Koh Lanta

Koh Lanta

The Koh Lanta islands are about 50 km (30 mi.) south of Krabi in the Indian Ocean.

Boats to Koh Lanta Noi leave from the pier at Ban Hua Hin (bus from Krabi), where small boats carry on to Ban Saladan, the largest settlement on Koh Lanta Yai (about 2 hours). Another option is to cross from Ban Bo Muang (about an hour) which is on the bus route from Krabi to Trang. There is no fixed timetable, the boats simply leave when they have enough passengers. Don't try and get to Koh Lanta in the rainy season, the crossing is too dangerous.

A few years ago Koh Lanta Noi and Koh Lanta Yai, like the Phi Phi Islands, were still a paradise for the solitary globetrotter, but a number of bungalow complexes - with simple