Koh Yao Noi isle is constitute inwards Phang Nga Bay to the Northeast of Phuket, abode to a Muslim population of perchance 4,000 people, amongst the primary root of income beingness fishing, prawn in addition to crunch farms, in addition to rubber. The large scale tourism of Phuket, Phi Phi in addition to Krabi is non (yet) to survive constitute on Koh Yao Noi. There are a brace of expensive resorts such equally family trip, getting the ferry over in addition to hiring mopeds for the day. Was such a neat solar daytime out that nosotros decided to hit it again! So on July 28th 2012, nosotros drove upwards to Bang Rong (near Bang Pae Waterfall) to larn the boat. Bang Rong is a Muslim hamlet on the NE coast of Phuket, in addition to from hither boats depart to Koh Yao Noi in addition to Koh Yao Yai. There are speedboats (200 Baht each agency per person) or y'all tin post away larn a large longtail boat (see photos later) 120 Baht each way. When nosotros arrived at the pier, the side past times side boat was a speedboat. Kids - no charge, past times the way. We had a hold off of most xxx minutes earlier departure, at that topographic point is some variety of boat going a brace of times per hour.
(above) On the speedboat to Koh Yao Noi
The speedboat took only over xxx minutes, stopping off outset at a minor jetty on the northward of Koh Yao Yai, the larger isle to the due south of Koh Yao Noi. Arriving at Koh Yao Noi, nosotros asked around for mopeds for rent - nosotros needed 3 altogether, ii for us in addition to 1 for a friend who'd come upwards amongst her ii kids. It may audio a flake cavalier or dangerous hiring mopeds in addition to riding around amongst the kids, but Koh Yao Noi is thence quiet, in addition to at that topographic point is rattling lilliputian traffic on the roads, in addition to to a greater extent than oftentimes than non we'd survive pootling along no faster than 30km per hour. No rush at all. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 guy gave us a elevator into the primary town in addition to and then organised 3 mopeds for us - 200 Baht rental per moped. We in addition to then stopped to fill upwards them upwards amongst gasoline in addition to set some air inwards the tyres earlier our ride around the island.
I dearest these cycle repair places, ever total of junk, naught gets thrown away! Gasoline on Koh Yao Noi is quite a lot to a greater extent than expensive than the mainland, equally everything has to survive brought over past times boat.
We'd non made a genuinely early on start to the day, got the boat over around 10:30am, thence past times the fourth dimension we'd sorted out the mopeds, some stomachs were thinking of an early on lunch. We knew already of places to consume on the eastward coast, but did non desire to rush over there, in addition to thence nosotros only stopped close the primary town, which is non much to a greater extent than than a brace of hundred meters of shops in addition to a lilliputian market. And a 7-11 of course!
We decided upon a minor roadside local eating seat where some locals were already eating - ever a expert sign. It was sure naught fancy, but my eyes noticed some yummy looking Pad Ped Pla (spicy fried catfish). And they did a decent fried rice amongst prawns to become amongst it.
After tiffin nosotros rode over to the eastward coast. There are non many roads on the island, but nosotros nonetheless managed a minor incorrect turn, next a route to "Laem Sai" which is the southeast corner of Koh Yao Noi, in addition to I figured the route would acquit on to the primary eastward coast road. It didn't, but it was solely a 10 infinitesimal detour. We were presently on the beautiful eastward coast in addition to stopped to allow the kids run around on the beach inwards front end of the rattling prissy looking Villaguna resort, which equally I recall was beingness built terminal yr when nosotros scooted by. There are several minor scale resorts on this eastward coast, but thence far naught large in addition to ugly in addition to I promise the Koh Yao Noi people tin post away continue it that way.
And a lilliputian video of the same beach ...
As the eastward coast route heads North, it turns inland for most 2km in addition to and then dorsum to the coast, where nosotros constitute i of my favourite views. There's a sandy football game pitch hither only over the route from the minor Suntisook Resort, consisting of some lilliputian bungalows amongst an attached restaurant. We downed several mutual depression temperature cokes hither - it was a HOT day! The kids of cast went off to explore in addition to boot a ball around.
My immature lady in addition to I were riding a flake ahead of the others in addition to nosotros constitute some horses past times the side of the road. We were able to give this lilliputian pony a stroke, but it ran off to Mum when the other ii bikes arrived - also many people!
The scenery away from the beach is rattling green, but largely cultivated. We saw rice paddies, safe plantations in addition to kokosnoot trees. Rubber is nonetheless an of import production inwards due south Thailand. Even inwards "touristy" Phuket at that topographic point are huge areas of safe trees. Indeed, Thailand is i of the world's leading producers of natural rubber.
And here's a minor mosque on Koh Yao Noi. The population is almost all Muslim, equally is much of Phang Nga, in addition to most 30% of the population of Phuket too.
We were dorsum at the primary Koh Yao Noi pier earlier 4pm, equally nosotros idea the terminal boat to Phuket was at 4, but nosotros constitute afterwards that the terminal boat was 4:40pm, which we'll cry back for side past times side time, giving us a flake to a greater extent than exploring time. There are some roads over on the W coast of the isle that we've non yet taken. The 4pm boat was i of the large tedious longtail boats. They stimulate got huge engines :
And genuinely non that slow. Took a flake to a greater extent than than 1 threescore minutes to larn from Koh Yao Noi dorsum to Bang Rong, in addition to it's a 25km trip. There were solely a few other passengers thence nosotros could spread out in addition to taste the ride in addition to the views inwards the afternoon sun. The lilliputian video below shows the stance only after nosotros left the jetty at Koh Yao Yai heading dorsum to Phuket. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 neat solar daytime out for the family, in addition to we'll hit it i time to a greater extent than for sure! Next fourth dimension perchance an overnight stay.
• Hotels on Koh Yao Noi @ Agoda.com
Here's a lilliputian video shot on the boat after leaving the Koh Yao Noi jetty on the agency back.
Related Blog Posts
Koh Yao Yai Island
Another Koh Yao Noi Trip
Bang Rong Floating Restaurant
Map of Koh Yao Noi in addition to Koh Yao Yai
View Koh Yao Noi Island inwards a larger map Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
(above) On the speedboat to Koh Yao Noi
The speedboat took only over xxx minutes, stopping off outset at a minor jetty on the northward of Koh Yao Yai, the larger isle to the due south of Koh Yao Noi. Arriving at Koh Yao Noi, nosotros asked around for mopeds for rent - nosotros needed 3 altogether, ii for us in addition to 1 for a friend who'd come upwards amongst her ii kids. It may audio a flake cavalier or dangerous hiring mopeds in addition to riding around amongst the kids, but Koh Yao Noi is thence quiet, in addition to at that topographic point is rattling lilliputian traffic on the roads, in addition to to a greater extent than oftentimes than non we'd survive pootling along no faster than 30km per hour. No rush at all. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 guy gave us a elevator into the primary town in addition to and then organised 3 mopeds for us - 200 Baht rental per moped. We in addition to then stopped to fill upwards them upwards amongst gasoline in addition to set some air inwards the tyres earlier our ride around the island.
I dearest these cycle repair places, ever total of junk, naught gets thrown away! Gasoline on Koh Yao Noi is quite a lot to a greater extent than expensive than the mainland, equally everything has to survive brought over past times boat.
We'd non made a genuinely early on start to the day, got the boat over around 10:30am, thence past times the fourth dimension we'd sorted out the mopeds, some stomachs were thinking of an early on lunch. We knew already of places to consume on the eastward coast, but did non desire to rush over there, in addition to thence nosotros only stopped close the primary town, which is non much to a greater extent than than a brace of hundred meters of shops in addition to a lilliputian market. And a 7-11 of course!
We decided upon a minor roadside local eating seat where some locals were already eating - ever a expert sign. It was sure naught fancy, but my eyes noticed some yummy looking Pad Ped Pla (spicy fried catfish). And they did a decent fried rice amongst prawns to become amongst it.
After tiffin nosotros rode over to the eastward coast. There are non many roads on the island, but nosotros nonetheless managed a minor incorrect turn, next a route to "Laem Sai" which is the southeast corner of Koh Yao Noi, in addition to I figured the route would acquit on to the primary eastward coast road. It didn't, but it was solely a 10 infinitesimal detour. We were presently on the beautiful eastward coast in addition to stopped to allow the kids run around on the beach inwards front end of the rattling prissy looking Villaguna resort, which equally I recall was beingness built terminal yr when nosotros scooted by. There are several minor scale resorts on this eastward coast, but thence far naught large in addition to ugly in addition to I promise the Koh Yao Noi people tin post away continue it that way.
And a lilliputian video of the same beach ...
As the eastward coast route heads North, it turns inland for most 2km in addition to and then dorsum to the coast, where nosotros constitute i of my favourite views. There's a sandy football game pitch hither only over the route from the minor Suntisook Resort, consisting of some lilliputian bungalows amongst an attached restaurant. We downed several mutual depression temperature cokes hither - it was a HOT day! The kids of cast went off to explore in addition to boot a ball around.
My immature lady in addition to I were riding a flake ahead of the others in addition to nosotros constitute some horses past times the side of the road. We were able to give this lilliputian pony a stroke, but it ran off to Mum when the other ii bikes arrived - also many people!
The scenery away from the beach is rattling green, but largely cultivated. We saw rice paddies, safe plantations in addition to kokosnoot trees. Rubber is nonetheless an of import production inwards due south Thailand. Even inwards "touristy" Phuket at that topographic point are huge areas of safe trees. Indeed, Thailand is i of the world's leading producers of natural rubber.
And here's a minor mosque on Koh Yao Noi. The population is almost all Muslim, equally is much of Phang Nga, in addition to most 30% of the population of Phuket too.
We were dorsum at the primary Koh Yao Noi pier earlier 4pm, equally nosotros idea the terminal boat to Phuket was at 4, but nosotros constitute afterwards that the terminal boat was 4:40pm, which we'll cry back for side past times side time, giving us a flake to a greater extent than exploring time. There are some roads over on the W coast of the isle that we've non yet taken. The 4pm boat was i of the large tedious longtail boats. They stimulate got huge engines :
And genuinely non that slow. Took a flake to a greater extent than than 1 threescore minutes to larn from Koh Yao Noi dorsum to Bang Rong, in addition to it's a 25km trip. There were solely a few other passengers thence nosotros could spread out in addition to taste the ride in addition to the views inwards the afternoon sun. The lilliputian video below shows the stance only after nosotros left the jetty at Koh Yao Yai heading dorsum to Phuket. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 neat solar daytime out for the family, in addition to we'll hit it i time to a greater extent than for sure! Next fourth dimension perchance an overnight stay.
• Hotels on Koh Yao Noi @ Agoda.com
Here's a lilliputian video shot on the boat after leaving the Koh Yao Noi jetty on the agency back.
Related Blog Posts
Koh Yao Yai Island
Another Koh Yao Noi Trip
Bang Rong Floating Restaurant
Map of Koh Yao Noi in addition to Koh Yao Yai
View Koh Yao Noi Island inwards a larger map Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com