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    James Bond Island Tour from Phuket

    From฿4,500 THBper person · all-inclusive

    Khao Phing Kan, hidden lagoons and cave canoeing in Phang Nga Bay — with 18 adults, not 60.

    A James Bond Island tour from Phuket takes you into Phang Nga Bay to see Khao Phing Kan — the limestone tower filmed in The Man with the Golden Gun — along with the bay’s sea caves, hidden hong lagoons and the karst scenery that made this stretch of Thailand famous. Simba Sea Trips runs it two ways: a join-in day tour capped at 18 adults that pairs James Bond Island with cave canoeing at Koh Phanak and Koh Hong, and private charters — sunset or full-day — that put the whole bay on your own schedule. Prices are final and all-inclusive, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.

    The open secret about James Bond Island is that the island itself takes forty minutes; the day is made or broken by everything around it. Big tour boats run 30–60 passengers on a fixed loop and queue for the same photo angle at the same hour. We run the route differently: small boats that slip into the caves and hongs when the tide — not the timetable — says they’re at their best, a canoe seat for every guest at the cave stops, and time at a quiet beach the big loops skip. Phang Nga Bay is a sightseeing day rather than a snorkelling day — the payoff here is landscape, caves and light, and it rewards a boat small enough to get close.

    The join-in Phang Nga Bay & James Bond Island tour (from ฿4,500 per person, all-inclusive, 8 hours) covers Koh Phanak’s caves, Koh Hong’s lagoons, James Bond Island itself, a quiet beach stop and lunch with a view across the bay. For your own boat, the Phang Nga Bay Sunset Private Charter (from ฿33,770 whole boat) catches the karsts in the day’s best light, and the Phang Nga Bay Beyond full-day charter (from ฿40,700) adds the far reaches of the bay most tours never touch.

    Simba Sea Trips has run Phang Nga Bay since 2005 — a family-owned Phuket operator whose owner applies 23 years of aviation safety discipline to marine operations, with local Thai captains who know the bay’s tides and cave windows by heart. Thousands of verified reviews across TripAdvisor, Google and GetYourGuide tell the same story: small boat, quiet stops, a day that didn’t feel like a convoy.

    The Film Story

    Why is it called James Bond Island?

    In 1974, The Man with the Golden Gun put a needle-shaped limestone tower in Phang Nga Bay on screen as the hideout of Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga — and the nickname stuck the moment the film released. The rock's real name is Ko Tapu, standing just off the island of Khao Phing Kan in Ao Phang Nga National Park. Fifty years on, the official signage says Khao Phing Kan; every boat crew, taxi driver and guidebook in Thailand still says James Bond Island.

    All-Inclusive

    What every tour includes

    • Hotel transfers
    • National park fees
    • Meals
    • Canoe at cave stops (join-in tour)
    • English-speaking guide
    • Tour insurance for eligible passengers
    • All prices final — no fees at checkout
    • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure
    • Bad-weather full deposit refund

    What Guests Say About These Tours

    TripAdvisor★★★★★

    Very good experience. We chose the sunrise tour to avoid the crowds and thats exactly what simba gave us. Their timings are perfect. We were the first ones to reach Maya Bay. We got the entire beach to ourselves. Truly a memorable experience. The snokerling sights chosen by simba were excellent. We got to see marine life in abundance. The waters were crystal clear and had very less crowd. A SPECIAL MENTION TO OUR GUIDE SARA. She was extremely polite, cooperative, considerate. She explained each sight visit to us and gave us alot of time to explore the places. We were well taken care of.

    Sai C

    7 days ago

    Google★★★★★

    Fabulous tour from start to finish. We were picked up at 4 40am, getting out to the islands before all the crowds and only 11 guests on board. The team were warm and very attentive. Our female tour guide was so full of energy and was hilariously passionate about helping us capture those memorable pics! Snorkeling we saw numerous baby sharks (and even a 1.5m+ one eeekkk!) and a cuttlefish. This was hands down the best island tour we've been on, topped up regularly with delicious snacks and drinks and finishing with a tasty lunch. Would recommend!

    Carly Passingham

    7 weeks ago

    GetYourGuide★★★★★

    Service was great, guides were great! Absolutely amazing tour! So amazing that we just cancelled our next tour by other company and booked one more Simba tour❤️ Special thanks to everyone that made this trip unforgettable for us! Emin&Elvira

    Elvira

    7 weeks ago