A quiet Phang Nga Bay island where limestone karsts rise from turquoise water and the Six Senses sits on a hillside above an empty beach.
Koh Yao Noi sits in the middle of Phang Nga Bay, between Phuket and Krabi, and somehow stays quiet while both of its neighbors fill up. It's a working island — rubber plantations, rice fields, fishing villages — with a handful of very good places to stay.
Six Senses Yao Noi is the headline: hilltop pool villas looking out over the karst islands, with one of the best views in Thailand from breakfast onward.
Days are simple. Kayak through the hongs and sea caves, cycle the island's flat back roads, take a longtail out to James Bond Island early before the crowds, or do nothing at all.
Trip highlights
- Six Senses Yao Noi hilltop pool villas
- Kayaking among Phang Nga Bay's limestone karsts
- Quiet beaches and local fishing villages
- Cycling the island's flat back roads
- Easy transfers from Phuket or Krabi