From Phi Phi: Sunrise & Beat The Crowds to Maya Bay by Speedboat
Recommended by 94% of travelers
Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand
- 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Popular Phi Phi sites can get crowded later in the day, but this early tour lets you experience them at their most peaceful. Depart at sunrise from Phi Phi Don and visit highlights including Maya Bay, Loh Samah Bay, Pileh Lagoon, Viking Cave, Bamboo Island, and Monkey Beach.
- Enjoy time for swimming, snorkeling, and lunch along the way
- Snorkeling equipment included—no need to hire gear
- Explore locations only accessible by boat
- Convenient meeting location right by Tonsai Pier
What's Included
- Lunch
- Drinking water
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Use of Snorkeling equipmentUse of Snorkelling equipment
- Licensed English speaking guide
- Basic accident insurance
- National park fees
- Gratuities
- Hotels pick up and drop off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- McDonald's PP Island KrabiUnnamed Road PQQC+F9G, Tambon Ao Nang, Amphoe Mueang Krabi, Chang Wat Krabi 81000, Thailand
>>Meeting us at 06:00 a.m. in front of McDonald’s on Phi Phi Don Island, next to Tonsai pier.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.6:00 am
What To Expect
1
Maya Bay
2
Pileh Bay
3
Viking Cave
4
Monkey Beach
5
Bamboo Island
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- The program is subject to change without prior notice due to weather and tide conditions.
- Pregnant travelers and children under 4 years old are prohibited. The program is unsuitable for people aged 70 years old or over.
- Notable rules at Maya Bay include no swimming and no use of drones without permission.
- Maya bay will be temporarily closed during August - September every year for conservation and restoration, as officially announced by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
- Please be aware that the boats depart from Ton Sai Beach Pier. If your accommodation isn't located on Ton Sai Beach, you'll need to arrange a longtail boat early in the morning to bring you to Ton Sai Pier.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 38 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Matthieu_G
Excellent experience. Our guide was amazing and super friendly , giving everyone private space also. You will hear a lot of explanations and enjoy the different spots
Reviews
4.8
based on 129 reviews
Christopher_H, Feb 2026
Amazing experience, captains and guides were great and knew great spots to bring you to, overall a 10/10 experience
Matthieu_G, Feb 2026
Excellent experience. Our guide was amazing and super friendly , giving everyone private space also. You will hear a lot of explanations and enjoy the different spots
Jainil_S, Dec 2025
Really good tour. Fantastic that it is an early morning sunrise experience. Boat was really good and cleanliness maintained throughout
Molly_P, Dec 2025
Couldn’t recommend this experience more. Joe was our tour guide and he was great. Word recommend bringing a quick dry towel and some snacks cause you don’t really eat until lunch but really liked being able to beat a lot of the crowds.
Matia_G, Mar 2025
Very good experience!✨
Snorkeling has been amazing! 🦈
The guide was BathMan !!! 🦇
Keep Attention to the Monkeys !!! 🐒
Jeremy_L, Nov 2024
It was pretty crowded on the boat. Also the full day felt long and all the best stuff was in the morning and lunch was nothing special.
Id recommend the half day but not the full day.
Jagriti_K, Oct 2024
Was a fun day. Monkey beach isn't really worth it, and because of high tide we ended up spending 2 hrs on bamboo beach which was a bit too much. But those are not really controllable factors. Overall, boat was good, locations were good. Being able to get to maya bay early was amazing! As was swimming in phi-ley lagoon and the two snorkeling spots.
Javier_J, May 2024
Amazing!! Experience. The whole day is full of activities, exploring the different beaches, bays, and snorkel spots. Definitely recommended if you are staying in Phi Phi for some time. Take a lot of cool pictures.
Rohith_D, Mar 2024
They were right on time for everything. The 4 hr 6:30 - 10:30 tour is a more valuable one. The first snorkelling point had lot of jelly fish. The water level in Maya Bay was also less (font know because of low tide or the season)
George_J, Mar 2024
Excellent day, very well organised and it was great to see safety was high up on the agenda. Very friendly and knowledgable staff too. The snorkelling spots were good and we even got to swim with blacktip reef sharks. The boat has endless amounts of cold water and fizzy drinks for everyone. The lunch on Bamboo island was also fantastic, the best beach I’ve ever been to.
Eugene_O, Mar 2024
Sunrise trip around the Phi Phi islands was excellent.
Definitely worth doing this early trip as Maya Island gets VERY busy, VERY quickly. This excellent trip meant our group were first on The Beach.
Batman was our tour guide - he was entertaining and supportive.
Lots of Opportunities to swim or snorkel. They provided snorkel gear - and life jackets so no one needs to miss out if not a confident/swimmer.
Lunch on Coconut Island was fine - those saying it was lacking need to remember the food is catered en masse and shipped onto an uninhabited island…! Beautiful place.
Highly recommend.
Bring LOTS of suncream 👍🏼
Megan_H, Feb 2024
Great experience! Highly recommend. Snorkeling so much better than expected and you get to do it twice. Boat was great, guides were great. Seemed like an appropriate amount of time at each place. First people there at Maya bay gate (you have to wait for them to open it at 7). You can’t go in the water there because it’s protected but it is beautiful. Plus there is plenty of time to go in the water at bamboo island if desired. Highly recommend doing it at sunrise to beat the heat and the crowd.
Thomas_B, Jan 2024
Highly recommend the early morning tour!!! By far our best tour of our 2 week trip. We got to see some shark snorkeling and lots of fish. Our tour guide was amazing and gave us a great tour of the islands in Thailand.
Dimitra_K, Jan 2024
We had a great experience. We visited beautiful islands and landscapes and although many stops and hours it was not tiring because it was very well organised and the crew very accurate and clear to the instructions and information were giving.
Ksenya_E, Jan 2024
Great time exploring when it still wasn't super crowded. Snorkeling and Maya bay were definite highlights. We even saw some sharks.
Only downside is that the vegeterian meal was really quite nothing, some tasteless rice without any protein alternative, which honestly sucks since the meat eaters got chicken and we paid the same price.
VerenaMarie_M, Jan 2024
Really good guide who explained a lot to each bay, showed us how to act with monkeys around and also led us while snorkeling. Most memorable for us was seeing sharks and lots of colorful fishes. Our favorite island was the bamboo island with its perfect white sand and clear blue water. On the boat there was enough water and Softdrinks for free. Lunch was also tasteful and the amount was enough. All in all it was an astonishing good experience and we would recommend it for everybody.
Jude_R, Jan 2024
The trip was superbly organised with very knowledgeable and hard working guides. They made us feel safe and taken care of.
They got into the water to find the best snorkelling spots and gave good guidance on all aspects of the trip. Clean, neat, safe and comfortable boat.
david_r, Nov 2023
Early start, though Great Day, well organised, staff outstanding throughout the day! Stunning locations and loads of info and advice. Well worth it!
Response from Host, Nov 2023
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Maria_P, Oct 2023
Had such a good time on this tour!! The crew was also amazing and fun!! Highly recommend! Still hit all our spots even though it was raining!
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Thomas_C, Apr 2023
Great tour, arrived at Maya bay for 7am just as they were lowering the gangway to enter the island meaning we were the first there, stayed for an hour and left just as the crowds were arriving in numbers. Had a few stops for snorkelling with a great guide highlighting the best spots and saw a few sharks. Then a longer break at bamboo island for lunch and some beach time. Add to that a stop in lagoons for swimming and seeing the moneys at monkey beach, a lot packed into one morning! Would definitely recommend, smallish group size (about 20) great staff and a great experience!
Response from Host, Apr 2023
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annieucf30, Mar 2023
This tour was fantastic from beginning to end. Very well organized, fun and attentive tour guide. They had an abundance of water, sodas and gave us pineapples and bananas. In the morning we had Thai donuts and coffee for breakfast. During our Bamboo island stop, we had a pretty good lunch as well. Loved arriving to Maya Bay early and beat the crowds. Loved the Bamboo Island stop, beautiful beaches. Plenty of time to take pictures and blue lagoon and monkey island were pretty cool! Snorkeling was pretty good and we saw turtles and sharks. I really have nothing negative to say about this tour and trust me, I review it like it is. Book it!
Response from Host, Mar 2023
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Gilles_P, Apr 2026
Superb excursion with a top team!
The bulk of the crowd is effectively avoided, especially in Maya Beach. The snorkling venues are excellent((I could see baby sharks).
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Claudia_D, Jan 2026
The experience was fantastic and I realized my dream of seeing the beach in an optimal situation! I left Phi Phi Don at dawn and at 7 the gates of paradise opened! Comfortable speedboat, good meal, cold drinks and great guide! First we entered Lagoon Bay by speedboat and photographed this wonderful lagina behind Maya Bay waiting for the time to dock for Maya Bay where you can stay an hour. Later we saw the beautiful Bamboo Island and Monkey beach. We had several baths with snorkeling and sight of fish and two small sharks. A wonderful and perfectly organized experience!
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Domenico_N, Feb 2025
Ottima scelta di partire presto per evitare la folla. Staff molto simpatico e attento. La guida è stata divertentissima e si è travestita da Batman. Cibo ottimo e si poteva fare anche il bis.
Consiglio tantissimo questo tour
MariaTeresa_G, Jul 2024
Excelente experiencia y completa. Son varias excursiones en una.
El baño en la laguna esmeralda y el snorkel magníficos.
Dagmar_L, Jun 2024
Super Tour! Sehr viel gesehen und erlebt! Klasse war der frühe Start. Somit waren wir an allen Stopps fast immer die Ersten.
Soraya_C, May 2024
Que gran acierto el madrugón para esta excursión. Íbamos los primeros a todos lados. El guía conocía cada rincón de cada isla. La experiencia fue fabulosa.
No dieron desayuno y almuerzo. Una pena no poder ir al “shark point” por el oleaje pero igualmente vimos tiburones en otros puntos.
Recomiendo hacerla 100%
Claudia_F, Apr 2024
Super Tour, mit schönen Erlebnissen.
Ich kann sie nur jedem empfehlen.
Das Boot ist sauber und in einem tadellosen Zustand und die Crew ist super.
Stefania_F, Jan 2024
Partire così presto ci ha permesso di arrivare a maya bay prima degli altri e godere dell'alba e della spiaggia poco affollata. Organizzazione impeccabile, Mat e gli altri ragazzi dello staff sono stati davvero gentili e simpatici. Consigliato
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