Day 1: arrive and swim
Kata or Kata Noi for the first night — calm water, walkable restaurants, no need for a car.
Day 2: Phang Nga
Sea kayak through the hongs rather than a speedboat tour of James Bond Island. Tides decide the route; a good operator times it.
Day 3: Phi Phi at dawn
Private longtail at 5:30am, Maya Bay before the fleet, back for lunch and a massage.
Day 4: nothing
Beach, pool, old town in the late afternoon for the Sino-Portuguese shophouses and Lard Yai market if it is a Sunday.
Day 5: depart
Late checkout, Big Buddha on the way to the airport if the flight is in the evening.
