Chartering around Phuket and Phang Nga Bay

Phang Nga Bay

Phang Nga is a province located north of Phuket, approximately 45-minute by car. Visit Phang Nga Bay National Park for scenic views of literally hundreds of limestone cliffs rising over the sea. There are 2 popular spots here; with its signature rocky pinnacle, James Bond Island is spectacular. Named because it was used in the film “The Man with the Golden Gun”, crowds flock to Khao Phingkan hoping for a piece of movie action. Koh Pannyi “Sea Gypsy Island” is also popular. Home to a remarkable Muslim village, the whole of it built out over the water on stilts, it is well worth a visit for souvenir shopping.

We recommend anchoring off at Koh Phauak. This is a good place due to the hong. Take the kayak into the hong and see the Monkeys Bay. You will spot monitor lizards.

Next anchor off at Koh Ping Kau also named James Bond Island, nice place to visit after 4 pm when the crowd leaves.

Koh Yao Noi is another island to visit.  It has a resort called “Paradise”.  Nice place to stop for lunch and have a massage thereafter.

We can then proceed to Yacht Haven Marina passing a nice channel between Koh Yao Noi and Koh Yao Yai.  Stop for a swim at Kao Wa Yai.

Phuket Island

Phuket is an island connected by bridges to Southern Thailand's Andaman Sea coast, in the Indian Ocean, lying between 7° 45 and 8° 15 north latitude, and from 98° 15 to 98° 40 west longtitude on the map. Measured at its widest point, Phuket is 21.3 kilometres; at its longest, 48.7 kilometres. It is bounded thus.

• North lies in the Pak Prah Strait, spanned by 2 bridges running side by side, the older Sarasin Bridge and the newer Thao ThepKrasatri Bridge
• South is the Andaman Sea
• East is Phang-Nga Bay (in the jurisdiction mainly of Phang-Nga Province)
• West is the Andaman Sea

Phuket's weather conditions are dominated by monsoon winds that blow year round. It is therefore always warm and humid. There are two distinct seasons, rainy and dry. The rainy season begins in May and lasts till October, during which the monsoon blows from the southwest. The dry season is from November through April, when the monsoon comes from the northeast. Highest average temperatures, at 33.4 degree Celsius, prevail during March. Lowest averages occur in January, when nightly lows dip to 22 degree Celsius.

The most beautiful beaches are found on the West Coast, separated by rocky coves and headlands. The east coast comprises limestone shoals with only a few sandy beaches while spectacular limestone islands adorn the horizon. Coral gardens full of exotic marine life dot the emerald waters surrounding the island, although sadly much of Phuket's coral has been disappearing due to environmental pressures and human activities.

Flying to Phuket is the simplest way of getting here. Phuket is served by an international airport with an increasing number of scheduled and charter flights arriving from Europe and Asia, as well as a dozen daily flights from Bangkok. There are now a number of low-cost airlines providing cheap flights to Phuket from Bangkok and even Singapore.

We recommend boarding in Ao Chalong and proceed to Nai Harm Bay.  Travelling time is 45 mins.  Nai Harm has some good seafood restaurants.From Nai Harm to Ko Racha Yai is 1 hour.  Ko Racha Yai is 2 miles long and 1 mile wide. The island has resorts where you can stop for a drink or a meal ashore.  A good place to do some trekking.  From Ko Racha Yai to Surin Beach is 25 miles and takes 1.15 hrs run.

Surin beach is one of the island ’s only zoned public beaches.  As such it has no resorts but many restaurants and food stalls along the beach.  From Surin beach to Nai Yang Bay is 10 miles.  It is just 10 minutes by taxi to the airport to catch your flight back.

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