Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Amazing Bike Tours
(
08 7263 2031;
www.amazingbiketoursthailand.com
; day
trip 2900B)
.
KOH YAO DIVER
( 08789 575 517;
www.kohyaodiver.com
)
Leads dive trips from both islands. Half-
day three-island snorkelling tours (1700B, maximum six passengers) through Ao
Phang-Nga are easily organised from any guest house or with long-tail captains on
the beaches.
Diving
MOUNTAIN SHOP ADVENTURES
( 08 9971 0380, 08 4841 1540;
www.themountainshop.org
;
Tha Khao)
Offers full-
day rock climbing trips around Ko Yao Noi from 2500B, as well as fishing, snor-
kelling and kayaking trips.
Rock Climbing
Getting There & Away
From Phuket
For Ko Yao Noi, hourly long-tails (150B, 20 minutes) or three daily speedboats
(200B, 20 minutes) leave Tha Bano Rong north of Phuket Town between 7.30am
and 5.40pm.
To Ko Yao Yai, catch a speedboat or ferry from Tha Rasada near Phuket Town. Fer-
ries 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.
PHUKET PROVINCE
POP 83,800
Dubbed the 'pearl of the Andaman' by marketing execs, this is Thailand's original
flavour of tailor-made fun in the sun. Jet-setters come in droves, getting pummelled
during swanky spa sessions and swigging sundowners at one of the many fashion-
forward nightspots. And you don't have to be an heiress to tap into Phuket's trendy
to-do list. There's deep-sea diving, high-end dining and white beaches that beckon
you and your book - whatever your heart desires.
