Continue reading »]]> I have checked out TripAdvisor but there doesn’t seem to be anything that great to do in Krabi or Koh Samui. This obviously isn’t the case there must be great things to do out there. If anyone has been there and has done anything they thought was great please can you tell me!

Thanks!

I haven’t been to Koh Samui, but I’ve heard it’s far too touristy and crowded.

I have been to Krabi twice. It’s fantastic. You don’t actually want to spend much time in Krabi town. You want to go to the beaches around Railay. It’s on a peninsula, but you can’t get there by car, only by boat.

Railay is tons of fun. Known for beautiful beaches, great guest houses, and lots of sport climbing.

To get there from Bangkok, take an overnight train to Surat Thani. Second class sleeper with air-con is $15-$20 and lots of fun. In the morning, get off the train and take a bus to Krabi Town. Lots of coach buses are waiting to take you. In Krabi Town, take a Songthow (red pick-up trucks that act like buses) to Ao Nang. Walk to the beach and take a long tail boat to Railay beach. They may stop at Ton Sai first (you can stay there also), then take you to the expensive accomadation side of Railay. It has the nicer beach, but a 5 min walk takes you to the other side of the peninsula and much cheaper lodging.

And I was there when the Tsunami hit. Krabi wasn’t damaged nearly as much as Koh Phi Phi or Phuket. I stayed for two weeks at Railay after the Tsunami with no problems at all. By now, the whole west coast is functional. They need tourists to come back to help the economy recover.

Have fun!!!

Good tailors in Ko Samui Thailand and how much for a suit?