Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
services until 10pm for a 10B surcharge. For Ao Luk (80B, one hour) there are frequent
sŏrng·tăa·ou
from the corner of Th Phattana and Th Phruksauthit; the last service leaves
at around 3pm.
Getting Around
Central Krabi is easy to explore on foot, but the bus terminal and airport are both a long
way from the town centre. A taxi from the airport to town will cost 400B. In the reverse
direction, taxis cost 350B, while motorcycle taxis cost 300B. Agencies in town can ar-
range seats on the airport bus for 100B.
Sŏrng·tăa·ou
between the bus terminal and cent-
ral Krabi cost 50B.
Hiring a vehicle is an excellent way to explore the countryside around Krabi. Most of
the travel agencies and guest houses in town can rent you a Yamaha motorbike for 150B
to 200B per day. Pak-up Hostel (
Click here
)
has a gleaming fleet and provides helmets.
They also rent push bikes for 120B per day. A few of the travel agencies along Th
Utarakit rent out small 4WDs for 1200B to 1800B per day.
WORTH A TRIP
KHAO PHANOM BENCHA NATIONAL PARK
This 50-sq-km
park
( 0 7566 0716; adult/child under 14yr 200/100B) protects a dramatic area of virgin
rainforest along the spine of 1350m-high Khao Phanom Bencha, 20km north of Krabi. The park is full of well-
signed trails to scenic waterfalls, including the 11-tiered
Huay To Falls
, 500m from the park headquarters.
Nearby and almost as dramatic are Huay Sadeh Falls and Khlong Haeng Falls. On the way into the park you can
visit
Tham Pheung
, a dramatic cave with shimmering mineral stalactites and stalagmites. The numerous trails
that wend through the area are excellent for hiking.
The park is home to abundant wildlife - but only monkeys are commonly seen. Many bird-spotters come here
to see white-crowned and helmeted hornbills, argus pheasants and the extremely rare Gurney's pitta. Local
guides aren't absolutely necessary here, considering the well-marked trails, but visitors who hire guides tend to
spot more wildlife, and have a deeper experience in general.
There is no public transport to the park, but it's easy to get here from Krabi by hired motorcycle; follow the
sign-posted turn-off from Hwy 4. Park your motorcycle by the park headquarters and remember to apply the
steering lock. Alternatively, you can hire a túk-túk (pronounced
đúk đuk
; motorised three-wheeled pedicab) for
around 800B round-trip.
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