Amazing Boat Tour - Excellent day, very well organised and it was great to see safety was high up on the agenda. Very friendly and knowledgable staff too. The snorkelling spots were good and we even got to swim with blacktip reef sharks. The boat has endless amounts of cold water and fizzy drinks for everyone. The lunch on Bamboo island was also fantastic, the best beach I’ve ever been to.
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Eugene_o
Mar 23, 2024
Fantastic experience, well worth it - Sunrise trip around the Phi Phi islands was excellent. Definitely worth doing this early trip as Maya Island gets VERY busy, VERY quickly. This excellent trip meant our group were first on The Beach. Batman was our tour guide - he was entertaining and supportive. Lots of Opportunities to swim or snorkel. They provided snorkel gear - and life jackets so no one needs to miss out if not a confident/swimmer. Lunch on Coconut Island was fine - those saying it was lacking need to remember the food is catered en masse and shipped onto an uninhabited island…! Beautiful place. Highly recommend. Bring LOTS of suncream 👍🏼
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Megan_h
Feb 23, 2024
Great experience - Great experience! Highly recommend. Snorkeling so much better than expected and you get to do it twice. Boat was great, guides were great. Seemed like an appropriate amount of time at each place. First people there at Maya bay gate (you have to wait for them to open it at 7). You can’t go in the water there because it’s protected but it is beautiful. Plus there is plenty of time to go in the water at bamboo island if desired. Highly recommend doing it at sunrise to beat the heat and the crowd.
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Backpacker228708
Feb 21, 2024
Amazing tour and amazing staff! - Simply amazing experience! Tour guide and the staff were prompt at meeting us and offered coffee and breakfast snacks before setting off on the boat. Our tour guide ‘Batman’ was very knowledgeable, funny, friendly and looked after us at every stop. Maya bay was everything i imagined and the snorkelling stop around the lagoon with the black tips sharks was amazing. Lots of species of fish to see. Every member of Nemo to bee seen. The tour started at 6am and finished around 1.30 and was just enough time. The lunch could have been a lot better, very bland, but was edible. Theres a restaurant on bamboo island to get alternatives if you want. All round a great trip! Thank you to all the staff for making our trip special! X
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Rohith_d
Mar 29, 2024
Decent one day trip from Phi phi - They were right on time for everything. The 4 hr 6:30 - 10:30 tour is a more valuable one. The first snorkelling point had lot of jelly fish. The water level in Maya Bay was also less (font know because of low tide or the season)
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I1049ncsusanm
Feb 10, 2024
Early bird - but it didn't help, over tourism sadly - Trip starts waiting for 40 mins next to building site - served coffee and doughnut. .. the sales guy says the day starts with McDonalds and the days agenda. It didn't. We enjoyed sunrise standing there. The boat guide was very good with information, first stop is maya bay. It is beautiful and they have rules in place to protect it - but there were still so many people and even long boats in the bay. Many people ignored pleas to stay out of water. The next stops had 40 other boats vying for space to see monkeys or tonsnorkel. The marketing says avoid the crowds...but you cant. We contributed to the tourist numbers today and would NOT do it again. Go somewhere they genuinely want to help the sea life and coral rebuild. The boat staff also fed the fish and dragged the crowds to see some poor shark or monkey be surrounded. Lunch was really tasteless to top it off.
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Cat_downie
Apr 21, 2024
Our horrible, ableist guide ruined the trip by shouting at deaf people and refusing to accommodate them - Our group included four deaf people. When we boarded the boat, our guide asked us if we could swim, if any of us got seasick, and gave us information we needed, like where we could find water, NP rules, that sort of thing. One of the deaf group made it clear that they couldn't hear, and that they would need these instructions writing down (apparently they said this to the company the previous day, when they booked the tour). The guide indicated that he would, and then our boat left for Phi Phi Leh. 20 minutes later, when we arrived, I assumed the instructions had been written down, but no. The guide gave us further instructions verbally, told us what time we had to be back (again, verbally), and then let us go. The man who asked for written instructions again mimed writing down, the guide just shrugged and walked off. At this point he hadn't asked if they could swim, or let them know where to find water, or the various things they couldn't do in Maya bay (without hefty fines). The man reached out to the guide's arm, to get his attention (he appeared to be unable to speak out loud, so saying "excuse me" wasn't an option), and the guide started shouting, really loudly and angrily about how it's not OK to touch people like that. The shouting episode went on for about 5 minutes, while everyone else on the boat stood there open-mouthed, appalled at this awful display of ableism. A few of us tried speaking to our guide at this point, and tried to explain that the deaf group knew nothing about the safety instructions he had given the rest of us, and they didn't know what time they had to be back on the boat, or that they could only go into the water up to their ankles at Maya bay, none of it, and this wasn't safe for them. I tried explaining to him that they would need the information in advance, just like the rest of us, in fact more so, as if they did something wrong or dangerous, he wouldn't be able to shout "No, don't do that" from a distance, like he could with us. The problem was that the guide wouldn't listen to a word I said. He kept talking over me, telling me not to tell him how to do his job, that he knows his job and I don't. It's his job to keep us safe, and if anything goes wrong he has to be brave and save us, so I should stop talking. This speech got repeated several times, as a reason I wasn't allowed to speak up and stand up for members of the group who were being discriminated against. He brought another guide in, who also repeatedly told me that no, I wasn't allowed to speak. Anyway, the rest of the group ended up helping out for the rest of the trip by writing down the instructions that the guide *STILL* refused to give to the deaf group in a manner that they could understand. The guide then tried to get me removed from the tour, for arguing with him. The rest of the group made it clear that this would not be happening, and that I had done nothing wrong, so would be staying on the tour, so after 10 minutes of trying to get me to get off the boat, and onto another boat back to Tonsai Bay, he gave up. He then told me repeatedly throughout the day that he didn't like me, and didn't want to be my guide anymore, and generally behaved like a primary-aged child. Don't do any tours with this organisation, they are ableist, and refuse to accommodate disabilities that require a bit of extra effort to keep everyone in the group safe. It completely tainted what would have been a lovely trip to a beautiful spot. Choose a tour group that cares about all of their clients' safety, regardless of whether they have inconvenient disabilities or not.
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