Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0 7472 8019;
www.poohlipe.com
; 7am-10pm; )
This expansive complex was built by a
Lipe pioneer and includes bungalows, a dive shop and several restaurants. It's a very
popular local expat hang-out, especially in the low season. Each night it projects films
onto its big screen, and there is live music on weekends.
Getting There & Away
From 21 October through to the end of May, several speedboats run from Pak Bara to Ko
Lipe via Ko Tarutao or Ko Bulon Leh at 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm (550B to
650B, 1½ hours); in the reverse direction boats leave at 9.30am, 10am and 1.30pm. Low-
season transport depends on the weather, but there are usually three direct boats per
week. A boat charter to Ko Lipe from Pak Bara is a hefty 4000B each way.
Tigerline
( 08 1092 8800;
www.tigerlinetravel.com
)
offers the cheapest high-speed ferry service
to Ko Lanta (1700B, five hours), stopping at Ko Muk (1600B, 3½ hours), Ko Kradan
(1800B, 3½ hours) and Ko Ngai (1600B, four hours). It departs from Ko Lipe at 9.30am.
You'll net up to 20% discounts when booked online.
The daily and more comfortable
Satun-Pak Bara Speedboat Club
( 08 2433 0114, 0 7475 0389;
www.tarutaolipeisland.com
)
speedboat departs from Ko Lipe for Ko Lanta (1900B, three hours)
at 9am, stopping at Ko Bulon Leh (600B, one hour), Ko Muk (1400B, two hours) and Ko
Ngai (1600B, 2½ hours). The same boat makes the return trip from Ko Lanta at 1pm.
Both of these speedboats also offer daily trips to Pulau Langkawi (1400B, one hour) in
Malaysia; departure is at 7.30am, 10.30am and 4pm. Be at the immigration office at the
Bundhaya Resort early to get stamped out. In reverse, boats leave from Pulau Langkawi
for Ko Lipe at 7.30am, 9.30am and 2.30pm Malay time.
No matter which boat you end up deciding to use, you will have to take a long-tail
shuttle (per person 50B) to and from the floating pier at the edge of the bay. Yes, it's a
minor inconvenience, but it's also part of a local agreement to share the flow. Though it's
really more of a trickle.
Ko Adang & Ko Rawi
The island immediately north of Ko Lipe, Ko Adang has brooding, densely forested hills,
white-sand beaches and healthy coral reefs. Snorkelling tours generally stop on a
cordoned-off slice of Adang that's about 100m long with decent snorkelling. Inland are a
few short jungle trails and tumbling waterfalls, including the ramble up to
Pirate's Falls
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