Phuket: James Bond Island + Canoe Longtail Small Group Boat Tour

A very good experience

We had a wondeful day with Jojo, he is a very friendly and relaxed guide, which was much appreciated (and different from other expériences we had, but that's probably easier with a small group.) The morning road trip to the pier was not long since we were already in the northern part of the district. We had enough time to appreciate all the places we went to. I highly recommend this excursion.

Great tour !

Our family took this tour, picked up in Karon Beach hotel, on time. Great driver, only unfortunate part is driving time.. makes for ling day… Drove to temple cave site first, great stop and visit, neat place to sea.. monkeys to see and feed if one likes.. Longtail boat was great experience.. fun ride and small group was excellent! First stop was to do sea kayaking. Was a great time, we had two canoes, guide does the paddling.. was a real fun, informative paddle with mangroves, caves and awesome scenery! We next sailed to the floating village , great scenery and fun ride! We were taken to really nice little restaurant, our group of 5 had our own table.. They had Thai food in platter service freshly set out. We were more than pleased with meal, quite surprised actually as to how great it was for quality of dishes! Our guide then gave us tour of village, was quite informative and interesting, shopping etc if you wanted it! After here we sailed to James Bond Island, picturesque sail and Island area! Really enjoyed the island, you can swim, wade out. Great photo ops here and lots of fun, small beaches as well.. The sail back to pier was nice, fun ride with wonderful scenery and a beautiful day.. Trip back was shorter with no stops and less traffic. All in all this trek was very good, was nice to have small group and our 5 year old granddaughter loved it, handled the trip just fine! This trip was one we’d recommend!

Scenic Boat Ride Delight: Anek, the Friendly Guide, Elevated the Experience

There’s something about being on the water with such beautiful scenery around you! The boat ride was the highlight of my trip. And of course our very polite and friendly guide Anek. Not really big on canoeing so I was perfectly happy to stay on the boat and admire the cliffs and the water. Thank you to Anek who was very helpful and knowledgeable. He answered all my questions and shared so much trivia about the places we went to.

Amazing day out!

A huge thank you to Pai, our amour guide and our driver and long tail boat captain for a fantastic day out to see James Bond Island. Highly recommended, we loved it. A long day, we had a 7.30am pick up from Karon beach - getting back at 6pm, but it was worth it. The first stop at a lovely Temple in a cave was very unique. "Monkey Temple" as it's known is beautiful. The monkeys were very friendly and well behaved - in exchange for 100 baht bag of food. They love the sweetcorn! We then drove to catch our first long tail boat trip to our next stop - which was a 30 min kayak trip through the beautiful mangroves and around the stunning islands - near to James Bond. Our guide (who did the kayaking for us!) was "Bob". He was brilliant, very friendly and very funny! We had a great time. Lunch was amazing. Very delicious. Too much food! lol Then James Bond island itself was our final stop before the long tail boat trip back to our minivan. What an absolutely stunning place. Very beautiful. Our guide Pai was very friendly, knowledgeable and professional. Our driver also (sorry don't know your name). Highly recommended. A long day but worth it. Take snacks and drinks. But plenty of places for a drink and toilet stop. We were recommended by "Get Your Guide" to take swimming stuff but it's not the place to swim. Also "Get your guide" didn't send our tour guide Pai our details until 10pm the night before, which was a bit late in the day to confirm the pick up time and complete the online waiver and insurance form. Especially when getting up at 6.30am. All in all a very great day out. Thank you.

Jojo - Best Tour Guide

I booked a last minute James Bond Island tour for my friend’s birthday with Trip Guru. Jojo was our tour guide, and we had a small group: a couple, a solo male and my friend and I. Jojo went out of her way making a stop at 7-11 to grab some treats and a small cake for my friend. She really made her day special with a surprise birthday song with the canoe crew. It was such a nice treat and a sweet touch to celebrate my friend’s special day. I would rebook this tour again and recommend asking for Jojo to be your guide.

The views are amazing but the tour wasn't organised well

They don't confirm pick up time until 7-9pm the previous evening. Pickup was set for 8am, they were promptly on time. It we then stopped at 4 other hotels and took a 3 hour journey NOT 2 hours as specified and this wasn't because of traffic. The Google form waiver has issues and to do the tour it needs to be signed by all which took 30 minutes for them to resolve so we spent that time sitting parked and not driving to the location. In turn this meant the day was rushed we had less time at each location than specified including lunch where we got an hour to eat and explore which really isn't long enough. Overall I wouldn't book this experience with this company again. Supe tried but failed to deliver a warm experience on this occasion.

It was an amazing experience

It was so magical to see Phuket with Trip Guru Specially our tour guide Dao She was lovely and funny The canoeing was so wonderful

A pleasent visit to James Bond Island with canoeing around Talu Cave

Loved all the places we visited today! First we visited the Monkey Cave (which is actually a temple so bring cover ups like a sarong or shawl) which I found very unique and interesting. Then we went to Panyee Island aka the Floating Village where I made a couple of new friends. The buffet lunch here was delish!! Had so much fun canoeing around Talu Cave and James Bond Island is an absolute gem!! Be prepared for a long road trip but if you do get a guide like Dao, you won’t even notice it. Dao was hilarious and entertaining, he had us all playing games and laughing non-stop. 100% recommend!

Amazing trip made better with an amazing guide

We had an amazing day with our tour guide Maria, she kept us informed of areas of interest, we stopped at monkey caves first which was just beautiful we loved feeding them,we had a lovely lunch, guys on the canoes we’re brilliant and my husband got to drive the long tail boat, we had around 40mins to enjoy a swim at James Bond island and explore the caves, Maria was a lovely guide there to help anyway she could

Don’t recommend

Didn’t enjoy it- the bay is beautiful but it’s very touristy, everyone does the same route on this tour. My group was only couples other than me, and it seems to be very targeted to people who centre their lives on instagram , with them trying to get everyone to take romantic pictures with a heart cut out they carry around etc. anek made a lot of comments I didn’t appreciate, eg saying that women had to bum shuffle onto the boat and only men could just walk in. The canoe is essentially a queue of canoes round a small area, although going inside the cliffs was nice. I wasn’t allowed to canoe for more than 90s, apparently because it was too shallow for safety. The canoe driver also asked a lot of intrusive personal questions and was a bit creepy as well as patronising. They also encourage you to put your arms and legs over the side, for photos as well as I think for stability, but apparently you’re not allowed to swim due to jellyfish. The food also wasn’t great other than the fried prawns. I think I could’ve used the money a lot better. Also note- the monkey cave is a temple, so you do need to take coverings with you. It seemed like they may get a commission on a shop nearby, so that may be why they don’t put it in the trip notes. They also encouraged one particular shop in panyee. anek also took a lot of photos/videos without permission, and I think refused to delete the ones with me on them. And he told us to sit with our bare feet pointing towards a Buddha statue, and then took photos of this, which I don’t think is considered respectful here

10/10 for Anek

We booked this tour from Phuket, where we were picked up in our hotel in Patong. Since the very beginning our guide Anek was great, full of interesting facts and advice which made the trip super entertaining! Once we got to the boat, we visited the different islands, enjoyed a kayak ride and delicious meal, and visited the temple as described in the activity. And also very important, managed to avoid the rain by reshuffling the schedule according to the guide and locals advice. 100% recommend this tour with Anek, it was a great day out.

Fantastic experience on James Bond Island and canoe ride

Even though we had a rainy day, the experience was excellent. Our guide, Maria, was fantastic, attentive all the time and making our excursion unforgettable. TripGuru's organization is excellent. On my trip I have done 3 excursions with them and the planning is meticulous. Totally recommended.