The *BEST* Boat Trip in Ao Nang Krabi? - How much & Where? Thailand 🇹🇭 2023

A MUST DO in Krabi or Ao Nang is the 5 islands boat trip taking in Tub Island, Chicken Island, Poda Island, Railay Beach and Phra Nang Cave also known as the shrine dedicated to the 'male member'.
So what is the 5 islands tour all about?
How much is a 5 islands boat trip in Krabi or Ao Nang?
Is it worth doing a boat trip in Krabi?
Is the 5 islands tour worth it?
Is Railay beach worth visiting?
All these questions get answered.
We hired a private longtail boat to take us on this tour and booked it on the day through Ao Nang Boat Service Cooperative. Boat rental was until 3pm.
Although you can get shared longtail boat experiences for cheaper, we would recommend taking a private longtail boat for the ultimate flexibility and freedom to stay as long as you like on each island.
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[@carolinewilliams9399]

Enjoyed this vlog! Getting some good ideas for our trip in February hopefully thanks! Xx

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Glad you enjoyed it Caroline and we hope it's helped in some way as that's what we are all about!

[@davidjones8911]

Nice video. Looks like a great vacation!

[@ParksTravelGuide]

It's definitely worth doing David! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@grahammccrindle5523]

Looks amazing guys x

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Certainly was Graham. Thanks for watching!

[@joannerose1019]

Was looking so forward to this one And wow what some great islands to explore,all looked beautiful And Lovely to Just a some relaxing time,loved this vlog guys And loving the part with the melon And seeds Becky 😊😊🙈 xx loving your white shirt too And I did laugh at poor john with the fish lol 😂 they must of liked him xx Thankyou for this great vlog and adventure it's so Lovely you sharing everything it almost feels like am with You, keep going keep enjoying, looking forward to the next one xx 😘❤️💙

[@ParksTravelGuide]

We had a great day out Joanne. Glad you enjoyed watching it! 🙂

[@michaelsheridan555]

Thank you, will be visiting in a few weeks.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Glad it helped ☺️

[@hump1953]

I’m going next month…thanks for the information!😊

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hey Paul! Have a great trip and thanks for watching 🙂

[@deanandconner5194]

Been looking forward to this. Excellent

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Bit more inspo for you both!

[@deanandconner5194]

Loved them island's think we'd need a month there worth saving for

[@vc2616]

Thank you Going in January looks amazing 😍

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Have a fantastic trip 😊

[@TheHateSpeechChannel]

I've done the boat tours multiple times and have a couple of points I'd like to mention. These wooden boats are great n all but do remember they take quite a bit longer travelling from island to island, the big tour speed boats race past them. Maybe that is what you want but it means less time on the islands. Another thing isn't technically a scam but they think we are stupid. Say you are on a 5 island tour and then suddenly they get a "call" saying the water is too choppy at your next stop so they by pass it. In other words doing you out of an island stop. It's clearly rehearsed in my opinion. If they do that to you don't tip them at the end.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Absolutely sound advice there buddy and you are correct. Thanks very much for watching!

[@user-fe8xe5kp6e]

Okay

[@user-fe8xe5kp6e]

Enjoy

[@brothersman524]

I've loved this tour from Krabi/Ao Nang. I did it twice (once in Feb 2018 and once in Feb 2020). KL is my favourite city along with Bangkok. I've been to KL 5 times as 2-3 days stopovers to get to other parts of Malaysia. KL is quite different to Bangkok though

[@ParksTravelGuide]

It's a good day out isn't it? We prefer KL to Bangkok if we had to choose. Sadly we had to cut our time short and couldn't devote the time that it deserves as we had an onward flight to Sri Lanka. It's definitely on our return list though with an empty suitcase for all the shopping!

[@brothersman524]

@@ParksTravelGuide Yes I prefer KL to Bangkok too. Sri Lanka is definitely a good place to go and I've been there once myself. In fact I have visited probably 19/20 countries in Asia alone

[@martywrigh1024]

Looks great!..

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Bit of R&R Marty. Beautiful!

[@racheleyre-nq8qp]

The seeds in the watermelon had me crying laughing… I was watching like Becky has just picked up watermelon WITH SEEDS 🤣❤ loving this video! X

[@ParksTravelGuide]

She baffles me a lot of the time Rachel!

[@jamesharris7003]

So, with the cave, you were meant to explore it when he dropped you at Railey (east). You go through the walking street, follow to footpath to railey West (past some hotel complexes, and then turn right at Railey West beach (there is a floating pier in front of you and Railey Princess hotel to your left).. walk towards the cliffs on the right (if you’re facing the sea) and eventually after passing some mangroves you’ll spot a path round to the right ..with a fence on the right (usually with monkeys on the top) and with wall/cave on your left. This is the entrance to the cave. The footpath follows through the over hanging cave (it’s open on one side the whole time) full of stalegmites. When you get to the end you’re at the best beach in the area - Phra Nang beach. Easily one of the best beaches I’ve ever been to and well worth sunbathing there for the day before either getting a boat from that beach direct to Ao Nang or walking back round to a Railey West. Hope this helps!! 👊🏼🥳 🇹🇭

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hey James. Hopefully these directions will help future travellers. It kind of threw us a bit being taken to the other side. We saw the cave last time so we weren't too disappointed on this trip. Thanks again for your detailed response and for watching 🙂

[@hilarygamble4238]

Brilliant Guys! The Islands looked lovely although quite busy. Shame you ran out of time but the boat looked lovely.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

It was a good day out Hilary. Glad you enjoyed watching it!

[@hakaneriksson2186]

You should have seen Ao Nang back in 1999 it was truly a piece of paradise the beach road was not even paved. All it was was just the beach road and about a hundred meters up on the right side that was it, in low season most was closed except for a few local restaurants.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Mass tourism can often ruin the charm of places. I saw Marmaris in Turkey turn from a quiet town into a tourist metropolis. In all honesty it's ruined parts of it too. I guess you have to make the most of places before they get on the map.

[@jamesharris7003]

Wish I’d seen it then!

[@boloniaallan6411]

Keep safe guys.. Enjoy travel😊

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Thanks Allan

[@tonyrose160]

Brilliant vlog guys John getting attacked by fish was funny the boat trip looked great shame you didn’t get to see the caves

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Thanks Tony. Yeah time wasn't on our side but not to worry!

[@Traveltravel10]

ยินดีต้อนรับสู่ กระบี่ครับ❤❤❤

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Thank you for watching

[@fishviewsotherthings9647]

Ive been to thailand a couple of times & always ended up on a speedboat on day trips. Definitely gonna hire one of those long boats next time & what a great price!

[@ParksTravelGuide]

It is indeed. We prefer to do it private if the price allows rather than spend unnecessary time somewhere going along with a group. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@amandaserjeant2420]

Hi loved this going in Feb, what waterproof ruck sack did you have the green one? Thanks!

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hi Amanda. It's called an Ocean Pack and they come in different sizes. The green was was more than ample for our needs. Thanks for watching!

[@dailylivingthedream3452]

Nice video. The fish are called Sergeant Major. I'm here right now, and you just put a thing on my too do list of the area

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Thanks for that. Out of all the views so far you're the first to tell us what they are! Hope you enjoy it!

[@Danielleoutside_]

Looks like you had a great time! I get really goat sick though, had such a terrible experience on a boat to Phi Phi. Never again haha

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hey! Luckily on these the maximum time you are generally on it for is about 15 minutes or so each time. We had a bit of slight chop here and there but nothing mental. It's definitely worth taking a travel sickness pill for though let us tell you! Thanks very much for watching 🙂 John & Becky x

[@nilotpal_dey]

Enjoyed this vlog. Thanks for the excellent video. Can you tell me, what will be the weather condition in November ?

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hey Nilotpal. The last time we were there in November it was still monsoon season so we had bouts of heavy rain but it didn't last long. In-between the rain it was glorious sunshine. Thanks for watching!

[@kezzacollinson621]

We aren’t sea people but can appreciate a great looking water 💦 it looks great. The fish chasing you John made me laugh so much……sorry 😅 I love the way they just “fit” the boats in! OMG….the chicken skin……yes please ❤❤❤❤ Nobody wants a water melon tree 🌲 Becky 😂😂😂😂

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Some of them were a bit nasty but you can tell they are used to humans knocking around. The driver purposely kept throwing bread right near me despite me saying not to as they were biting. The slightest gap meant a boat was coming in. More like bumper boats if anything! Becky's a card.and still never fails to amaze me with some things that come out of her mouth 😆🙄 x

[@NigelLamb]

Thanks for the videos in Ao Nang. Really informative. Love the effort you put into them. We are visiting Ao nang at the beginning of April (School Hols) and going to Kuala Lumpur. How are you getting to Kuala Lumpur? We're looking forward to the video next vlog. All the best. Enjoy!

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hi Nigel. Thanks very much! We flew from Krabi direct to Kuala Lumpur with Air Asia. It was about a 1hr 10 flight.

[@DamoGee_In....]

Agree. Leave early. Did it in September, literally alone on the first Island and the others, maybe 3 boats.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hey Damo. I think last time we left bang on 8 but although we were a bit later as we had to quickly swap hotel it was still enjoyable. Nothing beats that feeling of that idyllic desert island feel though!

[@DamoGee_In....]

@Parks Travel Guide the best thing abt private longtail is ya can also ask what order they're doing it and why, then ask em to do it reverse as other boats tend to do the same due to tides etc. Hence one can be solo on an island 😂😉

[@ParksTravelGuide]

True story. Our driver spoke little to no English though. He knew the names of the islands, 'Ok', 'Fish' and 'We go'. That was about it 😆

[@reusedcontent9053]

Nice informative video. Thanks for sharing. Can you please tell me the cost and process to take island tour from phi phi?

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hi there. We didn't go to Phi Phi so I'm not sure on what their pricing is if you are already there. They will probably do a ferry to Ao Nang or Krabi town and then it would mean another boat trip for the 4/5 islands. We know a ferry to Phuket from Ao Nang was 700thb per person but Phi Phi may be more as it's a tourist hot spot.

[@alinevieira509]

Love your videos!!! Very informative! Would be nice to have the name of the islands written down on the videos 😉 thank you!

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hey Aline. We mention where we are at each stop, although we can see how it could be difficult for non native English speakers. Consider it done if we do anything similar in the future! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@davidhurst1860]

Great video thanks for sharing. How long was the boat trip I was in Ao Nang in 2015 and thinking of going back late October.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Thanks David. We did 10-3 for this one because we had lay in after a heavy night on the sauce and he brought us back early instead of the 4pm return time. Last time we went about 8am though.

[@davidhurst1860]

Thankyou. 10-3 will definitely be the time for us. Great value for 5 hours.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

@@davidhurst1860 Certainly is good value. Some islands aren't really as good as others. We enjoyed Railay the most and would have gone back for a day if we had more time in Ao Nang

[@Nutpadaek]

Good ❤❤❤

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Thank you!

[@user-kg6gk2ko6v]

ทะเลที่สวยงาม🎉🎉🎉

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Beautiful place!

[@michaelsheridan555]

Hi, What essentials do you need to take with you on boat trip? can you hire snorkel gear etc..

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hi Michael. You are renting the boat and driver only. We didn't see anywhere to hire snorkel gear but we took our own anyway. All other essentials you'd need for a beach/boat day you'll have to take. Remember sun cream and plenty of water. You'll definitely need them.

[@lindarumondor5487]

Hi the boat looks cool may I know where to get the kind of boat? Thank you

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hi Linda. Look for the hut that we filmed on the beach front in Ao Nang. It's basically next to Reeve beach club.

[@robbogsy3469]

I love the boat and thats tyr boat i want to hire for our group when we go.Where did you hire from.Great video.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hey Robbo. Head to the Ao Nang boat co-operative hut where you can book group trips etc. It's by Reef beach club. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@robbogsy3469]

@@ParksTravelGuide hi there is this place down on the corner,the left side of the road and do they have afew boats like you had How much was it aswell please Thanks.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

@robbogsy3469 yeah it's down there. Plenty of boats available throughout the day. The price should be in the vlog as we always include them for whatever we do or eat/drink. Can't remember exactly as this was filmed in February but at a guess it was somewhere between £50-60 or potentially 2,500THB.

[@debcham8751]

Do the island tour companies take credit cards? or do you need to have cash to book the island tours?

[@ParksTravelGuide]

That's a really good question Deb..and one we forgot to find the answer to. We paid in cash for this one (which is rare for us) and but you can always ask the day before you want to book. There are a number of ATM's in resort but don't forget to check the mark up on the exchange rate before withdrawing or you'll be caught with your shorts down as some of them are unscrupulous. Sorry we couldn't help this time x

[@bbyg559]

So does the boat guy wait by the whole time while you go do explore?

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Yeah he stays with it. You just come back when you are ready to move on. That's the beauty of a private charter 🙂

[@MandaryN_ZS]

Can you provide the exact location where you purchased the trip?

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Next to Reeve beach club. Big wooden hut that says Ao Nang Co-operative with lots of boat drivers hanging around.

[@tropical0214]

I couldn't get the name of your longtail boat driver, it sounded like "Bob" but could you please share his name. We're going in a few weeks and wish to hire him. His boat looks much more comfortable than the ones we've ridden in the past. Thanks

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hey there. Unfortunately we can't remember his name and it's quite possible we mispronounced it anyway as his English was incredibly limited so he didn't speak much. We were just allocated him on the day by the ticket office as we think it's whichever driver is next in the queue. Sorry we couldn't help much but we hope you have a great time.

[@FarizMohamed]

Good Day,the island private tour 💷 53 per person or forr the whole boat sir..

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Still well worth it in our eyes! Thanks for updating us Fariz 🙂

[@colbieinchina9379]

How much are the tours to these islands?

[@ParksTravelGuide]

The prices are on the board near the start of the vlog. Prices shown are per boat not per person.

[@iwonakotynia901]

So you pay 53 pounds for couple houres trip?

[@ParksTravelGuide]

The boat seats 4 people but it's not much cheaper to go on a shared trip. You can rent it from around 8-4 for the same price so personally it's a really good price to stay where you want for how long you want. We've done this before which is why we didn't stay out as long this time but still had 5 hours which is more than a couple.

[@user-eh9fz9cx6j]

Welcome to Hong Kong Shanghai Shenzhen , my country is China

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Hi! We visited Hong Kong in 2019 and had a good time

[@drabo01]

I believe Jon when he says those little yellow and black fish attacked him. I got bitten by them last time we were at phi phi. We blokes must be tasty.

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Definitely Brad, they're not made of wood 💪🏽😆

[@user-xv3gu4cp8w]

Thailand is calling you again…

[@ParksTravelGuide]

One day we'll be back 🙂

[@fytart]

Why do you film 80% your faces and bodys in this video?

[@ParksTravelGuide]

Our vlogs are personal accounts of us, which is what a majority like...plus the fact that our camera lens is what it came with and our arm reach isn't the greatest with the Gorilla pod 😆 What would you like to see more of? Scenery, walking? We're always looking for new ideas so feel free to contribute for future vlogs.