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the entire densely forested island - it's a stunning place. With no indigenous population
living here, several spiffy resorts have the whole island to themselves. There is one dive
centre (dives from 1500B), mask and snorkel sets and fins can be rented from resorts for
100B each, sea kayaks rent for around 150B to 180B per hour, or you can take half-day
snorkelling tours of nearby islands (850B per person). Internet at the big resorts is slow
and costs 100B to 150B per hour. Wi-fi is iffy.
Even though it's technically a part of Krabi Province, the island's mainland link is with
Pak Meng.
Sleeping
Most places are decidedly midrange and come with restaurants and 24-hour electricity.
The boat pier is at Koh Ngai Resort, but if you book ahead resorts on the other beaches
will arrange transfers.
Ko Hai Camping
( 08 1970 9804; seamoth2004@yahoo.com; tent 500-600B)
Big, clean fan-cooled tentalos on the
beach have shared bathrooms and are run by friendly Tu, who also manages the adjacent
Sea Moth Dive Center.
CAMPING GROUND
$
HOTEL
$$$
Coco Cottages
( 08 9724 9225;
www.coco-cottage.com
; bungalows 3600-4800B; )
As the name suggests, these
cottages are coconut extravaganzas with thatched roofs, coconut-wood walls and coconut-
shell lanterns. Grab a sea-view fan bungalow if you can.
Getting There & Away
Ko Ngai Villa runs the daily boats from Ko Ngai to Hat Pak Meng at 8.30am, returning to
Ko Ngai at noon. Transfers cost 450B (1½ hours). You can also privately charter a long-
tail to and from Pak Meng for 1500B, as well as Ko Muk (1500B) and Ko Kradan
(1800B). Ko Ngai Seafood and Ko Ngai Villa are the best sources for long-tail charters.
between Ban Sala Dan (750B, 30 minutes) on Ko Lanta and Ko Lipe (1600B, four hours),
stopping at the pier on Ko Muk, where you can connect to Ko Ngai.
Satun Pakbara Speedboat
Club
(
08 2433 0114, 0 7475 0389;
www.tarutaolipeisland.com
)
is the more direct and comfortable
