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outdoor showers and ceramic-bowl sinks. It's set on a private beach, where you'll also
find a common pool, dive centre, massage pagodas and spectacular sunsets over Phuket.
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In Ta Khai , the largest settlement on Ko Yao Noi, there's a 7-Eleven with an attached
ATM, one of five on the island. You won't be cash poor here.
On Ko Yao Yai, there were three ATMs operating at research time, but it would still be
wise to carry plenty of cash in the low season, when re-supply can be an issue.
Getting There & Away
TO/FROM PHUKET
To get to Ko Yao Noi from Phuket, take a taxi (600B to 800B) to Tha Bang Rong. From
here, there are hourly long-tails (120B, 20 minutes) or three daily speedboats (200B, 20
minutes) between 7.15am and 5.40pm. They dock at Tha Klong Hia on Ko Yao Yai upon
request before crossing to Ko Yao Noi. Boats begin returning to Phuket at 6.30am.
Returning to Phuket from Ko Yao Noi, taxis run from Tha Bang Rong to the resort areas
for 600B to 800B, or there's one sŏrng·tăa·ou (80B) to Phuket Town at 2.30pm daily.
The best way to reach Ko Yao Yai from Phuket is to catch a speedboat or ferry from
Tha Rasada near Phuket Town. Ferries depart at 8.30am, 10.30am and 2pm (one hour,
100B). Speedboats (30 minutes, 150B) make the run at 4pm and 5pm. On Fridays, the
schedule shifts to accommodate prayer times.
TO/FROM KRABI
There are four 'express' boats (470B, 1½ hours) and two speedboats (600B, 45 minutes)
per day from Krabi's Tha Len pier to Ko Yao Noi piers at Tha Manok and Tha Khao.
TO/FROM PHANG-NGA
From Tha Sapan Yao in Phang-Nga there's a 9am ferry to Ko Yao Noi continuing to Ko
Yao Yai (200B, 1½ hours) that makes an excellent budget cruise of Ao Phang-Nga. It
leaves Ko Yao Noi for the return trip at 7:30am the next morning.
Getting Around
To get from Ko Yao Noi to Ko Yao Yai, catch a shuttle boat from Tha Manok (100B to
150B, 15 minutes) to Tha Klong Hia. On the islands, you can travel by túk-túk for about
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