Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
departure from Lanta, the Krabi minibuses will drop you
off at Krabi Airport; on arrival, you'll need to call
T
081 606
3591 to ask them to pick you up at the airport.
From Phuket
Ferries run from Rassada Port (at least
1 daily; 4hr; B800-900), via Ko Phi Phi (1hr 30min;
B300-400). There are also a/c minibuses from Phuket
(at least 1 daily; 5hr; B550-600).
From Hat Nopparat Thara (near Ao Nang)
Ferries
usually travel via Laem Phra Nang (1 daily; 2hr 15min; B470).
From Ko Lipe
In high season, there's one daily ferry (5hr;
B1700) and two daily speedboat services (3-4hr; B1900).
From Trang
A/c minibuses run year-round (6 daily; 3hr;
B320-400).
TREAT YOURSELF
Sri Lanta
Hat Khlong Nin
T
075 662688,
W
srilanta.com. On a lengthy beachfront
here, the restaurant, bar, pool and
attractive spa sit in beautiful gardens,
adorned with ponds, fountains and a
huge lawn. Meanwhile, running up the
lush slope across the road, the large
cottages enjoy plenty of space, as well as
all the facilities you need; they're
decorated with dark wood and some nice
artsy touches. Boo
k in ad
vance for the
best rates. Double
B3600
★
10
ACTIVITIES
Cooking classes
Cooking classes are provided by Time
for Lime (next door to Lanta Paddlesports;
T
075 684590,
W
timeforlime.net).
Diving
Among reliable diving centres, Lanta Diver, on
the main road into Ban Sala Dan (
T
075 668058,
W
lantadiver.com), is a Swedish-owned, PADI Five-star
Instructor Development Centre, charging from B2900 for
two dives, excluding equipment, and B13,900 for the
Openwater course.
Watersports
Lanta Paddlesports, at the south end of Hat
Khlong Dao (
T
094 316 2159,
W
lantapaddlesports.com),
offers paddleboard lessons and rental, as well as wind-
surfing, kayaking and surfing.
Sanctuary
Southern Long Beach
T
081 891 3055,
W
sanctuarykohlanta.com. Cheap A-frames with shared
facilities at the back and elegant bamboo-clad bungalows
with pretty interiors and open-air bathrooms at the front.
The restaurant serves Indian and vegetarian food and
home-made bread,
and
there's a cute bar hut on the
beachfront. Double
B250
Somewhere Else
North Long Beach
T
081 536 0858.
Located in the heart of the liveliest part of Ao Phra-Ae,
with bars to the left and right, this cheap, congenial place
on a beachside lawn is one of the main travellers' centres
on the beach. Its spacious, unusually designed hexagonal
bungalows made of tightly woven bamb
oo co
me with
pretty bathrooms with hot showers. Double
B500
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation prices listed here are for high season;
many places increase their rates for “peak season”, usually
between mid-December and mid-January, while in the
rainy season (May-Oct) rates are vastly discounted and
some bungalows close down.
HAT KHLONG KHONG, HAT KHLONG NIN
AND AO KANTIANG
★
Bee Bee Bungalows
Hat Khlong Khong
T
081 537
9932,
E
beebeepiya02@hotmail.com. This place stands
out for its highly individual huts, each one a charming
experiment in bamboo architecture. All are simple but
comfortably furnished, given style with batik fabric
flourishes, and have fans, mosquito nets and partially
open-air bathrooms. There's a good bar-restaurant, too,
with similarl
y expe
rimental but lovely wood and thatch
salas. Double
B550
The Hut
Hat Khlong Nin
T
084 446 5585. A small,
laidback and friendly place, just across the road from
Otto's
Bar & Grill
, with clean, simple bungalows packed tightly
together in a small
gard
en, and a tasty restaurant (mains
from B90). Double
B350
Lanta Coral Beach
Hat Khlong Nam Jud, a tiny bay
between Hat Khlong Nin and Ao Kantiang
T
075 662535,
W
lantacoralresort.com. Friendly resort with a lovely, lofty
restaurant - especially nice at sunset - up on the rocky point.
The plain but very clean and en-suite bamboo and concrete
huts are scattered over a lawn among the palms (some of
which are hung with hammocks); the con
crete
options,
whether fan or a/c, boast hot showers. Double
B500
AO PHRA
AE
LONG BEACH
Blue Sky
North Long Beach
T
081 906 7577,
W
bluesky
lanta.com. This place has it all: decent, cheap, en-suite,
fan bungalows, free wi-fi, beachside restaurant a
nd ba
r,
massage platform, coffee bar and a bookshop. Double
B500
★
Chill out House
North Long Beach, same road as to
Ozone
T
082 183 2258,
W
chillouthouselanta.com. Hand-
built using recycled materials, bamboo and driftwood, this
is a fabulous place with a relaxed bar and free wi-fi. The
dorm beds share hot and cold showers and some of the
rooms and bungalows have en-suite cold showers.
There'
s
a relaxi
ng co
mmon area with big-screen TV. Dorm
B140
,
double
B250
Hutyee Boat
South Long Beach, behind
Red Snapper
restaurant
T
083 633 9723. These large, sturdy, stilted
bungalows stand in a grove of tall, shady trees less than
50m from the beach, have en-suite bathro
oms an
d fridges
- and the owner's a real character. Double
B400
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