We've been waiting to produce this for a while! Racha Yai island, also called Raya or Raja isle is nearly 20km due south of Attractions of Phuket, Thailand together with I've been at that topographic point likely 100 times for diving, every bit it's a pop dive spot, amongst clear H2O together with tardily diving, bully for showtime fourth dimension divers (for diving, contact me at Sunrise Divers!) But this weekend was non nearly diving, it was a identify unit of measurement weekend amongst friends who run a move companionship (Attractions of Phuket, Thailand-tours/racha-island-tours/?edt=Jamie-Blog&utm_source=racha">Easy Day Thailand) - they majority these Racha Yai trips, either hateful solar daytime trips or overnight (or longer) stays, together with we'd been planning a trip for months, but other things kept getting inwards the manner similar ill kids, other plans, work, together with of kind out the weather! Finally nosotros fixed a engagement at the halt of September together with crossed our fingers for sunshine. We all met at Chalong Bay to larn a speedboat over to Racha Yai, nearly xxx minutes away. We were all booked inwards at Ban Raya Resort, 1 of but a few accommodation options on the isle - the hotel provides transfers. We left Chalong nearly 9:30am together with were at the clear bluish waters of Raya isle but after 10am...
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(above) The landing pier at Racha Yai island
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The H2O actually is this colour. This is on the eastward side of the isle which is prissy together with sheltered at this fourth dimension of twelvemonth amongst winds from the west. Unless at that topographic point has been a calendar week of pelting together with bad weather, you're going to larn beautiful bluish H2O on the eastward coast of Racha Yai. We were lucky. We did go yesteryear through a five infinitesimal pelting shower on the way, but for the whole weekend at Racha nosotros had bluish skies together with hot weather. We heard from people on the mainland that Attractions of Phuket, Thailand was pretty moisture that Saturday. I ofttimes say this to divers - never hear a fleck of pelting inwards Attractions of Phuket, Thailand, if y'all larn 20km due south you'll likely larn sun!
At the temporary floating jetty nosotros were met yesteryear Ban Raya transport. The resort is less than 1km away together with the carry of selection for guests is .... tractors! Well, trailers pulled yesteryear tractors anyway. Not much inwards the manner of paved roads on the island. On a moisture day, a tractor would last your exclusively hope!
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Ban Raya Resort is mid price, rooms from nearly 1800 Baht inwards depression season. We'd all booked inwards the touchstone rooms together with to a greater extent than ofttimes than non all wished we'd booked the nicer deluxe rooms! Actually it was pretty decent together with cool inwards the nighttime fourth dimension thence aircon was non essential. The resort is spread over a huge surface area amongst lots of kokosnoot palms providing shade. We were quick to accept a await to a greater extent than or less every bit before long every bit nosotros checked in.
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What a bully pool! The kids were off to play at that topographic point earlier nosotros could blink. We all gathered a fleck afterward inwards the eatery for a laid buffet lunch, which I mean value would last really tasty for tourists but if y'all are used to "real" Thai food, it was somewhat lacking. The beer was prissy together with mutual depression temperature though, but beer on the isle is non thence inexpensive - recollect that everything has to come upwards yesteryear boat.
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And then, off for some snorkeling! Below the puddle is a minor bay which they telephone band Kon Kare Bay. We divers but telephone band it Bay 3! Dive boats together with snorkel tour speedboats halt offshore. At the resort at that topographic point are some sunloungers together with y'all tin walk inwards from the beach. We went inwards amongst our kids together with at 1 indicate followed a swimming moray eel for nearly five minutes. Our boy had 'leaky mask' problems, I mean value the mask I bought for him was but a tiny fleck every bit good big, but he enjoyed his fourth dimension inwards the water. I am a diver but tin happily snorkel for hours particularly inwards clear shallow waters similar those at Racha Yai. There is a minor dive store at the resort too, thence a dive tin last arranged.
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In the tardily afternoon nosotros all took a walk to the W side of the island. At a bay which nosotros divers telephone band Bungalow Bay (also called Batok Bay or Patok Bay) y'all discovery The Racha Resort which is a to a greater extent than luxurious hotel, but the beach is public. Being on the W coast, amongst a W current of air blowing inwards the depression season, nosotros could non snorkel there, but the kids could notwithstanding jump!
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The sand on this beach is actually nice. I'd similar to come upwards back. Anyone from The Racha reading? I took a walk downwards the beach photographing footprints. Always trying to discovery the perfect footprint....
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On the same beach every bit The Racha, some broken downwards but rather photogenic shacks ...
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On the manner dorsum to Ban Raya, nosotros constitute some other side of Racha Yai. There accept been claims inwards the local tidings this twelvemonth of over-development together with nosotros did encounter edifice going on, together with a duo of cleared areas, but a lot of the isle is really rural. This buffalo was enjoying a bath...
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I similar early on mornings when I'm traveling. I skipped the tardily nighttime drinks at the eatery after dinner together with after a skilful slumber I awoke non long after sunrise. Always a skilful fourth dimension of hateful solar daytime to accept a identify to yourself. Since the resort is on the eastward coast, I figured that sunrise would last pretty. It was.
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There was a large buffet breakfast after which nosotros had to a greater extent than fourth dimension for snorkeling together with playing inwards the pool. I should indicate out .. y'all are non solitary at Ban Raya. The resort has some local residents. Monitor lizards. Here's 1 nosotros constitute after luncheon earlier nosotros headed dorsum to Attractions of Phuket, Thailand, together with this was non the biggest 1 nosotros saw...
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H5N1 bully petty identify unit of measurement weekend break, I mean value nosotros mightiness produce this again. Or peradventure but a hateful solar daytime trip. Racha Yai trips of whatever length tin last booked amongst Attractions of Phuket, Thailand-tours/racha-island-tours/?edt=Jamie-Blog&utm_source=racha">Easy Day Thailand who tin also accommodate enough of other tours. Racha Yai isle is but a curt speedboat ride away from Attractions of Phuket, Thailand, but sure the H2O is clearer, a bully identify to snorkel together with to relax. Here's some other sentiment from the puddle at Ban Raya Resort ...
• Attractions of Phuket, Thailand-tours/racha-island-tours/?edt=Jamie-Blog&utm_source=racha">Contact Easy Day Thailand for Racha Yai isle trips!
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Hotels on Racha Yai Island
• Ban Raya Resort
• The Racha
• Rayaburi
• Racha Yai Hotels - Full List Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
(above) The landing pier at Racha Yai island
The H2O actually is this colour. This is on the eastward side of the isle which is prissy together with sheltered at this fourth dimension of twelvemonth amongst winds from the west. Unless at that topographic point has been a calendar week of pelting together with bad weather, you're going to larn beautiful bluish H2O on the eastward coast of Racha Yai. We were lucky. We did go yesteryear through a five infinitesimal pelting shower on the way, but for the whole weekend at Racha nosotros had bluish skies together with hot weather. We heard from people on the mainland that Attractions of Phuket, Thailand was pretty moisture that Saturday. I ofttimes say this to divers - never hear a fleck of pelting inwards Attractions of Phuket, Thailand, if y'all larn 20km due south you'll likely larn sun!
At the temporary floating jetty nosotros were met yesteryear Ban Raya transport. The resort is less than 1km away together with the carry of selection for guests is .... tractors! Well, trailers pulled yesteryear tractors anyway. Not much inwards the manner of paved roads on the island. On a moisture day, a tractor would last your exclusively hope!
Ban Raya Resort is mid price, rooms from nearly 1800 Baht inwards depression season. We'd all booked inwards the touchstone rooms together with to a greater extent than ofttimes than non all wished we'd booked the nicer deluxe rooms! Actually it was pretty decent together with cool inwards the nighttime fourth dimension thence aircon was non essential. The resort is spread over a huge surface area amongst lots of kokosnoot palms providing shade. We were quick to accept a await to a greater extent than or less every bit before long every bit nosotros checked in.
What a bully pool! The kids were off to play at that topographic point earlier nosotros could blink. We all gathered a fleck afterward inwards the eatery for a laid buffet lunch, which I mean value would last really tasty for tourists but if y'all are used to "real" Thai food, it was somewhat lacking. The beer was prissy together with mutual depression temperature though, but beer on the isle is non thence inexpensive - recollect that everything has to come upwards yesteryear boat.
And then, off for some snorkeling! Below the puddle is a minor bay which they telephone band Kon Kare Bay. We divers but telephone band it Bay 3! Dive boats together with snorkel tour speedboats halt offshore. At the resort at that topographic point are some sunloungers together with y'all tin walk inwards from the beach. We went inwards amongst our kids together with at 1 indicate followed a swimming moray eel for nearly five minutes. Our boy had 'leaky mask' problems, I mean value the mask I bought for him was but a tiny fleck every bit good big, but he enjoyed his fourth dimension inwards the water. I am a diver but tin happily snorkel for hours particularly inwards clear shallow waters similar those at Racha Yai. There is a minor dive store at the resort too, thence a dive tin last arranged.
In the tardily afternoon nosotros all took a walk to the W side of the island. At a bay which nosotros divers telephone band Bungalow Bay (also called Batok Bay or Patok Bay) y'all discovery The Racha Resort which is a to a greater extent than luxurious hotel, but the beach is public. Being on the W coast, amongst a W current of air blowing inwards the depression season, nosotros could non snorkel there, but the kids could notwithstanding jump!
The sand on this beach is actually nice. I'd similar to come upwards back. Anyone from The Racha reading? I took a walk downwards the beach photographing footprints. Always trying to discovery the perfect footprint....
On the same beach every bit The Racha, some broken downwards but rather photogenic shacks ...
On the manner dorsum to Ban Raya, nosotros constitute some other side of Racha Yai. There accept been claims inwards the local tidings this twelvemonth of over-development together with nosotros did encounter edifice going on, together with a duo of cleared areas, but a lot of the isle is really rural. This buffalo was enjoying a bath...
I similar early on mornings when I'm traveling. I skipped the tardily nighttime drinks at the eatery after dinner together with after a skilful slumber I awoke non long after sunrise. Always a skilful fourth dimension of hateful solar daytime to accept a identify to yourself. Since the resort is on the eastward coast, I figured that sunrise would last pretty. It was.
There was a large buffet breakfast after which nosotros had to a greater extent than fourth dimension for snorkeling together with playing inwards the pool. I should indicate out .. y'all are non solitary at Ban Raya. The resort has some local residents. Monitor lizards. Here's 1 nosotros constitute after luncheon earlier nosotros headed dorsum to Attractions of Phuket, Thailand, together with this was non the biggest 1 nosotros saw...
H5N1 bully petty identify unit of measurement weekend break, I mean value nosotros mightiness produce this again. Or peradventure but a hateful solar daytime trip. Racha Yai trips of whatever length tin last booked amongst Attractions of Phuket, Thailand-tours/racha-island-tours/?edt=Jamie-Blog&utm_source=racha">Easy Day Thailand who tin also accommodate enough of other tours. Racha Yai isle is but a curt speedboat ride away from Attractions of Phuket, Thailand, but sure the H2O is clearer, a bully identify to snorkel together with to relax. Here's some other sentiment from the puddle at Ban Raya Resort ...
• Attractions of Phuket, Thailand-tours/racha-island-tours/?edt=Jamie-Blog&utm_source=racha">Contact Easy Day Thailand for Racha Yai isle trips!
Hotels on Racha Yai Island
• Ban Raya Resort
• The Racha
• Rayaburi
• Racha Yai Hotels - Full List Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com