Koh Hong (Phang Nga)
The bay's iconic hidden lagoon — enter by tender through a narrow tidal cave into a 360° amphitheatre of vertical limestone.
Phang Nga · Limestone Cathedrals
Phang Nga Bay Yacht Charter
Phang Nga Bay is the most extraordinary marine landscape in Thailand — a flooded karst plateau where five-hundred-metre limestone towers rise sheer from jade water, sheltering hidden lagoons only a tender can reach.
A Phang Nga Bay yacht charter aboard our 46-metre Astondoa unlocks the bay at the pace it deserves: dawn anchorages with no other vessel in sight, sea-cave kayaking through tidal hongs, lunch on a private beach reached only by tender, and dinner under the karsts as the light turns from gold to indigo.
Unlike day-trip vessels that depart Phuket each morning and return at dusk, our private superyacht charter remains in the bay overnight — letting you witness the hongs at first light, before the day-tour fleet arrives, when the limestone reflects perfectly on glass-still water.
Thailand Group's concierge team curates every excursion: traditional long-tail tours into the inner lagoons of Koh Hong, sunset paddleboards at James Bond Island, private chef dinners moored in the heart of the bay, and overnight anchorages chosen for absolute privacy.
Best Season
When to charter
November through April offers the calmest water and clearest skies in Phang Nga — the bay is exceptionally sheltered, which extends the practical charter window into early May. Avoid full moon king tides if you plan extensive hong exploration, as some sea-caves close at high water.
Onboard & Ashore
Signature activities
- Sea-cave tender & kayak excursions
- Hong exploration at first light
- Long-tail boat hongs tour
- Private cave dinner experience
- Stand-up paddleboarding at sunset
- Drone photography of the karsts
- Visit to Koh Panyee floating village
- Onboard spa & yoga at anchor
The Anchorages
Where the yacht drops anchor
Koh Phanak
A labyrinth of sea-caves and inner lagoons reached only at the right tide — the most theatrical kayak excursion in the Andaman.
James Bond Island & Khao Phing Kan
Anchor overnight in this protected basin for sunrise photography of the iconic karst stack before the day boats arrive.
Sample Itinerary
A considered journey
- Day 1
Phuket → Phang Nga
Late-morning departure from Phuket, lunch underway, afternoon arrival at a quiet eastern anchorage and tender excursion into Koh Phanak's sea-caves.
- Day 2
Koh Hong at Dawn
Sunrise kayak into the hidden lagoon before any other vessel arrives, leisurely brunch onboard, afternoon at James Bond Island and overnight in the inner bay.
- Day 3
Koh Panyee & Return
Visit the stilted Muslim fishing village of Koh Panyee, private lunch ashore, slow cruise back to Phuket with sunset cocktails on the sky deck.
Phang Nga is best experienced overnight, on a private superyacht, with a concierge who knows exactly which tide opens which cave. Our team curates each itinerary to your pace.