Phuket & the Andaman

The Private Yacht & the Karsts journey in the Andaman spends 4–6 days aboard a crewed yacht, sailing through Phang Nga's limestone isles and hidden lagoons. It is arranged entirely in private, and like every Phuket & the Andaman journey it is a point of departure rather than a package: your advisor reshapes it around you, weaving the warm sea and the limestone karsts into a single, seamless journey.

A reserved island in Phuket & the Andaman is an Andaman isle held for you alone, with a private chef and a reef with no one else on it. It is among the signature moments of a private Andaman journey, and it also shapes the Andaman Honeymoon, which pairs a cliff villa with a reserved island and total privacy for the two of you.

The hidden bay of Phuket & the Andaman is reached by private longtail: a karst-ringed lagoon that can be entered only at the right tide. Forest Travel holds the longtails on call, so this lagoon becomes part of a private journey through the warm sea and limestone karsts rather than a crowded excursion, alongside the reserved isles and cliffside villas.

A cliffside villa in Phuket & the Andaman sits above the bay with its own pool and a path down to the sand, the sea endless below. Forest Travel holds these cliffside houses, and a cliff villa anchors the Andaman Honeymoon of 5–7 days, while The Island Villa journey, also 5–7 days, centres on a private villa, a private beach and the warm Andaman.

The best time to visit Phuket & the Andaman depends on the journey you want, and your Forest Travel advisor sets the timing around it. Some moments depend on precise conditions: the hidden bay, a karst-ringed lagoon, can be reached by private longtail only at the right tide. Your advisor times each day so the warm sea, the limestone karsts of Phang Nga and your reserved island fall into a single, seamless journey.

Most private journeys in Phuket & the Andaman run between 4 and 8 days. Private Yacht & the Karsts spends 4–6 days sailing Phang Nga's limestone isles and hidden lagoons. The Island Villa and The Andaman Honeymoon each run 5–7 days, and Family by the Sea runs 6–8 days. These are points of departure rather than packages, so your advisor reshapes the length entirely around you.

Yes. Forest Travel designs every Phuket & the Andaman journey privately, treating its itineraries as points of departure that your advisor reshapes entirely around you. Forest Travel holds the cliffside villas, the reserved islands and the longtails on call, so your journey can include an Andaman isle with a private chef, a crewed yacht through Phang Nga's limestone isles, or a villa above the bay with its own pool and path to the sand.

A private Phuket & the Andaman journey starts from around US$1,600 per person per night. That level covers a cliffside villa with its own pool, an Andaman isle reserved for you with a private chef, and longtails on call for the hidden karst lagoons. Most journeys run four to eight days, so the length sets the total. Forest Travel's planning fee is US$250 per itinerary.

November to April, the window Forest Travel's Phuket & the Andaman guide recommends, when the Andaman coast is outside the southwest monsoon that brings rain from roughly May to October. It is the season for sailing Phang Nga's limestone isles and reaching the karst lagoons by private longtail, which still depend on the right tide. Your advisor times each day around it.