4 Cave Tours in Phuket For A First Thai Trip

1.Hong by Starlight: Sea Cave Kayaking and Loy Krathong Floating

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,215 reviews · from $128Our pick

Spend about 10 hours exploring Phang Nga Bay from Phuket. Guides such as Mike, Adam, Woody, Ameen, and Eau paddle you through sea caves and emerald lagoons while you watch for bats, monkeys, crabs, and egrets. Lunch, dinner, transfers, kayaks, park fees, and a Loy Krathong floating ritual are included.

“Quite a unique experience with making a flower alter. Good food and friendly staff. Our group had 51 people and needed to pick up more local guides to help. These extra guides did not speak English.”

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2.Monkey Cave, Water Rafting, Zipline with ATV Option

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 161 reviews · from $44Best value

Travel from Phuket to Phang Nga for Suwan Kuha Temple, a 15-meter reclining Buddha, 5 kilometers of white water rafting, a short forest zipline, lunch, and an optional 30-minute ATV ride. Guides such as Aldi, Zero, and Nyoman have been praised for friendly service. Expect a long van ride and a tightly packed day.

“Fantastic. zero and Nyoman were really great. we would recommend them for this activity. regards Ros snd Steve .we went tiday”

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3.Bamboo Rafting, Monkey Cave, and ATV Option

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 129 reviews · 9 hours · from $56

Spend nine hours beyond Phuket on a small-group day with a Monkey Cave visit, bamboo rafting, turtle conservation center, Thai lunch, optional ATV ride, and jungle waterfall walk. Hotel pickup covers many Phuket areas. Expect a long drive, wet clothes on the raft, and possible schedule changes or extra stops, including elephant riding on some departures.

“It was a little chaotic with 2 different guides and the people in our group doing different things. We had to wait a while for the other group to finish. It was not memorable”

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4.Rafting 7KM & ATV visit monkey cave and waterfall with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 41 reviews · from $81

This full-day Phuket outing combines Wat Suwan Kuha’s Monkey Cave, 7KM whitewater rafting, a 30-minute rainforest ATV ride, ziplining, lunch, and a waterfall stop. Hotel pickup is offered from several Phuket areas. Expect a busy schedule, long drives, and simple adventure facilities rather than polished theme-park thrills.

“This was one of the worst tours we have ever experienced, and I strongly advise others to avoid it, especially if you care about safety, transparency, and animal welfare. First and most importantly, this tour includes elephant riding. These animRead more”

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