Phi Phi Island & Maiton Island Full Day Tour with Luxury Yacht

This full-day boat trip from Phuket runs the standard Phi Phi loop — Monkey Beach, a buffet lunch aboard the yacht Ocean King off Phi Phi Don, Nui Bay, Viking Cave, and Phi Phi Leh with Maya Bay — then adds a stop most Phi Phi day tours skip: Maiton Island, with water slides, paddle boards, a glass-bottom boat, and a second snorkeling session. Total time runs 8-9 hours, and anyone making their own way to the pier is asked to arrive before 9am.

The Maya Bay stop comes with a real caveat rather than a marketing one: the operator’s own itinerary notes the bay is closed from August to September for environmental recovery, so the schedule is subject to change during those months. Monkey Beach, the Phi Phi Leh/Maya Bay stop, and Maiton Island each carry included admission; the passes at Nui Bay and Viking Cave are drive-by viewing rather than stops with an entry fee.

At $151 for the day, the price covers more gear than most Phi Phi boat trips: clear kayaks, paddle boards, a water slider, snorkeling equipment, safety gear and towels, the longtail boat transfer to Maya Bay, and an onboard photography service, plus a lunch buffet with soda and drinking water. Tips and personal expenses are excluded. Groups run up to 15 people, the tour is offered in Thai and English, and the 4.7 rating is drawn from a relatively small pool of 15 reviews so far.

Watch out: if the trip falls between August and September, expect the Maya Bay portion to run differently than described — check current access with the operator rather than assuming it’s unaffected.

Insider Tip: the second snorkeling stop at Maiton Island is the actual point of difference here — most Phi Phi day boats stop after Maya Bay, so this itinerary effectively bolts on a second island and a second swim.