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Thailand's for free Koh Lanta is a beautiful tropical island same as Phuket
and Phi Phi but there is a main difference Phuket and Phi Phi is really really overcrowded it's
unbelievable when you're there and it's proper developed and it's much more
expensive compared to Koh Lanta aswell there are tourists that come in here
especially in the high season but majority of the time it's much more
quiet compared to Phuket or Phi Phi and it's not as developed so which also makes it
much more cheaper so if you want to come to Thailand for a relaxing holiday for a
beach holiday I would definitely advise you to check out Koh Lanta if you are
interested to party or something like this then obviously Phi Phi or Phuket will be
much better option for you Koh Lanta Thailand locates around 70 kilometers south of
Krabi and it's pretty easy to reach here the main destination that you can
reach here from is Krabi or Phuket and you can come by land or ferry also keep
in mind if you're coming from Malaysia you can stop in trang and come here by
land or from Phi Phi can get a ferry or even from Langkawi Island from Malaysia
you can get a ferry to arrive here regarding to how to get to Koh Lanta
I prepared specific video so I will attach it for you here and you can check that
out if you need more information best time to visit Koh Lanta is from December till
March this period is also known as the high season and it's the time where the
most tourists will be in koh lanta don't worry when I say most tourists
it's still not going to be as busy but it's definitely the period where all the
restaurants will be open all the attractions will be available and from
April to October it's the low season where the rain season I start coming in
that's why the island is much more quiet also November is a
interesting period if you want to have Islands really quiet for yourself and
don't want to be in the rain season as well November can be a good month
because you just come out of the rain season but it's not really high season
yet so the island is quiet so you can have the beach to yourself just keep in
mind the sea will not be as clear as the high season it's because the island just
come out of the rain season the water is not going to be as clear and it's gonna
be in the high season but if you want to have a private honeymoon you can risk and
come in November just after the rainy season if you lucky there will be no
rain in the days that you come and you can enjoy the private beaches by keep in
mind November still the time that there might
be some rain coming to the Koh Lanta obviously when you come into Koh Lanta you
will need an accommodation unless you plan to stay in the beach which will be
a good option by if you want to arrange an accommodation keep in mind the
majority of the nice locations to stay in koh lanta is on the west coast there
is south is more rocky area and on the west coast my favorite area which I have
personally stayed as well was Long Beach here the vibe is really nice
it's like hippy vibe the people are friendly you know we've been driving
around all day by still thing I like our air the most because it's mostly like
bungalows and more laid-back more like yeah graffitis bungalows and it's
not like developed area whereas when we were driving it was like this house it
to me yeah it's pretty nice and also if you
have family you might also want to stay around Klong Dao beach which is closer
to Pier and it will definitely find everything that you're looking for in
this areas there are restaurants bars transportations available so you will
definitely be happy to stay in this areas when it comes to going around in
the island if you have a driving license I will definitely advise you to rent a
scooter don't panic because it's not as chaotic as Phuket or Bangkok but keep in
mind the roads here are not as developed so there are lots of holes if you're not
really confident of driving scooter I don't know why you to rent obviously if
you're confident with your skills and you have a driving license
definitely otherwise rented scooter it will be much more cheaper much more
convenient and the island is not that big so you can drive everywhere and
explore it yourself my V don't have a driving licence or if you're not
planning to rent a scooter keep in mind that our tuk tuks that you can just pay
and they will take you anywhere you want always it will be much more expensive
compared to anything as good to yourself one thing that I really like about
Koh Lanta that it's touristy place it's a Thai island but the locals here didn't
change it so what I mean is Thailand's known as land of smiles and that is
actually true I traveled all around Thailand when you go to the rural areas
that is not really touristic the locals are really friendly there smiley they're
always willing to help you but as it come to do touristic locations such as
Phuket Phi Phi the locals behavior change a little bit I'm not saying that bad
people obviously they kind of get sick of all this tourists and the behavior of
the tourists so they distance themselves a little bit and they're less forgiving
and all this kind of stuff but when you come to koh lanta it's not like this
locals are still friendly they're really helpful and it's much more nice feeling
also when it comes to English the English level in the Koh Lanta is decent
anywhere in Thailand when you go you're not gonna find amazing English level as
you go to touristic locations it's better and you go to the rural areas
it's less and less people speaking English in koh lanta it's enough when
you want to communicate with someone you will have enough English they will have
enough English to be able to communicate back with you obviously when applying to
Koh Lanta you will want to find out what are the attractions that you can check
out first of all I have to tell you that the 4 Island tour is amazing it's not
specifically in the Koh Lanta island but this is a tour that you get and with it
different islands surrounding Koh Lanta and my favorite was emerald cave if
you come in to Koh Lanta you should definitely check it out it's like
Island and you have to swim beneath the mountain like 90 meters or sort through
the cave and then you reach to a beach in the heart of the mountain it's
absolutely amazing to check out other than there it can do kayaking in
mangrove forest we can check out long beach and all these things but keep in
mind when you are here there is elephant rides available but
don't do that because it's just harms the animal if you wanted to spend time
with elephants I would much more advise to go to Chiang Mai where there's
elephant sanctuaries they rescue the elephants and you don't really ride
them you walk next to them you wash them you take them to mud baths and this kind
of stuff are much more entertaining and much more safe for the animals just to
add this note to you also I made a video listing my top five things to the in Koh
Lanta I will attach the video here for you so you're gonna check that out I'm
sure you'll find it informative other than all these attractions obviously we
have to talk about nightlife as I said it's not as good as Phuket or Phi Phi but
there is still some nightlife available there are bars, hippy bars beach bars also
after the sunset there is fire shows in Long Beach where you can chill in the
restaurant or the bar and I enjoyed this show but if you're gonna have a more
drinking party you can check out freedom or mushroom bar now let's get into the
prices of the island always the first prices that you will consider is your
accommodation which will be the most expensive one throughout my travels in
Thailand when I'm booking I use Agoda.com it's not sponsored it's just
personally what I like to use because it gives me good options I will take you to
the laptop and I will go for it here we're gonna look at the best rule option
and the cheapest options so you can have a price range but if you come in here as
a backpacker keep in mind you can find a place around six seven euros per night
for two people or if you looking for an avarage location you're looking around
ten fifteen euros and if you're looking for high standard obviously the more
luxury go the more expensive it gets so as I said let's jump into agoda
commerce Fink I will go here and I will right Koh Lanta let's choose a date that
is high season so let's say from 15 to 16 January it's only one night so we can
see the daily prices three people let's search for it as I said Agoda is not
sponsoring me I genuinely use this website all the time to book my
accommodations and I will also put the link below but if you click that link
these are affiliate links so if you link you will not pay anything extra but I
will earn money which will help me to travel and
share this type of informative videos with you guys now here generally what I
do is I go to lowest price first here I can see what's available the cheapest
one is unseen bungalows six euros and the list goes on according to review and
the place you can decide what which one you prefer if you're looking for a cheap
accommodation there is and if you're not a backpacker and you come in here to
have a good time and you don't want to go to the cheapest place then obviously
we'll go to top review sections the prices here are is the much more
expensive the Thai smile bungalows 51 and the prices are where is dependent
what luxury level that you want also you can keep in mind that you can here
choose secret deals where the according to review and the place you can decide
what which one you prefer so if you come into Koh Lanta and you didn't book your
accommodation yet check out Agoda compare the prices if your favorite
website and then you can decide and if you plan to use Agoda please use the
link below so you can support me in my journey as well so other than the
accommodation the second cost that you will be interested probably will be the
food food prices are not bad on average I can say it's like per Mille you
looking around eight THB which is okay it's not the cheapest option
obviously if you go to really quite places not touristy places in Thailand
the price goes way below but keep in mind that this is a touristic island
and then when you compare it to Phi Phi or Phuket eighty THB for a meal it's
quite this an average price so it's not expensive in my opinion and lastly is
the attractions obviously any island that you're going to go there are tours
available all these different attractions available and the price
depends on the how turistic is how what time of the season it is when we were in
Koh Lanta we took you to four island tour and the price for 4 islands tour is like
700 800 THB if you choose in long tail and if you choosing speedboat it's a bit
more expensive when we were there which is longtail and after negotiating with
the travel agent we are agreed on 600 THB per person so keep in mind any two
gonna get in Thailand always negotiate to go cheaper because travel agents
willing to go a little bit down from their earnings so keep that in mind
other than that there are tools like mangrove forest which is pointless
because if you have a scooter you can simply drive there and you can pay like
300 baht which we did and we would rent the cards for all day on a 300 baht per
person if you will go with the tour probably cost you a thousand or
something so this kind of details is depend on you but roughly all the tours
probably will be priced in the range of 500 to 1500 unless you go to the really
luxury tours so as a general I really like to vibe in Koh Lanta as I mentioned
the people here are really friendly it's not only the locals the tourists coming
here are really friendly as well they come here to chill relax and what I
really like about koh lanta is that it's beautiful island there are really nice
beaches really nice swipe and it's not as crowded as Phi Phi and Phuket and that also
makes it the cheaper option as well so as a general I really enjoy Koh Lanta and
I would definitely give this 5 out of 5 rating and if you come in around this RM
I would definitely advise you to check out Koh Lanta if you were looking for relaxed
atmosphere and nice beaches and a nice tropical island you should definitely
come and check out Koh Lanta if you have any more questions please write in the
comment below and I will respond to you as soon as possible and also as you're
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