Coral Island Catamaran Cruise: Snorkel & Sunset Dinner

Relax on Kahung Beach and glide past Promthep Cape’s stunning coastline

A catamaran cruise from Phuket to Coral Island combines a full afternoon of snorkeling, swimming and optional water sports on the beach with an evening sail past Promthep Cape and a Thai dinner served on deck as the sun drops. Hotel pickup is included with the advance booking option, or you can meet the guide at Chalong Pier. The tour runs six hours and includes snorkeling gear and an air-conditioned minivan transfer.

Step-by-step itinerary

Coral Island trip and sunset cruise

• Pick up from hotel
• Arrive at Chalong Pier and meet guide
• Depart to Kahung Beach at Coral Island
• Enjoy snorkeling, swimming, and water sports
• Set sail, stop for swimming and snorkeling
• Cruise around Promthep Cape
• Enjoy Thai dinner on board at sunset
• Return to Chalong Pier and transfer to hotel

The Experience

You're picked up from your hotel in the morning and driven to Chalong Pier, where you board a catamaran with a live guide who speaks English and Thai. The boat heads to Kahung Beach on Coral Island, arriving around 2 PM with two hours to spend in the water. Snorkeling equipment is provided, and the reef here is the main draw—clear turquoise water and coral you can reach without much effort. If snorkeling isn't your thing, you swim, float or stay on the sand. The beach itself is small and white, backed by palms, and it fills up with other tour groups, so it's not remote, but it's also not crowded in a way that ruins it.

Optional water sports are available at Coral Island—parasailing, banana boat rides, scuba diving, sea walking and clear kayak tours—and you pay extra for any of these on the day. After two hours on the beach, the catamaran sets sail again, making stops at other spots for more swimming and snorkeling as it heads toward Promthep Cape. This is the scenic viewpoint at Phuket's southern tip, famous for its views across the Andaman Sea, and you'll cruise around it as the light starts to change. By 5 PM, Thai dinner is served on board—a light buffet laid out as you sail toward sunset. It's not a sit-down restaurant meal; it's food on a moving boat, so expect casual and practical. You arrive back at Chalong Pier around 7 PM for the return transfer to your hotel.

The advance booking option includes hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned minivan, so the whole day is arranged. If you choose ticket only, you meet the guide at the pier and handle your own transport there. Either way, the catamaran is shared with other travelers—this is not a private charter—and the guide leads the group through the day's stops and activities.

What’s included

• Catamaran cruise to Coral Island.
• snorkeling equipment.
• two hours on Kahung Beach with time to swim, snorkel or relax.
• stops for swimming and snorkeling on the sail back.
• cruise around Promthep Cape.
• light Thai dinner served on board at sunset.
• air-conditioned minivan transfer from hotel (advance booking option only).
• live guide in English and Thai.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?Book the advance option if you want the whole day arranged—pickup, pier logistics and timing all handled—so you can focus on the water. Choose ticket only if you're staying near the pier or prefer to arrange your own transport and meet the group there.

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Top questions

What's the snorkeling like at Coral Island?

Coral Island has vibrant coral reefs in clear turquoise water, and snorkeling equipment is provided. The reef is accessible from Kahung Beach, where you spend two hours, and the water is shallow enough that you don't need diving certification to see it.

Can I do water sports like parasailing or jet skiing?

Parasailing, banana boat rides, scuba diving, sea walking and clear kayak tours are all available at Coral Island as optional activities. You pay extra for any of these on the day of the tour; they're not included in the ticket price.

What time does the sunset dinner happen?

Thai dinner is served on board starting around 5 PM as the catamaran sails toward Promthep Cape. It's a light buffet laid out on the boat, and you eat while the sun sets over the Andaman Sea.

Do I need to arrange my own transport to the pier?

The advance booking option includes hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned minivan, so transport is arranged for you. If you choose ticket only, you meet the guide at Chalong Pier and handle your own way there.

How many people are on the catamaran?

This is a shared group tour, not a private charter, so you'll be with other travelers. The catamaran operates as a scheduled departure with a live guide leading the group through the day's stops and activities.

What's Promthep Cape like?

Promthep Cape is a scenic viewpoint at the southern tip of Phuket, famous for its panoramic views of the Andaman Sea. The catamaran cruises around it in the late afternoon as the light changes, giving you views from the water rather than from the land.