Phuket Boat ToursPhi Phi Islands and Maya Bay Day Trip with Lunch
With 4,014 reviews behind a 4.3, this is the highest-volume Phi Phi Islands day trip from Phuket, and the only one in this catalogue that feeds you three times. It is also the one with the longest road leg — 105 minutes of van before the boat — and one of the tours that collects the 400 THB national park fee in cash at the pier.
About This Phi Phi Day Trip
8 hours, plus a 105-minute van leg out and an hour back
$44 per adult, plus 400 THB park fee in cash
4.3 from 4,014 reviews on GetYourGuide
Shared speedboat, 45 minutes from the pier to Phi Phi Leh
Pileh Lagoon, Phi Phi Don and Khai, roughly two hours
Shared; clear kayak and paddleboard on board
Listing at a Glance
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- Tour name Phi Phi Islands and Maya Bay Day Trip with Lunch
- Operator Queen of Andaman Phuket
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 673901
- Starting price $44 USD per adult
- Price last checked August 2026
- Rating 4.3 out of 5
- Review count 4,014 reviews
- Review source GetYourGuide verified bookings
- Duration 8 hours
- Time at the stops 75 minutes on Phi Phi Don, 45 at Khai, 30 at Pileh Lagoon, 30 at Maya Bay
- Pickup window Assigned on the voucher and varies by area; the itinerary shows a 105-minute van leg
- Time to the first stop 45 minutes by speedboat from the pier to Phi Phi Leh
- Expected return Light dinner at the pier, then a one-hour van transfer back
- Transport Minivan transfer plus shared speedboat
- Group size Shared speedboat; capacity not stated on the listing
- Guide language English, Chinese, Thai
- National park fee Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park fee not included: 400 THB per adult, 200 THB per child, free under 3 — [published park rates](https://www.nationthailand.com/thai-destination/40016384)
- Lunch Included
- Drinks Drinking water; alcohol is not included
- Hotel pickup Included
- Cancellation deadline 24 hours before the start time
- Reserve now, pay later Available
- Age and health limits None stated; not suitable for pregnant travellers or people with back or heart problems
- Physical difficulty Moderate; a long speedboat day with boarding from the water at some stops
- Wheelchair accessibility None stated
- Swimming time Pileh Lagoon, Phi Phi Don and Khai Island, roughly two hours in total
- Extra costs on the day Private transfer 1,400 THB from Mai Khao, Ao Por, Yamu and Pa Klok, 2,500 THB from Khao Lak; about 5% surcharge on card payments
- Responsible-travel note Monkey Beach is a sightseeing stop; the operator does not list feeding
- Weather limitations Maya Bay is skipped when swell blocks the Loh Samah entrance, and closed outright 1 August to 30 September
- Alternative tour [Sea Angel Phi Phi Speedboat](/phi-phi-maya-bay-khai-speedboat-park-fees/)
Check Dates and Availability
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Quick answer Three meals, seven stops, and the longest van run on this site
A full-day shared speedboat from Wichit to Pileh Lagoon, Maya Bay, the Viking Cave, Phi Phi Don, Monkey Beach and Khai Island, at $44 per adult with 400 THB collected separately for the national park. Breakfast, buffet lunch and a light dinner at the pier are all included, and it carries more reviews than any other Phuket boat tour compared here.
Key takeaways
- Three meals is genuinely unusual — most boats here feed you once — compare every Phuket boat tour
- The 400 THB adult park fee is not included; children pay 200 and under-3s are free
- The itinerary shows 105 minutes of van before the boat and an hour back afterwards
- Clear kayak and stand-up paddleboard are on board at no extra cost
- Card payments carry roughly a 5% surcharge, so bring baht in cash
What You Get for the Fare
Three meals and the kit that usually costs extra
Light breakfast at the pier, a Thai buffet lunch on Phi Phi Don with halal and vegetarian options on request, and a light dinner back at the pier before the van home. On every other boat compared on this site, lunch is the whole catering.
The on-board list is generous in the same way: snorkelling gear, life jacket, drinking water, towel, a toilet, a clear kayak and a stand-up paddleboard. On several Phuket tours the paddleboard is a paid extra sold on the beach.
What is not included: alcohol, luggage storage, the long-tail boat that circles Pileh Lagoon for photographs, and the national park fee.
The stops, and where the swimming happens
The boat runs Pileh Lagoon first for 30 minutes of swimming and jumping, then Maya Bay for 30 minutes, then a 10-minute pass at the Viking Cave, the bird's-nest cliff the boats never land at.
Lunch and free time on Phi Phi Don take 75 minutes at Tonsai Bay, with snorkelling off the beach. Monkey Beach gets 15 minutes for photographs of the macaques, and Khai Island closes the day with 45 minutes of swimming, snorkelling and paddleboarding on shallow water.
That is seven stops in eight hours, which is a brisk day. If you would rather have longer in fewer places, the Sea Angel boat gives a full hour to both the snorkel site and Pileh Lagoon.
The road leg nobody counts
The itinerary lists a 105-minute van transfer from the Wichit pickup zone to the pier, then 45 minutes by speedboat to Phi Phi Leh, and an hour of van on the way home. Add the eight hours on the listing and the door-to-door day is well over ten.
Pickup times are assigned on your voucher and vary by area, so check it the night before rather than assuming a standard slot. Outlying areas cost more: 1,400 THB for a private transfer from Mai Khao, Ao Por, Yamu and Pa Klok, and 2,500 THB from Khao Lak.
If a long van run is the part you would pay to avoid, look at the tours leaving from Koh Siray or Royal Phuket Marina instead. The rules the rangers enforce at the bay are set out in the Maya Bay access guide.
What the Reviews Actually Say
Four thousand reviews is the real product here
A 4.3 average across 4,014 reviews tells you more than a 4.8 across 110. This is a high-volume operation that has been running the same circuit for years, and the review pattern is consistent: guides get named and praised, the food is called good value, and the scenery does the rest.
The platform's own summary of the past year puts it plainly — organised crews, beautiful island views, good value with food and drinks provided.
Guide names recur across reviews from different months, which usually means low staff turnover on the boats. That is a better signal of an operator's health than any single score.
The recurring criticism, and what to do about it
The same summary notes that some travellers found the speedboat cramped and would prefer fewer people per boat. This listing does not publish a capacity, so treat the 40-plus that comparable Phuket speedboats carry as the working assumption.
The fix is not a different tour so much as a different seat: ask on boarding where the ride is softest, and board early enough to choose. One reviewer in August 2026 described Maya Bay being skipped that day because of high waves, with the next stop making up for it — which is the honest shape of a low-season day rather than a failure.
One more practical note from the same review: the crew carried a first-aid kit and used it competently when a passenger cut a knee boarding. Wet fibreglass and swell are how those injuries happen; water shoes and a hand on the rail are the answer.
Tour Itinerary, Hour by Hour
Pickup times are assigned on your voucher and vary by area, so the clock below starts at the pier.
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07:00
Hotel pickup
A shared van from your assigned zone. The itinerary allows 105 minutes for this leg from Wichit.
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08:45
Light breakfast at the pier
Welcome, briefing and the first of the day's three meals. The 400 THB national park fee is paid here in cash.
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09:30
Speedboat to Phi Phi Leh
Forty-five minutes across open water to the uninhabited island.
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10:15
Pileh Lagoon
Thirty minutes swimming and jumping from the boat in the emerald channel. Long-tail photo laps are sold here.
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10:50
Maya Bay
Thirty minutes. Closed to landings 1 August to 30 September, when the boat sightsees from the water instead.
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11:25
Viking Cave
A ten-minute pass at the swiftlet-nest cave. No landing, ever.
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11:45
Lunch on Phi Phi Don
Seventy-five minutes at Tonsai Bay: Thai buffet, snorkelling off the beach, shops and free time.
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13:15
Monkey Beach
Fifteen minutes of macaque photographs from the boat.
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13:45
Khai Island
Forty-five minutes of swimming, snorkelling and paddleboarding on the shallow sandbank.
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15:00
Pier, dinner and the van home
A light dinner at the pier before the one-hour transfer back to your hotel.
Questions About This Phi Phi Day Trip
Which three meals are included?
A light breakfast at the pier before boarding, a Thai buffet lunch on Phi Phi Don with halal and other diets available on request, and a light dinner back at the pier before the van home. Drinking water is included throughout; alcohol is not.
Is the clear kayak really free?
Yes — the clear kayak and the stand-up paddleboard are both in the included list, and so are snorkelling gear, life jacket, towel and the on-board toilet. The long-tail boat ride at Pileh Lagoon is the one water activity that costs extra.
How much extra is a private transfer from my area?
1,400 THB from Mai Khao, Ao Por, Yamu and Pa Klok, and 2,500 THB from Khao Lak. Standard shared pickup from the main Phuket zones is included, with your time assigned on the voucher.
Can I pay by card at the pier?
You can, but the operator states roughly a 5% surcharge on card payments. Since the 400 THB per adult national park fee is also cash-only at check-in, bring baht for the day.
How long is the boat ride to Phi Phi on this tour?
Forty-five minutes from the pier to Phi Phi Leh — shorter than most, because the road leg does more of the work. The trade-off is 105 minutes in the van before you board and an hour on the way home.
What happens if the sea is too rough for Maya Bay?
The boat skips it and continues with the rest of the itinerary; reviewers have described exactly that happening on high-wave days in August 2026. Between 1 August and 30 September the bay is closed to landings anyway, and the operator states the programme runs as usual with sightseeing only.
Is one day enough for the Phi Phi Islands?
For the headline sights, yes — this itinerary reaches seven of them in a day. What a day trip cannot give you is Phi Phi Don in the evening, when the day boats have gone and the island is quiet. If the islands themselves are the point rather than the boat ride, stay a night or two; if they are one item on a Phuket week, the day trip does the job.
Can you do Phi Phi as a day trip from Phuket?
Comfortably. Phi Phi Leh sits about 45 minutes by speedboat from the pier on this tour, and the full round trip including the road legs runs a little over ten hours door to door. The crossing is open Andaman Sea, so between June and October it is the part of the day that decides whether you enjoy it.
What Travellers Said
We had the lovely Mr Bow as our guide, he made it fun and informative — very good value for money.
The instructions were clear and easy to understand, very hospitable. It was a fun day. The food was tasty too.
The islands are truly beautiful, and the snorkeling area was incredibly beautiful to see.
Really an amazing tour and our tour guide Mr Bao was really nice — his whole crew worked nicely.
Short excerpts from verified GetYourGuide reviews of this tour, with their original dates. Full reviews sit on the operator's listing.
Page last reviewed August 2026. Price, rating and review count read from the listing on August 2026. Prices, availability and terms are set by the operator and confirmed at checkout.
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