# Phuket Tours in November: Similans, Phi Phi, Racha and Phang Nga November is when the Similans are back: the national park reopens on 15 October, so both of our Similan day trips are running. It rains far less than in October. The sea still gets the final say each morning, though, so we'd book the far boats and the sunrise boats first and leave a spare day after any sea trip. ## Tours and prices in Thai baht - [Phi Phi at sunrise: Maya Bay before the crowds](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-sunrise) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-sunrise.md) — One day, 04:00–15:30 · Adult 2,300 THB · Child 4–9 2,000 THB - [Racha and Coral islands by speedboat](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/racha-coral-islands-speedboat) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/racha-coral-islands-speedboat.md) — Eight to nine hours · Adult 1,400 THB · Child 4–9 1,300 THB - [James Bond island and Phang Nga Bay](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/james-bond-island-phang-nga) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/james-bond-island-phang-nga.md) — Eight to nine hours · Adult 2,000 THB · Child 4–9 1,800 THB - [Similan islands, early departure](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/similan-islands-early) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/similan-islands-early.md) — One day, 04:00–17:00 · Adult 2,800 THB · Child 4–9 2,500 THB - [Cheow Lan lake and the Samet Nangshe sunrise](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/cheow-lan-lake) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/cheow-lan-lake.md) — One day, 06:00–17:00 · Adult 2,600 THB · Child 4–9 2,200 THB - [Similan islands: the classic day trip](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/similan-islands) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/similan-islands.md) — About twelve hours · Adult 2,600 THB · Child 4–9 2,400 THB - [Phi Phi, Maya Bay and Khai island by speedboat](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-maya-khai) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-maya-khai.md) — One day · Adult 2,000 THB · Child 4–9 1,800 THB - [Racha Yai and Coral island at sunrise](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/racha-coral-sunrise) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/racha-coral-sunrise.md) — One day, 04:30–15:30 · Adult 1,600 THB · Child 4–9 1,300 THB - [Coral island from Rawai pier](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/coral-islands-rawai) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/coral-islands-rawai.md) — Half a day, 08:30–14:00 · Adult 1,400 THB · Child 4–9 1,300 THB - [Krabi tropical paradise: four islands in one day](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/krabi-tropical-paradise) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/krabi-tropical-paradise.md) — One day, 09:00–18:30 · Adult 2,300 THB · Child 4–9 2,000 THB - [Phi Phi and Racha Yai by catamaran, with a sunset stop at Maiton](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-racha-maiton-sunset) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-racha-maiton-sunset.md) — One day, 06:30–19:00 · Adult 2,700 THB · Child 4–9 2,500 THB - [Eleven islands in one day: Phang Nga, Hong and Phi Phi](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/eleven-islands-mega) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/eleven-islands-mega.md) — One day, twelve hours or more · Adult 4,200 THB · Child 4–9 3,800 THB - [Phi Phi: two days, one night](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-2days) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-2days.md) — Two days, one night · Adult 4,300 THB · Child 4–9 3,800 THB - [Five pearls of the Andaman Sea: two days, three regions](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/five-pearls-2days) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/five-pearls-2days.md) — Two days, one night · Adult 5,400 THB · Child 4–9 4,900 THB - [Sea fishing from sunrise](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/fishing-sunrise) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/fishing-sunrise.md) — One day, 05:30–15:00 · Adult 2,500 THB · Child 4–9 2,200 THB - [Secrets of Krabi: hot springs, jungle lakes and the Tiger Cave temple](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/krabi-secrets) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/krabi-secrets.md) — One day, 05:00–17:40 · Adult 2,500 THB · Child 4–9 2,300 THB Prices come straight from our booking system. Children under four join free on most trips — each tour page says so. ## Are the Similan islands open in November? Yes, all month. The park shuts for the monsoon from 16 May to 14 October and opens again on the 15th, which makes November its first full month of the season. We run the Similan trips from that date until the park closes in mid-May, as long as the weather allows. There are two ways to go. [The early departure](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/similan-islands-early) picks you up between 04:00 and 05:00 and is off the pier at six. By about eight you're on Miang island (no. 4), and at that hour the beach is usually yours. Dinner is back at the pier, around half past four. [The classic day](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/similan-islands) leaves from Tablamu pier: snorkelling off islands 9 and 7, the walk up to Sail Rock on island 8, a buffet lunch on board. You're back between 15:30 and 18:00. Staying in Khao Lak rather than Phuket? Both trips collect there too. ## How wet is November compared with October? On paper, a lot drier. The World Meteorological Organization's 30-year climate normals for Phuket put November at about 178 mm of rain, on 13 days with a millimetre or more. October gets 336 mm over 19 days. The wind changes too: over the month it swings round to the north-east. That's an average, not your forecast. The call on whether boats go out is made that morning by the authorities and the captain, and it applies to every operator. If they say no, your trip moves to another date or you get the payment back. So we'd follow your first sea day with a free one. Coming a few weeks earlier? Read [Phuket tours in October](https://phukeo.com/en/excursions/phuket-tours-in-october). ## Phi Phi in November: at sunrise or the classic day? Go at sunrise if Maya Bay is the point. [Phi Phi at sunrise](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-sunrise) collects you between four and half four, hands out breakfast boxes at the pier, and you see the sun come up from the boat. At seven you get an hour in Maya Bay, before the day boats turn up. Then Pileh Lagoon, snorkelling, lunch on Phi Phi Don and Bamboo island. Back at the pier at 15:30. If four in the morning sounds grim, take [Phi Phi, Maya Bay and Khai](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-maya-khai): pickup at 07:30, back at Chalong around 16:15. Whether you can step onto the sand in Maya Bay depends on park rules that change through the year, and [is Maya Bay open](https://phukeo.com/en/faq/is-maya-bay-open) explains them. Fewer boats do the sunrise run, so it sells out first. Give it a few days' notice, and about a week once high season gets going. ## Racha and Coral: speedboat or sunrise? [Racha and Coral by speedboat](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/racha-coral-islands-speedboat) is the easy snorkelling day. Pickup is between 08:00 and 08:30, the crossing to Patok Bay on Racha Yai takes about forty minutes, lunch is on Coral island, and the afternoon goes on the beach and water sports before the hotels at about 17:30. Parasailing, the banana boat and jet skis are extra, so bring cash if you want any of them. [Racha and Coral at sunrise](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/racha-coral-sunrise) collects you between 04:30 and 05:00 and is back at the pier at 15:30, so the evening is yours. For a half day with no early start, [Coral island from Rawai](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/coral-islands-rawai) meets at Rawai pier at 08:30 and is back there at 14:00. ## Phang Nga Bay and Cheow Lan lake [James Bond island](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/james-bond-island-phang-nga) is a drive to Phang Nga and then a longtail between limestone islands: the famous rock, a kayak through the sea caves, seafood lunch at a restaurant on stilts and the floating village of Koh Panyi. The longtails stay on sheltered water inside the bay, which makes it the sea day to keep for a windy spell. The drive back ends around 18:00. [Cheow Lan lake](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/cheow-lan-lake) is mostly a road day with a boat on fresh water. You watch the sunrise from the Samet Nangshe viewpoint, drive north through the jungle to the lake, cross it by longtail between the cliffs, eat at a floating restaurant, swim and take a short rainforest walk before Bang Tong temple. Pickup is at 06:00 and the drive home starts at 17:00. ## Long days, sunsets and two-day trips [Eleven islands in one day](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/eleven-islands-mega) strings Phang Nga, Hong and Phi Phi into twelve hours or more and drops you at the hotel around 20:00. [Phi Phi and Racha by catamaran](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-racha-maiton-sunset) ends with a sunset stop at Maiton and is back at the pier at 19:00. For a slower pace, [Phi Phi over two days](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/phi-phi-2days) adds a hotel night on Phi Phi Don, and [Five pearls](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/five-pearls-2days) covers three regions with a fire show on the beach and [glowing plankton at night](https://phukeo.com/en/faq/glowing-plankton-tour-from-phuket) for anyone who wants to swim. Two more ideas for the week. [Krabi tropical paradise](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/krabi-tropical-paradise) is the four-islands boat day in Krabi, with a 09:00 pier call. [Sea fishing from sunrise](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/fishing-sunrise) leaves the pier early and is back at 15:00 with photos of the catch. And [Secrets of Krabi](https://phukeo.com/en/tours/krabi-secrets), the day of the [Emerald and Blue lakes](https://phukeo.com/en/guide/emerald-lake-krabi), a hot waterfall and the [Tiger Cave temple](https://phukeo.com/en/guide/tiger-cave-temple), has no boats in it at all, so it still runs if the sea is closed. Which Krabi boat to take, Hong or Railay, is on [Krabi four islands or Hong island](https://phukeo.com/en/excursions/krabi-four-islands-or-hong-island). ## How to plan a November week Book in this order: the Similans and the sunrise boats first, then the two-day trips, then Phi Phi or James Bond island, and the near islands and land days last, because those are the easiest to add once you are here. Put the sea day that matters most early in the stay and leave the next day free. The Similans open in mid-October; whether to start from Phuket or Khao Lak is on [Similan Islands from Phuket or Khao Lak](https://phukeo.com/en/excursions/similan-islands-from-phuket-or-khao-lak). Loy Krathong, when people float small krathong rafts on the water at night, falls on the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month, usually in November; the date moves every year, and none of our trips is built around it. Send the tour, the date, your hotel and everyone's ages; we confirm the programme and the total, and payment is agreed in the chat after the booking is confirmed. Children aged 4 to 9 pay the child price, and from ten the adult price applies. For the Similan boats, [the Similan islands tour price for a family](https://phukeo.com/en/faq/similan-islands-tour-price) sets out the child and toddler rules. Booking several November days at once? [How booking works](https://phukeo.com/en/faq/how-booking-works) explains the confirmation and the pickup message for each. ## Worth knowing In November, book the Similans and any sunrise boat first, and keep the day after your first sea trip free. If the sea is closed, the trip moves to another date or the payment comes back. ## FAQ ### Are the Similan Islands open in November? Yes, all month. The national park closes for the monsoon from 16 May to 14 October and reopens on 15 October. Both our Similan day trips run in November, weather permitting. ### Is November a good month for Phi Phi? Yes. Both our Phi Phi days run: the sunrise boat with an hour in Maya Bay before the day boats, back at 15:30, and the classic Maya Bay and Khai day, back at Chalong around 16:15. Book the sunrise one a few days ahead. ### How much does it rain in Phuket in November? About 178 mm over 13 rainy days on the 30-year climate normals, roughly half of October's 336 mm. Averages are not a forecast: boats are stopped for wind and swell, and that is decided on the morning. ### Which tours should I book first for November? The Similans, the sunrise boats and the two-day trips, because they run with fewer boats and fill first. Then Phi Phi or James Bond island. Racha, Coral and land days can wait until you arrive. ### What happens if my November boat trip is cancelled? The authorities and the captain decide on the morning. If the sea is closed, the trip moves to another date or the payment comes back, so leave a free day after your first sea trip. ### Which November trip suits a windy day? James Bond island: the longtails stay on sheltered water inside Phang Nga Bay. If the sea is closed altogether, Secrets of Krabi goes by road and does not depend on boats. ### Do children pay full price? No. Children aged 4 to 9 pay the child price shown in the table, and from ten the adult price applies. Children under four join free on most trips; each tour page says so. ## Compare with - [Phuket Tours in October: Racha, Krabi, Rafting and the Similans](https://phukeo.com/en/excursions/phuket-tours-in-october) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/excursions/phuket-tours-in-october.md) - [How to Book a Similan Islands Tour from Phuket](https://phukeo.com/en/faq/how-to-book-similan-islands-tour) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/faq/how-to-book-similan-islands-tour.md) - [Is Maya Bay Open? Seasonal Closure and Phi Phi Tours from Phuket](https://phukeo.com/en/faq/is-maya-bay-open) · [md](https://phukeo.com/en/faq/is-maya-bay-open.md) - [All tours](https://phukeo.com/en/tours) ## How to book [Ask about dates on WhatsApp](https://wa.me/66619490349?text=Hello!%20I%20found%20you%20on%20phukeo.com%20and%20I'd%20like%20to%20book%20%22Tours%20in%20November%22.%20My%20dates%3A%20) --- Canonical: https://phukeo.com/en/excursions/phuket-tours-in-november