Bangkok Thailand Travel Map & Things to do in Bangkok : Krabi/Railay/Ton Sai Areas Updated

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last visited August 2013 in conclusion updated Sept 2014

Krabi beaches layout - Phra Nang inwards foreground, East Railay far right, West Railay opposite, Ton Sai behind, Ao Nang as well as and then Nopharet Thara top far left. (image surfersvillage)

AREA MAP - Krabi town, Railay, Ao Nang, Ton Sai, Nopharet Thara
CLOSE UP MAP - West Railay, East Railay, Phra Nang, Ton Sai

Google globe picture - most pop Krabi beach areas.
I forgot to placemark Ao Phai Plong - it's the pocket-size bay with the bluish box betwixt Ao Nang as well as Ton Sai.

Google globe picture - greater Krabi area. Tubkaak Beach is at the high goal of the strip of beach to a higher identify Khlong Muang far left. Hat Ton Son is to a higher identify the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 of Ao Nang mid-left. Longish Hat Yao leads away to the south-east from the O of Mao mid-right. I forgot a scale as well as management symbol. The distance betwixt the Krabi town as well as Khlong Muang markers each side is 16km. North is straight up.


Main tracks Railay-Ton Sai - modified Google globe image
1-East Railay to Phra Nang 2-Main West Railay to East Railay path 3-West Railay by-pass 4-Last Bar to Garden View& Great View 5-Diamond Cave/High Valley rail 6-West Railay to Ton Sai headland scramble 7-East Railay to Ton Sai high rail 8-Ton Sai loop as well as off-shoots - for complicated reasons I didn't pose inwards the flake of the loop which goes dorsum downwardly to the western (left-side) of Ton Sai beach.

LATEST MAP OF EAST/WEST RAILAY SIGNPOSTED AT THE BEACH - NEW TO ME IN 2013.
Details may live clearer if y'all click picture to expand.

Relative seat of Krabi/Railay to nearby Andaman locations. Because Railay tin only live accessed yesteryear vote many visitors are nether the impression it is an isle - non business office of the mainland.

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BEACH OVERVIEW

WEST RAILAY

Probably the 2nd best of the Krabi Beaches. Spectacular landscape. Book-ended yesteryear soaring limestone cliffs - this shot is snapped from one. Nice sand at all tide levels. In all my visits I've only noticed shallow H2O at depression tide a work i time as well as that coincided with i of the total moon/no Moon lowest low-tide/highest high-tide periods. And it was only a work for an hr each side of lowest tide.
Busy with longtails but they are confined to a set expanse this goal of shot leaving a large expanse for swimmers. Wind is off-shore inwards high flavor pregnant smoothen conditions. Can teach a flake bumpy on windier moisture flavor days. Beach gets pretty crowded peak flavor but is super cool inwards evenings when daytrippers leave of absence as well as pocket-size beach bar mats with candles are gear upward on the sand.
Big puddle far right is business office of super luxury Rayavadee. Smaller puddle (but it aint a pocket-size pool) to left belongs to Railay Bay Resort - the primary path across to East Railay starts next to this pool. Next left is Sand Sea as well as and then Railay Village - all midrangers. These goal virtually one-half way across shot - farther left are the grounds of the Railay Beach Club with scattered vacation houses inwards a prissy wooded area. This identify has a few beachfront bungalows, to a greater extent than set behind beachfront combat as well as trees - got a pix virtually 50% downwardly page. The  other resorts' accommodation is set dorsum from beach with restaurants/pools beachfront y'all won't teach a beachfront room there.
More than a quarter of the beach is out of sentiment to the left (image Andaman Adventures)

The quietest department of West Railay is the far northern end. There is some shelter nether trees to right of frame - the steep climb over to Ton Sai starts at that spot besides (look for the helper ropes or for lucifer climber-dudes appearing from above). No lack of kayaking opportunities around these beaches.

2013 - novel to me:  the busy piddling business/restaurant expanse only due north of the Railay Bay/Sand Sea/Railay Village resort strip has copied Ko Lipe as well as named itself WALKING STREET. Not quite the attain as well as size of Lipe's but non a bad expanse today as well as considerably bigger than inwards 2010.
Those 2 beach-fronting bar/restaurants are prissy places to sit down as well as depository fiscal establishment check the passing scene but I notice prices at nowadays are maybe 50% upward on normal budget places inwards the Andaman. Similarly the side yesteryear side resorts' beachfront restaurants were ever only slightly dearer than budget places - they are at nowadays markedly dearer (although even so a grapple yesteryear western standards as well as the outlook beats most).

West Railay is a flake over 600m long. Note the primary route to East Railay is left of the in conclusion y inwards Railay Bay. Walking Street turns into a path which volition teach y'all across to the East Railay to high valley as well as high Ton Sai path.


EAST RAILAY
(image Dreams Of Mountains) - five minutes walk across the narrow spit from West Railay lands y'all here. Looks okay inwards this highest-tide shot but y'all can't see the mud flats of depression tide or most of the mangroves which encompass 2 thirds of the shoreline - their start tin only live seen pump as well as to the right.
Nevertheless this is a expert beach to remain on because it has a broad attain of accommodation from budget to high end, some expert restaurants as well as bars as well as is only a few minutes walk from 2 of the nicest beaches inwards the Andaman landscape/seascape wise (Phra Nang is off to the left-bottom of shot). Some of the higher-set accommodation places similar Diamond Private (out of shot to the right) receive got pretty spectacular cliff-bay-offshore isle views.
There's to a greater extent than pix as well as information on East Railay accommodation starting virtually 50% downwardly page.

2013 - PROGRESS! At in conclusion they receive got pose inwards a paved path right across East Railay. Down-page I receive got a rant virtually having to walk inwards the H2O when manful soul monarch high tides hitting - good no longer, tendency setters. Note this department  along the northern one-half of the beach really passes on the OUTSIDE of the bars, restaurants etc - the sometime path is on the within so at that spot are at nowadays parallel paths here. The novel path continues on the ocean side of Last Bar so people heading around the rocks to Garden View as well as  Great View Resorts (the in conclusion i novel to me since 2010) no longer receive got to walk thru the bar.
East Railay beach rail June 2010 before the concrete path - even so a flake daggy looking inwards large sections. But East Railay fifty-fifty as well as then should non receive got been overlooked yesteryear people seeking Railay accommodation. Lots of places to remain hither inwards all toll ranges, some expert views from the higher joints (there is a pretty decent hillside behind a lot of the places). Ignore the mangroves as well as low-tide mudflats - it's a small walk to really expert West Railay as well as a shorter walk to fifty-fifty amend Phra Nang. That vegetation at right of shot is business office of the mangroves. The moisture the world is non from pelting - that's high tide.

2013 - PROGRESS OR DISASTER?? - the famous Ya Ya resort is gone. For some fourth dimension it has been run as the budget wing of Railay Princess Resort which bought it a few years back. The novel articulation sure enough aint budget. Now I receive got a fun rant virtually Ya Ya down-page but this is an establishment to several generations of backpackers. At to the lowest degree Princess volition at nowadays receive got direct waterfront access.

I didn't essay to pose all accommodation inwards on East Railay - only some of the places mentioned on this page. Note expert sometime Google globe shot this at high tide - mud flats don't facial expression besides flash. East Railay is nearly 800m long from Last Bar (top) to the start of the Phra Nang path.


PHRA NANG
Fabulous shot from Me Not at Work - y'all are looking at only the southern goal of Phra Nang - the beach really continues to the right around the corner of that broad department at top left of pix as well as terminates against the inner of those far cliffs. I receive got a shot of that far department virtually 70% downwardly page - I prefer that expanse because it tends to live less crowded inwards high season.
And yep, the to a higher identify shot is definitely depression flavor despite the lovely looking atmospheric condition - inwards high flavor the business office y'all tin see is covered yesteryear people. About one-half the expanse leading downwardly to the cliffs below-camera is taken yesteryear a buoyed-off swimming enclosure - H2O is deep all tides. Food vendors' longtails line the beach towards the far corner - at that spot are ever inexpensive yummy materials as well as mutual depression temperature drinks available. I've noticed on many trips that the department of the beach mid-shot gets pretty skinny at highest tide although at that spot is ever plenty of sand on as well as yesteryear the plough as well as this goal nigh the cliffs. The super luxury Rayavadee is behind the beach for virtually 2 thirds the distance to the corner.


The quieter northern department of Phra Nang - this is at the opposite goal from where the access rail from East Railay hits the beach. Very few people inwards this June 2010 shot, but fifty-fifty inwards high flavor this goal tends to live less crowded. I noticed that maybe 100m behind the photographic television set camera Rayvadee had a novel (to me) beach bar operating.

You tin climb upward on top of the headland at the opposite goal of the beach from business office way along the access path from East Railay (look for the ropes opposite the shelter shed) to a duet of fairly expert viewpoints as well as to a spot where y'all tin climb downwardly into the Princess Cave which is really opened upward topped with a pocket-size lake inwards bottom. I constitute this climb downwardly is a flake tricky as well as should live done inwards shoes to a greater extent than suitable than joggers.

The far department of the beach around the corner inwards 2013 - I've been maxim for years that it is less crowded than nigh the access path. Still true, but these days it aint precisely uncrowded.

Boats are banned from the nigh as well as far thirds of the beach, so the middle department is jammed upward pretty well. These are the catering boats - surprisingly expert value eats as well as drinks. Just to their right.....

...is a scrum of carry longtails as well as speedboats (rear) which are waiting to accept people away, the latter as far as dorsum to Phi Phi. Interestingly, many Ao Nang to Phi Phi daytrip speedboats also telephone call upward inwards hither for a few hours, saving Ao Nang based travellers a separate trip over here.

Phra Nang has got to live the most spectacular beach on the Thailand mainland. It is nearly 700m goal to end. Note the afternoon shade given yesteryear the high headland to right of the entrance track. And yep, Rayavadee has a three beach exposure - hither at Phra Nang as well as smaller frontages on East as well as West Railay. Note besides a fair few boats on the far western goal of the beach - this wasn't the representative inwards March 2013, but March aint precisely peak season.


TON SAI
Ton Sai from The Melting Wall high on the northern headland. You tin see why this is a climbers' paradise (image Wiki Commons)
This is the climbers' beach as well as because it has developed a bunch of expert value bungalows over the years, has also go a backpacker favourite - at that spot is non a lot of budget accommodation left over on the Railays inwards high flavor so this is the best identify for bucks-down travellers wanting to avoid the bustle of Ao Nang, the isolation of Hat Ton Son or the distance of Krabi town. It's non besides hard to trek from hither over to the nicer beaches at West Railay as well as Phra Nang.
Ton Sai beach is prissy plenty high tide with pretty okay sand as well as prissy protected H2O - I receive got some pix downwardly page - but as tide goes out a lot of stone as well as dingy sand is exposed as inwards the to a higher identify shot, so it aint precisely a non bad swimming beach. However y'all tin climb over the south-eastern headland out of shot on the right to West Railay inwards a piddling over five minutes although many people wade around at lower tide levels. There is also a high saddle rail to East Railay going over that lower high expanse only right of centre.
Most of the accommodation is upward the loop rail (starting 100m from the cliffs at right as well as heading upward the valley) as well as its offshoots. It loops dorsum downwardly to the beach this end. These days at that spot are some lower midrange places making inroads to what was i time entirely climbers'/backpackers' budget/flashpacker bungalows. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large evolution taking most of the beachfront inwards this shot as well as a lot of the cardinal uphill expanse has been stalled for a issue of years since the early on 2000s (and even so no progress March 2013).

Google got this picture at high tide too. Ton Sai is approx 600m long.


AO NANG
The total length (1400m) of Ao Nang from the south-east headland. The farther one-half of the beach inwards front end of the town is non peculiarly attractive with lots of boats as well as backed yesteryear a high concrete wall, but this in conclusion 500m or so is non bad at all. Pretty okay sand, H2O non besides shallow at depression tide, a fair few nutrient vendors as well as massage cabanas inwards the trees behind beach (although a cemetery dominates the in conclusion 50m or so). 
This pic is shot from the steep walkway which goes across to neighbouring as well as rather gorgeous Ao Phai Plong.

Part of the nicer department of Ao Nang - 2013. There is 2010 shot of this south-eastern department virtually 85% downwardly page.

As said, much of the expanse nether the trees inwards dorsum of the nicer department of Ao Nang beach has nutrient vendors, bars, massage cabanas etc. In some areas the rows of chairs containing boozing chubby Euros reminded me of the expanse nether the tress at Bali's famous Kuta beach except the boozers at that spot are chubby Aussies.

AO PHAI PLONG
This is a gorgeous piddling beach betwixt Ao Nang as well as Ton Sai. It was deserted when I commencement saw it from the passing Railay-bound longtail in conclusion century, except for a lady-camper who was drying out her sleeping pocketbook after an overnight deluge. These days it is the site of the high-end CENTARA GRAND. However access to the world is quite piece of cake because National Parks has a walkway which climbs over the steep headland from the eastern goal of Ao Nang beach i shot to a higher identify - takes virtually 10 minutes - some pretty steep steps. There is a safety guy at the Centara goal of the walkway gets y'all to sign a volume on entry as well as teach out but otherwise no problems.
Note Centara Grand's floating pier - I ended upward doing a "running surf" along this when an incoming moving ridge caught upward with my stroll dorsum to the beach from pier's end. In dry out flavor y'all volition non teach these form of waves here.

This sweetness piddling beach is no much to a greater extent than than 350m long.


HAT NOPPHARET THARA Noppharet Thara is similar a shot north-west of Ao Nang, 10 minutes walk along the primary coastal route behind the pocket-size headland. This is a long beach - behind the eastern one-half is an extension of the Ao Nang town expanse with lots of accommodation places. Because at that spot is to a greater extent than room, some of the bigger, flasher resorts receive got located here. The beach is reasonably prissy but suffers from the depression tide blues with lots of sand beingness exposed. It is a really pop identify for Thai household unit of measurement groups - so at that spot is ever a bunch of nutrient vendors constitute inwards the trees behind the beach.
This is shot from the western goal of Nopparet Thara, non existent crowded inwards this June depression flavor pic - fairly long beach, over 2000m, extends right upward to that headland mid-shot (better seen if y'all click to expand pic). Far karst cliffs as well as islets are Railay-Phra Nang area.

Noppharet Thara is a pretty long beach at approx 2.3km. Note at that spot is a bad atmospheric condition long tail embarkation request for Railay etc at the far eastward of the beach inwards a sheltered inlet nether the Nang of "to Ao Nang."


HAT TON SON
I commencement visited Hat Ton Son inwards my travel-lite days without camera. This is an embedded Google globe picture from Olav Sejeroe - panoramio - most of his other shots tagged for this beach are really of the access-khlong or the primary eastern department of Noppharet Thara. But the striking thing virtually Ton Son from the ocean is the line of casuarina trees - it is hard to pick the one-half dozen or so bungalow places until really close.

About 3km westward of Ao Nang is the western extension of HAT NOPPHARET THARA beach called HAT TON SON - I've also seen it called Ao Son. This is the department across the far side of the klong (small river) from the National Park HQ. You access it from Krabi town yesteryear climbing off the Ao Nang songthaew where it commencement hits Noppgaret Thara beach (UPDATE 2010 - I notice non all the songthaews come upward this way now). Walk thru the National Park gates to the west, go to side yesteryear side the pier virtually 100m away where long tails volition accept y'all across the pocket-size inlet to the beach (latest toll - 50 baht inwards March 2013). Note the National Park is non charging entry into the area.
Alternatively y'all tin access from the route which goes across to Klong Muang (see below) via a bunch of nicely sealed tike roads behind the beach. The resorts along Hat Ton Son are good signposted from the Klong Muang road. But annotation to teach into Ao Nang via this route is abt 11km - 300/400 baht yesteryear taxi.
There are virtually a one-half dozen mainly budget bungalow places spaced along this three km department of beach. ANDAMAN INN, i of the commencement places y'all come upward to is a expert i with a attain of bungalows including some adequate cheapies upward the back, as well as a expert large restaurant. Back inwards 2002 I paid 150 baht for i of those bungalows.

I got dorsum to Hat Ton Son inwards March 2013. As y'all tin see it is a pretty prissy as well as really placidity beach (few long tails, no traffic noise, non many resorts or people) with expert sand as well as plenty of H2O for swimming to a higher identify mid tide. However it does teach the depression tide blues as shown 2 shots below.

I stayed at Ton Son's P.A.N Beach Bungalows March 2013. The next text is white as well as smaller because I copied parts of a review I did on a booking website as well as I can't live bothered going into the html to right it - skilled I'm not. Maybe y'all could hitting command + or whatever your browser requires to expand the page. Old fourth dimension backpackers volition similar PAN – rooms are beach bungalows mk2, the to a greater extent than durable/comfortable type which replaced the commencement bamboo jobs. Price is right besides – 700 b 2013 - most bungalows of this type inwards the Andaman are at to the lowest degree 30% dearer. They should approve of the seat on the to the lowest degree developed, most set dorsum beach on the Krabi coast. Some guests complained of isolation without a vehicle – but the inexpensive way to Ao Nang is to walk the beach to the klong (15 minutes – PAN is nigh the far western goal of this beach), hail i of the longtail boats to accept y'all across, walk the small distance to the primary route as well as grab i of the oftentimes passing Krabi town to Ao Nang songthaews for the 3km into Ao Nang (20b). Or walk this in conclusion mensuration on the winding path nether the trees inwards dorsum of Nopparat beach inwards around xl minutes. Thais seemed to approve of this identify besides – the weekend saw most of the vacant bungalows taken yesteryear Thai families – ever an indication of value as well as expert food. Holidaying Thais tend to live expert neighbors. My bungalow was only large plenty for 2 + gear, was clean, had a work solid but comfy queen sized bed, expert insect screens on the windows but no net, placidity fan, lots of internal lines as well as clothes hangers, as well as okay bath with bucket even western toilet, a prissy veranda with hammock. It was really placidity at black with no traffic or long tail boat noise.

I similar this shot taken as I was downing a large Chang at PAN's eatery on arrival for a issue of reasons. 
First is the patently romantic angle - this duet similar many westerners receive got decided to create a Buddhist re-enactment of their wedding, mayhap inwards their favourite place. Unlike many similar events I receive got witnessed over the years, no household unit of measurement seems to live present, but the bride is cool inwards her marriage ceremony dress, the groom cooler inwards a no-tie clothes shirt as well as shorts.
Additionally the pic shows the depression tide blues plus the prissy outlook towards Ko Poda (right) as well as the cliffed mainland at Ton Sai, Railay (far left).
The ocean sentiment eatery served prissy food. Pricing was scattered – western seemed cheaper than average budget bungalows, some Thai cheaper, some higher. Small Chang beers at 50baht were the to the lowest degree expensive of a dozen similar restaurants all trip. Staff was friendly as well as obliging with Pan herself having expert English. The complimentary bicycles were non bad for fanging around the backroads, although I resisted the urge to ride into Ao Nang or Klong Muang.

 I noticed is that the placidity klong separating Hat Ton Son from Noppharet Thara has at nowadays developed into a crowded piddling port expanse for longtails, speeboats, some line-fishing boats as well as ferries. The Ao Nang-Railay-Phi Phi ferry, the direct ferry to Phuket as well as the speedboat to Kos Yai Noi & Yai as well as and then Phuket start from the pier here.

The National Park HQ expanse at right is the expanse to access longtails across the klong to Hat Ton Son. (btw I receive got swum across twice but I don't recommend this unless y'all are receive got a rigid side-stroke piece holding your daybag to a higher identify water. Gets bumpy when a speedboat comes by). Because this expanse has a busy pier plus dozens of daytrip longtails as well as speedboats moored inwards the river at that spot is no 200baht accuse for NP entry. To give some thought of the depression tide blues, that pocket-size isle left of bottom pump is land-locked at total depression tide.  I haven't tried to pose the three or 4 other Ton Son resorts on the map. The beach is a piddling over 2km long if y'all start opposite NPHQ.



KLONG MUANG/AO TUBKAAK
There is an enclave of midrange as well as upper hotels inwards this isolated beach part north-west of Ao Nang as well as Noppharet Thara/Hat Ton Son. I hadn't visited this expanse inwards early on trips because it is way out of my budget range, but I did know this department of coast has sensational views of the non bad karst isle seascape of Phra Nang Bay. Websites of some of the hotels upward hither sure facial expression prissy but they are pricey with western-level accommodation AND nutrient charges. But the hotels must live expert - they teach rave reviews although guests tell the beach itself is non fantastic, tending to live a flake similar Nopparet Thara as well as Hat Ton Son at depression tide - (image as well as to a greater extent than information Krabi.com)
Beach areas to the westward (Hat Ton Son) as well as north-west of Ao Nang/Hat Nopparet Thara.

DEC 2010
I got to remain at Klong Muang at the goal of Nov 2010. And at that spot is budget accommodation
- google Ko Kwang Resort. There are also quite a few inexpensive rooms attached to shops as well as other businesses along the beach route around Ban Klong Muang as well as side yesteryear side Ban Ko Kwang.
The strip of coast along hither tin live divided into 4 beach areas as seen on the modified Google globe picture above.

KLONG MUANG SOUTH
This was the nicest of the beaches inwards this expanse when I visited. There is maybe double the beach seen inwards shot behind photographic television set camera with the really prissy SHERATON resort situated behind the sand. Building at right is a expert beach eatery with budget prices as well as some prissy cloth deck chairs y'all tin gear upward inwards the shade of the casuarinas with a beer or 5. Lump left background is Ko Kwang islet, landlocked at depression tide.
This beach has a lot of exposed sand at depression tide, but non besides unattractive - swimmable yesteryear wading out a bit. Pretty clear H2O at higher tide levels despite a fair flake of pelting run-off piece I was there. Views direct out to ocean hither are generally of long mountainous Ko Yao Yai - non the karst islands of westward Phang Nga Bay.

KO KWANG BAY
Tiny Ko Kwang Bay is a flake daggy - sand as well as stone depression tide, total of H2O high tide (I waded across at high tide from Nth Klong Muang where Ko Kwang Resort is located). The Bay is domicile of the really prissy NAKAMANDA RESORT - location no problems because the pretty expert Klong Muang South beach begins 30m behind photographic television set camera as well as at that spot is a bunch of expert budget restaurants as well as shops on the primary route on the inland edge of the resort.

KLONG MUANG NORTH
This shot only below high tide looks pretty expert but this beach was way inferior to KM South - looked a lot daggier at depression tide, gypsum loading pier at due north end, quite a flake of line-fishing junk as well as less-than-flash buildings behind the beach at this southward end. Fairly inexpensive KO KWANG RESORT is across the route from this goal but y'all receive got to trek a vacant block to teach to the road. Only takes 10 minutes to walk to KK South beach from the photographic television set camera position.
Further due north from the photographic television set camera the route hits the beach as well as parallels it. The nifty SOFITEL as well as KRABI SANDS are along here, inland side of the road. They receive got swimming enclosures, Sun lounges on the beach as well as maintain it pretty clean, but I dunno - I think I'd go for i of the other beaches if I wanted to remain on this strip of coast.
Views direct westward off the beach are Ko Kao Yai as well as Noi - as well as some karst stack islands to the north-west

TUBKAAK BEACH
The northern-most beach on this department of coast did non peculiarly whelm me. This was shot at depression tide as well as if y'all click to expand y'all tin see it is pretty shallow a fair way offshore. The shot also shows at that spot is virtually no beach at total high tide. Nevertheless at that spot are some pretty swish resorts along hither including ANYAVEE TUBKAEK (ex AMARI) as well as THE TUBKAAK KRABI BOUTIQUE - these are similar a shot behind the beach with the coast route on the inland side - as well as knowing the way the Thais create flash hotels, they are belike really prissy places to stay. They sure teach expert reviews on the user forums. This is the best beach for views of the westward Phang Na Bay karst islands.
Note carry to these beaches is a flake expensive. You are looking at 400-500 baht taxis (late 2010) from both Krabi town/Krabi motorbus station, the same from Ao Nang as well as to a greater extent than from the airport. Infrequent songthaews create run to Nth Klong Muang from Krabi town.


KHAO NGORK MAK
The coast route ends at a National Park parking expanse less than i km due north of Tubkaak Beach. No entry fee. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 sign says it is 3.9km to this viewpoint at the top of Mt Ngork Mak. Seemed a flake farther to me. The climb is upward through prissy rainforest, piece of cake to moderately steep most parts with only a few really steep as well as crude oil sections.
A tempest hitting when I started the climb as well as it poured! Took me virtually ninety minutes to go upward - I hurried dorsum inwards only nether an hr because it was getting dark.
The viewpoint to a higher identify is 500m to a higher identify ocean level as well as the panorama was covered inwards mist as well as depression cloud. I waited for it to clear a flake - this is the best shot I got - inwards this representative towards the south-east (there is virtually a 270 grade outlook here).
That's the karst landscape of the Railay/Phra Nang peninsula top left. I didn't realise the klong (stream) which separates Hat Nopparet Thara from Hat Ton Son (mid-top) was so broad - it isn't where it reaches the shore. There is a side rail virtually fifteen minutes below the summit to a waterfall but I didn't receive got fourth dimension to depository fiscal establishment check it out. This pic may live worth clicking to expand.

There are a duet of prissy swimming holes next to the carpark. Rain as well as pitiable calorie-free from the tempest plus a broken flash on my Canon (failed i infinitesimal after the warranty expired) way pitiable character shot.

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AO NAM MAO
This beach expanse is roughly midway betwixt East Railay as well as Krabi town. Not a bad identify for someone wanting a beach away from the crowds inwards the Krabi area. Used to receive got only i accommodation place, the funky DAWN OF HAPPINESS, but these days has a few others including the high-end AMATAPURA. Note the beach aint non bad at depression tide with lots of exposed stone (funny how Krabi belongings shows a high tide shot). But the scenery is really expert - at that spot are limestone cliffs due north behind the beach, plus expert views of the karst offshore islands as well as the karst cliffs around East Railay as well as Phra Nang. Phi Phi is to the west. This beach is the rough-rough atmospheric condition deviation request for Railay longtails, although I receive got used it inwards fine atmospheric condition besides - (image Krabi Property)

------------------------------- HAT YAO - LONG BEACH
(image - wildething - panoramio). This is the novel frontier - virtually the only Krabi expanse beach with lots of inexpensive beachfront dry ground left for novel developments. Unlike the other Krabi beaches which are westward of Krabi town this 5km stretch of sand is south-east, across the other side of the Krabi River.
I commencement heard of Hat Yao several years agone when a Thorn Tree poster said amend teach at that spot presently because the evolution is starting. I even so haven't managed it - the closest beingness virtually 1km off-shore from the Lanta ferry. But from all accounts the beach is pretty ordinary, suffers the depression tide blues as well as the H2O non peculiarly clear which figures if y'all depository fiscal establishment check the map below - this is really on an estuarine isle with klongs draining into the ocean both sides. But the midrange hotels at that spot (The Beach Boutique Resort, Sea House Beach Resort, Nantra) seem to create the typical expert Thai chore of presentatation as well as the articulation does receive got non bad sunsets as well as prissy plenty views of distant karst islands/mainland coastline. Seems to me at that spot are plenty of prissy midrange hotels not beachfront inwards Ao Nang as well as Noppharet Thara which can't boast expert sunsets as well as views but people even so relish holidaying at that spot - although I approximate they are closer to shopping, amusement as well as really prissy beaches.
Now that Thorn Tree poster mentioned at to the lowest degree i budget articulation on the beach but similar a dope I didn't write it down. I figured it would live only a thing of people arriving as well as finding it - similar at Hat Yao on Phi Phi. That beach is 500m long - non 5km similar this one! Well DUH - at that spot are degrees of yao (long) on Thai beaches. Imagine that!

Hat Yao location - Google globe image. Take no notice of that piddling information box on the nw corner - if y'all click the actual Google globe it says Layana Resort as well as Spa, which is really virtually 35km away on Ko Lanta.

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ACCOMMODATION AT THE BEACHES
It's non my intention to encompass all the many accommodation options inwards the area. I'll only grapple with places I receive got stayed at or know about.

WEST RAILAY

The due north goal of West Railay is a existent prissy identify a vacation swim (image - http://www.krabi-tourism.com/index.htm)

West Railay has three prissy midrange+ places, RAILAY BAY, RAILAY VILLAGE as well as SAND SEA.  Their bungalows are besides expensive these days for cheapskates similar me as well as they rarely receive got a room walk-in away from depression season. However they receive got expert beachfront restaurants with a non bad outlook daytime or even from the front end tables. Until late eatery prices were pretty reasonable at a pocket-size premium to their counterparts over on East Railay. Last see the gap had blown out to 50% or so - even so expert value yesteryear western standards, peculiarly given the view. One eatery is Muslim owned, (Sand Sea I think) as well as does non sell booze, but I did see customers bringing bottles inwards from elsewhere. My notes tell the service at that spot was incredibly tardily - but the other joints were okay.
Railay Bay has a prissy pool, beachside as well as quite attractive. The competitors receive got or their ain pools but farther dorsum inwards the complex. Note none of these resorts receive got beachside bungalows - to teach that y'all call for to shell out for (some) of the Railay Beach Club chalets).

A duet of the shacks at the Railay Beach Club. You guys looking for a identify sleeps a bigger household unit of measurement mightiness respect rates compare with multiple resort rooms.


Note that high goal Rayavadee which most people associate with gorgeous Phra Nang beach has a smaller frontage on West Railay.

EAST RAILAY
The “beach” expanse at EAST RAILAY is mainly mudflats as well as mangroves at depression tide, although it tin facial expression fairly attractive from some of the higher beachside bungalows at high tide.
East Railay from the viewpoint on the Princess Cave headland. West Railay is behind the trees only five minutes walk to the left as well as Ton Sai beach tin live seen yesteryear the headland top left.
(image - Panoramio - Itze )
This identify has changed a fair flake since my early on visits, with a lot of novel evolution towards the far goal from where the path from West Railay (5 minutes walk - this path starts amongst Railay Bay's pool) hits the beach. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of this looks to a greater extent than midrange**, but at that spot is even so a flake of budget accomm hither - see the BACKPACKER ACCOMMODATION department downwardly page.
There are also plenty of places to eat, some pocket-size “supermarkets” as well as a duet of bars along hither as well as plenty of trip booking desks.

Two midrange accommodation places on East Railay which receive got attracted expert user reviews are SUNRISE TROPICAL RESORT as well as DIAMOND PRIVATE RESORT (not to live confused with associated DIAMOND CAVE RESORT which is a big, slightly to a greater extent than budget oriented place). I finally got to remain at DIAMOND PRIVATE inwards LATE Nov 2010. Nice identify , non bad views but killer stairs. See Lady Tezza's trip written report with a fair few pix HERE.

SUNRISE TROPICAL is over on the apartment behind Railay Bay Resort, as well as is no effort. The puddle expanse next to the beach looks existent nice.
DIAMOND CAVE has moved upmarket as well as has a puddle as well as some fine looking bungalows as well as rooms. I think this large identify even so has budget rooms high upward the back)
Note besides that sometime favourite VIEWPOINT has done the same upmarket displace with a puddle as well as some fine looking bungalows. But Viewpoint also even so has some affordable rooms - Mark has a user written report on the same link as Laddy Tezza's a few lines up.
Actually at that spot is a pretty expert alternative of midrangers along East Railay these days. Looking decidedly midrange is a fairly flash identify called ANYAVEE, only yesteryear (south of) the path to the Diamond Cave, Highland/Phurit Valley Resort as well as Railay Cabana).
In 2008 at that spot was a heap of structure only southward of where Ya Ya was located -  THIS IS Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 NEW PLACE, THE VERY FLASH BHU NGA THANI - GOOGLE SHOWS SOME PRETTY GOOD LOW SEASON PRICES FER YOU FUGITIVE WALL STREET DERIVATIVE TRADERS). Not that the beachfront is anything non bad at East Railay (well the cliffs tin facial expression spectacular).
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 budget identify which has attracted expert reports is RAPALA ROCK WOOD RESORT. It is the 2nd in conclusion identify going southward along East Railay, with bungalows spread upward the hill. I read somewhere they receive got fifty-fifty pose inwards a pocket-size pool.How a budget identify similar this inwards such a non bad seat has survived so long beats me - 450 with bathroom, 390 without inwards Nov 08.
June 2010 shot of Rapalla - upward a steep flying of wooden stairs far goal of East Railay's beach rail - seemed to live a few dozen of these traditional beach bungalows set inwards a prissy garden setting. Only 200baht for i with bath inwards depression flavor 2010 - afterwards had a fair few travellers hanging virtually inwards what was the quietest Railay I receive got seen. Tiny puddle was empty. Gotta tell the middle aged lady with the 70s hippy singlet facial expression was the most curt bungalow managing director I've come upward across. Nah, she was downright rude. Maybe tired of guys similar me wasting her time.
A NEWER ONE TO ME - on my longtail inwards from Ao Nam Mao I noticed a few bungalow-like roofs uphill over the rocks to the southward of Last Bar on East Railay - that is away from the beach expanse towards Krabi town. So I walked thru the bar - a path only to a higher identify high tide level runs around the rocks abt 80m to a set of steps leading upward to RAILAY GARDEN VIEW RESORT. This is apparently a fairly novel flashpacker articulation as well as gets a expert review on Trip Advisor or similar. Unfortunately it started pouring pelting when I reached the stairs so I didn't go along on to depository fiscal establishment check the place. Something for y'all guys wanting somewhere different. If y'all google this place, don't live confused yesteryear a similarly named articulation inwards Ao Nang which looks to a greater extent than upmarket.
June 2010 pix of Railay Garden View - really prissy bungalows non besides closely packed inwards a hillside garden setting. Going for 400 inwards depression flavor 2010 - Google website for high flavor prices.


THE HIGH VALLEY
Two paths caput inland as well as upward from East Railay - they see upward as well as the unmarried path continues upward yesteryear Diamond Cave. Not besides far yesteryear at that spot y'all come upward to PHURIT VALLEY RESORT which started life as Highland Resort - a flashpacker measure place. It is at nowadays generally lower midrange but at that spot are even so some to a greater extent than budget orientated options. Not far from hither the rather nicely positioned Highland Restaurant as well as Bar has been refurbished. Worth the 10 infinitesimal walk upward from East Railay to sit down with non bad views of the karst cliffs piece listening to the gibbons hoot.

Shot from the anteroom expanse of the novel Phurit Valley Resort's hotel wing inwards the high valley behind East Railay. The views of the spectacular surrounding limestone cliffs inwards the contrary management are better. Dunno why I didn't shoot i - duh!
UPDATE 2013 - it looks similar this identify is now calling itself Railay Phutewan Resort.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 small distance yesteryear Phutewan is RAILAY CABANA with a bigger attain of bungalows than when it opened as Park View, but it is even so a reasonable cheapie.

Newer Railay Cabana bungalows with 2 dbl beds. Some pretty impressive cliffs unopen behind off shot to the left.

Railay Cabana may non ever live the quietest location these days - this bar was tucked into the cliffs only 80m eastward of the to a higher identify bungalows - as well as was advertising a political party for that black as well as frequent Thai boxing shows. It would live far plenty from Phurit Valley Resort for dissonance non live a problem.
This is a Nov 2010 shot of the novel budget bungalows at Railay Cabana. The master copy cheapies I stayed inwards were inwards this spot. But my Nov 08 trip saw them gone - naught hither inwards June 2010 but five months later nosotros receive got these.

Old timers may recollect NEW BUNGALOWS a piddling higher upward the valley. This has been unopen downwardly for several years. My 2013 see saw a novel locals' mini-village unopen by, only before the rail gets really steep on its way over to Ton Sai.

This steep department begins only a few hundred meters yesteryear Railay Cabana where it, enters the rainforest. goes over the separate as well as reaches the highest highest TON SAI bungalows inwards around fifteen minutes.

Ton Sai beach is ever a expert identify to pass some time, with some scenic restaurants as well as the usual toned stone climbers doing their thing. Rock climbers tend to swagger way less than divers, which is interesting, because they are entitled to bung it on much more. Ton Sai is pretty prissy for swimming as well as sunning inwards the higher one-half of the tide, but non as attractive as West Railay, as well as rather drack at depression tide with heaps of reef-rock as well as black sand exposed.
The small but steep rail from the southern goal of Ton Sai over the headland dorsum to West Railay is non besides hard to follow - follow other trekkers along this pop route. Look for the rope if coming from the Railay side. Nevertheless, a lot of people even so wade around the headland at lower tides, which is much to a greater extent than difficult.


BETWEEN THE RAILAY BEACHES
If y'all force inland from East Railay as well as plough left instead of taking the path towards the high valley y'all volition come upward to a large flash midrange resort callled Railay Princess. This also tin live reached from West Railay yesteryear continuing inland from Walking Street. In the yesteryear it had the disadvantage of no direct beach frontage but several years agone it purchased sometime fourth dimension backpackers' favourite Ya Ya and ran it as its budget wing. However my in conclusion see saw Ya Ya gone as well as novel structure underway, decidedly upmarket - looks like Railay Princess volition presently receive got frontage to East Railay. This should live finished my next see inwards Feb 2015 - I volition post an update.


BACKPACKER PRICED ACCOMMODATION AT THE BEACHES
Railay used to live a backpackers' haven. But for many years at that spot has been no inexpensive accommodation on West Railay. East Railay is becoming increasingly mid-range but at that spot is even so some budget accommodation. Repeat that judgement for Ao Nang except at that spot is even so PLENTY of budget accommodation.
Hell fifty-fifty the climbers'/backpackers hang of Ton Sai is getting to a greater extent than as well as to a greater extent than flashpacker/lower midrange stuff, but this is far outweighed yesteryear the huge amount of budget accommodation there.
This weblog department mentions other beach locations inwards the Krabi expanse where y'all tin teach a inexpensive bungalow/room. Of course of study Krabi town tops the lot (and has no shortage of midrange places) but it aint precisely the beach.
I did the below written report for MozzieBite Backpackers' Guide to the World - at that spot is some repetition of materials already mentioned higher on this page - but inexpensive accommodation at the beaches is a really mutual enquiry on the go forums as well as so putting it inwards a dedicated department hither aint a waste matter of space.

1 - YA YA - budget priced rooms on East Railay. Good eatery as well as go desk. Can live noisy. UPDATE MARCH 2013 - Ya Ya is gone. See upward page.
2 - RAPALA - upward a steep flying of wooden stairs nigh the far goal of East Railay's beach rail (note I receive got pose the identify marking besides far westward )- a few dozen traditional beach bungalows closely spaced inwards a garden setting. Only 200baht with bath inwards depression flavor 2010. Even has a tiny puddle but empty inwards June.

stairway to Rapala - this is a March 2013 shot: how long tin this budget identify last? - the dry ground would live worth a fortune to upmarket developers.

three - RAILAY GARDEN VIEW RESORT - walk yesteryear LAST BAR at far goal of East Railay as well as and then follow rockside path for 80m as well as plough left upward steep stairs to respect really prissy bungalows non besides closely packed inwards a hillside garden setting. More flashpacker than backpacker but worth the stretch.

ELSEWHERE ON EAST RAILAY - inwards depression flavor y'all may respect the amend resorts cut their prices to reachable levels. This is peculiarly so for ex-budget joints similar DIAMOND CAVE andVIEWPOINT which even so receive got a few cheaper rooms upward the back. I receive got constitute the high flavor prices for these upward the dorsum rooms reasonable. They receive got prissy pools these days.

WEST RAILAY - for some fourth dimension fifty-fifty depression flavor prices seem beyond backpacker levels.

4 - RAILAY CABANA - accept the high valley rail upward yesteryear the Diamond Cave. RAILAY CABANA has some 4 bed bungalows for bigger groups.
PHURIT VALLEY RESORT is non quite as far up, has some flashpacker bungalows as well as a non bad elevated eatery with fabulous cliff views.
five - RIGHT HAND BRANCH TRACK TON SAI - some of the cheapest bungalows inwards the expanse are constitute high on this rail before it hits the rainforest department over to East Railay (150 baht early on December 2010!!).
vi - TON SAI LOOP TRACK AND OFFSHOOTS - large attain of inexpensive accommodation peculiarly away from unopen to the beach which is becoming gentrified into lower midrange/flashpacker. Note most of absolute beachfront even so closed off inwards December 2010 to accommodation because of large (stalled) evolution project.
vii - AO NANG - lots of inexpensive accommodation. Particularly expert along eastern side of U shaped beach route as it heads upward the loma away from town where y'all volition respect many backpacker priced hotel as well as resort rooms plus some bungalows along the street offshoot lanes.
8 - HAT TON SON - is the eastern extension of Hat Nopparet Thara, the beach eastward of Ao Nang. The latter these days tends to a greater extent than to midrange as well as high end, but if y'all go across the pocket-size river at the National Park HQ y'all volition respect one-half a dozen backpacker as well as flashpacker places including ANDAMAN INN. This expanse seems to a greater extent than a high flavor overflow expanse for the to a greater extent than pop places. Beach is prissy plenty - uncrowded. Quite shallow at depression tide.

Good value sea-view eatery at P.A.N Beach Bungalow, Hat Ton Son.



ACTIVITIES AT THE BEACHES
Chicken Island as well as Ko Poda - favourite beach-snorkelling locations off Railay (image - www.krabi-tourism.com/ )

Besides the swimming as well as sunning, ROCK CLIMBING is a large grapple at Railay as well as peculiarly Ton Sai. It is possible to hire gear as well as create beginners’ courses.

The three ISLAND as well as five ISLAND long tail daytrips are offered everywhere inwards Railay, Ton Sai, Ao Nang as well as Krabi town as well as involve cruising the spectacular off shore karst islands, snorkelling as well as spending some beach fourth dimension on islands similar Ko Poda as well as Hen as well as Chicken Island.
UPDATE AUGUST 2013 - I spoke to some beau invitee on my KO HONG daytrip who had taken the five islands trip the previous day. They were most unimpressed - peculiarly at the amount of rubbish on Hen as well as Chicken as well as Ko Poda islands. Sad - looks similar this trip has gone downhill. I receive got done 2, the in conclusion a expert 10 years ago, as well as enjoyed them immensely. BTW those complainants really enjoyed the Ko Hong trip.

THE KO HONG TRIP, judging yesteryear the issue of speedboats as well as longtails out at that spot inwards what was depression season, is as popular. We visited several islands, non only Ko Hong. My boy Mark was with me - his TRIP REPORT here has a fair few Ko Hong pix etc.

The inner lagoon at Ko Hong is huge....

....and the outer i aint precisely tiny either. Beach continues around corner far left.

KAYAKS tin live hired to cruise the headlands betwixt the beaches - I receive got seen them out as far as Ko Poda - maybe 4km offshore. There are also organised KAYAKING DAYTOURS around the mangrove organisation nigh Krabi town as well as I receive got seen PHRA NANG BAY kayaking tours advertised inwards Krabi. Some of these create the fantastic mangrove coast around Ao Thalan. Others cruise around the westward Phang Nga Bay islands including Ko Hong, others go upward to the eastward as well as cardinal bay expanse around James Bond isle which also has a Ko Hong ( a hong is a karst stack isle that has a tunnel thru it as well as where the top has collapsed to shape an inner lagoon. The westward bay Ko Hong is a flake dissimilar but even so spectacular - arguably a much amend daytrip destination because of its prissy beach).
You tin also create the commercial PHA NANG DAYTOURS both westward bay (including that area's Ko Hong) as well as east-central (James Bond island, Ko Panyee). And PHI PHI DAYTOURS. The latter involve both the normal ferries or faster to a greater extent than expensive speedboats as well as commonly include Maya Bay as well as Bamboo Island.
There's a lot to a greater extent than - hold back til y'all are there. I'm writing this in conclusion flake inwards belatedly 2010 - on my latest trip I was staggered yesteryear what was on offer. Name your involvement - chances are someone has it.


Sunning as well as snorkelling on Hen as well as Chicken Island - all three images www.krabi-tourism.com/











Ton Sai climbing
















five island trip takes inwards Ko Poda undercut.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 pop non-beach attraction is the famous Wat Tham Seua (Tiger Cave Temple) non far out of Krabi.
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KRABI TOWN - Lots of travelers remain inwards KRABI TOWN as well as grab long tails to Railay-Phra Nang or songthaews to Ao Nang daily (each virtually xxx minutes). Krabi is an okay identify to remain with a expert attain of accommodation inwards all toll ranges, plenty of restaurants, lots of shops as well as a multitude of go agents.. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 prissy identify I’ve used on three occasions now, with create clean rooms, a expert restaurant, cyberspace as well as a trip booking desk is CHAN CHA LEY GUESTHOUSE (click) This is unopen to downtown as well as to both black markets. I remain inwards the cheapest rooms which are non bad value. The newer aircon rooms at the dorsum are said to live really good. Another identify which has attracted lots of positive posts on go forums is Krabi River Hotel, on the river nigh town-central with expert views, prissy rooms as well as attentive staff. Another attracting praise is Grand Tower - warren55 says "250 and800? Nice create clean rooms, towels, soap, can newspaper as well as H2O supplied.Also has tv, with music, sport, intelligence as well as movies channels inwards english. Walk beside the river (on your left) as well as it's only upward the loma i block.Get a room on or nigh the corner overlooking the river, the higher y'all go the amend the view.It's i block from the famous riverside nutrient nightmarket, yummy :)"
blue gave this expert info: -
I receive got stayed at @Krabi Pura a few times at nowadays as well as really relish beingness inwards the pump of Krabi Town. Atchara - the possessor - is a font of expert data as well as the welcome y'all teach is lovely. The guesthouse is to a greater extent than similar a boutique hotel, with non bad garden, internet, bookings for trips as well as carry as well as to a greater extent than importantly is fabulously clean. It overlooks the river too. The pickup vans going to Ao Nang top yesteryear the front end door. All inwards all it's a non bad piddling identify - I stayed hither for nearly 2 weeks (in total) over the summer.Photos as well as other data hither http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297927-d657196-Reviews-Krabi_Pura-Krabi.html# The webpage is http://atkrabipura.multiply.com/
Things to create inwards Krabi town: ONAMATAHO mentioned the next -
Starting at 8 PM, depository fiscal establishment check out the karaoke singers at the Thai Hotel...you mightiness receive got a piddling fun. ;) Tell Wow as well as Bam Bam Matt said, "hello."
There's a expert piddling Thai eatery downwardly on the river only virtually 50 metres yesteryear the Krabir river Hotel. Eat a lot for 100 baht!
Check out the Night Market for fresh fruit.
Hire my friend Sep downwardly on the pier to accept y'all on a private longtail boat tour...he needs the work. He'll accept y'all to a fish farm, a Muslim hamlet on an island, upward river....wherever y'all desire ot go.
Get a traditional Thai massage from Usa at Noteko Spa...she is the best inwards Thailand!
Chill out...it's really a fun identify if y'all accept off your black farang spectacles as well as facial expression around a bit!

The ferry pier for PP as well as Lanta-Jum has for some years been virtually 3km westward of downtown instead of side yesteryear side the black marketplace seat expanse - riverside town cardinal which allows the to a greater extent than unscrupulous of the local carry people to play their sneaky games. The motorbus station is virtually 2 km the other side of town, with a frequent as well as inexpensive songthaew service into the city. The aerodrome is much farther out - maybe 15km from Krabi town as well as xxx from Ao Nang. The taxi mafia seem to receive got a monopoly on carry hither as well as it aint cheap, 350 baht into town as well as 600 to Ao Nang many years ago. You purchase your ticket at a stand upward within the arrivals hall. I constitute it dead piece of cake to respect people willing to split the fare to Ao Nang.
Crocodrilo sent me the next shots of Krabi town after her Jan 2010 visit.
This is Utarakit Road only downwardly the loma from my favourite guesthouse Chanchalay This route comes inwards from the primary coastal highway virtually 3km inwards the background. If y'all plough left at the bottom of the loma y'all accomplish the commencement of the vi or so cardinal concern district blocks. Turn right for the black nutrient marketplace seat as well as longtails to East Railay. The songthaews for Ao Nang come upward thru the cardinal concern district, plough into Utarakit as well as come upward up the loma towards the camera. The aerodrome shuttle motorbus comes along this route as well as used to halt at all accommodation places but frequent traveller billp says it at nowadays goes direct to a motorbus halt 10 minutes walk behind as well as to left of photographic television set camera nigh the Loma Hotel - looks similar the taxi-motorcycle mafia receive got pose their pes downwardly - although at that spot are quite a few expert guesthouses along the same street as the Loma.

The black nutrient marketplace seat is an splendid identify for some inexpensive tucker.
This is the Maharaj solar daytime nutrient marketplace seat - its a few blocks inwards to the left of Utarakit nigh the vicinity of Soi 10 - maybe 500m from the photographic television set camera inwards the commencement of Coco's shots. The black marketplace seat is also inwards this vicinity - non quite as far to the left.

AO NANG: - I reckon it's hot as well as a flake tatty during daylight. The beach aint much until y'all displace southward of the shopping /restaurant/bar expanse towards Ton Sai/Railay.

Southern goal of Ao Nang beach maybe 500m from the primary street expanse is non besides bad. There is a bunch of nutrient vendors as well as massage places behind the trees lining beach. Area upward nigh the boats inwards front end of the shopping expanse is non existent attractive - thence most poeple non heading for Railay-Phra Nang caput downwardly here.
However Ao Nang is i of these places which teach much to a greater extent than attractive when lit upward at night. There is a non bad attain of shopping, restaurants as well as bars as well as heaps of expert value places to stay, some of them really snazzy indeed. Frequent longtails run to as well as from Railay as well as neighbours - daylight toll was 100 baht inwards June 2010. You commonly receive got to hold back for a reasonable charge of passengers, although my arrival inwards March 02 saw the guy accept off straight away with only me - well, a few locals tagged along at the in conclusion second, no incertitude gratis.
Beach route Ao Nang - (image www.krabi-tourism.com/ )
I hadn't stayed at Ao Nang since 1997 as well as the identify is at nowadays gone, but for less expensive places the next information from Jan 09 may live useful:
BILLP - Try YaYa Bungalows downwardly a lane off to the right of the primary route (not YaYa inwards Railay), or Green Park next door. Both are inwards a shady grove. Around 500 baht. Private bathroom, but don't await hot H2O at these toll levels. Not necessary anyway.
CAPTAIN_BOB - On the primary route downwardly to the beach strip before the right-hand plough at that spot is J Mansion but it's to a greater extent than similar 750+ Baht, as well as direct opposite is PK Mansion inwards a similar toll range. Even my usual Adam Bungalows (opposite McDonalds as well as a flake farther upward the hill, sorry no website) is at nowadays pushing nearly one thousand Baht.

In June 2010 I decided to accept Bob's advice - I stayed inwards J Mansion. Got a really expert hotel similar room, fan non aircon, hot water, fridge, 68 channels of TV for 250 baht. Okay, depression flavor but non besides bad. There is a whole bunch of similar places within 2 minutes walk. This expanse is only 50 m upward the northern branch of the U shaped main route into-along the beach-out of Ao Nang.
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MOUNTAIN AND TREKKING FANS
You mightiness consider this identify - Phanom Bencha Mountain Resort - I haven't visited but ThornTree poster Mangoholic2 said: "I chilled at this place, upward inwards the hills of Krabi nigh Khao Phanom Bencha National Park. The staff organize hikes into the jungle that lay exterior of the green boundaries, as well as fifty-fifty a trek upward to the peak of Khao Phanom Bencha Mountain itself. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 genuinely wonderful identify to boot back" .....Okay, this identify has attractive looking has 4 bed bungalows as good as the normal smaller ones (family bungalows are non that common), a prissy pool, non bad surround as well as the prices seem pretty expert apart from the tents which at 350 are a flake expensive. One to depository fiscal establishment check my next trip. Mangaholic2 said y'all call for a taxi (about 500baht) or a motorbike to teach hither - no world transport. Apparantly it is upward yesteryear the large tourist attraction Tiger Temple.

SOME OTHER HINTERLAND ATTRACTIONS.....baanthai gave this information :
Khlong Thom - Hot springs are ninety baht for farangs as well as good worth it. Very good. About 43 degrees I believe. The crystal lagoon wasnt inexpensive at 200 baht but it's also a non bad identify for a swim.KT is virtually 40km from Krabi Town as well as best done with a car. One of the few places inwards Thailand that is worth the entry fees.
Tiger Temple -Visiting hither belatedly inwards the solar daytime nosotros werent keen to climb all 1237 steps. After 300 nosotros gave it a miss. Very steep as well as according to some non really worth it.
Bor Thor - The caves are pretty expert here. The nutrient given to us was also generous as well as tasty.1000 baht depression flavor nosotros paid as well as were the only ones so was basically a private tour. The lagoon at Phu Tara Resort is also expert for a swim afterwards as Tha Phom is closed to the public. Apparently inwards high flavor tour prices jump to 1700 baht.
Besides baan's suggestions, I've seen promotions for Krabi expanse everglades tours (I think yesteryear kayak) as well as daytrips to the fabulous Phang Nga Bay. And of course of study the Phi Phi daytrips mentioned above.
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KRABI IN WET SEASON
May to early on Nov tin live a expert fourth dimension to see Krabi because at that spot tends to live some really expert discounts offered yesteryear booking sites similar Agoda, Sawadee.com etc peculiarly for midrange as well as amend joints (walk-in prices are also discounted but I respect I often can't grapple downwardly to Agoda etc prices) as well as the primary work of shoulder as well as high seasons, crowding, is non a factor. Wet flavor atmospheric condition commonly sees plenty sunshine to brand a beach vacation okay. And the biggest plus of Krabi, the fabulous landscape/seascape doesn't change.

Wet flavor Railay (West) - I'd never seen so few people. But June 2010 was my commencement moisture flavor see to Railay - I reckon the aftermath of the World Financial Crisis as well as the Thai political upheavals were having an impact. Plus I'm sure a normal July/August when Europe as well as United States of America are on holidays would see to a greater extent than people. Fact is, apart from Ao Nang as well as Krabi town, the identify was dead inwards June 2010.
Ditto Phra Nang. Hell, I'd only come upward from Phi Phi as well as fifty-fifty the set dorsum eastward coast beaches had to a greater extent than people on them. But Phi Phi June 2010 although reasonably busy had fewer visitors than August 2 years earlier.


The beach as well as H2O at East Railay never attract many people whatever flavor - although the path behind tin live crowded at shoulder as well as peak because this identify has some expert places to stay/eat/drink as well as is really unopen to the nicer beaches. Actually this is a pretty flattering shot of East Railay - looks really drack when the depression tide exposes the sand/mud flats.
DOWNSIDES OF LOW SEASON INCLUDE - tin live a flake deadening for some people away from Ao Nang as well as Krabi town - long waits for plenty passengers to brand a longtail trip non-expensive - some pretty bumpy longtail trips when the air current as well as seas teach up.
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Getting there

TO TON SAI - RAILAY.

From Krabi town - jump on a white songthaew to Ao Nang, teach off at the far northern goal of the beach inwards Ao Nang town proper (lots of shops etc, so y'all won’t confuse it with Hat Noppharet Thara beach a few km before if the songthaew comes that way - I noticed inwards 2010 some are short-cutting direct to Ao Nang), go to the long tail ticket counter on the beachside as well as teach a ticket to Ton Sai/Railay for 100 baht March 2013 (good grief! - 2010 toll was fourscore as well as before that 60). Anyway, these days the toll is shown on a board nigh the ticket counter, so whatever it is, the private longtail drivers won't live trying it on. don't call for to - 8 passengers at 100 each is a juicy accept for a relatively small trip. Once at that spot are plenty passengers for both Ton Sai as well as Railay, virtually 8 as well as commonly a small hold back (unless it is depression flavor when it tin live a large wait), the long tail takes off as well as y'all are on Ton Sai 10 minutes later - Railay maybe five minutes longer. Nice scenic ride. I got the impression latest trip that the toll around to Phra Nang was 100 besides .

If y'all don't desire to hold back as well as create upward one's heed to charter a whole longtail y'all are looking at 400-500.

People arriving off belatedly flights etc inquire virtually boats after sunset. In high flavor longtails shuttle across until quite belatedly (lots of Railay/Ton Sai people come upward across to political party inwards Ao Nang) but at that spot is a night-time surcharge - I think 50% for both sharing a boat as well as chartering.

Note y'all tin grab a longtail direct from Krabi town to East Railay for virtually 150 Nov 08 as well as belike gone upward a flake since. It is only a five infinitesimal walk across the spit to West Railay. But it is a helluva walk to Ton-Sai, really hard with large bags. These long tails volition go around the peninsula to Ton Sai, but accuse a bomb to create it.

From Krabi airport - the set taxi fare is to Ao Nang was 600 some years agone (I haven't used it recently), a rip-off yesteryear Thai standards. It was a likewise 350 ripoff into Krabi town. Google volition belike respect electrical flow (2014) prices. I did receive got a link to Krabi airport's website but that link brings upward a generic aerodrome site now.

The history of the aerodrome shuttle motorbus is interesting - dudes tried to start this over 10 years agone but were frustrated yesteryear the aerodrome taxi mafia. However inwards recent years things seemed to receive got settled downwardly as well as at that spot are reliable services into Krabi town as well as I think Ao Nang.

In June 2010 the aerodrome shuttle was waiting at the Krabi pier when my ferry docked as well as I had read before that it at nowadays runs regularly into Krabi town as well as to the pier from the airport.
In town I also saw quite a few of the songthaews which run to villages southward of Krabi town had "Airport" written on them, which suggests they at nowadays either telephone call upward inwards to the terminal or drib people at the primary route gate which is a really small walk to DEPARTURES.


From Phi Phi - the Ao Nang Princess or sis ferry does an afternoon trip to Ao Nang, stopping off inwards Railay bay to unload Railay as well as Ton Sai passengers (they go to shore yesteryear long tails). This service used to live high flavor only but has run for several years all seasons. I assume at to the lowest degree i of the coming together long tails volition go to Ton Sai - at that spot was i from at that spot to accept us across to the ferry for the contrary trip inwards 2010 (no extra accuse on the ferry ticket which inwards as well as then was 350 to 390 baht depending on yer bargaining skills).
In depression flavor y'all volition receive got to grab the Phi Phi to Krabi town ferry if y'all desire a morn arrival.

From Lanta - at that spot is also a high flavor Lanta to Railay/Ton Sai/Ao Nang ferry. In depression flavor this ferry does non run. Nor does the Lanta to Krabi town ferry. You volition receive got to grab the minibus service off the isle to Krabi town then. I noticed a 2010 Lanta Hotel website maxim these regular minibus services volition at nowadays drop-off into the aerodrome as well as inwards Feb 2013 a poster on Ko Lanta was maxim they run right thru to Ao Nang.
From Ko Jum - inwards 2013 the Lanta ferry which picks upward at Ko Jum only ran as far as Krabi town. The Lanta to Railay/Ton Sai/Ao Nang ferry no longer stopped at Jum. Frankly, tourism on Jum is picking upward so much I can't see that lasting.

Note some moisture flavor bad atmospheric condition carry problems:
In moisture flavor on really blowy days when the seas are up, longtails from Ao Nang to Railay tin live suspended (although judging yesteryear the seas I came across inwards June 2010 when they were even so running, they must only cancel inwards horrendous conditions). In that representative y'all receive got to access from Krabi town into East Railay which is sheltered from the westerly monsoon winds. On REAL bad days, it gets crude oil on the trip out of Krabi town too, as well as so y'all volition go via Ao Nam Mao which is virtually halfway along the Krabi town - East Railay route, at the start of the most sheltered section.
Fortunately this does non spill out really oftentimes as well as the taxi/minivan drivers volition know the province of affairs as well as when to go to Ao Nam Mao.
NOV 08 - the minivan from Krabi pier off the PP ferry to Ao Nang** (200baht inquire - 100baht bid - "no tin do" - "sure y'all can" - good he could for 120) dropped us Railay-bound travellers off at Ao Nam Mao fifty-fifty though conditions were okay - did us a favour - saved some other fifteen minutes inwards the van as well as a whole five minutes as well as 20baht for the longtail - lx v 80. Only had to hold back 10 minutes for plenty passengers for the boat, so this pier is used a fair bit.
**This van was non running when I arrived depression flavor June 2010. Lots of taxis, motorbike taxis as well as tuk tuks hanging around wanting ridiculous amounts to Ao Nang - I managed to beak a motorbike taxi downwardly from 300 to 150.

From Further afield.
I noticed minivans from Pak Bara, Trang as well as Lanta were advertising inwards 2013 they at nowadays run right thru to Ao Nang rather than terminating inwards Krabi town. I wouldn't live a flake surprised if the vans from Khao Lak , Khao Sok as well as the Surathani were at nowadays doing the same. Of course of study y'all tin also grab large world buses from Bangkok, the Gulf coast as well as all over the Andaman coast to Krabi motorbus station from where y'all call for the world songthaew to Ao Nang. Plenty of minivans run from Trang to Krabi town as well as Ao Nang. Ditto from Pak Bara out of Lipe, Bulon Lae etc.
If y'all are on i of the southern Gulf islands (Samui/Phangan/Tao) y'all tin purchase a combined ferry-minivan/bus ticket right thru to Krabi town, Ao Nang or Railay. Unfortunately some of these trips are noted for a fair flake of time-wasting waiting around carry depots i time the mainland is reached. I'm doing Tao to Railay inwards Feb2015 - I aim to purchase a ferry ticket to the mainland, a motorbus ticket into Surathani, go to the motorbus station as well as purchase a big-bus ticket to Krabi town motorbus station.


GETTING FROM PHUKET AIRPORT TO KRABI
Because Phuket is the destination for quite a few international flights plus a no-cost or low-cost summation for carriers such as Thai, Malaysian as well as Singapore, people often inquire how to teach to Krabi from there.
The taxi fare inwards 2006 was 2200 baht, fourth dimension virtually 2.5 hours. I'd tell you'd live looking at around 4000 inwards 2013/14.
I receive got a sublink on the PHUKET page should receive got prices at fourth dimension of reading.

This ia a re-create of information from billp and tagemi -
BILLP - You don't call for a taxi, unless y'all respect some other people at the aerodrome to part it with as well as split the cost. Otherwise y'all tin pick upward a world motorbus to Krabi every hr heading upward the primary route yesteryear the aerodrome toward the bridge. Cost is something similar fourscore Baht as well as it takes virtually 4* hours. Just inquire data at the aerodrome for directions as well as carry to the primary road. The buses receive got "Krabi " inwards Roman letters written on them. It's easy! From the motorbus station inwards Krabi, y'all accept a songthaew to Ao Nang as well as and then a longtail boat to Rai Leh.
...you could also accept the early on ferry to Phi Phi as well as and then from at that spot to Krabi as well as also to Railay/Ao Nang.

TAGEMI - I took a motorbike taxi the 2 km's from the aerodrome to the primary route (10-20B, can't remember), as well as then motorbus from the motorbus halt only southward of the intersection to Krabi (4 hours, ca 100B (maybe a piddling to a greater extent than now)). There is a nutrient stall** at the motorbus halt where y'all tin inquire people to aid y'all moving ridge downwardly the right bus. I didn't receive got to hold back long so I think the buses are frequent or maybe I was only lucky.
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* 4 hours seems besides much fifty-fifty with stops - I would tell virtually 3.
** I reckon it would live politic to commencement purchase something from the nutrient stall people.

Note that a longer way of doing the motorbus thing is to grab the aerodrome shuttle downwardly to Phuket town motorbus station as well as and then pick upward a waiting Krabi bus. Problem is the aerodrome is nigh the northern goal of the isle nigh the span to the mainland, whereas Phuket town is a long way to the southwest so that y'all retrace your steps to teach to Krabi, adding something similar ninety minutes minimum to the trip.

There is also a link to a Krabi based limo outfit below - I receive got read posts of people arranging to live picked upward yesteryear operators from Krabi.

GETTING FROM PHUKET BEACHES TO KRABI.
The fastest would live a taxi, but y'all would live looking at something similar 4000+ at 2013/14 prices.
Cheapest would live songthaew into Phuket town, as well as motorbus from Phuket town motorbus station. This goes to Krabi motorbus station which is virtually 4-5km out of Krabi central. Regular songthaews run downwardly to town as well as to Ao Nang.
Most scenic would live ferry from Phuket town to Phi Phi as well as and then alter for ferry to Krabi town or to Railay/Ton Sai/Ao Nang.
There is also a direct high flavor ferry from Phuket town to Ao Nang/Railay/Ton Sai. In December 2010 I caught this direct ferry inwards the contrary direction. Very nice, quick, hassle-free trip. Vans picked upward as well as took passengers to the primary Phuket beaches as business office of the ticket price. I also noticed they had a van to Phuket aerodrome - a non bad service, it's 35km from the pier.

Note Green Planet speedboat run a service from Phuket's Bang Rong pier (about mid-way upward the eastward coast of the island) to Ao Nang via Ko Yao Noi as well as Ko Yao Yai.

Board exterior Ao Nang go agent - click to expand for details. I caught this service from Ao Nang to Phuket inwards March 2013 as well as waiting vans at Bang Rong took people to the large three beaches as well as from retention the airport. Ask go desks inwards Phuket virtually the contrary trip.

Wild card - travellers' minibuses go twice per solar daytime betwixt Krabi as well as Phuket beaches. They must create a supply trip, but I don't know where they start from. However I reckon whatever of the pocket-size go agents at the Phuket beaches or inwards Phuket town could sell y'all a ticket. These minibuses mightiness fifty-fifty go right thru to Ao Nang, as well as may pick upward at Phuket accommodation places. If so, they would live next fastest to taxi as well as non much dearer than the motorbus option.
This site (limos as well as minibuses) has a timetable for minibuses from Krabi to Phuket beaches (and Phuket airport) so it mightiness live worth using their e-mail link to see where as well as when they leave of absence Phuket.
I noticed on my December 2010 trip that the Krabi to Phuket town as well as beaches minivans were advertising they at nowadays volition drib off at Phuket airport. No indication of a contrary service.
I know the Lanta-Phuket minibus service drops off/picks upward at Krabi town motorbus station - at that spot is a sublink to the website on the LANTA page.

There was also a seaplane service from Phuket to Krabi - non inexpensive but the views would live awesome - but I sympathise the sevice has non run for the yesteryear few years.

From Ko Yao Noi as well as Ko Yao Yai.
See the to a higher identify pic for the fast speedboat service.
If y'all can't afford this y'all tin grab the large longtail taxi boats to Ao Thalan due north of Krabi town as well as jump on the waiting world songthaew into town via the motorbus station. See the Noi as well as Yai pages for to a greater extent than details.


FLIGHTS INTO KRABI
For a duet of high seasons Nok Air as well as Tiger ran Krabi flights. Google to respect the electrical flow position. Air Asia flies from Bangkok as well as KL as well as Bangkok Air has a flying from Samui.
In Feb 2013 a Swedish lady on Ko Jum told me she got a direct flying from her province into Krabi. When y'all see how many Swedes are on Ko Lanta this is no surprise.


Schedule for ferries out of Krabi town/Ao Nang/West Railay for other islands - plus other nearby routes (click)

This site is pretty expert for bus information.) although the appointment suggests it maybe hasn't been updated.
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GOOD OL' YA YA

*A few years dorsum I got me a fan room at YA YA. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flake shabby as well as non peculiarly cheap, but it was belatedly Nov as well as Railay was pretty busy. Thing is, Ya Ya is double as well as triple storey as well as largely wood construction, pregnant it is noisy.
Okay, starting virtually 2 am a political party of ravers comes home, non together, but is shifts spread over twenty minutes or more. Must receive got been virtually xxx people staying upward there. They go CLOMP CLOMP CLOMP upward the wooden stairs at the side as well as when they are all inwards the room, create upward one's heed to rearrange the furniture. This goes on interminably. Until I grab my ever-present really large bush stick as well as tap the ceiling rather forcefully a few times. Problem solved.
Then virtually 4am, a returning duet create upward one's heed to receive got a domestic on the stairway. Until I stick my large ugly caput out the door as well as politely propose they accept themselves as well as their dispute as well as fuck inwards the management of off.
Quiet i time to a greater extent than until 5am when Ya Ya’s battalion of rodents decides to receive got a line-dancing competition inwards the wall cavity. Until I whack the wall with my expert ol’ bush stick for a few minutes. No to a greater extent than dissonance from them, but the cheeky bastards upstairs are tapping on the flooring rather forcefully. And someone downstairs is yabbering quite loudly is Swahili or something. Jeez, how ungrateful - I belike saved them from the bubonic plague.
Anyway, if whatever of y'all guys were downwardly inwards Trang on Nov22 2003 as well as heard the scamper of paws exterior around 6am, that wasn’t the local dog-pack chasing Garfield - that was Ya Ya’s rats on the stampede. Of course of study i of y'all smart marthas is gunna propose it was to a greater extent than probable Domestic-Dispute Couple. Yeah sure. My caput may live crude oil but it aint that scary.
So I’m less than whelmed with Ya Ya, depository fiscal establishment check out next morning, wander along the beach path as well as see a sign NEW BUNGALOWS - PARK VIEW pointing upward the loma path . Should live placidity upward there, I think.
Well it is, except for the Gibbons.
East Railay Boot-Scootin' Champions - 2003 - (image Fairfax-Rippingale)
UPDATE - I passed yesteryear Ya Ya inwards June 2010. Still got the 2 as well as three storey wooden buildings. Have to live fair - the eatery has ever been a expert identify with prissy nutrient as well as fair prices, as well as the piddling service expanse at that spot with a pocket-size bunch of shops is quite good. I think at that spot is an ATM at that spot - at that spot sure enough is on the lane betwixt East as well as West Railay.
Further update 2011 - I sympathise Ya Ya has been taken over yesteryear the Railay Princess Resort as well as is at nowadays business office of its budget wing.
March 2013 - gone babe gone.

More information as well as photos tin live seen on the Krabi Trip Report page.
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SOME LINKS
http://www.krabi-tourism.com/index.htm - a expert Krabi expanse website

Another expert Krabi expanse website here

And some other i there
Krabi aerodrome website here

AREA MAP - Krabi town, Railay, Ao Nang, Ton Sai, Noparet Thara
CLOSE UP - West Railay, East Railay, Phra Nang, Ton Sai

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KO LANTA

KO SIBOYA

PHI PHI
KO YAO NOI
KO YAO YAI
KO JUM

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