The Andaman coast the way it is actually worth doing: fly into Krabi, fly out of Phuket, and never retrace a mile. Two nights each side, a boat day from each, and the transfer between them turned into the Phuket city tour rather than three wasted hours on the 4034. Two very different island days — Krabi runs to sandbars and limestone, Phuket to Maya Bay and open water.
Where you stay
Four pairings, all on bed and breakfast — two nights at the Krabi hotel, then two at the Phuket one. Pick a pairing on the booking form and the price follows; the itinerary below then names the right hotel against each night.
| Grade | Hotel | From, per person |
|---|---|---|
| 3 star | Sunda Resort + Ashlee Plaza | ₹27,426.00 |
| 3 Star Superior | Glow Ao Nang + Fishermen | ₹29,622.00 |
| 4 star | Centara Life Phu Pano Resort + The Charm Resort | ₹32,536.00 |
| 4 Star Deluxe | Ananta Burin Resort + The Nature Phuket | ₹32,381.00 |
What the fare covers
- Two nights in Krabi and two in Phuket, both on bed and breakfast
- Krabi airport in and Phuket airport out, both on a private vehicle
- The Krabi to Phuket road transfer, private, with the city tour built into the drive — Wat Chalong, Karon View Point, the Gems Gallery and Old Town
- Krabi Four Islands by speedboat with Thai buffet lunch, guide, marine crew and snorkelling gear
- Phi Phi and Khai Island by speedboat with buffet lunch on Phi Phi Don, guide and crew
- Shared transfers on both boat days, and passenger accident insurance
What it does not
- Flights
- Visa
- National park fees on both boat days — Krabi 200 baht an adult and 100 a child, Phi Phi 400 and 200 — cash to the rangers
- Ton Sai pier fee on Phi Phi, about 20 baht a head at the dock
- Dinner throughout, and lunch on the arrival, transfer and departure days
- Drinks beyond what the boats serve, and anything alcoholic
- Tips, personal purchases and anything not written above
How the price works
Per person on twin sharing, before GST and TCS. The rate steps down as the party grows — separate fares at two, four, six, eight and ten — and the booking form applies whichever band you fall into. Two is the minimum.
Book and travel before 30 September 2026. Rooms and seats are held on request until the supplier confirms.
Allow roughly 1,220 baht a head in cash for the two park fees and the pier fee. They are collected on site by the parks themselves and no operator can prepay them.
Maya Bay is protected: you cannot swim in the bay itself, boats moor behind and you walk in along a boardwalk, and it can close entirely for rehabilitation in the monsoon months.
Both boat days run to the sea and the tide rather than to a timetable. The sandbar walk between Tup and Mor only appears at low water; the boat visits the islands either way.
Photographs
- Vyacheslav Argenberg — CC BY 2.0
- CEphoto, Uwe Aranas — CC BY-SA 4.0
