Ko Lipe Thailand

KOH LIPE THAILAND
TARUTAO NATIONAL MARINE PARK

HOW TO GET TO US

Pak Barra
Pak Barra is best reached by mini-bus from HatYai though you could come via Trang if traveling from Phuket or Krabi.. Both have airports and a train station from Bangkok and Malaysia.

Pak Barra is a very sleepy town with limited guesthouses and very few restaurants or bars, so if you do not wish to stay there you should plan so that your taxi arrives with plenty of time to spare for the boats. The boats are between 10am and 2pm. Check the latest schedules here.

Ferry to Ko Lipe. We advise you to avoid the touts at the piers and mini-bus operators as well as ones that bombard your car, they have been known to provide false or misleading information. Best to buy your tickets directly Pak Bara Travel office, just right of the park collection gate, or buy when you get on the boat.
Be prepared to wait for the boat to fill up before departure. Ferry schedules are subject to change, so please keep checking for updates to the schedule.

longtails

Ferry schedule can be found here

USEFUL LINKS

Ferry Timetables to Lipe
*update*

Bus, Boat, Trains (every tour arrangement possible)
Pak Bara Travel

Hotels in HatYai:
Kings Hotel

Hotels and guesthouses in Phuket: (discounted internet rates!)

Peter Pan Club Resort
GoPatong.com

Hotels and guesthouses in Bangkok:
( we recommend Silom, Sukhumvit, Khao San Road areas)
asiarooms.com
Bangkok hotel guide

Information on Thailand
lonelyplanet
travelfish
( more maps and info on Ko Lipe and travel advice)

Info on Ko Lipe

www.kohlipe.net
www.karmabar.net
www.mountainresortkohlipe.com

Flights and trains in Thailand:
here

IMPORTANT!! Speedboats are now running from PakBarra. For your safety, please only go with licensed operators and make sure that life jackets are accessible. We will not support speedboats that overcrowd and are not safe. Use them at your own discretion, the ferries are reliable enough for a fantastic holiday.

New: there is now a charge of 10baht to get into the boat loading area.

Ko Lipe

Important:The Chao Lay community on Ko Lipe are independent from the ferry operators. Since there is no pier on Ko Lipe you will have to pay them a small fee of usually around 50baht for them to ferry you in their Longtail boats to the island. Many of the resorts have their own transportation, be as specific as possible as to your resort name so that you will be taken to the appropriate beach.

Also, if you are wanting to spend time at Ko Tarutao island itself, be prepared to pay the 400baht entrance fee for foreigners. Thai nationals pay 80baht. As of yet, there is only the 10baht charge in PakBarra for entrance into Lipe.

Accommodation on Ko Lipe

Travel Information

Sustainable Development

links

Sailing and Live-a-boards.