1) Oceanlife rehab and research center near Reiley beach club
2) Elephant jungle trekking
3) 1 hour travel by van to Morakot pond (Emerald pond). Very nice lunch at Marakot Restaurant (included in package).
1pm - 3.30pm Walk to Emerald pool (1,400m) via concrete trail. Blue pool is closed from May to Oct due to bird pairing.
4) 3.45pm leave sa Marakot, to Tiger cave. 4.30pm arrived tiger cave
5) Walking street Krabi (night market)
Airport trip (one way):
- Hotel charging THB700
- Local agents std price is THB150 for airport bus, THB500 for private van
National park fee:
- THB300/adult, THB100/child
Options for island tour:
- By speedboat (sharing, faster than longtail) or longtail boat (cheaper than speedboat, smaller capacity, open concept)
- Cost per person from THB350
There are several options for island tour. Those includes Hong island, 4 islands, PhiPhi (far), James Bond (very far)
Other attractions are Emerald lake, elephant trail, Krabi Walking Street, the famous night market down town, available Fri to Sun only.
Tuk tuk from Phu Pi Maan hotel (near masjid) to Ao Nang beach is around THB100/trip.
Motorbike rental is THB200/day.
Thai massage from THB200/1 hour (no oil)
So we took a tour via a friend (local Krabi-an who married a Malaysian). It's a two days tour for THB13,000
Our package includes Hong Island tour (Day 1), Emerald pool & elephant trail (Day 2) and Krabi walking street (weekend night market. It includes also transfer and pick up to/from hotel.
Day 1
8.15am Pick up at hotel to Krabi town/jetty. Register and pay National Park fee (this trip is inclusive).
9.00am Speedboat to islands starts now
- 1st checkpoint is Hong lagoon. Beautiful view from the boat. A unique formation of rocks/island where you can walk around during evening time (low tide)
-2nd checkpoint, ? Island. 40 mins stop for sunbathing, snorkeling and relaxing. Small beach with too many people. Not perfect, but ok. There's a small lagoon nearby with fewer people.
- 3rd checkpoint, ? Island. 30 mins break for same activity as the second pitstop. Nicer one with beautiful scenery and white beach.
- Final 2 hour pitstop at Hong island. We had box lunch here. Halal nasi goreng ayam and daging cincang. Kids had fun at the beach. There's a restaurant here, you can buy hot coffee or freshly blended smoothie. 600m jungle tracking trail is also available for trekkers.
2.30pm Head back to Krabi and arrived within 30 mins.
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No need to bring passport. They don't check at the registration desk
Bring little money. You might want to buy some food at Hong Island. A standard cup of coffee cost around THB80
Wear sunblock. It's very hot out here
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Hoping for coral or fish? Not here obviously. But the water was super clear.
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Day 2 tbc
Been ages since I've updated my blog. We didn't travel much lately as Syasya is going to sit for her UPSR soon.
But for a quick break, we are now heading to Krabi, plus celebrating hubby's birthday.
Suggested itenary from a friend:
Day 1
- Pickup dari airport
- Melawat pantung Black crap (tanda Krabi) amik gmba kenangan
- Bawa sarapan pagi
- Hantar ke Hotel
Day 2
- Pickup dari hotel ke Hong island ( join tour speedboat)
- Enjoy your trip
- Lunch box d pulau
- Balik hotel relax
Day 3
- Pickup dari hotel ke Emerald Pool ( private van for your family )
- Lunch set menu at Ruang Morakot
- Visit at Tiger cave
- Elephant trekking 1 jam
- Visit jalan ke Krabi night market
- Bawa massage and spa **not include**
- Hantar balik ke Hotel
Day 4
- Pickup dari hotel hanta balik airport
Package like this cost THB15,000 (~RM1,800)
Quite costly huh.
So we didn't book anything just yet. Hoping for cheaper deal in Krabi itself.
Well, catch u in next post.
Note: Malaysia marked the biggest history last night #ge14 BN lost to Pakatan Harapan. Waiting for not-so-new PM to report duty. Chill..
Assalamualaikum
23 - 24 Mar 2018
It's school holiday and we decided to visit Pulau Perhentian again. It's going to be the first time to TT and family though.
Due to peak season, hotel price shoots up. We got Perhentian Island Resort at the price if RM891 (including taxes) for two premier beach front rooms.
The room was nice, connected (room 107 & 106) and with free breakfast. Beach was just outside, and within walking distance to Coral View Resort, Mama chalet etc.
Oh, before that, the boat ride from Kuala Besut jetty was pretty rough. Monsoon isn't really settled yet, i guess. This time we took a return boat tour from Safe Park company, costing at RM70/adult and RM35/child. We also booked snorkeling trip from them, which i think cost about RM60/adult.
At the resort, they also provided snorkeling trip at RM40/adult and other activities like kayaking etc. Othe activities are jungle trekking, yoga, wayang pacak (movie by the beach), and crafts making which are all FOC for the hotel guests. Diving trips are payable.
Our snorkeling trip took over 2 hours. Remember to bring breads to attract fishes and fresh water in case u got dizzy.
I guess that's some of great memories from our 2d1n trip. We will be back for sure.
Insyallah
