Welcome to the South of Thailand !
Note : Contrary to the other areas of Thailand, I did not go back there recently (last trip in 1995). Practical info are therefore much more limited. Help me complete this section !
The localities partly covered are the followings :
- Ko Samui
- Ko Pha-Ngan
- Ko Tao
- Khao Sok National Park
- Phuket
- Khao Lak by Joanne Endersbee, Australia
- Ko Phi Phi by Aurelien Reys, France
- Phang-Nga
- Krabi
- Ko Lanta
- New beaches to discover ?
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Suggested Itineraries :
| Localities | Nights | |
| Bangkok | 3 to 5 | |
| Train, 8h | ||
| Chumphon | transit
or exploration >> new beaches |
|
| N Boat, 5-7h | ||
| Ko Tao | ? | |
| Boat, 3h | ||
| Ko Pha-Ngan | ? | |
| Boat, 1h | ||
| Ko Samui | ? | |
| N Boat, 6h | ||
| Surat Thani | transit | |
| Bus, ? | ||
| Khao Sok | 1 to 3 | |
| Bus, ? | ||
| Phuket Town | 1 to 3 | |
| Bus, 2h | ||
| Phang-Nga | 1 or 2 | |
| Bus, 2h | ||
| Krabi | ? | |
| Boat, 2h | ||
| Ko Lanta | ? | |
| Boat, 2h | ||
| Krabi | transit | |
| Bus, ? | ||
| Hat Yai | transit | |
| Bus, ? | ||
| Malaysia | ||
Total duration : can not tell with all those paradises... |
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Backpacker's Tips : Paul Bonner, UK (Janv
08)
« Phi Phi is really good, but too many people are going there now, but still
go all the same.
Ranong is not just for people who want a visa run. It has hotsprings, nice
luxury and budget hotels, and a national park nearby, good beaches, but a little
cold as it rains a lot there. The nearby island of Koh Phayam and Koh Chang (not
the one near Pattaya) are nice for a relaxing break. The Kiwi Orchid GH near the
bus station is a little run down, so good for food and info, but sleep in town.
Koh Tao in rainy season floods like nothing you will be used to, Try driving a
moped through the water that used to be the roads! »
