Koh lipe thailand map. Koh Lipe is the perfect island for a beach holiday in Thailand. Description of Lipe Island

The Adang archipelago on the border of Thailand and Malaysia is often called the "Thai Maldives" for its white sand. Lipe is the only inhabited of the islands of this archipelago. Lovers of serene bliss come here, as well as divers, since representatives of almost a quarter of the species of marine life that exist in nature can be found in the coastal waters of Ko Lipe.

Lovers of serene bliss come here, as well as divers, since representatives of almost a quarter of the species of marine life that exist in nature can be found in the coastal waters of Ko Lipe.

There is no own pier on the island, boats arriving to Ko Lipe moor to a special floating platform, on which tourists change into small boats of local residents, who in turn deliver them to the shore. This pleasure costs only 50 THB per person. The return trip from the island to the boat platform will also cost 50 THB.

The feature of this archipelago is Tarutau National Park, a must-see. Prices on the page are for September 2018.

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How to get to Lipe Island

It is easier to get to the island in the high season: a ferry service is organized from many popular resorts in the Andaman Sea: from Lanta, Phuket, Ph-Phi, etc. In the low season, boats run only from the Pak-Bara pier, which is most conveniently reached from the town of Hat -Yai.

From Bangkok

1. The fastest way is air travel. Flights to Hat Yai depart from Don Muang Airport, which is a 40-minute drive from Suvarnabhumi, where planes from Russia arrive. Then you can take a taxi to the pier in Pakbara (about 1000 THB) or buy a complex ticket to Koh Lipe at the airport for the same money. Or get to the bus terminal in Hat Yai (150 THB by tuk-tuk or 400 THB by taxi), where you can take a bus to the pier. From Hat Yai to Pakbar about 2 hours.
2. In addition, at the capital's Don Muang Airport, you can immediately take a complex ticket to Ko Lipe, which includes a flight, a transfer to the pier and a ferry ticket. In terms of cost, such a route is comparable to an independent one, while there are no worries about changing transport: they will meet you everywhere and see you off.
3. You can also get to Hat Yai from Bangkok by train. An evening train departs Hua Lamphong Station and arrives in Hat Yai early in the morning.
4. Another budget option is the bus. They leave for Hat Yai from the southern capital terminal and go all night (10-12 hours). In terms of cost, a bus ride is comparable to a train ticket, while the bus travels somewhat faster than the train, and besides, it arrives immediately at the bus station.

From the pier in Pakbara, you can sail to the island either on a speedboat or on the so-called ferry. They go a whole hour longer (2.5 hours), but sailing on them is much more comfortable than on a speedboat that shakes from hitting the waves (and the seats are hard and uncomfortable there), moreover, splashes often fall on passengers. The cost of tickets for speedboat and ferry does not differ.

In addition, it is worth considering that boats run between the mainland and the island only during the day, so it is better to arrive in Pakbara as early as possible.

Search for flights to Phuket (nearest airport to Koh Lipe)

From the southern resorts of Thailand

In the case of Lipe, islands such as Phuket and Lanta can only be called "southern" islands, as they are located north of the country's southernmost archipelago. During the high season, boats run from most of these southern resorts to Koh Lipe. A ticket costs about 1000-1200 THB, it will be much cheaper (but also longer) to take a bus to the pier in Pakbara and from there swim to the island.

From Malaysia

Since the island is located on the border with Malaysia, it is also possible to get to Ko Lipe from this country. The closest to it - only 30 km - is the Malaysian island of Langkawi, from where boats start towards the Thai Lipe. Guests from Malaysia go through border control upon arrival on the island, however, the checkpoint on Ko Lipe works only in high season, in low season you will have to cross the border on the mainland, in the Thai city of Satun, from there get to Pakbar and cross to Lipe.

Next to the Adang archipelago is the island-reserve Tarutao. This is a fairly large island, most of which is occupied by tropical jungles. There is no tourist infrastructure and full-fledged hotels here - only small guesthouses and private bungalows that are rented to tourists.

You can get to Tarutao in the same way as to Lipe, since the boats going to it from Pakbara Pier make a stop off the coast of Tarutao. The cost of a ticket to it is about a hundred baht cheaper than to Ko Lipe.

There are many beautiful places in Thailand worth visiting at least once. Therefore, the question often arises, where exactly to go. Should I give preference to the islands in the south of Thailand or go to the waterfalls of the north? Surely, most people, having heard about the island of Lipe, first of all asked the question "why go to Koh Lipe?". What is so attractive, interesting and beautiful on this tropical island of Thailand?

Koh Lipe is not as crowded as Phi Phi. Lipa has a much better infrastructure and is much easier to get to than the Similan Islands. Lipe is much more compact or Koh Samui. If we talk about the size of Koh Lipe, then it is only 3 km long (while half of these 3 km is an uninhabited mountain), the distance between the beaches is a maximum of 1 km. You can, slowly walking, walk from one beach to another in 15 - 20 minutes. For those who do not like to walk, there is a motorcycle taxi (moped with a sidecar) on Lipa.

Lipe Island is a kind of rising tourist star in Thailand, which is only gaining popularity. On the island, you can rarely hear Russian speech. Koh Lipe is a popular holiday destination for the people of Thailand and their Malaysian neighbors. Therefore, on weekends and holidays, the number of vacationers increases significantly on the island. Why do these tourists go to Koh Lipe when there are so many alternatives in Thailand?

1 | Incredibly beautiful seascapes

Beauty begins already on the way to Koh Lipe, from the board of a speedboat or ferry you can take many beautiful photos and enjoy the endless sea with islands rising from the water here and there.

2 | rich underwater world

A variety of fish, corals, outlandish marine life, which can be seen by everyone (even those who cannot swim). No need to wear diving equipment to see the underwater beauty of the Tarutao National Marine Park (to which Koh Lipe belongs) - just a mask and snorkel, which, if necessary, can be rented from a hotel or travel agency. You can get to the most interesting and beautiful points by buying a group tour or ordering an individual tour.

Tour prices start at 650 baht (~$20) per person.

The most popular excursions in Koh Lipe:

• sunset tour of the most beautiful places with snorkeling and a picnic on the beach,
• morning tour with lunch on the beach and snorkeling in the most beautiful places,
• tour with 2 scuba dives (experience not required),
• a walk through the jungle of the island of Koh Adang with a visit to the observation deck and snorkeling.

A short video clip (2 minutes), which contains sunsets, beaches, underwater beauty of Koh Lipe and neighboring islands:

Video clip from the island of Koh Lipe and excursions to neighboring islands

3 | White fine sand and turquoise water of the beaches of Koh Lipe

Despite a number of shortcomings (which I will talk about later), the beaches of Koh Lipe delight with their natural beauty. First of all, we are talking about snow-white and fine, like powdered sugar, sand on Pattaya beach. Please do not confuse with the resort of the same name in Thailand, which is located near Bangkok, much north of Koh Lipe.

Good hotels to stay on Pattaya beach:

• The Breeze Lipe Resort 3 * (you can book a hotel on booking.com or agoda.com),
• Bunbhaya Villas 4 * (you can book a hotel on booking.com or agoda.com).

No less beautiful is Sunrise beach, especially its northern part:

Good hotels to stay on Sunrise beach:

• Salisa Resort 3* (you can book a hotel on booking.com or agoda.com),
• Idyllic Concept Resort 4 * (you can book a hotel on booking.com or agoda.com).

4 | Sunrises and sunsets within walking distance

In the morning you can meet the beginning of the day on one side of the island, and in the evening you can walk to the sunset point on the other side. Few islands can boast a beach where you can meet both sunrise and sunset. Koh Lipe can. This is Sunrise beach. Although it is customary to meet the sunset on the corresponding "sunset beach" - Sunset beach.

5 | Bars on the beach where the sea splashes at your feet

Relaxing with a glass of your favorite cocktail or juice on the beach, in a comfortable sun lounger, enjoying the seascape and gentle waves at your feet - this is truly a paradise vacation.

6 | Lunch or dinner in a restaurant with a gorgeous view of the sea and neighboring islands

In good weather, the Langkawi Islands belonging to Malaysia are visible from Koh Lipe. The most beautiful view of the sea opens from the restaurant on the rock at the southern edge of Sunrise beach, at the Serendipity Resort. The restaurant is open from 12 noon to 21:30 pm, drinks are served from 10:00 to 22:00 (prices are not high, the food is delicious). If you want to wake up in a room with a beautiful sea view, then you should stay in Serendipity Beach Resort(you can book a hotel on booking.com or agoda.com).

7 | Wide range of seafood in restaurants

In the evening, on the main street of the island, Walking street, feasts begin. Restaurants put up stalls with seafood, kindle barbecues and lure hungry tourists with the alluring smells of cooking food. There are so many temptations around that it is not a sin to arrange a real celebration of the stomach. In addition to the classic options for restaurants where you can choose a certain dish from the menu, Walking street has seafood buffets, where for a certain amount you can try everything that is in the assortment of the institution (the price for such a buffet is from 490 baht ~ $ 15 per person).

Disadvantages of Koh Lipe and what you should be prepared for

Vacation disappointments lie in wait for those who do not know about the shortcomings of the place where they are going. Koh Lipe is rapidly gaining popularity and many disadvantages are associated with the growing tourist flow:

• too much garbage that local authorities do not have time to deal with;
• a large number of boats, which are designed to meet the needs of tourists, flooded the beaches (especially the beaches of Sunrise and Pattaya),
• many fairly large dogs that make a good living on waste from restaurants (they can be annoying and arrogant),
• prices in Koh Lipe are higher than in other places in Thailand (even in the "7 Eleven" chain of stores, prices for all goods are 1.5 - 2 times higher),
• service in many hotels is lower than expected (the lack of experienced and qualified staff affects) and the choice of a hotel on Koh Lipe should be approached with particular care.

The natural disadvantage of the island of Koh Lipe is pronounced ebbs and flows. At high tide, most of the sandy edge of the beaches is under water and there is nowhere to sunbathe, and at low tide it becomes so shallow that it is impossible to swim. The only place on the island where you can sunbathe and swim at almost any time is the northern part of Sunrise beach.

Koh Lipe is located in the Andaman Sea in the province of Satun in southern Thailand, very close to the Malaysian island of Langkawi. In this article, I talk in detail about how to get to Koh Lipe from Bangkok, Phuket, other resorts in Thailand and Malaysia, as well as from Russia.

How to get to Koh Lipe

There is no airport on the island of Koh Lipe, there is no bridge leading to it (as, for example, in Malaysia 🙂), so you can only get to Koh Lipe by water:

1. By speedboat or ferry from Pakbara Pier
2. By boat (ferry) from Hat Yao Pier (Trang)
3. By speedboat from Koh Lanta, with stops at Koh Ngai, Koh Mook, Koh Kradarn, Koh Bulone
4. By speedboat from Phuket (via Lanta)
5. By fast ferry/boat from the Malaysian island of Langkawi

Previously, water communication with the island was only in the high season (from mid-October to April - May), for the summer Ko Lipe was “closed” from tourists 🙂 now, of all the above methods, speedboats / boats from Pakbar run in the low season (summer), therefore, Koh Lipe can be reached all year round.

How to get to Koh Lipe from Pakbara Pier

There are speed boats/fast boats from Pakbara pier from different companies several times a day.

Approximate boat schedule Pakbara - Koh Lipe:

• 11:30
• 13:30
• 14:30
• 15:00
• 15:30.

Schedule can change! Even if you have bought a ticket for a certain time, this does not mean that the boat will leave exactly on schedule. We had tickets for 11:30, and we sailed later than 12:00. IN low season(June - October) boats run 1-2 times a day, usually at 9:30 and 11:30.

Travel time from Pakbara to Lipe is an hour and a half, with rough seas it can increase up to 2 hours or more. Along the way, all boats stop for 15 minutes at Tarutao Island. Those who wish can stay for a few days on this island, there are bungalows and tents of the national park. Or just go to the island and take a walk along the coast while waiting for the boat to leave.

Entrance to the Tarutao island is paid - 200 baht, more precisely, this is a fee for visiting the Tarutao National Park, the ticket is valid for 5 days, including visiting the island of Koh Lipe and other islands of the national. park, which can be visited during one of the.

Price

• Ticket price for speedboat / speedboat Pakbara - Koh Lipe: 650 baht
• Ticket price Pakbara - Koh Lipe - Pakbara - 1200 baht (return ticket with open date)
• Pakbara - Koh Tarutao - 400 baht
• Pakbara - Koh Tarutao - Koh Lipe - 650 baht, i.e. you can go to Koh Tarutao, stay there for a couple of days and sail further on the same ticket 🙂

Prices are usually identical for all carriers, although sometimes there are specials. suggestions 🙂 But the boats may differ!

Pakbara Pier

Pakbara Pier is well equipped with an air conditioned area with waiting area, toilet, overpriced sundries shop. Entrance to the pier is paid (!) 20 baht 🙂

But there is no pier on Koh Lipe, in the low season or with strong waves in the sea, boats arrive at the shore on, and in the high season - on. Some speedboats (including ours) are parked near the shore, and some boats are further from the shore, and transported to the beach on longtails for 50 baht per person.

Loading and unloading luggage is still a circus: things are thrown right over the water and it seems that the suitcase is about to fall into the sea, so do not let valuables be loaded into the boat, but keep them with you! Luggage is packed at the stern, and in some places even on the roof of the boat, so that the suitcase may arrive wet and dirty ...

How to get to Pakbara Pier

Nearest major cities to Pakbara village:

• Trang (not to be confused with the city of Trat, which is near)
• Hat Yai

And here and there there is an airport, bus stations, and even a railway station in Hat Yai! You can get to Pakbara Pier by:

• Taxi. A car from these two cities to the Pakbara pier will cost 1800 - 2200 baht, the approximate travel time is an hour and a half
• Minibase. From the bus station Hat Yai there is a mini bass, the cost is 150 baht, travel time is one and a half to two hours
• By purchasing a combined ticket. For example, upon arrival at Hat Yai airport, we bought a complex ticket for minibus + boat: airport - Pakbara pier - Koh Lipe for 900 baht per person. It is better to buy such a ticket in advance on this site, firstly it will be cheaper (~ 700 baht), and secondly, you will not have to wait long at the airport until tourists from other flights are collected.

The same complex ticket (mini bass + boat) can be bought at the Hat Yai railway station, at the bus station, at any travel agency and hotel.

Important: to get to Koh Lipe on the same day, you need to get to Hai Yat until 13:00, but earlier is better! I would not count on 100% for the boat, which is scheduled at 15:30 ... You can spend the night in the city of Hat Yai, there are many inexpensive hotels.

How to get to Koh Lipe from Trang

If you flew to Trang, then the nearest pier to the city is Trang Hat Yao Pier, from which Tiger Line Ferry boats depart daily during the high season at 13:00. Travel time 2 hours. You can buy tickets on the carrier's website.

how to get to koh lipe from bangkok

To get to Koh Lipe, you must first get to one of the above cities: Trang or Hat Yai, then drive to Pakbara Pier and buy a boat ticket to Koh Lipe. How to do this is described above in the article. And you can get to Trang or Hat Yai from Bangkok like this:

1. By plane from Bangkok: choose the best and most suitable flight option for you in time and cost to Hat Yai or Trang.

2. By bus. Buses Bangkok - Hat Yai depart from the southern bus station in Bangkok (Sai ​​Tai Mai or Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal). Buses run quite often from 6 am to 8 pm, travel time is 13-14 hours.

The cost depends on the carrier and bus class: from 700 to 1000 baht.

3. By train Bangkok - Hat Yai. Trains depart from Hua Lamphong Railway Station in Bangkok. Travel time 13-17 hours (+ trains in Thailand tend to be late!). In order to get to Ko Lipe on the same day, you need to take trains that depart from Bangkok at 15:10 or 15:30.

The cost is from 300 baht (in third class carriages), we usually take air-conditioned second class tickets, the cost is from 850 baht.

You can view the train schedule in Thailand on the Thailand Railways website, and buy tickets or at the railway station.

4. Having bought a complex ticket airplane + minibus + boat

One of the most convenient ways to get to Koh Lipe from Bangkok is to buy a complex ticket from Air Asia or Nok Air. The ticket includes a flight from Bangkok to Hat Yai, a minibus ride to Pakbara Pier and a boat/ferry to Koh Lipe. Flights are only in the morning.

Important: do not forget that the planes of these low-cost companies fly from Don Muang Airport, and all flights from Russia, Ukraine, etc. Arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport. For information on how to get between airports and how much time to lay down for a transfer, read

Phuket Koh Lipe how to get there

Option 1: by sea

IN high season You can get from Phuket to Koh Lipe by sea. Transportation is carried out:

1. Tiger Line Ferry on rather large yellow boats (boats). Departure from Rassada Pier in Phuket (from the same ferry departs) at 9:00, scheduled arrival at Koh Lipe at 13:00, i.e. 4 hours of travel (actually boats go much longer!). On the way change of boat on Koh Lanta. The cost of Phuket - Koh Lipe ~ 2100 baht. Tickets can be purchased in advance on their website: tigerlinetravel.com

2. Satun Pakbara Speed ​​Boat whose boats run along the route Phuket - Phi Phi - Lanta - Ngai - Muk - Kradan - Boulogne - Lipe. Transportation on speedboats. Departure from Phuket at 8:30, arrival to Koh Lipe at 13:30. Cost ~ 3400 baht (when buying through the site is cheaper!). You can check the schedule and buy tickets on their website: spcthailand.com

3. Bundhaya Speed ​​Boat Company. From Phuket (Rassada Pier) via Lanta to Koh Lipe. Carries on small speedboats. Departure from Phuket at 8:30, arrival to Lanta at 10:30, departure from Lanta at 10:30, arrival to Koh Lipe at 13:30. Cost ~ 3900 baht. You can buy tickets on their website: bundhayaspeedboat.com

You can also search for all the above listed tickets (it can be cheaper!).

We got to Koh Lipe just from I thought for a very long time how to get to Koh Lipe from Phuket. I decided to choose a sea route 🙂 I immediately dismissed speed boats (still, I couldn’t stand 4-5 hours in such a speed boat, even an hour and a half was enough for me on time 🙂), I wanted to sail on the Tiger Line Ferry, for some reason I imagined such a big ferry , the same as or like us 🙂

But after reading the reviews, I realized that it’s better to choose another option on how to get to Koh Lipe from Phuket 🙂 In the reviews, people complained about the old boat and frequent long delays, they wrote that the boat didn’t take 4 hours, as stated, but almost twice longer! After reading the reviews, I decided to choose another way to get to Koh Lipe from Phuket, namely the more standard way through Hat Yai and Pakbaru.

Option 2: via Hat Yai and Pakbara

By bus

From Phuket to Hat Yat can be reached by bus. Buses run from 6 am to 9:45 pm, travel time is about 8 hours, the cost is from 300 to 600 baht, depending on the class of the bus. Tickets can be bought at the bus station in Phuket Town or on the website.

It is best to travel by night bus VIP 24, which leaves at 21:45 and arrives in Hat Yai around 6 am. Then transfer to the pier and on the first boat at 9:30 to Koh Lipe. Then you will be on the island around 11:00 - 11:30 and still have a whole day ahead!

By plane

Bangkok Air direct flight from Phuket to Hat Yai. Departure at 7:25, arrival at 8:30. Quite recently there was also an evening flight at 19:25, but at the moment I do not see it in the schedule. The cost is about 1700 baht, including luggage and even breakfast on board 🙂 Check the cost and buy tickets Phuket - Hat Yai >>

We chose this option how to get to Koh Lipe from Phuket. Everything went smoothly: at 5:30 in the morning we ordered a taxi to our condo, at 6:15 we were already at Phuket airport, checked in our luggage, drank coffee in a coffee shop, loaded into a small plane, had breakfast 🙂 We arrived in Hat Yai even earlier than the time indicated in schedule.

I wanted to buy tickets for the transfer airport - pier - Koh Lipe in advance online on the site (it turned out cheaper), but while I was thinking if we would have time for the minibus, which leaves at 9 am (we would have had time and even with a large margin), ticket sales stopped (Tickets can be purchased online no later than three days in advance). Therefore, we found a tour agency at the airport, where we bought a mini-bass + speedboat complex ticket. But we had to wait more than an hour for passengers from other flights.

We were at the Pakbara pier at 11:15, where the purchased tickets must be exchanged for numbers for boarding the boat (the numbers are very convenient - there is no queue). We sailed instead of the promised 11:30 at 12:00, and arrived at Ko Lipe at 14:00 - due to the storm and rain that started along the way, the boat sailed more slowly and arrived at Sunrise Beach, and not at the opposite beach. It was even more convenient for us: our hotel was literally a few steps from the place where the boat arrived 🙂

How to get to Lipe Island from Krabi

From Krabi, you can get to Koh Lipe via Hat Yai. There are no direct flights from Krabi to Hat Yai, and in my opinion, it is not advisable to fly through Bangkok, so you can get there by bus, minibus or taxi. The distance to the pier is only about 300 km.

Minibus tickets to Hat Yai from will cost 350 - 400 baht, a complex ticket Ao Nang (Krabi) - Koh Lipe - 1000 - 1200 baht. You can buy at any travel agency or hotel.

Lipe Island how to get from Koh Samui or Koh Phangan

To get to Koh Lipe from / / you need to follow the path described above: first you need to get to Hat Yai, then to Pakbaru, and then by boat on Lipe 🙂 The path is not close ... Read about how to get to Hat Yai from Koh Samui in

You can also buy a complex ticket Koh Samui / Koh Phangan / Tao - Koh Lipe:

Langkawi Koh Lipe how to get there

Despite the fact that Lipe is a Thai island, only 30 km separates it from the Malaysian one, and in clear weather it can be clearly seen from the sky bridge observation deck on Langkawi 🙂

Direct route Langkawi - Lipe

In the high season, boats run on the route Langkawi - Lipe and Lipe - Langkawi. On the island of Koh Lipe, there are even immigration offices where passport control is carried out.

Boats / boats from Langkawi arrive at Pattaya Beach on Lipe (read about all the beaches of Koh Lipe). They depart from two piers to Langkawi:

• from the Kauh Jetty pier (in the capital of the island of Kuah, near the symbol of the city of the eagle)
• from the Telaga Harbor pier, which is located next to the Oriental Village park

We sailed in the opposite direction (i.e. from Lipe to Langkawi) and I specifically chose the carrier whose boats arrive at the Telaga pier, because. first of all, she planned to check into the Geopark Hotel in Langkawi, visit the Oriental Village, the Sky bridge and the neighboring waterfall, which are a few minutes drive from this pier.

Carrier companies on the route Langkawi – Lipe – Langkawi

Additional Information

Koh Lipe island is part of the Adang Ravi archipelago, located in the Andaman Sea at a distance of 70 kilometers west of the coast of Satun Province (in the south it borders on Malaysia). On the map, its name can be indicated in different ways: Koh Lipe, Ko Lipe or Ko Lipey. Immediately adjacent to it is the island of Koh Adang, and Koh Tarutao, after which the Marine National Park is named, is located thirty-seven kilometers to the southeast. The island of Langkawi is forty kilometers to the east - but this is already Malaysian territory.

The island of Koh Lipe in Thailand, despite its small area (about two square kilometers), is a truly paradise on the edge of Thailand. A little more than 700 people live on it, all of them come from Malaysia and are members of the same Chao Lei tribe (Chao Lei), which is often called sea gypsies.

Koh Lipe island in Thailand is practically unknown to Russian tourists, and those who have been there note the unusually clear sea and magnificent white sand beaches. This piece of land will be boring for those who love crowded parties and extreme entertainment. Daytime relaxation on the shore is replaced by quiet gatherings in one of the many bars. By midnight, life on the island completely stops. Its attractiveness is added by the many uninhabited islands nearby, where you can spend the whole day in solitude - fishing, snorkeling and.

Despite the Andaman Sea teeming with wildlife around, you will not find a special variety in seafood dishes. But everything that is on the plates is guaranteed fresh. In addition, at very affordable prices. If you are not attracted to a permanent fish day, you can go to a restaurant, and there are many of them serving familiar European dishes. In general, the cost of a check in a restaurant is the same as on.

If you want to see something in Thailand that is not yet too trampled by tourists, you should hurry up with a visit to this island. In recent years, the pressure of civilization has intensified. For example, electricity is provided 24 hours a day, there is even the Internet (although the speed is not so hot). Bungalows on the beach are replaced by pretty decent hotels.

Beaches

Famous for the beaches. It has four sections of the coast - Karma Beach, Sunrise Beach, Sunset Beach and Pattaya Beach. Unpretentious and seeking privacy, you can advise Bila Beach and Sanom Beach. There are even wilder and smaller ones. All parts of the coast are connected by paths and it will not be difficult to get around them in a few hours. You can stop wherever you like.

Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach on Koh Lipe (also known as Hat Pramong) is the smallest beach compared to the two main ones - Sunrise and Pattaya. It is located in a secluded lagoon with large boulders sticking out of the sand and water. Stunning sunsets open from this place, gathering a crowd of onlookers.

Vacationers come here to relax and get away from the busy places on the island. The road from Walking Street to Sunset Beach takes no more than 10 minutes. Near it you can find several restaurants and bars, so you won't have to go far to satisfy your hunger.

Sunrise Beach

Sunrise Beach on Koh Lipe (also known as Hat Chao Ley Beach due to its proximity to the native village of Chao Ley) has the longest coastline and wonderful views of the nearby mountainous island of Koh Adang.

Despite the fact that Sunrise Beach is less visited than Pattaya Beach, it constantly attracts tourists who love diving at shallow depths. This beach is perhaps the best place for this kind of activity. The large abundance of representatives of the underwater world swimming in this area will undoubtedly amaze vacationers.

Tourists visit it first of all in order to admire the most beautiful sunrise (translated into Russian, this beach is called "Sunrise") and enjoy the cool breeze on hot days.

Pattaya Beach

Pattaya Beach is called “postcard Koh Lipe” because of its beauty. This is the main beach of the island with 1.5 kilometers of absolutely white sand with turquoise water. In addition, this beach is crossed by Walking Street, which attracts tourists from all over the island.

Some tourists visit Pattaya Beach to taste the menu in dozens of restaurants, bars and cafes, others to play volleyball, frisbee, go kayaking, get a massage or spa treatments in one of the salons, or just take a nap in a hammock under palm trees. .

In the evening, fishermen from Chao Lei village come here to catch crabs. This time is considered very interesting for visiting the beach.

Entertainment

The island of Koh Lipe in Southern Thailand is quiet and patriarchal. From entertainment, you will be offered fishing, diving and snorkeling, as well as excursions to the islands, of which there are countless in the Tarutao Marine National Park - from uninhabited rocks to relatively large and well-inhabited ones.

In the evening, you can choose one of the many restaurants, focusing on taste preferences (European or), the level of service and prices. Most of them are located on Walking Street - a street that stretches across the entire island from Pattaya Beach to Sunrise Beach (not to be confused with).

Climate

Koh Lipe is the closest in Thailand to the equator. Therefore, there is a pronounced tropical climate in which there are only two seasons - rainy , from the end of April to November; and dry- the rest of the year. The best weather and the largest number of tourists stay on the island December to January.

If you are not afraid of occasional rains and you want relative peace, go to Koh Lipe at the end or at the beginning of the high season - October and November, as well as February and March.

April to September the most risky period: there is a storm at sea, and the rains are protracted. However, miracles also happen when there is not a cloud in the sky for a whole week.

Hotels

Koh Lipe hotels in Thailand very diverse in terms of comfort and price. You can find a very cheap guesthouse with one air conditioner or stay in a room with all conceivable European amenities. It should be noted that during the low season most of the hotels are closed and the choice is significantly limited. The minimum price per night is 500 baht. A decent room at the beginning and end of the high season from 1.5 to 2 thousand baht. At the peak of tourist excitement, prices soar - they are twice as high. However, due to the growing popularity of the island, you should take care of booking a hotel on websites or one and a half or two months in advance. Otherwise, you risk being left on the street.

How to get there

The answer to the question about how to get to koh lipe island in thailand is both complex and simple at the same time. there is not, they go from the mainland. In (late April to November) the only departure point is Pak Bara Pier. In other months, you can get there from the island of Langkawi (there is an airport), Pier Pier near Trang or from Phuket, going to all the islands, starting from Phi Phi. Airports are located in the cities of Trang and Hat Yai, the latter is more comfortable. For those who are not in a particular hurry, you can get to the ferry departure points either by. Preference should be given to state-owned companies. With private traders, most likely you will make more than one transplant. Try looking for tickets on a Thai public transport booking service.

Koh Lipe island on the maps of Thailand

Koh Lipe on Google maps with hotels is the best way to explore the area from above with the choice and in the most suitable place for you.

Route map of boats and ferries

As we wrote above, getting to the island of Koh Lipe will be possible only by water transport, the route map of which is presented below. As you can see, ferries go all the way from Phuket itself, making stops in many provinces and islands.

Map with beaches and hotels

Ko Lipe is so small that there is no public transport, you can get from one point of the island to another in just a couple of hours. There are more than enough hotels that compete with each other. The cheapest hotels are located on Walking Street.

Map of Walking Street

The island of Koh Lipe has acquired Walking Street, which houses drinking establishments, hotels and other entertainment. Well, why not - the one in? The only thing missing is sex entertainment (but it is quite possible that we have already reached this island).

Koh Lipe in Thailand is a small island located in the south of the Kingdom of Thailand, not far from neighboring Malaysia. It is part of one of the Thai national parks - Tarutao.

Tourists discovered the island of Lipe relatively recently. Back in the middle of the last century, sea gypsies from Malaysia lived on it, and the first Europeans appeared here in the 90s of the XX century.

Description of Lipe Island

This tiny piece of land was a paradise almost untouched ten years ago. Then people came to the island and built several bungalows and a shop. There was almost no one on the beaches, and the Internet was available in one bar.

It was the Pooh Bar, where tourists from Europe and America gathered daily on the island to have a connection with civilization, have the opportunity to have dinner and drink some beer. There were no roads and cars, people walked without shoes.

A couple of years later, the tourism business noticed Ko Lipe, and then mass construction began. This is how the first guesthouses, hostels and hotels appeared, incl. with five stars and modern swimming pools inside. Civilization came to the island of Lipe.

The central street was immediately concreted, its own Wolking street appeared with shops, cafes and restaurants, but not as loose as in Pattaya. Tourists make a promenade along the local Walking Street in the evenings.

Sea communication was organized between the Malaysian island of Langkawi and the Thai island of Lipe, so a migration office soon appeared on the local Pattaya beach to carry out passport control and pass tourists.

Tourists on Koh Lipe

As soon as the modern tourist infrastructure appeared, crowds of tourists immediately went to the island. The Chinese liked Koh Lipe, they like to celebrate the Chinese New Year here. In 2019, it will begin on February 5 and will last a lunar month.

There are many vacationers from Southeast Asia, Thais and Malaysians come en masse for weekends and holidays.

But Russian tourists on the island did not particularly like it. They consider it too provincial village.

Seasons and weather in Koh Lipe

Two main seasons can be distinguished here: with dry and rainy weather. The high season runs from November to April. At this time it is dry, warm and sunny, the perfect time for a beach holiday.

Low season i.e. the time from May to October is characterized by constant rains, in our calendar summer they turn into showers and pour like a bucket. Due to heavy rains, maritime communication with Malaysia is stopped, the flow of tourists is decreasing.

But sea communication continues with mainland Thailand, only the number of boat and boat trips decreases. The work of hotels does not stop. On the island of Lipe, and at this time, lovers of rain have a rest.

On a tiny island, due to global climate change in the world, today you can get caught in the rain in winter, and in summer you can face beautiful, sunny weather at low prices and a small number of tourists.

When is the best time to go to Lipe Island?

It depends on what you want to get on vacation. A lover of the sun, dry heat, high prices, noisy crowds and general excitement is best to go to Koh Lipe for the European or Chinese New Year.

If you want to save money, but prefer a beach holiday, go to the island in the off-season, i.e. in May or October, when the weather is already set or still standing, and there are relatively few tourists.

If you like to relax in the rain, it calms and relaxes you, then on the island of Lipe all summer is yours. You will not be annoyed by noisy tourists, and prices for a hotel, food and souvenirs at this time tend to a minimum.

How to get to Koh Lipe?

Lipe Island is too small to build an international airport on it. The nearest airports are in Thailand (Hat Yai and Trang) and in Malaysia (Langkawi). From there, tourists go to the piers, and then get to the island on boats or boats.

How to get from Pakbara Pier in Thailand to Lipe Island?

There are two piers in Thailand: Pakbara and Yao Pier, from where boats and boats go to the island. From Pakbar, fast boats run all year round, and there is a constant connection with the islet. The ticket costs 650 baht or $20.38. In high season up to 10 flights per day.