Phi Phi: First Group at Maya Bay, Avoid the Crowds Boat Tour
About This Experience
Start your day with an early meet-up at McDonald’s, right next to Tonsai Pier on Phi Phi Don Island, at 6:00 a.m. While you wait for your boat, you’ll get to see the …
Who It Suits and What to Know
Sawasdee Phi Phi’s first group leaves Ton Sai at dawn so that you reach Maya Bay before most boats: an hour on the beach, a snorkel stop, Viking Cave, Monkey Bay and a swim in Pileh Lagoon, with lunch boxes, coffee and tea. Rated 4.8 from 321 reviews. It takes 4.5 to 8.5 hours depending on the option.
Who it suits: anyone staying on Phi Phi Don who wants Maya Bay with few people on it. Who should look elsewhere: children under 4, anyone over 70 or over 110 kg, pregnant travellers, wheelchair users and people with back or heart problems or motion sickness (the trip is not suitable for them).
What to know before you book:
- Meeting point. The McDonald’s next to Ton Sai pier at 06:00; the boat sails between 06:15 and 06:30. If your hotel is on another beach, arrange a longtail to Ton Sai first.
- The stops. Maya Bay (an hour), a snorkel stop (40 minutes), Viking Cave, Monkey Bay (30 minutes) and Pileh Lagoon (40 minutes). The program changes with weather and tides.
- Included. Lunch boxes, coffee and tea, water and soft drinks, fruit, an English-speaking guide, snorkelling gear and a life jacket, and basic accident insurance.
- Extra. The national park fee, in cash: 400 baht an adult and 200 baht a child (checked November 2026); tips.
- Rules. No swimming at Maya Bay and no drones without permission.
The price is from US$29 a person in current promotion (usually US$32) (checked November 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Can you stay on Phi Phi? covers the ferries for the night before.
Highlights
- Be the first group at Maya Bay
- Swim in the waters of Pileh Lagoon surrounded by mountains
- See the crab-eating macaque monkeys in their natural habitat at Monkey Bay
- Enjoy lunch on the white powder beach of Bamboo Island
What's Included
- ✓ Lunch boxes
- ✓ Coffee and tea
- ✓ Drinking water, soft drinks
- ✓ Tropical seasonal fruits
- ✓ English speaking guide
- ✓ Basic accident insurance
- ✓ Use of snorkeling equipment (snorkel mask, snorkel tube, life jacket)
Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- National park fees
Good to Know
- 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
- The program is subject to change due to weather and tide conditions. Customers may receive a full refund if the route or schedule is changed due to weather and tide conditions
- Notable rules at Maya Bay include no swimming and no use of drones without permission
- This trip is not allowed for participants with heart conditions or other serious medical conditions or pregnant travelers and children under 4 years old
- 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 prepare the park entrance fee in cash: 400 baht for adults and 200 baht for children
