TRAVEL INFORMATION

The best time to visit Koh Lipe is from November until May. Book a room in advance so as to ensure that you have one when you arrive. Most Resorts tend to fill up during Thai holidays and long weekends.

HOW TO GET TO US

Bangkok
You can take a taxi directly outside the international terminal at Don Muang Airport. There is a controlled taxi stand with attendants who speak many languages and will give you the approx. cost to your hotel or guesthouse in Bangkok. There are also kiosks and direct phone lines to many hotels in the city. Bangkok is a big and vibrant city, so we suggest doing a little research on where you would like to go. We suggest Silom, Sukhumvit, Khao San Road areas.

Book a flight or a train ticket on-line or at one of the many travel agents in and around Bangkok. The nearest town to us with an airport as well as a train station is Hat Yai.

Hat Yai
There are many hotels a market and restaurants. If you would rather not stay the night in Hat Yai, you should plan your arrival into Hat Yai as early in the morning as possible in order to catch a Taxi or mini-bus to Pak Barra. You can hire a private taxi for about 800-1000 baht either from the airport or from the travel agent in front of the Kings Hotel, as well as a taxi stand about 200m from the railway station.

 

Pak Barra
Pak Barra is a very sleepy town with limited guesthouses and very few restaurants or bars, so if you do not wish to stay there you should plan so that your taxi arrives with plenty of time to spare for the boats. The boats are between 10am and 2pm. A schedule can be found here.

Be prepared to wait for the boat to fill up before departure. Remember Thai-Time. Ferry schedules are subject to change, so please keep checking for updates to the schedule.

New: there is now a charge of 10baht to get into the boat loading area. It is a park fee that they are trying this season.

Also, if you are wanting to spend time at Koh Tarutao island itself, be prepared to pay the 400baht entrance fee for foreigners. Thai nationals pay 80baht. As of yet, there is only the 10baht charge in PakBarra for entrance into Lipe.

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USEFUL LINKS

Info on Koh Lipe

www.kohlipe.net

Ferry schedcule can be found here

Contact Pak Bara Travel for all your travel needs in Thailand

Hotels in HatYai
 Kings Hotel

Hotels and guesthouses in Phuket:
GoPatong.com

 

 

 

 

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