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Le Dugong Resort
( 08 7475 8310, 08 7475 8310;
www.libongresort.com
; Ko Libong; bungalows 900B)
The best digs are rus-
tic yet stylish wood-and-bamboo bungalows with terracotta sinks, woven walls and
shuttered doors that open the whole room to the sea and setting sun.
HOTEL
$
Libong Beach Resort
( 08 4849 0899, 08 9647 7030;
www.libongbeachresort.com
; Ko Libong; bungalows with fan 800-1000B, air-con
2000B; )
There are several options here, from bland slap-up shacks behind a murky
stream to comfortable varnished wood-and-thatch chalets on the beachfront. It offers a
slew of trips, motorbike rental (300B) and internet access (per hour 100B), and the
Jolly
Roger Dive Center
is based here, too. The kitchen rocks. Order the
đôm yam kà-mîn
(turmer-
ic fish soup).
BUNGALOWS
$$
Libong Sunset Resort
( 08 0522 2421;
www.libongsunsetresort.com
; bungalows 800-1000B, r 1800B; )
Set on its own
rocky, sandy beach tucked up against a headland, this family-owned resort is a good
choice. Bungalows are simple, fan-cooled and spotless. The bigger air-con rooms have
sitting area and TV. All have private porches with seaviews.
HOTEL
$$
Getting There & Away
Long-tail boats to Ban Ma Phrao on the eastern coast of Ko Libong leave regularly from
Hat Yao (20 minutes) during daylight hours for 50B per person; the long-tail jetty at Hat
Yao is just west of the newer Yao pier. On Ko Libong, motorcycle taxis run across to the
resorts on the western coast for 100B. A chartered long-tail directly to the resorts will
cost 800B each way.
Tigerline (
Click here
)
links Ko Libong with Lanta (1050B, 2½ hours) and Lipe
(1050B, 2½ hours).
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Ko Lao Liang
Ko Lao Liang is actually two islands right next to each other: Ko Lao Liang Nong is the
smaller of the two and is where you'll find the only resort. Ko Lao Liang Pi is the larger
