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Practical, checked guides to a day at Maya Bay: which tour to book, what the park rules mean on the sand, when the bay is closed, how to go from Phi Phi Don, Phi Phi or James Bond Island, and the story of The Beach.

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Popular Maya Bay tours

Booked on GetYourGuide, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Phi Phi Early Bird & 4 Islands from Krabi Early bird from Krabi About 9 hoursUp to 30 on boardFree cancellation

Phi Phi Early Bird & 4 Islands from Krabi

Early startMaya Bay 1 hour4 Islands too

An early pickup in Ao Nang puts you on Maya Bay for an hour before the day boats from Phuket, then Pileh, Bamboo Island and the Krabi 4 Islands on the way home.

What's included
  • Hotel pickup in Ao Nang, Klong Muang or Tub Kaek between about 5:50 and 6:30 am
  • A coffee stop at Tup Island, then about an hour at Maya Bay
  • Pileh Lagoon, Viking Cave and Monkey Bay, a snorkel stop and lunch on Bamboo Island
  • Chicken Island and Ko Poda before the pier at about 4 pm
  • Park fee listed as included but paid in cash on the day; free cancellation up to 24 hours before
LengthAbout 9 hoursUp to 30 on board Book this
Private Longtail to Maya Bay & Pileh Lagoon Already on Phi Phi? 3 to 7 hoursPrivate boat and captainFree cancellation

Private Longtail to Maya Bay & Pileh Lagoon

Private7 am optionPark fee in

Your own longtail and captain from Phi Phi Don. Take the morning slot to step onto Maya Bay at 7 am, or an afternoon slot that ends with sunset and a plankton swim.

What's included
  • A private wooden longtail boat with a local captain, for 3, 4, 6 or 7 hours
  • About an hour on Maya Bay; the morning option lands at 7 am, when the bay opens
  • Pileh Lagoon, Monkey Bay, Loh Samah and Viking Cave; Bamboo Island on the 7-hour trip
  • National park fee, lunch, water, fruit, snorkels and life jackets
  • You need to be staying on Phi Phi; free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Length3 to 7 hoursPrivate boat and captain Book this

Book your Maya Bay day before the early boats fill up

Eight hours from Phuket: Maya Bay as the first stop, Pileh Lagoon, snorkelling, lunch on Phi Phi Don and a long swim at Bamboo Island.

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