Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Several tour agencies offer tours to
Khlong Thom
, including visits to freshwater pools, hot
springs and the
Wat Khlong Thom Museum
; the price per adult/child is 1500/1000B. So-called
mystery tours visit local snake farms, rural villages, crystal pools and rubber, pineapple,
banana and papaya plantations; they cost around 900/450B per adult/child. Tour agencies
also offer trips to attractions around Ao Phang-Nga and to a number of dubious animal
shows.
You can also arrange day tours to Ko Phi-Phi on the
Ao Nang Princess
(adult/child 1400/1000B)
.
The boat leaves at 9am from the Hat Noppharat Thara National Park headquarters and vis-
its Bamboo Island, Phi-Phi Don and Phi-Phi Leh. Free transfers from Ao Nang to Hat
Noppharat Thara are included in the price.
Sleeping
Prices at all these places drop by 50% during the low season.
Glur
HOSTEL
$
( 08 9001 3343, 0 7569 5297;
www.krabiglurhostel.com
; 22/2 Moo 2, Soi Ao Nang; dm 600B, d 1300-1500B;
)
Another sneaky, great Krabi-area hostel. Designed, built, owned and operated
by a talented Thai architect and his wife, the gleaming white complex incorporates ship-
ping containers, glass and moulded and polished concrete to create sumptuous dorms,
with curtained off turquoise beds and airy private rooms. The pool was under construction
at research time. Glur also runs a seasonal sandwich shop that makes some of the best
sandwiches and burgers in all of Krabi.
The Nine @ Ao Nang
( 0 7569 5668;
www.thenineaonang.com
; 348 Moo 2, Soi Ao Nang; d 1700-2200B; )
Dig the dancing
Ganesh statues framed in the lobby and the floating beds and slightly sunken baths in the
stylish guest rooms. The latter also have private terraces (some with cliff views), mini-
fridges, wall-mounted flat screens and their own little Ganesh standing sentry on the desk.
It all adds up to one of Ao Nang's most stylish 3-star sleeps.
HOTEL
$$
Somkiet Buri Resort
( 0 7563 7320;
www.somkietburi.com
;
236 Moo 2, Ao-Nang; r from 1800-3000B; )
This place just
might inspire you to slip into a yoga pose. The lush jungle grounds are filled with ferns
and orchids, while lagoons, streams and meandering wooden walkways guide you to the
HOTEL
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