Bali Snorkeling

Post-sunset shot from the southern part of the National Park HQ beach - nice place and time with a bottle of Maekong for company. Ko Adang is another large, mountainous, rainforest-covered island in the Tarutao National Park. It is less than 2km north of Ko Lipe and about 30km west of Ko Taruatao itself. I visited immediately after Tarutao and preferred Adang (and I did like Tarutao). Adang has no roads and fewer bungalows, so is even more laid-back. The beach at HQ is arguably better. Snorkelling off the HQ beach is better. The viewpoint is way more spectacular and little harder to access. The waterfall is much closer to the bungalow area and better signposted (until the last 300m) - although like Tarutao’s Lu Du falls, it aint breathtaking once reached. And most of the bungalows and other facilities at HQ are either brand-new or at the most 2 seasons old. For people wanting to break their desert-island quiet with some shopping or other touristy action, Ko Lipe is a very short and ch...

You don't come to Siboya for beaches, snorkelling, diving, climbing etc. You come to relaaaax. Ko Siboya is a medium sized island south of Krabi - just to the north and closer to the mainland than Ko Jum. Map - http://www.yourkrabi.com/ I rate it equal in "untouristy" to Kos Sukorn, Libong and Yao Yai. Main activities are cash cropping and fishing. The 3 low key resorts on the west coast have minimal impact.. I stayed at the original Siboya bungalow outfit - SIBOYA BUNGALOWS This place is located on the west coast not far south of where the cross-island road arrives from Ko Siboya Village. Mr Chung who runs the place has selected an area with a nice long flat area immediately behind the beach which 100m or so inland climbs towards the coastal road up a gradual slope. Most of the 20 bungalows and the private houses at the resort are located on the flat. Nice lawn area behind beach and immediately south of restaurant - elcheapo 250 bungalows at left, more expensive 350s s...

L AST VISITED FEBRUARY 2014 Fishing and cash-cropping are the main activities on large sleepy Yao Yai. Big on tourism it aint. Nice for laid-back tourism it is. Yao Yai is a long mountainous island immediately south of Yao Noi and east of Phuket. It is much less touristy than (not particularly touristy) Yao Noi, despite having nicer beaches, equal scenery and easier access from the busy parts of Phuket. The 4th biggest island in Thailand and only a dozen resorts. NOTE I WROTE THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH AFTER MY 2008 VISIT - THE ONLY WORDS I'VE CHANGED ARE THE LAST 4: ORIGINALLY "...only 6 resorts". AREA MAP Ko Yao Yai (Long Island big - Ko Noi is Long Island small) is 25KM north to south and Ikm from Yao Noi at the closest point. - map from Heimat Garden . It's roughly equidistant from Phuket and the Krabi coast. Some of the places featured on this page - modified Google Earth image. CLICK FOR A MORE DETAILED ISLAND MAP - from travelfish BEACHES Ao Jak - Ao Po La The southe...