Krabi 7 Islands Sunset Trip — Beach BBQ and a Plankton Night Swim
An afternoon-to-night run from Ao Nang: the Tub and Mor sandbar, snorkelling at Chicken Island, a BBQ buffet on Poda, sunset off Tung Ming and a night swim among bioluminescent plankton. From ฿1,390 (about $39) per person by longtail boat (฿1,590 by speedboat), 14:45 to 20:00.
Krabi, Thailand · 5h 15min · ฿1,390 per person · EN
What is this tour like?
The seven-island trip covers the same water as the classic 4 Islands day, but starts when that trip is finishing. The boat leaves Ao Nang Pier at 14:45 and returns at 20:00, which means the sandbar, the snorkelling stop and Phra Nang Cave Beach are all visited late in the afternoon rather than at midday.
Dinner is a BBQ buffet laid out on the beach at Poda Island at 17:45. Sunset is watched from Tung Ming Island at 19:00, and the last stop, at 19:30, is Raeng Island for the plankton swim — bioluminescence is a natural phenomenon and never guaranteed, but this is the stop it is planned for.
By longtail boat an adult pays ฿1,390 and a child ฿1,150; by speedboat ฿1,590 and ฿1,350. Pick-up times differ by area: Klong Muang and Krabi Town 13:10–13:20, Ao Nang 13:30–14:00. Railay is not served on this trip.
What are the highlights?
- Seven stops instead of four, and the islands empty out after the day boats leave
- BBQ buffet served on the beach at Poda Island
- Night swim among bioluminescent plankton off Raeng Island
How does the day go, hour by hour?
- 14:45Departure from Ao Nang Pier
Pick-up runs from 13:10 in Krabi Town and Klong Muang and from 13:30 in Ao Nang.
- 15:15Tub and Mor Islands
The sandbar that links the islands at low tide.
- 16:35Chicken Island
Snorkelling and a photograph of the chicken-shaped rock.
- 17:15Phra Nang Cave Beach
The limestone cave on the Railay peninsula.
- 17:45BBQ buffet on Poda Island
Dinner is served on the beach under the trees.
- 19:00Sunset at Tung Ming Island
The golden-hour stop of the trip.
- 19:30Plankton swim at Raeng Island
A night swim among bioluminescent plankton, weather and conditions permitting.
- 20:00Back at Ao Nang Pier
Transfer back to your hotel.
What's included in the price?
- Hotel transfer by car within Ao Nang, both ways
- Accident insurance
- Mask, snorkel and life jacket
- BBQ buffet meal on Poda Island
- Fruit and drinking water
- English-speaking guide
What's not included?
- National park entrance fee — park rate ฿400 (about $11) per adult and ฿200 per child; the operator states ฿200 and ฿100 — confirm at booking
- Pick-up from Klong Muang, Tub Kaek or Krabi Town — ฿100 (about $3) per person
- Anything not listed above — ask us before booking
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Ao Nang Pier, Krabi. Free hotel pick-up within Ao Nang at 13:30–14:00; Klong Muang and Krabi Town at 13:10–13:20 for ฿100 (about $3) per person. Railay is not served on this trip. The operator's office is at 216 Moo 2, Soi Ao Nang 11/1, Ao Nang.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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