Phi Phi Private Tour from Phuket
Private Phi Phi tours from Phuket: a private longtail day for 2 from US$391, a lighter one from US$142 a person, a speedboat for 8 (Oct 2026).
A private Phi Phi tour from Phuket is usually a private longtail in the islands rather than a private boat all the way: the crossing is on a shared speedboat, then a wooden longtail and its captain are yours for three or four hours around Phi Phi Le. Discover Thailand’s version, with a private taxi and a lunch box, is from US$391 for up to 2 in current promotion (usually US$412); Tourly’s lighter one is from US$142 a person; and a fully private speedboat for up to 8 is from US$948 (checked October 2026). The national park fee is extra on all three.
The three private options
| Day | From | What is private | What is not |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover Thailand private longtail | US$391 in current promotion (usually US$412) for up to 2 | Taxi to the pier; 4 hours on your own longtail | The speedboat across; there is no guide |
| Tourly private longtail | US$142 a person | About 3 hours on your own longtail | The speedboat across; food |
| Phuket Private Boats speedboat | US$948 for up to 8 | The whole boat, crew and guide, and the route | Lunch |
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Prices from the GetYourGuide listings, checked October 2026; the park fee, 400 baht an adult and 200 baht a child, is extra on all three.
The private longtail day
Discover Thailand’s day has the most reviews of the three, rated 4.6 from 447 reviews. A private taxi takes you to the pier, a shared speedboat crosses to Phi Phi Don in about an hour, and then the longtail is yours for four hours: Maya Bay for an hour, Pileh Lagoon for a swim, the monkeys at Monkey Bay, snorkelling in Loh Samah Bay and Viking Cave, with a lunch box you choose from a menu. You get an hour on Phi Phi Don at the end before the boat back. It is about 11 hours, door to door.
Two things to know. It is self-guided: the company sends you a timed schedule, the captain speaks basic English, and there is no guide. And the price covers up to 2; children aged 3 to 9 are an add-on at checkout. The park fee and a 20-baht island fee are paid on the day.
Tourly’s longtail costs less because it gives less: about three hours in Phi Phi with water and fruit, no food, on a day of about seven hours from your hotel. It is rated 4.7 from 57 reviews.
The private speedboat
If you are a group, a whole speedboat becomes reasonable. Phuket Private Boats' charter takes up to 8, collects you from anywhere on Phuket, and lets you set the stops and timing: Phi Phi, Maya Bay and Khai Island are the suggested ones. At the full 8 it works out at about US$119 each, against about US$42 for a seat on the classic shared speedboat with lunch (October 2026). Lunch is not included, and the park fee is paid in cash on the day.
When private is worth it
A private day is worth the money if you want to choose how long you stay at each stop, travel with small children who need their own pace, or simply dislike crowded boats. It does not buy you an empty Maya Bay: every boat lands at the same jetty, inside the same daily limits. If what you want is fewer people at the first stops, an early bird tour does that for much less.
Pick your private day:
Private Longtail Day
Private taxi, a shared crossing, then 4 hours on your own longtail with a lunch box.
Check dates →Private Longtail, Lighter
Hotel pickup, a speedboat across and about 3 hours on your own longtail; bring lunch money.
See the lighter day →Private Speedboat
The whole boat, a crew and a guide, and a route you set: Phi Phi, Maya Bay, Khai Island.
See the private speedboat →Prices and review counts from GetYourGuide, checked October 2026; operators change prices, so treat them as a guide, not a quote.
Inclusions, exclusions, durations, group sizes and prices from the GetYourGuide listings, read in US dollars on 29 October 2026; the park fee from the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Phi Phi Don page. Maya Bay’s jetty and visitor limits from TAT’s November 2021 report.
Four Hours on Your Own Longtail
Discover Thailand's day: a private taxi to the pier, a shared speedboat to Phi Phi Don, then your own longtail and captain around Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon, Monkey Bay and Viking Cave, with a lunch box. Priced for up to 2.
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