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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
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HOW TO GET TO US Bangkok To get back to the airport or train station simply hire any taxi. Bangkok traffic can be horrendous so allow yourself plenty of time. There are also airport buses in various 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. Taxis are one of the more conventional means of travel around Thailand cities. Tuk-tuks can be fun and adventurous and a great way to see the sights. Motorcycle taxis are the quickest, cheapest and craziest way to travel. Hat Yai is the closest city to us and where you will need to get a taxi/mini-bus to Pak Barra where you will catch the boat to Koh Lipe.
Hat
Yai There is a mini-bus station in front of the train station which should cost about 80-100 baht; however, the driver waits until the bus is full which could delay your departure. Wait to buy ferry tickets from the pier in Pak Barra rather than from touts in Hat Yai or from the mini-bus operator. The taxi journey is about 2 1⁄2 hours, by mini-bus it's slightly longer. It should cost about 200 baht by taxi to get to HatYai city center should you like to stay there. HatYai has great markets, shopping, hospital, internet, and some fantastic restaurants, like The Swan. There is plenty of accommodation. We recommend staying at the King's Hotel.
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Barra Pak Barra is best reached by mini-bus from HatYai though you could come via Trang if traveling from Phuket. Both have airports and a train station from Bangkok. Take a ferry to Koh
Lipe. We advise you to avoid the touts at the piers, and ones that come
to your car.Best to buy your tickets Pak Bara Travel office just to the right of the park collection gate, or buy when you get
on the boat. 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.
Koh Lipe Important:The Chao Lay community on Koh Lipe are independent from the ferry operators. Since there is no pier on Koh Lipe you will have to pay them a small fee of usually around 50baht for them to ferry you in their Longtail boats to the island. Mountain Resort has private drivers so look for their blue awnings on the boats or ask to be taken to Mountain Resort. NEW!! From Langkawi, Malaysia, there are normally ferries to Ko Lipe during high season, but the schedule could change due to weather conditions and availability. The ferry departs from Telaga Harbour at Langkawi to Koh Lipe. Please contact Telaga Harbour. or telephone +604 9592202 for more up-to-date information
Ferry schedcule can be found here
Contact
Musaree at Pak Bara Travel
for all your travel needs in Thailand
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