4 Private Day Trips in Thailand Worth the Early Start

1.From Phuket: Day Trip to Phi Phi with Private Longtail Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 367 reviews · 11 hours Our pick

Travel from Phuket by private taxi and shared speedboat, then spend four hours on your own longtail boat around Phi Phi. Visit Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon, Monkey Bay, Loh Samah Bay, and Viking Cave, with lunch, fruit, water, and snorkeling gear provided.

“We had a great day enjoying the islands and snorkeling. Our guide brought us a delicious treat of fresh pineapple and had picked up our lunches which we enjoyed on the boat. While we snorkeling, there were so many fish that they were bumping off my mask!”

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2.Private Tour: Floating Markets of Damnoen Saduak Cruise Day Trip from Bangkok

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 199 reviews · from $135Best value

Travel privately from Bangkok to Damnoen Saduak with a local guide, an air-conditioned vehicle, and a long-tail boat ride through canals and stilt-house communities. You’ll see coconut sugar production, pass Samut Sakhon salt fields, and spend about two hours at the market. The paddle boat costs extra.

“There were more tourists than market boats. It was a two hour drive each way from Bangkok for one hour visit to market”

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3.Bangkok: Ayutthaya & Lopburi Monkey Temple Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 196 reviews · 10 hours · from $176

Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle from Bangkok to Ayutthaya and Lopburi with an English-speaking guide. See Wat Phu Khao Thong, Wat Phra Si Sanphet, and Thailand’s largest bronze Buddhas, then feed macaques at Phra Prang Sam Yod. Guides such as Jill, Yo, and Noi are praised for history, photos, and flexible planning.

“The tour was excellent. Our guide John was very nice and knowledgeable. The drive was comfortable and while we drove John told us stories and showed us around. The monkey city, Lop buri, is really worth seeing and it was really worth it to learn about the city and the monkeys and knowing how to behave around them. Ayutthaya is so beautiful and special. It is really worth it to take the trip to see it with your own eyes.”

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4.Phang Nga Bay: Private or Small-Group Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 85 reviews · 8 hours · from $160Top rated

Leave Khao Lak early for an eight-hour private or small-group trip through Phang Nga Bay. Ride a long-tail boat, canoe with a local paddle guide, visit James Bond Island and Koh Panyee, then see Wat Suwan Khuha’s golden reclining Buddha. Guides include Jum, Arisa, Aisha, and Sexy Wan.

“throughout the trip I liked our guide Arisa the most. she was attentive, cheerful and happy at all times. PS: she's also a very good photographer”

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