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Phuket: Phang Nga Bay Bioluminescent Plankton and Sea Canoes tour

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Overview

Available languages

Thai
English

8 hours

Mobile ticket

This tour offers a spectacular afternoon and early evening out on the water, and will take you on a magical journey through the waters around Phang Nga bay, where you can witness the incredible natural wonder of bioluminescence and enjoy exhilarating sea canoeing activities. What exactly is bioluminescence you might ask! Well, this is the capacity of some creatures to emit light and can be found in numerous forms in the Phang Nga Bay area. One of the most noteworthy instances is the bioluminescent plankton present in the bay’s waters. These tiny organisms emit a bright blue-green light when disturbed, producing a captivating appearance in the water. The phenomenon is caused by chemical reactions within the plankton, which produce light as a by-product.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

The bioluminescent plankton captured in our photos is a breathtaking natural wonder known for its sparkling illumination. However, please be aware that the visibility of bioluminescent plankton can be influenced by various uncontrollable factors such as water conditions, weather, and other environmental variables. As a result, the appearance of the bioluminescence in the actual experience may vary and might not precisely resemble the depiction in the images.

This tour not suitable for children below 6 months

Please bring a photo of passport on the phone for insurance purposes.

Please bring light clothes, breathable attire suitable for getting wet, or a swimsuit, along with towels.

Please bring Swimwear, Swimming cap sunglasses, sunscreen, a hat, and waterproof bags for valuables.

Please bring comfortable, Beach shoes or Water shoes.

Please advise your health condition (if any personal medications)

Pet not allowed

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Conoe Activity

Bottled water

Light snacks on the pier before embarkation

Travel Insurance and Safety Equipment

Dinner

National Park Fees

Roundtrip Transfer from all Phuket Hotels (when transfer inclusion option selected)

High quality Speedboat with fully Trained Crew

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

1

Phuket

Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Phuket

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

Arrival at Pier for Safety Briefing and continue your trip to main destination.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Tour: Included Hotel Transfer

Hotel Roundtrip included: The Pickup starts between 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm.
Pickup included

Tour: Exclude Hotel Transfer

Note: Meeting Point: 5 Star Marine, Pier Phuket Boat Lagoon, 73, 20, Ko Kaeo, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 8300, Thailand.

Reviews

4.64

112 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Best tour in Phuket

    Sean B,

    Dec 5, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    If you only do 1 boat tour in Phuket, then choose this 1. Absolutely the best day I had in Phuket. Pick up and drop off from hotel was smooth. My guide was Sun, very good and knowledgeable about the area. Cannot recommend this trip highly enough. Worth every penny.

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  • A must-see adventure

    ovokem,

    Dec 3, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Awesome doesn’t begin to describe the sights and overall experience! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and told us he was the brainchild behind the bioluminescent tour. I would definitely visit again.

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  • Great experience.

    926sushmab,

    Dec 2, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    It was a great experience. Our guide SAN was amazing and helped us click pictures in the best spots. Unfortunately it was too windy for the bioluminescent that was not the perfect weather. SAN still made it a point to take us to a spot where we could experience it. Wasn't that strong but yes we managed to see it. My suggestion would be to let the customers know what to expect and what we should carry with us. We did not know we had to get down into the ocean so we did not carry necessary clothing. I think it would be to go in your swim wear and change once done with activities where we get wet. We did not also know that we could get into the ocean to swim. But overall a lovely experience. We are vegetarians and were not sure what kind of food would be provided,but it was delicious and nice. Would definitely recommend taking a tour with them. It was worth all the money and time.

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  • Enjoyable but bioluminescent aspect fell short

    Meander789584,

    Nov 30, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    The tour company was well organized, the guides were kind, views were beautiful, and the overall day was an enjoyable and relaxing. That said, the biolum experience was extremely underwhelming and nothing like the pictures... we had to strain our eyes to try to see anything and when we did, it was just small flashes of light. While the company can't control the density of the plankton, it was disappointing they didn't try a second spot when the one we were in was so sparse. Also worth noting is that the engine noise is very loud and this is not at all an active day - there was only one spot where they had the canoes and you don't get to paddle them.

  • Stay away

    Matthew M,

    Nov 30, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    1.00

    The tour company forgot to pick us up and then would not give us a refund and total ruined the trip. They apologized for the inconvenience. As if traveling half way around the world to see a bioluminescent bay and then being told sorry for the inconvenience of forgetting you and no you can’t have your money back and no you can’t go see the bay anymore leaving your kids in tears is an inconvenience. Stay far away from this tour and any other tour this operator offer.

  • Great experience, quality dinner

    833mijac,

    Nov 25, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We enjoyed this trip very much, the bioluminescent plankton was amazing and very memorable stops at the floating village, caving, canoeing. Would have been even better if the weather was good enough for swimming, recommend aiming for a fine day/not raining. No alcohol due to Islands being mainly Muslim, but dinner was lovely.

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  • A must do tour when in Phuket

    Jeffrey F,

    Nov 20, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    We booked a tour, primarily because of bioluminescence in the title, but that was just the icing on the cake. First we boarded the Lisa8, a very fast boat, along with about 16 others and we zipped across the water to Koh Phanak and we went into a cave. We waded in water about knee-deep to enter the cave. The cave had some great stalactites, but the real delight was in the “walled” area just beyond the cave. A small stand of mangroves stood in the middle of the area surrounded by sheer rock face. Next up, we hopped back on board Lisa8 and went to Koh Hong where we transferred from the boat into kayaks paddled by local people. We sat back and absorbed the beauty all around us as someone else did the work. Next stop was James Bond Island made famous by the movie The Man With the Golden Gun. Following our brush with 007, Lisa8 raced across Phang Nga Bay to Ko Panyi, a floating fishing village established near the end of the 18th century where we had a delicious buffet dinner. If all the above wasn’t enough, we headed to another cave. The boat driver backed this large boat like he had a backup camera into the mouth of a cave. We all got off the boat and went were told to wade into the water a bit. Then he turned off all lights and said to move your feet in the water and it glowed! The glow, aka bioluminescence is the reaction of tiny organisms in the water - a reaction similar to fireflies. We spent the next fifteen minutes acting like little kids, moving in the water. My phone couldn’t capture the glow, but our guide shared a short video which was a reasonable representation of what we saw.

  • Missed the tour

    972eb,

    Nov 19, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    3.00

    Unfortunately, I was really looking forward to this tour while solo traveling. The morning of, I started to show signs of food poisoning (which happens while traveling) and couldn't be on a boat away from land. I was hoping to feel better the next day and try to make it, but the team said they could not flex/offer postponement. You can get a refund with a medical note by 4pm that day, but given my condition was standard food poisoning and it was short notice, it wasn't realistic. So just keep in mind with booking, as it's not a cheap tour. Sad to have missed it.

  • Trip is great but book with another provider

    Henry H,

    Nov 18, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    3.00

    Good trip overall, but the booking company really let us down. The experience itself was great and would have easily been 4–5 stars, but the booking company were incredibly difficult to deal with. They refused to pick us up from our actual address because they “couldn’t find it on Google Maps,” despite the fact that multiple taxis and tours have managed it with no problem. This meant we had to carry two car seats ourselves while travelling with two young children. To make matters worse, they locked our baby seats in their office, even though we repeatedly explained we needed them for the return journey. It caused completely unnecessary stress at the end of an otherwise lovely trip. The tour was amazing, but we’d strongly recommend booking it with a different provider to avoid the hassle.

  • Great Experience!

    Ryan S,

    Nov 17, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Great experience and would recommend! We got picked up from our hotel on time and had a great driver. The crew was awesome on the boat as well. Went to all the spots and spent just the right amount of time there. Plenty of water and fruit as a snack on the boat. We got lucky and saw the plankton at the end of the tour. Would book again!

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