{
  "destination": "thailand",
  "name": "Thailand",
  "question": "What does a week's yacht or catamaran charter in Thailand really cost per person?",
  "answer": "12 Knots' average weekly catamaran price in Thailand runs from €4,996 in August to €10,235 in January, which with food at €20–40 a day comes to €973–1,113 per person for 6 people in August (our arithmetic). Fuel, marina fees, mandatory extras and a Thailand-specific skipper rate are not verified, so the real total is higher; Similan national park entry is THB 500 per foreign adult (secondary source).",
  "answer_markdown": "[12 Knots](https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/southeast-asia/thailand/catamaran-charter/)' average weekly catamaran price in Thailand runs from €4,996 in August to €10,235 in January, which with food at €20–40 a day comes to €973–1,113 per person for 6 people in August (our arithmetic). Fuel, marina fees, mandatory extras and a Thailand-specific skipper rate are not verified, so the real total is higher; Similan national park entry is THB 500 per foreign adult (secondary source).",
  "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/true-cost/thailand/",
  "markdown_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/true-cost/thailand.md",
  "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/true-cost/thailand.json",
  "destination_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/thailand/",
  "best_time_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/thailand/",
  "calculator_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/tools/charter-cost-calculator/",
  "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=thailand&pos=api",
  "checked": "2026-10-28",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "complete": false,
  "missing": [
    "fuel",
    "marina fees",
    "mandatory extras",
    "skipper rate (destination-specific)"
  ],
  "assumptions": {
    "nights": 7,
    "marina_nights": 6,
    "food_eur_per_person_day": {
      "min": 20,
      "max": 40
    },
    "party_sizes": [
      4,
      6,
      8
    ],
    "skipper_counted_as_guest": false,
    "currencies_converted": false
  },
  "series": [
    {
      "area": "Thailand",
      "low": {
        "month": {
          "month": 8,
          "name": "August"
        },
        "charter_eur": 4996
      },
      "peak": {
        "month": {
          "month": 1,
          "name": "January"
        },
        "charter_eur": 10235
      },
      "scenarios": [
        {
          "people": 4,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 8,
            "name": "August"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 5556,
            "max": 6116
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1389,
            "max": 1529
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 4,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 1,
            "name": "January"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 10795,
            "max": 11355
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 2699,
            "max": 2839
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 6,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 8,
            "name": "August"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 5836,
            "max": 6676
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 973,
            "max": 1113
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 6,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 1,
            "name": "January"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 11075,
            "max": 11915
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1846,
            "max": 1986
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 8,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 8,
            "name": "August"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 6116,
            "max": 7236
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 765,
            "max": 905
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 8,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 1,
            "name": "January"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 11355,
            "max": 12475
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1419,
            "max": 1559
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lines": [
    {
      "key": "charter_low",
      "label": "Charter fee, cheapest month (August)",
      "amount": 4996,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "12 Knots average weekly asking price (mix of bareboat and crewed, all sizes)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "k12_thailand",
          "name": "12 Knots",
          "title": "Catamaran charter in Thailand",
          "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/southeast-asia/thailand/catamaran-charter/",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "charter_peak",
      "label": "Charter fee, priciest month (January)",
      "amount": 10235,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "12 Knots average weekly asking price (mix of bareboat and crewed, all sizes)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "k12_thailand",
          "name": "12 Knots",
          "title": "Catamaran charter in Thailand",
          "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/southeast-asia/thailand/catamaran-charter/",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "skipper",
      "label": "Skipper",
      "amount": 150,
      "amount_max": 300,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_day",
      "applies_to": "Skippered charters; destination rate not verified",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "General range; we compute no skippered total for this destination.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "cook",
      "label": "Cook or hostess",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_boat_day",
      "applies_to": "Crewed charters",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "We found no usable published day rate.",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "fuel",
      "label": "Fuel",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "Bareboat",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "marina",
      "label": "Marina fees",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_night",
      "applies_to": "Bareboat",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "mandatory_extras",
      "label": "Mandatory extras (cleaning, consumables)",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Paid with the booking or at base",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "food",
      "label": "Food (provisioning), excluding drinks",
      "amount": 20,
      "amount_max": 40,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_person_day",
      "applies_to": "All guests, 7 days",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "th_similan_fee",
      "label": "Similan national park entry",
      "amount": 500,
      "currency": "THB",
      "unit": "per_person_visit",
      "applies_to": "Foreign adults (children aged 3–14: THB 250)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "Travel-site figure for the 2026–27 season; no official Department of National Parks page found.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "tc_th_similan_tisland",
          "name": "Tisland (travel site)",
          "title": "Similan Islands open on 15 October 2026",
          "url": "https://www.tisland.travel/en/blog/similany-otkryvayutsya-15-oktyabrya-2026",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Travel company article for the 2026–27 season. Not an official Department of National Parks page.",
          "tier": "secondary"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "th_phangnga_fee",
      "label": "Ao Phang Nga national park entry",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "THB",
      "unit": "per_person_visit",
      "applies_to": "Foreign adults",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "No official fee page found.",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "apa",
      "label": "APA (crewed charters only)",
      "amount": 25,
      "amount_max": 35,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "percent_of_charter",
      "applies_to": "Crewed charters; replaces fuel, port fees and food",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "On the Thailand fee that is €1,249–1,749 in the cheapest month and €2,559–3,582 in the priciest (our arithmetic).",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "helm_apa",
          "name": "Helm",
          "title": "What is an APA?",
          "url": "https://www.helm.yt/article/what-is-an-apa",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Updated 17 August 2026."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "tip",
      "label": "Crew gratuity (crewed charters)",
      "amount": 10,
      "amount_max": 20,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "percent_of_charter",
      "applies_to": "Customary on crewed charters",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "wa_terms",
          "name": "Worth Avenue Yachts",
          "title": "Charter terms & conditions",
          "url": "https://www.worthavenueyachts.com/explore/charter-terms-and-conditions/",
          "checked": "2026-10-27"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "deposit",
      "label": "Security deposit (refundable)",
      "amount": 4000,
      "amount_max": 10000,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Held, then returned",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "damage_waiver",
      "label": "Damage waiver (optional)",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Optional",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "park_fees": [
    {
      "item": "Similan entrance fee, foreign adult",
      "amount": "500 THB",
      "status": "secondary",
      "note": "Tour operator blog; it says the rate has applied since 7 June 2022. Children: 250 THB.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "dive_th_aster",
          "name": "Aster of Asia (tour operator)",
          "title": "Similan Islands 2026: opening on 15 October",
          "url": "https://asterofasia.com/blog/similan-islands-2026-season-opening",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Tour operator blog dated 16 October 2026; it says it was AI-assisted and human-checked. Not official.",
          "tier": "secondary"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "item": "Anchoring fees in marine national parks",
      "amount": "Not verified",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "note": "Thai Marine Guide says rangers can charge anchoring fees set by the department, by yacht size and people on board.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "fish_thailand_1",
          "name": "Thai Marine Guide",
          "title": "Thai Marine Guide – restricted areas",
          "url": "https://thaimarineguide.com/info/restricted-areas/",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Secondary source (not official).",
          "tier": "secondary"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "park_fees_note": "Park fees depend on the route and are never added to the totals.",
  "rules": [],
  "not_verified": [
    "Official national park entry fees (Similan, Ao Phang Nga).",
    "fuel",
    "marina fees",
    "mandatory extras",
    "skipper rate (destination-specific)"
  ],
  "status_legend": {
    "official": "Read in an official text: government, port or park authority, ministry, or an operator's own published tariff.",
    "secondary": "From a newspaper, law firm, travel site or charter company; not official.",
    "not_verified": "We could not confirm it. We leave it open rather than guess, and never add it to a total."
  },
  "derived": "bareboat_eur, per_person_eur, skippered_* and APA amounts are our arithmetic on the sourced lines; nothing is converted between currencies. in_total marks lines added to the bareboat total.",
  "caveat": "12 Knots prices are asking prices that mix bareboat and crewed listings; The Globe Sailor's table does not state a period for every column (fuel per week, port per night are our reading).",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "k12_thailand",
      "name": "12 Knots",
      "title": "Catamaran charter in Thailand",
      "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/southeast-asia/thailand/catamaran-charter/",
      "checked": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
    },
    {
      "id": "globesailor_costs",
      "name": "The Globe Sailor",
      "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
      "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
    },
    {
      "id": "helm_apa",
      "name": "Helm",
      "title": "What is an APA?",
      "url": "https://www.helm.yt/article/what-is-an-apa",
      "checked": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "Updated 17 August 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "wa_terms",
      "name": "Worth Avenue Yachts",
      "title": "Charter terms & conditions",
      "url": "https://www.worthavenueyachts.com/explore/charter-terms-and-conditions/",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "id": "dive_th_aster",
      "name": "Aster of Asia (tour operator)",
      "title": "Similan Islands 2026: opening on 15 October",
      "url": "https://asterofasia.com/blog/similan-islands-2026-season-opening",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Tour operator blog dated 16 October 2026; it says it was AI-assisted and human-checked. Not official.",
      "tier": "secondary"
    },
    {
      "id": "fish_thailand_1",
      "name": "Thai Marine Guide",
      "title": "Thai Marine Guide – restricted areas",
      "url": "https://thaimarineguide.com/info/restricted-areas/",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Secondary source (not official).",
      "tier": "secondary"
    },
    {
      "id": "tc_th_similan_tisland",
      "name": "Tisland (travel site)",
      "title": "Similan Islands open on 15 October 2026",
      "url": "https://www.tisland.travel/en/blog/similany-otkryvayutsya-15-oktyabrya-2026",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Travel company article for the 2026–27 season. Not an official Department of National Parks page.",
      "tier": "secondary"
    }
  ],
  "attribution": "Cite \"Catamaran Index\" with a link to the canonical_url of the page the figure comes from, and name the original source listed with it.",
  "affiliate_note": "book_url links go through /go/samboat, an affiliate link: Catamaran Index may earn a commission on bookings, at no extra cost to the traveller. It never changes the data."
}