Koh Li Pe, Thailand

24th Of February, 2012 Friday

2012 Chinese New Year, Family and I decided to go for a island trip to Koh Li Pe. Koh Li Pe is located at Thailand, inside the Tarutao Marine Park district. Koh refers to Island in Thai Language. Either one can go by Boat straight from Pulau Langkawi in Malaysia or from Pak Bara Jetty near to Satun, Thailand. The transport from Pulau Langkawi is not available whole year round. Only certain month available. From Pak Bara Jetty it is a one and a half hour journey in Speed Boat(to my surprise five engine speed boat). I chose to go from Pak Bara Jetty, depart from Malaysia and going through Wang Kelian Border Control. One hour to reach the jetty from Wang Kelian.

Wang Kelian Border Control

Five Engine High Speed Boat

We get the ferry ticket on the spot, but one can also book earlier. Buying in bulk return ticket will cost 900baht per person. The ferry here is available on 11am or 2pm Thai Time. As we wait for the boat, the waiting area is like a desert field, very hot indeed. After having fried rice as lunch, its time to depart after getting on the speed boat. Before departing, so happy to get a msg from someone. 100people forcing themselves on the boat. Keep wonder will the boat move fast enough, but to my surprise the boat was extremely fast, with five engines functioning. Quite a boring ride to reach the island as hardly can stand and enjoy the ocean view.

The First View upon reaching Paradise

Next we have booked Bundhaya Resort and checked in. I was a little worried as i didn't print out the booking details. Luckily they already had a name list of all the guest, i was like phewww(relief). A small room with aircon, queen size bed and a bathroom, cost 1700baht per night. Don't ever take the ones without air-con unless you are going to enjoy the hot weather. As i travel down the beach, there's nothing much to do on this island. The activity available is walking on the beach, massage,pub drinking, seafood eating, kayaking, fishing and island hoping. There is also a one kilometer Walking Street consist of souvenir shop, restaurants, mini market, and etc.

Outside of Resort on the Beach

Seafood Fish, Prawns, Squids

At Koh Li Pe, seafood is the same price as eating fried rice. Very cheap and tasty with the local self made sauce. To be warned, some may be very spicy. Even I also sweating while eating. By night time, its the best just to have a beer in your hand and sitting on the chairs available on the beach. At night will got a lot people walking around and enjoying the night sky with the cold sandy beach.

Superb Sunset by the Beach

You can have a one day island hoping trip. Choose from 4 to 9 islands available. I only chose to go 4 islands, the more bigger and famous ones. Snorkeling is a nice activity here. Also there is an island full of those black rocks, fascinating island to visit. Still this island is very special as you still need to pay the entry fees of 100bath per person. You will be sitting small boats for these island hoping activity. Each boats limits 8 person aboard. Traditional Boats to be said. The scene from one of the island is so tempting, you could see the layers of sea from the beach. Our trip finish at 5pm in the evening.

Layers of colour of Ocean

Snorkeling Activity With Traditional Boat

Its best to go with your lovely partner or a group of frens. Sometime it may become too boring when afternoon arrive. The heat is too hot to bear unless you gonna get a suntanned skin. For us Malaysia it was too hot to even walking on the beach. Still the scenery is breathtaking, the ocean is crystal clear and the resorts provided on the island is great.