Boat & catamaran rental — Koh Samui
1 option from ฿25,900 per boat. Departures from Samui's inner river jetty. Duration 4h 45min. Operators: Ko Samui Boat Charter.
Renting a boat on Koh Samui here means chartering a whole classic wooden Thai yacht: ฿25,900 for the boat, not per seat.
The short version
Routes and departure times
The rate covers the Blue Dragon and the first six people for a half day — 09:30 to 14:15, or 14:15 to 19:00 — southwest to the Five Islands, Koh Taen and Ko Mat Sum, transfers from anywhere on the island included.
What it costs
A bigger group changes hull rather than paying per head: the Red Dragon costs ฿43,000 for the same half day, carries ten people inside the rate and takes up to 74 aboard. Above the included headcount both yachts charge ฿1,200 per extra adult and ฿800 per child.
Cheapest first, the bill splits into add-ons and the two charter rates:
- ฿200 per person — sea kayaking into the Koh Taen mangroves, an optional extra; guided snorkelling on the reef is already in the rate.
- ฿800 per child, ฿1,200 per adult — every guest beyond the six covered on the Blue Dragon or the ten on the Red Dragon.
- ฿25,900 for the boat — Blue Dragon, morning or afternoon, with a meal, fresh fruit and soft drinks, towels, accident insurance, an English-speaking guide and the Pig Island admission fee.
- ฿43,000 for the boat — Red Dragon, the larger of the operator's two yachts, on the same half-day route.
What's included
- Round-trip hotel transfers from anywhere on Koh Samui
- Lunch or dinner, depending on the departure
- Fresh fruit and soft drinks
- Towels
- Accident insurance
- English speaking guide
- Koh Rap / Pig Island admission fee
- Snorkelling on the Koh Taen reef
Not included
- Sea kayaking — ฿200 per person, optional
- Guests beyond the six covered by the rate — ฿1,200 per adult, ฿800 per child
- The Koh Rap extension — two extra hours at 30% on top of the charter price
- Gratuities
Boat & catamaran rental prices in Koh Samui
| Tour | Duration | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Day Private Thai Yacht Charter to Pig Island — Koh Samui | 4h 45min | up to 35 guests | ฿25,900 per boat |
Operators: Ko Samui Boat Charter
FAQ
Is ฿25,900 per person or for the boat?
We are a bigger group — is there a larger boat?
What are the departure times?
Is a meal included?
Do we pay to land on Pig Island?
Can we add another island?
Where do we board?
What language does the guide speak?
One operator, two wooden yachts, and a rate that belongs to the hull rather than to your seat. The route runs southwest from Samui's inner river jetty past the Five Islands, where families still harvest the birds' nests they call white gold, then on to the reef and mangroves of Koh Taen and the pigs of Ko Mat Sum.
Is ฿25,900 per person or for the boat?#
For the boat. The rate charters the Blue Dragon whole and covers the first six people; each additional adult is ฿1,200 and each child ฿800. Ten people sit inside the Red Dragon's ฿43,000 rate, with the same surcharge above that. The Blue Dragon takes up to 35 passengers and the Red Dragon up to 74, so what you are choosing is headcount, not route.
| Yacht | Inside the rate | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Dragon | Six people, up to 35 aboard | ฿25,900 for the boat |
| Red Dragon | Ten people, up to 74 aboard | ฿43,000 for the boat |
Morning or afternoon — what changes?#
The islands are the same; the meal and the light are not. The morning charter leaves at 09:30 and is back on Samui by about 14:15, with lunch aboard. The afternoon one casts off at 14:15 and lands at 19:00, so dinner is served and the run home falls into the sunset. Either way the crew agrees the pickup time with you.
What is already in the price, and what is paid on top?#
Round-trip transfers from anywhere on Koh Samui, a meal, fresh fruit and soft drinks, towels, accident insurance, an English-speaking guide, guided snorkelling on the Koh Taen reef and the Pig Island admission fee all sit inside the charter rate. Outside it: sea kayaking at ฿200 per person, guests above the included headcount, gratuities and the Koh Rap extension.
What is worth checking before you book?#
- Which departure you are on — it decides whether the meal aboard is lunch or dinner, and whether you are home at 14:15 or at 19:00.
- Your headcount against the rate: six people inside the Blue Dragon charter, ten inside the Red Dragon's.
- The kayak. Snorkelling is included; paddling into the mangroves is ฿200 per person.
- Koh Rap. The extra island is noted in the booking comments and adds two hours and 30% to the charter price.
- Language: the guide works in English, and the operator confirms no other.
Important
The rate buys the hull, not tickets. ฿25,900 covers the Blue Dragon and six people, and every guest after that costs ฿1,200 as an adult or ฿800 as a child — worth counting before you compare this with a per-person seat on a shared boat.
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