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sometimes 5pm (return 1300B, one hour); in the reverse direction boats leave fro Ko Lipe
at 9.30am and 1.30pm only. From 16 November these boats also stop at Ko Adang for the
same price. For Ko Bulon Leh, boats depart at 12.30pm, arriving in Ko Bulon Leh one
hour later (return 800B), before buzzing on to Ko Lipe. If you miss the Bulon boat, you
can easily charter a long-tail from local fishermen (2000B, 1½ hours). During the wet sea-
son, services to Ko Lipe are weather and demand dependent, but generally operate daily.
All boats depart from the new national park office.
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Ko Bulon Leh
This pretty island, 23km west of Pak Bara, is surrounded by the Andaman's signature
clear waters and has its share of faultless beaches with swaying casuarinas. Gracious Ko
Bulon Leh is in that perfect phase of being developed enough to offer comfortable facilit-
ies, yet not so popular that you have to book beach-time days in advance.
The exceptional white-sand beach extends along the east coast from Bulone resort, on
the northeast cape, to Pansand. At times the beach narrows a bit, especially where buf-
fered by gnarled mangroves and strewn with thick sun-bleached logs. But those nooks and
crannies make it easy to find a secret shady spot with dreamy views.
Bulon's lush interior is interlaced with a few tracks and trails that are fun to explore -
though the dense, jungled rock that makes up the western half remains inaccessible on
foot. Bulon's wild beauty is accessible on the southern coast at Ao Panka Yai, which is
blue and laden with coral gravel. There's good snorkelling around the western headland,
and if you follow the trails through remnant jungle and rubber plantations - with eyes
wide lest you miss glimpsing one of Bulon's enormous monitor lizards - you'll wind your
way to Ao Muang (Mango Bay), where you'll find an authentic
chow lair
squid-fishing
camp.
Resorts can arrange snorkelling trips (2000B, four hours) to other islands in the Ko Bu-
lon group for a maximum of six people, and fishing trips for 400B per hour. Bulone Re-
sort also offers internet (per minute 3B), and battery-charging services for laptops (50B)
and digital cameras (10B).
Sleeping & Eating
