Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 08 0533 4138; tonn1970@yahoo.com; Ao Yai; bungalows 400-500B; )
Outstanding bamboo bunga-
lows hover on Ao Yai's serene southern headland with superb bay views through gentle
foliage. Its classy kitchen turns out homemade yoghurt, bread, cookies, good espresso and
a variety of veggie and seafood dishes.
Sawasdee
( 08 1803 0946, 08 6906 0900;
www.sawadeekohchang.com
; Ao Yai; bungalows 350-600B)
The A-frame
wooden bungalows have vented walls to keep things cool. Every option has sunken bath-
rooms painted bright colours and hammocks on the terraces.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Sunset Bungalows
( 08 0693 8577, 08 4339 5224; Ao Yai; bungalows 250-500B)
Sweet wooden bungalows with bamboo
decks and attached Thai-style bathrooms sit back in the trees along Ao Yai's best stretch
of beach.
GUESTHOUSE
$
GUESTHOUSE
$
Mama's
( 08 0530 7066, 0 7782 0180; mamasbungalows@yahoo.com; Ao Tadaeng; huts 250-500B)
One of three good
choices on Ao Tadaeng, Mama's is tucked into a pretty corner on a rocky, hibiscus-laden
hillside.
RANONG'S TOURISM FIXER
Pon's Place
( 08 1597 4549;
www.ponplace-ranong.com
; Th Ruangrat; 7.30am-midnight) is the go-to
spot in Ranong for everything from Western breakfasts (from 40B) to Ranong Air bookings and information
about bus schedules. Pon himself is a high-energy, friendly guy. If you need help with anything, consider Pon
your fixer.
Getting There & Away
From Ranong take a
sŏrng·tăa·ou
(25B) from the day market on Th Ruangrat to Tha Ko
Phayam near Saphan Plaa. Alternatively, most Ranong guesthouses will arrange for a taxi
to shuttle you to the pier for 50 to 100B.
Two speedboats to Ao Yai (per person 350B, 45 minutes, 9.30am and 2pm) leave daily
from late October to April. They return to Ranong at 9am and 1pm. It's cheaper and just
as convenient to travel on one of two daily long-tail taxi boats (per person 150B, two
hours, 8.30am and 2pm). In the dry season, they stop at all the west-coast beaches. Taxi
