Bangkok Thailand Travel Map & Things to do in Bangkok : Ko Ngai (Hai)

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 IF YOU SHOULD SOMEHOW STUMBLE ACROSS information technology  Bangkok Thailand Travel Map & Things to do in Bangkok : Ko Ngai (Hai) The primary eastern beach on Ngai is i of the nicer ones inwards the Andaman. This is the expanse close Fantasy Resort. The 2 islets inwards the background are pop daytrip snorkelling spots from all surrounding islands including Lanta - Ko Muk tin go seen behind middle (image Fantasy Resort)

Ko Ngai is i of the Trang Islands, in addition to is close fifteen km due south of Ko Lanta in addition to less than 10km northwest of Ko Muk. It is fairly small, hilly, pelting forested, has some walking trails in addition to a handfull of squeamish beaches. There are no roads, solely those few non trafficable walking tracks. The solely vehicles I saw were an sometime jeep in addition to close 2 motorcycles that occasionally moved along the beach. So it's a pretty set dorsum place.

The primary beach faces east, is close three km long in addition to contains close one-half a dozen resorts. Most of these are midrange, but at that topographic point are some budget options.
KOH HAI VILLA is fairly key on the beach in addition to has some pretty squeamish to a greater extent than expensive bungalows, but inwards March they were offering some of their older fan bungalows for 300 baht. This is what I said on travelfish:

“- wood in addition to bamboo-thatch, tin roof, build clean in addition to inwards proficient condition, with attached bathroom, squeamish verandah, comfy double bed, insect screens (but a fairly large gap at the door bottom), a large mirror BUT NOT inwards the bath (another invitee told me her 300 on the other side of the eating theater had no mirror at all in addition to no launder basin), proficient powerful lights for reading, including the verandah. This was some other cheapie supplying towels, lather in addition to privy paper. There was plenty of room within for 2 in addition to their gear without beingness enormous.
It was set inwards a reasonable garden setting - I noticed a staff daughter doing a groovy project of raking the Earth expanse approximately a vacated following bungalow yet at that topographic point was a fair fleck of pocket-sized rubbish approximately mine until I spent three minutes cleaning it up.
The eating theater is opened upward conception on the beachfront with groovy views of following karst islets, Ko Muk to the due south in addition to the similarly rugged mainland. Staff are described equally “grumpy” inwards that best selling guidebook, but I flora them friendly plenty in addition to the service quite good. Food was quite nice, even thus nutrient in addition to potable prices tended towards the higher terminate of my dozen or thus bungalow stays this trip. 100 for a large Chang, ninety for a light-green curry earlier rice in addition to 120 for a fellowship sandwich - ouch!. Note that several much cheaper places nutrient wise on my trip were fifty-fifty farther from the mainland in addition to had to also convey their materials inwards past times longtail. Speaking of longtails, Ko Hai Villa’s is a moisture one, chucking plenty of spray at the passengers fifty-fifty inwards a really calm sea.
The beachfront has a fair few tardily seats in addition to lie-lows, addition plenty of shade from mid-day on, in addition to naturally has the same splendid views. There was a pocket-sized attractive beach bar amongst the eating theater which played cool but non loud music early on evening. Swimming is good, except for a few hours approximately lowest tide when the rocky bottom is exposed correct to the fringing reef close 70m out. But it is silent attractive with a broad expanse of sand except at highest tide when a fairly pocket-sized strip is left. Snorkelling along the fringing reef is reasonably proficient with some fair coral in addition to fish life. There are close v other resorts spread out along this three km in addition to thus at that topographic point is plenty of untouched rainforest going correct downwardly to the sand following to the resorts.”


All the other resorts on this beach seemed a pace upward inwards luxury from Hai Villa, except for KOH HAI SEAFOOD - hither yous receive got uncomplicated tents with a thatched sun/rain shelter overhead. The eating theater is a fleck cheaper than Hai Villa, the nutrient good, but go vigilant when the mouth arrives.

KOH HAI FANTASY is betwixt the higher upward 2 in addition to is pretty flash. I was surprised past times the high occupancy compared to the other resorts - mayhap they receive got some bundle bargain going. They also receive got 2 dogs that bail upward some outsiders walking the beach. Maybe outsiders with fossil oil heads. Bungalow operators don’t similar it when yous kind out their dogs with your large Aussie bush-bashing stick. The Brit managing director gave me that familiar line: “Oi, those dogs were solely playing!” I flashed him a cheesy. “No worries Nige, I'm proficient at this game”.

To the due north of Hai Villa are three other midrange places - of these COCO HUTS in addition to the following THAPWARIN RESORT looked most appealing to me. Actually, really squeamish indeed. These are on Andaman Island Hopping, equally are most of the others - travelfish higher upward reviews most too.

There was a large novel luxury house built upward the headland at the far terminate - Chateau Hill Resort - which would receive got splendid views from its elevated rooms in addition to restaurant, but the beach hither was suffering pretty badly from erosion. No work to walk 100m due south for some decent sand.
 IF YOU SHOULD SOMEHOW STUMBLE ACROSS information technology  Bangkok Thailand Travel Map & Things to do in Bangkok : Ko Ngai (Hai)Actually the beach thing may go seasonal - it looks pretty proficient inwards this shot

 IF YOU SHOULD SOMEHOW STUMBLE ACROSS information technology  Bangkok Thailand Travel Map & Things to do in Bangkok : Ko Ngai (Hai)Hey, Chateau's puddle looks similar a house I could pass time. H5N1 few days separate betwixt hither in addition to the Sivalai on Ko Muk across at that topographic point on the horizon would go a top high-movers' means to produce the Trang islands (images Chateau Hill Resort)
There is also a Seafood Restaurant in addition to Bar betwixt Hai Villa in addition to Fantasy, non to go confused with the afore mentioned Ko Hai Seafood tent place. This caters for daytrippers from Muk, Pak Meng in addition to Lanta addition inwards the level people similar me looking for an alternative - but prices were the same or higher than Hai Villa. Food was good.

All past times its ain on a pocket-sized separate beach at the south-eastern terminate of the isle is KOH NGAI RESORT. This looked rather squeamish in addition to seemed equally luxurious equally Fantasy, but I recollect the prices are considerably lower. You tin achieve this from the primary eastern beach inwards close 10 minutes past times a rails only higher upward the rocks. There is some other jungle rails which I volition squall inwards “trekking”.

Also on its own** on a bigger in addition to really squeamish south-western beach is PARADISE BEACH RESORT. The possessor told me he had some 300 baht bungalows, in addition to none of the bungalows hither appeared to go dumps, although to a greater extent than basic than Fantasy, Ngai Resort, Coco Huts in addition to Thapwarin.
 IF YOU SHOULD SOMEHOW STUMBLE ACROSS information technology  Bangkok Thailand Travel Map & Things to do in Bangkok : Ko Ngai (Hai)Kayaking off the beach at Paradise Beach Resort's bay (image Thai-Tour.Com)
TREKKING
There are some fairly brusque but proficient rainforest walking trails on the island. Hai Villa did non receive got a map, but fortunately my walking friend managed to instruct i from reception at Ngai Resort.
From the primary eastern beach the rails starts amongst Ko Hai Seafood in addition to goes steeply upward the hillside fairly unopen to the higher bungalows of Fantasy.
Just past times the crest is a junction - if yous receive got the left path yous caput farther uphill in addition to and thus downwardly to Ngai Resort inwards 10-15 minutes. Alternatively, if yous instruct straight ahead yous movement downhill (5 minutes) to some other junction - to the left is a 5-10 infinitesimal walk to a deserted niggling bay with a squeamish beach - Ao Mung (sp?). It is possible to climb over the headland at the southern terminate of this bay to Paradise Beach, but this does require a sure as shooting amount of bush bashing.
Alternatively, if yous instruct straight ahead at the aforementioned junction, yous volition achieve Paradise Beach inwards 10-15 minutes. This is a squeamish house to receive got a swim in addition to snorkel, although the fringing reef was close 150m out when I looked for it at high tide. The beers inwards Paradise Beach Resort’s restaurants are squeamish in addition to cold.
At the northern terminate of Paradise Beach at that topographic point is a rails which goes upward through the National Park headquarters expanse in addition to and thus continues upward a loma to twin viewpoints where yous instruct a squeamish expect at the northern westward coast of the isle in addition to Ko Lanta inwards the distance. You are talking maybe fifteen minutes from the beach, a few brusque steep pinches.

EXCURSIONSThe green Trang isle longtail trips are available - Hai Villa had snorkeling approximately the pocket-sized karst islets to the southeast addition a see to Ko Muk’s fabulous EMERALD CAVE for 500baht. I flora the snorkeling pretty proficient past times Thai standards in addition to the Cave involves a swim upward a flooded tunnel to a cavern where the roof has collapsed to separate a cliff ringed lagoon, consummate with pocket-sized beach, rain-forested sides in addition to emerald H2O from the limestone content. Or reflection. Or something. See the photos on the Muk page.
You tin also produce snorkelling trips to nearby Ko Kradan, whos beaches in addition to coral are the pick of these islands.

GETTING TO NGAI.
Trang has the nearest aerodrome in addition to also 2 sleeper trains from Bangkok daily.
Details of trains/plains in addition to buses to Trang tin go flora here.
billp recently indicated that the morning time Nok Air flying into Trang is met past times reps from these locomote agents who volition carry yous into town in addition to adapt bookings/transport.
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There is no hamlet on the isle (if yous exclude a handful of locals' bungalows behind Ko Hai Villa) thus access is past times each resort’s boat from Pak Meng. Hai Villa’s boat leaves at 11.30 in addition to cost 250 baht - approximately xxx minutes. You tin ever charter your ain long tail at considerable expense at other times.
From Trang at that topographic point are hourly minibuses to Pak Meng for 50 baht. The trip takes maybe an hour.
There is also a pocket-sized fast ferry connecting Ngai with Ban Sala Dan on Ko Lanta, at to the lowest degree inwards the high season. I’m non sure as shooting if this is Koh Ngai Resort’s boat picking upward at the other resorts along the eastward beach or i of the large daytrip boats out of Lanta. Price inwards March was 400. It heads to Lanta close 2pm but I don’t know what fourth dimension inwards the morning time it does the contrary trip.
I of late flora this on andaman-island-hopping.com:

"Petphilin Boat operates a daily excursion to Koh Ngai, Koh Muuk in addition to Koh Kradan Island from Nov to April. It is possible to bring together this trip on a i means basis. The boat leaves from Saladan Pier (on Lanta)at 08:30 in addition to arrives to Koh Ngai at 10:00. The schedule to Koh Kradan depends on the tide, equally a see to the Emerald Cave on Koh Mook is included. The boat does non halt on Muuk Island. Reservations tin go made through us, if yous similar to instruct to Koh Mook, nosotros recommend to go out the boat on Koh Ngai in addition to receive got a long-tail boat from there."

Hell, if yous wanted to instruct to i of the Muk (Mook) beaches, I reckon yous offering the capn an extra 100 baht in addition to he would drib yous off on Farang Beach no problems. I got i of these boats to pick me upward at Farang a few years dorsum in addition to receive got me upward to Lanta. I negotiated it with the captain exterior the Emerald Cave the solar daytime before.
UPDATE - this is the Trang islands daytrip boat in addition to straightaway calls inwards at Farang Beach on Muk equally a thing of course.

UPDATE - Tigerline is running ferries from Phi phi/Lanta to Lipe, via the pier at Hat Yao due south of Trang. This ferry (not a speedboat) goes on to Langkawi. Details tin go seen on their website http://www.tigerlinetravel.com/index.php?cat=lineboat&new_language=1
The ferry also calls inwards to places similar Muk in addition to Ngai - in addition to Laoliang if needed according to Zach who runs an adventure resort there.
At the fourth dimension of writing Lanta-Lipe was 1400 baht - 4.5 hours. Trang Yao-Lipe 650. Lipe-Langkawi 950.
I receive got details of how to instruct to the Hat Yao pier on my Ko Libong thread.
For high flavor 08/o9 the service starts on Nov 24.
Note also at that topographic point is a fast speedboat service betwixt Lanta in addition to Lipe which volition telephone weep upward inwards at Ngai. Google SPB speedboats.

UPDATE DEC07
JimmyK who tends to remain midrange to high-end had this to say:
"Grabbed the speedboat to koh Ngai for a remain inwards Koh Ngai Fantasy Resort. Beachfront Unit was a niggling love at 5500B, but had a groovy sentiment over an immaculate beach. Units behind us were a niggling tightly packed. The Coco cottages in addition to its vecino Thapwarin looked really squeamish in addition to were much cheaper. The novel "Chateau" hotel at the far due south of the primary beach had some tremendous views over aquamarine waters ".

 IF YOU SHOULD SOMEHOW STUMBLE ACROSS information technology  Bangkok Thailand Travel Map & Things to do in Bangkok : Ko Ngai (Hai)Jimmy aint incorrect close tremendous views (image Chateau Hill Resort)
** Well at that topographic point is no other bungalow house on Paradise Beach, but equally I approached on the hiking rails I could listen the unmistakable thumping of da large sub-wooffa. And there, fix close 400m due south of Paradise Resort was a department of tents, with a collection of early on 20s Thais in addition to Farangs, trip the lite fantastic music from the audio organisation in addition to fifty-fifty at eleven inwards the morning, a few of them bopping! Jeez, also bad if yous went to the Resort for some peace in addition to quiet. Although that in all likelihood depends on how belatedly they rage. I hateful they in all likelihood cutting the music afterwards 9pm, right?
Actually it’s a fleck of a concern. Nice reserved Thai girls are unlikely to go swayed past times whatever polish talking farang blokes. But I worry a fleck close pathetic innocent immature Thai guys approximately typical hell-raising western woman mortal travellers. I mean, I’m a super represent guy of considerable experience, yet I ever drag myself dwelling from a trip shredded physically in addition to mentally. And I don’t desire whatever of yous smart marthas maxim that’s because I’m ever falling off my cycle in addition to receive got problem converting 25 baht to the Aussie dollar. Although I acknowledge that final i is a toughy.

Note this military camp set-up did non expect similar a permanent operation.

WET SEASON
I’m non sure as shooting which resorts remain opened upward inwards the depression season, but those on the primary eastern mountain-backed beach would go nicely sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds, different the resorts on Lanta, Farang Beach Ko Muk in addition to most other Andaman isle locations.
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A reliable Trang locomote agent for booking in addition to carry into all Trang in addition to Satun expanse islands - proficient on transfers/accommodation to/for Lanta in addition to farther due north also - KK Travel inwards the parallel street straight opposite the railway station tel 075-211198, 223664, 081-8945955

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If yous see Ngai yous mightiness also go interested inwards nearby:

KO KRADAN

KO MUK

KO LANTA

KO LIBONG-HAT YAO

KO LAO LIANG

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