Phuket sells itself; the islands around it are where your margin and your reviews are made. Here is how our operations team routes them — the same logic we use when an agent sends us a blank week to fill.
The big three day trips
Phi Phi & Maya Bay is the postcard run: Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon, Monkey Beach and a Phi Phi Don lunch. Book the early departure — by 11:00 the bay is a parking lot. On our own speedboats we control the sequence, so your clients shoot Maya Bay before the crowds, not through them.
Phang Nga Bay is the karst cathedral: James Bond Island, Hong by sea canoe, a Panyee floating-village lunch. It runs year-round in almost any weather because the bay is sheltered — making it the green-season banker from May to October.
Coral & Racha islands are the short hops — 15 to 40 minutes out — for families and first-time swimmers. Less spectacular, far less tiring, and the right call for the day after a long-haul arrival.
The seasonal special
The Similan Islands are a top-ten-world dive and snorkel site, open roughly mid-October to mid-May. Never promise them in green season — the national park closes. Route Similan-minded clients via a Khao Lak overnight for the early boat; their reviews will thank you.
How to sequence a week
- Day 1: arrival, beach, nothing booked — trust us
- Day 2: Phang Nga Bay (gentle, sheltered, photogenic)
- Day 3: Phi Phi early departure
- Day 4: free beach day or Old Town + Big Buddha half-day
- Day 5: Coral or Racha, afternoon spa
- Day 6: Similans in season, or a Krabi 4-island add-on
Two boat days back-to-back is the classic agent mistake — salt, sun and swell are cumulative, and day three becomes a complaint. Alternate sea days with land days and the same itinerary scores a five.
What it means for your quote
Every route above is bookable at net rates with private or join-in departures, hotel pickup included. As a Phuket DMC running its own fleet, we hold departure times that resellers can't. Send dates and pax to the trade desk and the costed program comes back within 24 hours.
