Phuket · Island hops
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Phuket is a launchpad: the Andaman's most famous islets are a morning boat away.
Phi Phi & Maya Bay
The famous one — go on the earliest boat, swim before the fleet arrives.
Phang Nga Bay
James Bond island's karst needles and sea caves you canoe through.
Coral Island
Closest escape: thirty minutes to clear snorkeling water.
Similans (in season)
Open roughly October–May: granite boulders, white sand, world-class reefs.
Koh Yao Noi
The slow island between Phuket and Krabi — rice paddies and rubber trees.