On a small island in southern Thailand, Koh Lipe, more difficult to get than Koh Samui or Phuket, but it is worth the time and effort spent on the road. From this article you will find out what transport is most convenient to get to Koh Lipe from Bangkok, Krabi, Koh Lanta and other regions of Thailand, as well as from the Malaysian island of Langkawi, how much tickets cost, how and where you can buy them and how long it will take road to Koh Lipe.
Koh Lipe on the map - nearest airports and piers (seaports)
No matter how you plan to get to Koh Lipe, at least the last leg of your journey to the small island of Lipe will take place by sea.
Nearest port on the territory of Thailand, from which they depart speedboats and ferries in Koh Lipe, is called Pak Bar Pier(Pak Bara Pier) and the distance from it to Lipe Island is 63 km in a straight line. Approximately the same distance port on the island Langkawi(Malaysia).
Closest to Koh Lipe airports are:
- on the island Langkawi (Malaysia)- about 60 km by sea,
- in the city Hat Yai (Thailand)- about 123 km by land to Pak Bara pier and then another 63 km by sea.
Koh Lipe, neighboring islands, ferry and speedboat routes How to get to Koh Lipe from Koh Phi Phi and Koh Lanta
During the calm sea season (October 20 to May 15) there is a sea connection between Ko Lipe and other islands of the Andaman Sea - speed boats who can take you to Koh Lipe from Phuket, Phi Phi, Koh Lanta, Koh Muk and Kradan. Using such a speedboat, you can move from one island to another, taking turns resting on any island you like along the route.
My advice: when buying tickets, choose a transport company that is famous for new boats, trained staff and punctuality.
Schedule and route of speed boats from Ko Lipe to the islands of the Andaman Sea The duration of the trip, the cost of a speedboat ticket to Koh Lipe from other islands with links to the site where you can buy tickets:
- - the road by speedboat will take about 5 hours and will cost 3400 baht.
- - 4.5 hours, cost - 2600 baht.
- - 3 hours, cost - 1900 baht,
- - 2.5 hours on the way, cost - 1600 baht,
- - 1 hour and 45 minutes on the way, ticket price - 1400 baht,
- - 2 hours on the way, price - 1400 baht.
Speedboat from Koh Lipe to Koh Lanta If you decide to relax on one of the islands along the speedboat route, here are ready-made links to hotels on each of the islands that will save you time searching for hotels:
- hotels on Ko Phi Phi (Phi Phi): booking.com and agoda.com ,
- Ko Lanta hotels: booking.com and agoda.com ,
- hotels hotels Ko Ngai (Ngai): booking.com and agoda.com ,
- hotels in Ko Mook: booking.com or agoda.com ,
- hotels in Ko Kradan: booking.com or agoda.com ,
- hotels in Ko Lipe: booking.com or agoda.com .
Pattaya Beach and Bunbhaya Villas 4* Hotel on Koh Lipe How to get to Lipe Island from Bangkok
To get to Koh Lipe from Bangkok, you need to overcome three sections of the road:
- Bangkok - Hat Yai (airplane, bus,),
- Hat Yai - Port Pak Bara Pier ( , ),
- port Pak Bara Pier - Lipe Island ().
More about each stage of the journey from Bangkok to Koh Lipe:
1. First, let's figure out how to get there from Bangkok to Hat Yai And how much are the tickets:
- tickets cost from 855 baht and depend on the class of the carriage and the corresponding amenities. The train is a convenient transportation option if you want to get to know Thai trains and don't rush anywhere (the journey will take about 15 hours).
- Bus from Bangkok to Hat Yai, in which you have to travel about 20 hours, I would not recommend (why suffer in the bus seat for 20 hours if there are other more comfortable and faster transport options),
- cheap air tickets from Bangkok to Hat Yai from 750 baht can be found on the Aviasales and Skyscanner website.
2 and 3. From the city Hat Yai to Pak Bara Pier can be reached by minibus or private taxi. From Pak Bara Pier to Koli Lipe, the only option is a speedboat.
- for 600 - 900 baht per person includes transportation to minibus from Hat Yai to the pier plus place in speedboat to Koh Lipe(the journey will take 5.5 hours).
- families with children, companies of more than 4 people, tourists with large suitcases or those who like an individual approach, the option is more suitable:
- from Hat Yai to Pak Bara Pier, which costs 2000 baht per car (2 hours on the road),
- , a ticket for which costs 600 baht per person (2 hours on the way).
How to get to Koh Lipe from Krabi and other regions of Thailand
From Krabi or Ao Nang to Koh Lipe can be accessed:
- by sea: which promises to get from the pier in the city of Krabi or the Railay Peninsula to Lipe Island in 4.5 hours for 1800 - 2400 baht.
- by land and sea: on (600 baht per person) or
Koh Lipe is one of inhabited islands Thailand in the Adang Ravi archipelago in the Andaman Sea, located in the province of Satun, near the border with Malaysia. It is part of the National marine park Tarutao. The distance to the mainland is 70 km, in the immediate vicinity is the island of Koh Adang, 50 km - Koh Tarutao. Thai name for the island English version has many spellings of Koh Lipe, Koh Lipeh, Ko Lipey and Ko Lipe.
More than a hundred years ago, the island was originally inhabited by sea gypsies, immigrants from Malaysia, known as the people of Chao Lei (Chao Lei) or Urak Lawoi (Urak Lavoy). They still live here, numbering about 800 people - this is the main labor force on the island. Some have been able to open small businesses.
Koh Lipe is famous for sandy beaches with white sand and clear sea. Nearby there are many islands where you can go for a secluded holiday, snorkeling, diving, and also try your luck on fishing. There are no special entertainments on Koh Lipe, mainly beach holiday with the gradual spreading of people to numerous bars after sunset. Life on the island calms down closer to midnight.
The food on Koh Lipe is quite diverse, in addition to seafood and Thai cuisine, there are many different establishments oriented towards Europeans. Low prices for seafood - everything is freshly caught, while there is not much variety. Prices for food and services are average for Thailand, at the level of Phuket.
In recent years, Koh Lipe has changed a lot in terms of infrastructure, it has become less "wild". Appeared good hotels, electricity (24 hours a day) and the Internet became available, but, in turn, there were fewer secluded corners. Although even on peak dates it is not very crowded. There are no supermarkets and chain stores like 7 Eleven here, but there are local mini-marts, the prices in them are different, but approximately the same.
Koh Lipe is located in the Andaman Sea in the province of Satun in southern Thailand, very close to the Malaysian island of Langkawi. In this article, I talk in detail about how to get to Koh Lipe from Bangkok, Phuket, other resorts in Thailand and Malaysia, as well as from Russia.
How to get to Koh Lipe
There is no airport on the island of Koh Lipe, there is no bridge leading to it (as, for example, in Malaysia ๐), so you can only get to Koh Lipe by water:
- By speedboat or ferry from Pakbara Pier
- By boat (ferry) from Hat Yao Pier (Trang)
- By speedboat from Koh Lanta, with stops at Koh Ngai, Koh Mook, Koh Kradarn, Koh Bulone
- By speedboat from Phuket (via Lanta)
- By fast ferry/boat from the Malaysian island of Langkawi
Route map to Lipe Island 
Scheme water transport to Lipe island Previously, water communication with the island was only in the high season (from mid-October to April - May), for the summer Ko Lipe was โclosedโ from tourists ๐ now, of all the above methods, speedboats / boats from Pakbar run in the low season (summer), therefore, Koh Lipe can be reached all year round.
How to get to Koh Lipe from Pakbara Pier
There are speed boats/fast boats from Pakbara pier from different companies several times a day.
Approximate boat schedule Pakbara - Koh Lipe:
- 11:30
- 13:30
- 14:30
- 15:00
- 15:30.
Schedule can change! Even if you have purchased a ticket for certain time, this does not mean that the boat will leave exactly on schedule. We had tickets for 11:30, and we sailed later than 12:00. IN low season(June - October) boats run 1-2 times a day, usually at 9:30 and 11:30.
Travel time from Pakbara to Lipe is an hour and a half, with rough seas it can increase up to 2 hours or more. Along the way, all boats stop for 15 minutes at Tarutao Island. Those who wish can stay for a few days on this island, there are bungalows and tents of the national park. Or just go to the island and take a walk along the coast while waiting for the boat to leave.
Entrance to the Tarutao island is paid - 200 baht, more precisely, this is a fee for visiting the Tarutao National Park, the ticket is valid for 5 days, including visiting the island of Koh Lipe and other islands of the national. park, which can be visited during one of the.
On the way to Lipe, all boats and boats make a stop on the island of Tarutao 
Those who wish can go ashore (entrance to the national park 200 baht) and even stay on the island for a few days 
Close to Tarutao Island 
Centralized boat queue at Tarutao Pier Price
- Ticket price for speedboat / speedboat Pakbara - Koh Lipe: 650 baht
- Ticket price Pakbara - Koh Lipe - Pakbara - 1200 baht (return ticket with open date)
- Pakbara - Koh Tarutao - 400 baht
- Pakbara - Koh Tarutao - Koh Lipe - 650 baht, i.e. you can go to Koh Tarutao, stay there for a couple of days and sail further on the same ticket ๐
Prices are usually identical for all carriers, although sometimes there are specials. suggestions ๐ But the boats may differ!
Timetables and prices for boats on the route Pakbara - Tarutao - Koh Lipe and back 
Speedboat to Koh Lipe from Pakbara Pier at 11:30am, from Koh Lipe at 9:30am 
The schedule of another company that carries to Koh Lipe and Koh Bulon from Pakbara 
Boat timetable and cost Pakbara - Koh Lipe Pakbara Pier
Pakbara Pier is well equipped with an air conditioned area with waiting area, toilet, overpriced sundries shop. Entrance to the pier is paid (!) 20 baht ๐
In front of the entrance to Pakbara Pier 
Entrance to the pier 20 baht ๐ 
There are a lot of people inside in the waiting room. Here you need to get tickets for the boat (if you have a complex ticket or you bought tickets in advance online) or buy tickets 
At Pakbara Pier 
Tourists waiting to board the boats 
Boarding boats at Pakbara Pier But there is no pier on Koh Lipe, in the low season or with strong waves in the sea, boats arrive at the shore on, and in the high season - on. Some speedboats (including ours) are parked near the shore, and some boats are further from the shore, and transported to the beach on longtails for 50 baht per person.
Landing on the island of Koh Lipe Loading and unloading luggage is still a circus: things are thrown right over the water and it seems that the suitcase is about to fall into the sea, so do not let valuables be loaded into the boat, but keep them with you! Luggage is packed at the stern, and in some places even on the roof of the boat, so that the suitcase may arrive wet and dirty ...
How to get to Pakbara Pier
Immediate big cities to Pakbara village:
- Trang (not to be confused with the city of Trat, which is near)
- Hat Yai
And here and there there is an airport, bus stations, and in Hat Yai even railroad station! You can get to Pakbara Pier by:
- Taxi. A car from these two cities to the Pakbara pier will cost 1800 - 2200 baht, the approximate travel time is an hour and a half
- Minibase. WITH bus station Hat Yai goes mini bass, cost 150 baht, travel time one and a half - two hours
- By purchasing a combined ticket. For example, upon arrival at Hat Yai airport, we bought a complex ticket for minibus + boat: airport - Pakbara pier - Koh Lipe for 900 baht per person. It is better to buy such a ticket in advance on this site, firstly it will be cheaper (~ 700 baht), and secondly, you will not have to wait long at the airport until tourists from other flights are collected.
The same complex ticket (mini bass + boat) can be bought at the Hat Yai railway station, at the bus station, at any travel agency and hotel.
Taxi stand at Hat Yai Airport 
Travel agency at the airport where you can buy a complex ticket to Koh Lipe and other islands 
Boat timetable Important: to get to Koh Lipe on the same day, you need to get to Hai Yat until 13:00, but earlier is better! I would not count on 100% for the boat, which is scheduled at 15:30 ... You can spend the night in the city of Hat Yai, there are many inexpensive hotels.
How to get to Koh Lipe from Trang
If you flew to Trang, then the nearest pier to the city is Trang Hat Yao Pier, from which Tiger Line Ferry boats depart daily during the high season at 13:00. Travel time 2 hours. You can buy tickets on the carrier's website.
how to get to koh lipe from bangkok
To get to Koh Lipe, you must first get to one of the above cities: Trang or Hat Yai, then drive to Pakbara Pier and buy a boat ticket to Koh Lipe. How to do this is described above in the article. And you can get to Trang or Hat Yai from Bangkok like this:
1. By plane from Bangkok: choose the best and most suitable flight option for you in time and cost to Hat Yai or Trang.
2. By bus. Buses from Bangkok to Hat Yai depart from southern bus station in Bangkok (Sai โโTai Mai or Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal). Buses run quite often from 6 am to 8 pm, travel time is 13-14 hours.
The cost depends on the carrier and bus class: from 700 to 1000 baht.
3. By train Bangkok - Hat Yai. Trains depart from Hua Lamphong Railway Station in Bangkok. Travel time 13-17 hours (+ trains in Thailand tend to be late!). In order to get to Ko Lipe on the same day, you need to take trains that depart from Bangkok at 15:10 or 15:30.
The cost is from 300 baht (in third class carriages), we usually take air-conditioned second class tickets, the cost is from 850 baht.
You can view the train schedule in Thailand on the Thailand Railways website, and buy tickets or at the railway station.
Bangkok to Hat Yai train timetable 4. Having bought a complex ticket airplane + minibus + boat
One of the most convenient ways how to get to Koh Lipe from Bangkok is to buy a complex ticket from Air Asia or Nok Air. The ticket includes a flight from Bangkok to Hat Yai, a minibus ride to Pakbara Pier and a boat/ferry to Koh Lipe. Flights are only in the morning.
Combination ticket Bangkok - Koh Lipe from AirAsia Important: do not forget that the planes of these low-cost companies fly from Don Muang Airport, and all flights from Russia, Ukraine, etc. arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport. For information on how to get between airports and how much time to lay down for a transfer, read
Phuket Koh Lipe how to get there
Option 1: by sea
IN high season You can get from Phuket to Koh Lipe by sea. Transportation is carried out:
1. Tiger Line Ferry on rather large yellow boats (boats). Departure from Rassada Pier in Phuket (from the same ferry departs) at 9:00, scheduled arrival at Koh Lipe at 13:00, i.e. 4 hours of travel (actually boats go much longer!). On the way change of boat on Koh Lanta. The cost of Phuket - Koh Lipe ~ 2100 baht. Tickets can be purchased in advance on their website: tigerlinetravel.com
Yellow big boats of Tiger Line Ferry 
Timetable and cost of Tiger Line Ferry tickets from Koh Lipe to other islands and to the mainland 2. Satun Pakbara Speed โโBoat whose boats run along the route Phuket - Phi Phi - Lanta - Ngai - Muk - Kradan - Boulogne - Lipe. Transportation on speedboats. Departure from Phuket at 8:30, arrival to Koh Lipe at 13:30. Cost ~ 3400 baht (when buying through the site is cheaper!). You can check the schedule and buy tickets on their website: spcthailand.com
Boat schedule Phuket - Lipe and Lipe - Phuket (via Koh Lanta) 3. Bundhaya Speed โโBoat Company. From Phuket (Rassada Pier) via Lanta to Koh Lipe. Carries on small speedboats. Departure from Phuket at 8:30, arrival to Lanta at 10:30, departure from Lanta at 10:30, arrival to Koh Lipe at 13:30. Cost ~ 3900 baht. You can buy tickets on their website: bundhayaspeedboat.com
Routes and schedules of speedboats from the carrier Bundhaya Speed โโBoat You can also search for all the above listed tickets (it can be cheaper!).
We got to Koh Lipe just from I thought for a very long time how to get to Koh Lipe from Phuket. I decided to choose a sea route ๐ I immediately dismissed speed boats (still, I couldnโt stand 4-5 hours in such a speed boat, even an hour and a half was enough for me on time ๐), I wanted to sail on the Tiger Line Ferry, for some reason I imagined such a big ferry , the same as or like us ๐
But after reading the reviews, I realized that itโs better to choose another option on how to get to Koh Lipe from Phuket ๐ In the reviews, people complained about the old boat and frequent long delays, they wrote that the boat didnโt take 4 hours, as stated, but almost twice longer! After reading the reviews, I decided to choose another way to get to Koh Lipe from Phuket, namely the more standard way through Hat Yai and Pakbaru.
Option 2: via Hat Yai and Pakbara
By bus
From Phuket to Hat Yat can be reached by bus. Buses run from 6 am to 9:45 pm, travel time is about 8 hours, the cost is from 300 to 600 baht, depending on the class of the bus. Tickets can be bought at the bus station in Phuket Town or on the website.
It is best to travel by night bus VIP 24, which leaves at 21:45 and arrives in Hat Yai around 6 am. Then transfer to the pier and on the first boat at 9:30 to Koh Lipe. Then you will be on the island around 11:00 - 11:30 and still have a whole day ahead!
By plane
Bangkok Air direct flight from Phuket to Hat Yai. Departure at 7:25, arrival at 8:30. More recently, there was an evening flight at 19:25, but on this moment I don't see it on the schedule. The cost is about 1700 baht, including luggage and even breakfast on board ๐ Check the cost and buy tickets Phuket - Hat Yai >>
We chose this option how to get to Koh Lipe from Phuket. Everything went smoothly: at 5:30 in the morning we ordered a taxi to our condo, at 6:15 we were already at Phuket airport, checked in our luggage, drank coffee in a coffee shop, loaded into a small plane, had breakfast ๐ We arrived in Hat Yai even earlier than the time indicated in schedule.
Small Bangkok Air propeller plane on Phuket - Hat Yai route 
Breakfast on the plane I wanted to buy tickets for the transfer airport - pier - Koh Lipe in advance online on the site (it turned out cheaper), but while I was thinking if we would have time for the minibus, which leaves at 9 am (we would have had time and even with a large margin), ticket sales stopped (Tickets can be purchased online no later than three days in advance). Therefore, we found a tour agency at the airport, where we bought a mini-bass + speedboat complex ticket. But we had to wait more than an hour for passengers from other flights.
We were at the Pakbara pier at 11:15, where the purchased tickets must be exchanged for numbers for boarding the boat (the numbers are very convenient - there is no queue). We sailed instead of the promised 11:30 at 12:00, and arrived at Ko Lipe at 14:00 - due to the storm and rain that started along the way, the boat sailed more slowly and arrived at Sunrise Beach, and not at the opposite beach. It was even more convenient for us: our hotel was literally a few steps from the place where the boat arrived ๐
Hurray, it's our turn to load into the boat ๐ 
In the boat we are waiting for the departure to Koh Lipe How to get to Lipe Island from Krabi
From Krabi, you can get to Koh Lipe via Hat Yai. There are no direct flights from Krabi to Hat Yai, and in my opinion, it is not advisable to fly through Bangkok, so you can get there by bus, minibus or taxi. The distance to the pier is only about 300 km.
Minibus tickets to Hat Yai from will cost 350 - 400 baht, a complex ticket Ao Nang (Krabi) - Koh Lipe - 1000 - 1200 baht. You can buy at any travel agency or hotel.
Lipe Island how to get from Koh Samui or Koh Phangan
To get to Koh Lipe from / / you need to follow the path described above: first you need to get to Hat Yai, then to Pakbaru, and then by boat on Lipe ๐ The path is not close ... Read about how to get to Hat Yai from Koh Samui in
You can also buy a complex ticket Koh Samui / Koh Phangan / Tao - Koh Lipe:
Schedule and cost of transfer from the islands Gulf of Thailand to Koh Lipe 
Transfer schedule from Koh Lipe to the islands of the Gulf of Thailand Langkawi Koh Lipe how to get there
Despite the fact that Lipe is a Thai island, only 30 km separates it from the Malaysian one, and in clear weather it is clearly visible from observation deck sky bridge in Langkawi ๐
Direct route Langkawi - Lipe
In the high season, boats run on the route Langkawi - Lipe and Lipe - Langkawi. On the island of Koh Lipe, there are even immigration offices where passport control is carried out.
Immigration office on Koh Lipe in the center of the beach Pattaya beach Boats / boats from Langkawi arrive at Pattaya Beach on Lipe (read about all the beaches of Koh Lipe). They depart from two piers to Langkawi:
- from the Kauh Jetty pier (in the capital of the island of Kuah, near the symbol of the city of the eagle)
- from the Telaga Harbor pier, which is located next to the Oriental Village park
We sailed in the opposite direction (i.e. from Lipe to Langkawi) and I specifically chose the carrier whose boats arrive at the Telaga pier, because. first of all, she planned to check into the Geopark Hotel in Langkawi, visit the Oriental Village, the Sky bridge and the neighboring waterfall, which are a few minutes drive from this pier.
Carrier companies on the route Langkawi โ Lipe โ Langkawi
Additional Information
Schedule and cost of land transfer from Pakbara Pier and from Hat Yai 
Boat timetable from Lipe Island 
Boat and transfer schedule from Koh Lipe 
Boat timetable from Lipe Island Ko Lipe is a remote island located in the south of Thailand, 20 km from the border with Malaysia. Washed by the waters of the Andaman Sea as part of the Adang Ravi archipelago, it is no longer a wild island, but an actively developing world resort.
Today, the island is one of the largest in the whole South-East Asia Tarutao Marine National Park. Distance from the mainland 70 km. The number of local residents hardly exceeds the figure of 800 people, these are sea gypsies, Chao Lei (Chao Lei) or Urak Lawoi (Urak Lavoy), who came to Thailand on Lipe Island, from Malaysia, about 100 years ago.
Koh Lipe on the map of Thailand
Very often the name of the island is interpreted in different ways: Koh Lipe, Koh Lipe, Koh Laip and Koh Lipei. At the beginning of the new century, since the 2000s, with the development of budget air travel and maritime communication, the island of Koh Lipe has become a truly popular tourist centre, is also one of the protected islands, where tourists visiting Thailand can freely relax.
As for the island as a whole, activity usually dies down there around midnight. The main things to do in Koh Lipe: trips to the islands National Park Tarutao, diving, snorkeling, sea activities, fishing and of course a beach holiday.
It is worth considering that earlier there were no ATMs on the island, but now you can find ATMs on the street, next to the 7/11 supermarket, as for exchangers, they are located almost at every step, but the exchange rate is extremely disadvantageous. Take care of this in advance by exchanging currency, for example in Bangkok.
Prices for food and drinks in shops, bars, restaurants are absolutely democratic. Finding a restaurant where the cost of dishes will be very affordable, below 100 baht, is not difficult, most are located directly on the beaches. In the stalls and shops of the island, prices do not differ from the mainland, within the prices of the 7/11 chain of stores.
How to get to the island
There is no airport on the island, the nearest one is in Hat Yai. Several airlines fly from Suvarnabhumi: Nok Air, Tiger Air and Air Asia. Ticket price from 1200 baht.
Transport routes
Arriving at Hat Yai Airport, you can use the transfer service to the island, which includes a trip by minivan to Pakbara Pier, then by ship to Koh Lipe. The cost of providing services is 800 baht per person. Travel time is 1.5-2 hours from the airport to Pakbara Pier, and approximately 2 hours to Koh Lipe.
You can take a bus from the bus station in Sai Tai Mai (Southern Bus Terminal) to Hat Yai (Hat Yai). You can buy tickets in the terminal building. Travel time Bangkok - Hat Yai, 10 - 11 hours. Ticket prices depend on the class, from 700 baht per seat in an air-conditioned bus.
From Phuket, Krabi and other resorts can be reached by ship. Tigerline Travel is considered the main carrier. They provide good, fast boats.
Estimated cost of providing Tigerline Travel services:
- From the resorts of Phuket, Phi Phi, Koh Lanta from 1500 - 2000 baht;
- From the resorts of Ngai, Kradan and Koh Muk from 1000 - 1500 baht;
- From Hat Yao Pier in Trang, approximately 750 baht.
Please note that high season is October-April. The rest of the time, ships go to the island much less frequently.
Transport
In general, the island is small, it is quite possible to walk around it in a couple of hours. Therefore, there is no public transport. There are few cars on the island, mainly used as freight transport.
Local taxi. But at any time you can use the services of local taxis (TAXI) - a motorcycle with a sidecar that ply around the island, delivering tourists from beach to beach.
Taxi prices. You can rent a bike for 200 baht per day. A fairly popular means of transportation - boats, are also the main link with neighboring uninhabited islands. You can rent them on the beach.
Weather
The resort has a tropical climate. The year is conditionally divided into two seasons, the first of which is dry, the second is wet. From May to the end of November, the low season lasts, which is also the wet season. At this time, the weather on the islands is rather gloomy, it often rains. The second season is dry, characterized by low rainfall. It is this season that most tourists choose to travel to Thailand on vacation. At this time, the sea is quite calm, the weather is not too hot, and beautiful photos are obtained against the backdrop of blooming nature.
Housing
The island has a decent selection of accommodation. You can stay in a bungalow, rent an apartment or rent a hotel room, costing from 500 baht, photo below. Rooms and bungalows with air conditioning and hot water on average - 1000 - 1200 baht per day. Such offers are enough even at the peak of the season, on the beaches: Sunrise, Sunset, Pattaya and the central part of the island.
Koh Lipe hotel prices vary depending on comfort and season. In order to get good accommodation, it is better to resolve the issue with him in advance by booking a room or bungalow a month before your trip. Because, as a rule, by the high season, prices rise significantly by 1.5 - 2 times. On average, a night in a decent hotel, in the high season, will be from 1500 - 2000 baht.
Map of hotels in Koh Lipe
In addition to the fact that you can stay in hotels for a vacation, local hotels, as a rule, also offer a number of additional services. One of the most budget options for the traveler - a tent. There are campsites on the island, mainly on Sunset Beach.
Beaches
The resort island consists of four large beaches: Pattaya, Karma, Sunset and Sunrise. All beaches are interconnected by small paths through which you can quickly get from one place to another. Small and secluded beaches of the island: Sanom Beach and Bila Beach.
The main beach is Pattaya Beach. Located in the southern part of the island, it is the most popular among tourists, its shape resembles a small horseshoe. The coast along the entire length is covered with fine white sand, the sea is calm.
On the lively Walking Street, not to be confused with the street of the same name in the resort of Pattaya, which Thailand is so famous for, there are many cafes, bars and restaurants with various cuisines.
Walking Street on Koh Lipe. Many establishments have the Internet, and you can also pay by card.
Sunrise Beach, as its name implies, is best suited to meet sunrises, you can often find such photos on the Internet. In addition, the clear water makes this place almost ideal for snorkeling and diving.
On the beach there are budget and luxury luxury hotels.
Sunset Beach is a cozy bay where you can take great photos of sunsets and have a great time with your loved one. The coast is quiet and peaceful, and very interesting exotic restaurants are located on its territory.
The last of the major beaches on the island is Karma. In fact, this is just a continuation of the previous beach, which stretches far to the north. Calm sea - you can swim with children, quiet cozy atmosphere and the best panorama on the whole island, against which you can take great photos.
The infrastructure of the beaches is constantly being improved, good hotels have been built, and the Internet has been installed. Right on the beaches you can buy fresh food. True, at the same time, you will not find a wide variety of products. Try the different ones that the country is so famous for.
Koh Lipe is one of the best places for the holiday that Thailand gave to the world. Good conditions for relaxation and beautiful landscapes are well suited for making best photos in memory of paradise.
This one can be called one of the most beautiful. This article will talk about one amazing corner of the Earth. This place is the island of Koh Lipe (Thailand). Attractions, holiday features and reviews will be presented below in this article.
The presented island is developing quite rapidly, in connection with the desire to meet the requirements of growing tourism in these amazingly beautiful and warm places. Therefore, certain global problems arise: an increase in the volume of garbage, the likelihood of a decrease in the diversity of animal populations. Today, serious projects are being developed, the main goal of which is to preserve the island of Koh Lipe in its pure original form.
Koh Lipe (Thailand): general information
This small island the Adang Ravi archipelago, located in the Adaman Sea. Located in Koh Lipe in the province of Setun, located in the southwestern part of Thailand. borders this fabulous paradise with Malaysia.
The name of the island sounds in completely different versions, the most common of which are the following: Koh Lipe, Koh Lipeh, Koh Laip and Koh Lipei. The location of the island is the border with Tajutao (sea national park), next to the larger islands: Koh Ravi and Koh Adan. This place has long been inhabited by Malaysian sea gypsies, who are known as "Chao Lei" and "Urak Lavoy".
Thailand is great for tourists. Lipe is one of the most beautiful places. It is located about 50 kilometers from Ko Tarutao (island).
Koh Lipe is 2.5 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide. The widest territory of the island in the shape of the letter "G" was inhabited by the same sea gypsies (there are about 500 of them). They live in small villages, mostly in the east, close to Sunrise Beach. Therefore, their main occupation is the tourism business.
Tourism
Koh Lipe (Thailand) has three main beach areas: Pattaya, Sunrise Beach and Sunset Beach. Compared to neighboring islands, this is the most popular place recreation for tourists. A small island, shaped like a triangle, is located 2 kilometers from about. Ko Adang. Most of the locals were resettled here between the wars from the island of Koh Lanta. The reason for the action was the preservation of Thai territory from the invasion of the British, who colonized Malaysia.
In Koh Lipe, as well as in neighboring islands, is also great places for diving and snorkelling.
On the territory of the island there are many diving centers and shops that rent the necessary equipment for snorkeling (swimming with a mask and fins). Also organized here interesting excursions on a ship by sea.
The water on Koh Lipe is amazingly clear and calm, making it ideal for snorkeling. live in sea โโwaters in this place a total of 25% of the world's tropical fish species. In coral reefs at great depths, you can find fish of the largest species. Beautiful and convenient for recreation in all respects Koh Lipe.
Reviews, advantages
For tourists on the island, there are a huge number of guest houses and hotels, and almost all of them are located on the coast, especially in the eastern part of the island. These are four-star hotels, and hotels of the 3-star class. There are also more modest establishments. Below are the best, according to tourists, hotels in Koh Lipe (Thailand). Reviews and impressions about the rest in them are the most wonderful.
1. Sawan Resort 2* is considered one of the most comfortable and pleasant options for recreation. It offers accommodation in one of the 5 villas, comfortably arranged on the northern coast of the island. It is located away from the more noisy Koh Lipe. Sunset Beach is just a 3-minute walk and Pattaya Beach is a 10-minute walk. Accommodation prices here depend on the house, but almost all of them are quite cozy and comfortable.
2. Ten Moons Lipe Resort 2* represents the most romantic vacation option. It represents 15 bungalows built of wood, in the jungle, near the beach with white clean sand. This place is also relatively calm and not heavily built up. The only small minus is the small beach that gets crowded when in large numbers vacationers.
Attractions
There are practically no such remarkable places on Koh Lipe. Only in the center of the island is the Khantalai Buddhist temple, which can be reached from the pedestrian street along the road leading to Sunset Beach(i.e. between Sunrise Beach and Sunset Beach). This temple is located in the jungle on a hill. It does not look like the usual other temples in Thailand - with luxurious roofs and impressive staircases with fabulous dragons. It represents a shack with a pair of statues and multi-colored ribbons. In the center of the institution stands a large statue of the Golden Buddha. Local residents of Koh Lipe (Thailand) come to pray to her every day.
Several monks live in Khantalai, who take care of the large number of dogs and cats that live here with them. Although this temple does not look aesthetically pleasing, like many other more luxurious temples in Thailand, it is still a worthy attraction of this place. He also has an incredibly strong energy. Being here, people get peace and tranquility. In addition to everything age-old tradition here is that the monks from the temple go in the morning to alms. This fascinating event can be seen every morning on the island's main walking street at 7 o'clock.
How to get there?
There are always many who want to go on vacation to Koh Lipe (Thailand). How to get there?
The closest airports are in the Trang and Hat Yai areas. Both are located about 100 kilometers from Pakbara Pier. Hat Yai receives daily flights from Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. The plane arrives in Trang only from Bangkok. It turns out that the Russians have to get to rest with transfers, possibly with two. Some flights include a transfer and a ferry to Koh Lipe (but this is only from Hat Yai). Otherwise, you can book both a minibus and a minibus to the island at the tourist offices at any railway station.
The nearest railway stations are also located in Hat Yai and Trang. Every day two trains arrive from Bangkok. A train from Malaysia also arrives in Hat Yai.
On your own
Many travelers themselves get to Koh Lipe (Thailand). How to get there on your own? After arriving in Thailand, the easiest and easiest way to get to the island is via Pakbar Pier (twice a day). There is an hourly songtheo service from Satun to Pak Bara ( public bus), which travels to the final stop for about 50 minutes. There is also an opportunity to get on the Ferryboat, the ticket for which costs 100 baht less, but the journey takes 1.5 hours longer.
Many travelers use the purchase of combined tickets: a minibus plus a ferry from Trang, Krabi or Hat Yai to Koh Lipe. And these places can be reached from Bangkok and other cities in Thailand by bus.
A bit about the western part of the island
Many of the trees growing on eastern Koh Lipe have been uprooted in recent years. Their place was taken by modern concrete structures. But there is also a western part on this island, which remains almost untouched by people. On it you can use wild beaches and the jungle for those who like to retire from the hustle and bustle and merge with the magnificent nature.
Here you can wander among the trees and crowds of dark gray boulders scattered along the slope. Climbing on them, you can admire the amazing pure natural nature.
Conclusion
Koh Lipe (Thailand) is a unique combination of beauty with a special atmosphere of almost untouched nature. This is one of the beautiful paradise places in Thailand.
It is noteworthy that you can still find wild deserted beaches and places with amazing views and a great atmosphere on it.
However, is it for long? A few more years and the last pristine parts of the heavenly place will be built up with piers, hotels, bars and other facilities ... So, now we need to seize the moment. After all, there are not so many such places in the world.
