IMAGE EXCLUSIVE PHANG NGA-PHUKET
06.30 AM. PLEASE GATHER AT SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT, LEVEL 4, GATE 3, ROW F, AT THE BANGKOK AIRWAYS CHECK-IN COUNTER. OUR COMPANY STAFF WILL BE THERE TO WELCOME YOU.
08.05 AM. DEPART FOR PHUKET AIRPORT ON BANGKOK AIRWAYS FLIGHT PG271 (WITH AN APPROXIMATE TRAVEL TIME OF 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES).
09.35 AM. UPON ARRIVAL AT PHUKET INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND AFTER ALL LUGGAGE HAS BEEN COLLECTED
CRUISE THROUGH PHANG NGA BAY
TAKE A LONG-TAIL BOAT (RUEA HUA TONG) TO EXPLORE THE BEAUTY OF PHANG NGA BAY NATIONAL PARK. ADMIRE KHAO CHANG AND THE STUNNING THAM LOD CAVE WITH ITS MAGNIFICENT STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES. SEE THE ROYAL INSCRIPTION ON KHAO PHING KAN, AND TAKE PHOTOS AT KHAO TAPU, THE FAMOUS FILMING LOCATION FROM THE JAMES BOND MOVIE, WIDELY KNOWN AS ‘JAMES BOND ISLAND.
PANYEE ISLAND VILLAGE
KOH PANYEE IS A SMALL ISLAND THAT HAS PRESERVED ITS TRADITIONAL LIFESTYLE FOR OVER 200 YEARS. THIS MUSLIM FISHING COMMUNITY LIVES IN HOUSES BUILT ON STILTS ABOVE THE WATER. VISITORS CAN EXPERIENCE THE LOCAL SEA-GYPSY CULTURE, SEE THE ISLAND’S WORLD-FAMOUS FLOATING FOOTBALL FIELD, AND SHOP FOR LOCAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS SHRIMP PASTE, DRIED SHRIMP, AND OTHER DRIED SEAFOOD.
WAT SUWANNAKUHA (CAVE TEMPLE)
WAT SUWANNAKUHA IS AN ANCIENT TEMPLE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE, LOCATED INSIDE A MOUNTAIN FILLED WITH SEVERAL INTERCONNECTED CAVES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IS THE DARK CAVE, WHICH HOUSES A BEAUTIFUL RECLINING BUDDHA IMAGE. OTHER NATURAL CAVES EXTEND DEEPER INTO THE MOUNTAIN, OFFERING STUNNING FORMATIONS. THE TEMPLE ALLOWS VISITORS TO ENJOY BOTH CULTURAL WORSHIP AND NATURAL EXPLORATION IN ONE PLACE.
ACCOMMODATION JW MARRIOTT KHAO LAK RESORT & SPA OR EQUIVALENT STANDARD
INTARA FARM & BISTRO CAFE
TAKE A PRIVATE LONG-TAIL BOAT TO INTARA FARM (INTARA FARM & BISTRO CAFE), A FLOATING AQUACULTURE FARM THAT RAISES BLACK SALMON AND PEARL OYSTERS. HERE, YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE PEARL-CULTIVATION PROCESS AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SCENERY OF THE PHUKET BAY AREA.
YANUI BEACH
A SMALL HIDDEN BEACH LOCATED BETWEEN KATA BEACH AND NAI HARN BEACH, YANUI BEACH IS KNOWN FOR ITS PICTURESQUE PHOTO SPOTS. THE HIGHLIGHT IS THE SEASIDE SWING, ALSO CALLED THE ‘PHUKET SWING,’ INSPIRED BY THE FAMOUS BALI SWING IN BALI.
PROMTHEP CAPE
PROMTHEP CAPE IS ONE OF PHUKET’S MOST STUNNING SUNSET VIEWPOINTS, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND ABOUT 2 KILOMETERS FROM RAWAI BEACH. THE AREA FEATURES A CONCRETE VIEWING PLATFORM WHERE VISITORS CAN SIT AND ENJOY THE SUNSET, ALONG WITH A PATHWAY THAT LEADS ALL THE WAY TO THE TIP OF THE CAPE.
ACCOMMODATION GRAND MERCURE PHUKET PATONG OR EQUIVALENT STANDARD
CHALONG PIER
PROCEED TO CHALONG PIER TO BOARD YOUR PRIVATE YACHT (NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE).
ENJOY A SAILING CATAMARAN CRUISE TO CORAL ISLAND AND RACHA ISLAND, KNOWN FOR THEIR SOFT WHITE SANDS AND A VARIETY OF SEA ACTIVITIES. CORAL ISLAND IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS ‘FUN ISLAND.’ GUESTS MAY RELAX AT LEISURE—SUNBATHE, SWIM, OR SNORKEL TO EXPLORE THE SURROUNDING CORAL REEFS.
RACHA YAI ISLAND
CRUISE BY YACHT TO RACHA YAI ISLAND AND ENJOY SNORKELING IN THE CRYSTAL-CLEAR EMERALD AND BLUE WATERS TO EXPLORE THE BEAUTY OF THE UNDERWATER WORLD. GUESTS MAY ALSO RELAX ON BOARD AT THEIR LEISURE OR DISEMBARK ONTO THE ISLAND TO ADMIRE THE STUNNING BEACH SCENERY.
CHALONG PIER
AFTERWARDS, RETURN TO CHALONG PIER WHILE ENJOYING A ROMANTIC SUNSET OVER THE ANDAMAN SEA.
ACCOMMODATION GRAND MERCURE PHUKET PATONG OR EQUIVALENT STANDARD
WAT CHALONG
VISIT WAT CHALONG, ALSO KNOWN AS WAT CHAITHARARAM, ONE OF PHUKET’S MOST REVERED AND HISTORIC TEMPLES. PAY RESPECTS TO LUANG PHO CHAEM, RENOWNED FOR HIS SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE, HEALING MIRACLES, AND REVERED BLESSINGS FOR GOOD FORTUNE.
TORY ICE CREAM
TAKE A LEISURELY STROLL THROUGH PHUKET OLD TOWN, KNOWN FOR ITS DISTINCTIVE SINO-PORTUGUESE ARCHITECTURE LINING BOTH SIDES OF THE STREETS. VISIT TORY ICE CREAM, A VINTAGE-STYLE ICE CREAM SHOP FAMOUS FOR CREATING UNIQUE FLAVORS INSPIRED BY TRADITIONAL LOCAL DESSERTS.
AT THE DESIGNATED TIME, TRANSFER TO PHUKET AIRPORT FOR YOUR RETURN FLIGHT TO BANGKOK.
19.30 PM. DEPART FOR SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT ON BANGKOK AIRWAYS FLIGHT PG278.
20.50 PM. ARRIVE IN BANGKOK SAFELY WITH LASTING IMPRESSIONS.