Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Palm Beach Divers
OFFLINE MAP
( 0 7568 4603, 08 7806 4314;
www.palmbeachdivers.com
;
Hat Phrae Ae)
Based on Hat Phrae Ae and a
convenient choice for those staying in the area.
DIVING
Go Dive
OFFLINE MAP
DIVING
0 7566 8321;
www.godive-lanta.com
;
Ban Sala Dan)
One of the island's newest outfitters.
(
Lanta Paddlesports
OFFLINE MAP
BOATING
( 0 9113 8117; per hour 400B; 11am-4pm)
Set just south of Slow Down Villas, this new con-
cession rents kayaks and SUP boards by the hour.
Lanta Garden Hill
(
www.lantaislandtours.com
;
long-tail/big boat/speedboat 850/900/1500B)
One of a few comers who offer
four-island snorkel tours linking Lanta and the Trang islands. If you bring your gear, you
can hop off anywhere you like along the way.
SNORKELLING
Courses
Time for Lime
OFFLINE MAP
( 0 7568 4590;
www.timeforlime.net
;
per class 1800B)
On Hat Khlong Dao, this place has a huge,
hip and professional moulded-concrete kitchen with plenty of room to run amok. It offers
excellent cooking courses with a slightly more exciting selection of dishes than most
cookery schools in Thailand; five-hour courses cost 1800B with substantial discounts if
you take more than one class. Profits from the school finance Lanta Animal Welfare.
COOKING
Sleeping
Ko Lanta is home to many long stretches of good-looking beach packed with accommod-
ation. Some resorts close for the May-to-October low season; others drop their rates by
