Kayaking at Hong Island: Which Day Includes the Kayak
Kayaking at Hong Island (Ko Hong) from Krabi: which boat days include a kayak and which charge for it, the park fee, the time on the island, and three tours compared. Checked November 2026.
Hong Island (Ko Hong) is an island off the Krabi coast, so kayaking there comes as part of a boat day: you cross by longtail or speedboat, and the kayak is either an option you pay extra for or a stop on a dearer day. The day to book is Krabi Sunset Tours’ Krabi: Hong Island Longtail Boat & Kayak Tour with Lunch, from US$38 a person (checked November 2026). That from-price is the option without the kayak; the option with kayaking cost US$47.28 a person on 26 November 2026. The national park fee, 300 baht for an adult, is paid in cash on the day.
Pick a date, then “Sightseeing Tour with Kayaking” if you want to paddle; “Sightseeing Tour” is the same day without it. Free cancellation runs until 24 hours before.
Where Ko Hong is
Ko Hong lies out in the bay west of Ao Thalane and north-west of Ao Nang. Thailand’s national parks department lists it, as Mu Ko Hong (Ko Lao Bi Le), in Than Bok Khorani National Park, with a ranger station on the island, and asks visitors to keep the entrance-fee receipt for inspection. The fee is 300 baht for a foreign adult and 150 baht for a child, the park’s rates in force since 7 June 2022 (checked November 2026). The department’s closure list, read on 10 November 2026, showed no closure at Mu Ko Hong.
Krabi Sunset Tours’ day, stop by stop
| Stop | Time there | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Daeng | 30 minutes | Snorkelling in open water |
| Ko Lao Lading | 1 hour | Buffet lunch on the beach, a swim |
| Hong Lagoon | 20 minutes | Into the lagoon by boat |
| Hong Island Beach | 2 hours | Free time, swimming; the kayak if you booked it |
Krabi Sunset Tours’ stops, November 2026; about 30 to 40 minutes by longtail between stops, 7 hours in all with pickup.
The kayak option is a self-guided paddle in a two-seat sit-on-top kayak, round Ko Hong and into the mangroves of the lagoon. The day’s description also takes in the climb to the island’s viewpoint. Hotel pickup runs from 08:00 to 08:45 in Ao Nang, Krabi Town, Ao Nam Mao, Klong Muang and Tubkaek; Railay and Tonsai are not served.
Check dates for the kayak option
Three ways to kayak at Ko Hong
| Tour | From | How the kayak works | Park fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Island Longtail Boat & Kayak Tour (Krabi Sunset Tours) | US$38 | An extra option, US$47.28 with it on 26 November 2026; self-guided round the island | Not included, 300 baht cash |
| Sea Kayaking in Ao Thalane & Optional Full-Day Hong Island (Sea Kayak Krabi) | US$36 | The kayaking is at Ao Thalane; Ko Hong is lunch and sightseeing by longtail, US$113.71 a person for two on 26 November 2026 | Included |
| Small-Group Sea Kayaking at Hong Island from Krabi (Trip Store Krabi) | US$114 | A boat from Ao Thalane, then 90 minutes by kayak at Ko Hong with a guide | Included |
GetYourGuide prices checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026. Sea Kayak Krabi and Trip Store Krabi take bookings for two people or more.
On the longtail day the kayak adds about US$9 to the price. The guided days cost more than twice as much, but they include the park fee and, on Trip Store Krabi’s day, a guide on the water with you.
Book whichever fits your group:
Krabi: Hong Island Longtail Boat & Kayak Tour with Lunch
Krabi Sunset Tours: longtail from Ao Nang, snorkelling, lunch on Ko Lao Lading, two hours on Ko Hong. Choose the kayaking option for a self-guided paddle round the island.
Check dates →Sea Kayaking in Ao Thalane & Optional Full-Day Hong Island
Sea Kayak Krabi: a guided paddle at Ao Thalane, then lunch and sightseeing at Ko Hong by longtail on the full-day option. Two people or more; park entrance fees included.
See the tour →Small-Group Sea Kayaking at Hong Island from Krabi
Trip Store Krabi: by boat from the Sea Kayak pier at Ao Thalane, 90 minutes kayaking at Ko Hong with a guide, lunch, beach time; two adults or more.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Is it worth it for the kayak?
If paddling is the point of your day, the mainland mangroves give you more of it: about two hours in the kayak at Ao Thalane against an add-on round the island here. Ko Hong is worth it for the island itself, the beach, the lagoon and the swim, with a kayak as a bonus. Krabi Sunset Tours’ day suits that reader: it puts two of its seven hours on Ko Hong’s beach. Mangrove kayaking in Krabi covers the paddle-first choice.
Before you book
- Cash. Bring baht for the park fee on Krabi Sunset Tours’ day; the guided days include it.
- Who can go. Krabi Sunset Tours’ day is not for children under 2, pregnant women, or people with heart, back or other serious medical conditions.
- Weather. On Krabi Sunset Tours’ day, a programme changed by the sea brings a full refund or another date.
Also around Krabi
Other Krabi Trips with Open Dates
Day trips from Ao Nang and Krabi Town with live availability. Pickup, what is included and the cancellation terms show before you book.
Ko Hong by Longtail, Kayak Optional
Krabi Sunset Tours' 7-hour longtail day: snorkelling at Ko Daeng, lunch on Ko Lao Lading, the lagoon by boat and two hours on Ko Hong's beach. Pick the option with kayaking to paddle round the island.
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