Phang Nga Province Trip Overview
Follow in the steps of the world’s most famous international spy and visit a stunning Thai Island – Khao Ping Khan, also known as James Bond Island. Once the location for “The Man With The Golden Gun”, the island jutting out of the surrounding emerald-green water is a great place to take some snaps as you remember some of James Bond’s best moments. The trip begins with an early morning hotel pick up and takes you to Ao Po Pier from where you hop on a speedboat and head to the picturesque Phang Nga Bay. Upon your arrival, enjoy sightseeing on Panak Island and swim in a quiet secluded lagoon before finally getting your chance to gaze upon James Bond Island. Stroll through an enchanting mangrove forest, discover ancient paintings and more. Have lunch on Panyee Island and go kayaking around Hong Island. Relax on the beach on Naka Noi Island after your busy day before heading back to your hotel.
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Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Phang Nga Province, Thailand
Trip Category: Water Sports >> Jet Boats & Speed Boats
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What to Expect When Visiting Phang Nga Province, Phang Nga Province, Thailand
Follow in the steps of the world’s most famous international spy and visit a stunning Thai Island – Khao Ping Khan, also known as James Bond Island. Once the location for “The Man With The Golden Gun”, the island jutting out of the surrounding emerald-green water is a great place to take some snaps as you remember some of James Bond’s best moments. The trip begins with an early morning hotel pick up and takes you to Ao Po Pier from where you hop on a speedboat and head to the picturesque Phang Nga Bay. Upon your arrival, enjoy sightseeing on Panak Island and swim in a quiet secluded lagoon before finally getting your chance to gaze upon James Bond Island. Stroll through an enchanting mangrove forest, discover ancient paintings and more. Have lunch on Panyee Island and go kayaking around Hong Island. Relax on the beach on Naka Noi Island after your busy day before heading back to your hotel.
Itinerary
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Stop At: James Bond Island, Ao Phang Nga National Park 81180 Thailand
Discover JAMES BOND Island where the JAMES BOND movie Man with the Golden Gun was filmed in 1974, located in the PHANG NGA National Park which has most spectacular Scenery, where secret lagoons open into meet the amazing majestic caves, this trip offers spectacular scenery and amazing views of the PHANG NGA National park.
Experience one of Asia’s most beautiful marine regions on a cruiser boat
Visit the world famous JAMES BOND Island, locally known locally as KHAO PING KAN
Kayak into hidden lagoons and caves of PANAK Island and HONG Island
Enjoy a delicious and fresh lunch on board
Great for people who do not enjoy the bumpy ride of speed boats
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: James Bond Island, Ao Phang Nga National Park 81180 Thailand
James Bond Island is a famous landmark in Phang Nga Bay. It first found its way onto the international tourist map through its starring role in the James Bond movie ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’. A distinctive feature of this famous bay is the number of sheer limestone cliffs that vertically jut out of the emerald-green water. The bizarre, why-doesn’t-it-fall-over outline of James Bond Island or Koh Tapu (meaning Nail Island in Thai), lies next to the equally well known Koh Ping Ghan (sometime spell ‘Ping Gan’ or ‘Ping Gun’). The entire area surrounding this island is indeed spectacular, but it can get crowded with tourist boats in high season.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Hongs of Phang Nga, Ao Phang Nga National Park Thailand
Hongs of Phang Nga And there are lost worlds awaiting discovery. It wasn’t many years ago that aerial surveys first revealed the Hong, or ‘rooms’, that lie inside some of Phang Nga’s islands. These fabulous microcosms, hidden realms rich in unspoiled flora and fauna, are collapsed cave systems open to the sky and surrounded by towering limestone walls. Try sea-kayaking, where you paddle sturdy plastic boats through caves into the mysterious hearts of islands such as Koh Panak and Koh Hong.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Koh Panak Cave, Ao Phang Nga National Park Thailand
Limestone is calcium carbonate, which is generally white. Over millions of years, the skeletons from a constant rain of marine organisms, plus the chemical precipitation of yet more calcium carbonate build thick layers of sediment. Eventually, the heat and pressure of their own weight turn these strata, hundreds of metres thick, to stone. A variety of geological forces have then fractured the limestone beds and pushed up the 40 steep-sided islands that provide the exotic scenery for which this shallow bay is noted. Mineral oxides from various sources paint the vari-coloured streaks that characterise the cliffs of Phang Nga Bay.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ko Panyi, Mueang Phang-nga District, Phang-nga, Thailand
Visiting Koh Panyee – The sky is clear and the breeze is warm. It is a perfect day to go on a boat trip. We are on Phang Nga Bay and heading for the famous Koh Panyee. Koh Panyee is about 20 minutes by long-tail boat from Surakul pier in Phang Nga province. Many people flying into Phuket will have looked down on this village seemingly floating in the magical bay and wondered what it is like to live in the place. Phuket went out to Panyee to take a look and discovered the true meaning of the phrase, ‘a simple life’.
The Villagers There are 1,485 people from 315 families who live permanently on Koh Panyee, the youngest being a baby boy born just a month before our visit. All of them are the descendants, directly or indirectly, of Toh Baboo and his family and friends, who were the first people to settle on Koh Panyee some 200 years ago.
Duration: 1 hour
