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Karma Bar - Koh Lipe - Thailand

Karma Bar - Koh Lipe - Thailand

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HOW TO GET TO US

Bangkok
You can take a taxi directly outside the international terminal.There is a taxi stand with attendants who speak many languages and will give you the approx. cost to your hotel or guesthouse in Bangkok. There are also kiosks and direct phone lines to many hotels in the city. Bangkok is a big and vibrant city, so we suggest doing a little research on where you would like to go. We suggest Silom, Sukhumvit, Khao San Road areas.

To get back to the airport or train station simply hire any taxi. Bangkok traffic can be horrendous so allow yourself plenty of time. There are also airport buses in various areas.

Book a flight or a train ticket on-line or at one of the many travel agents in and around Bangkok. The nearest town to us with an airport as well as a train station is Hat Yai.

Taxis are one of the more conventional means of travel around Thailand cities. Tuk-tuks can be fun and adventurous and a great way to see the sights. Motorcycle taxis are the quickest, cheapest and craziest way to travel.

Hat Yai is the closest city to us and where you will need to get a taxi/mini-bus to Pak Barra where you will catch the boat to Koh Lipe.

Hat Yai
There are many hotels a market and restaurants. If you would rather not stay the night in Hat Yai, you should plan your arrival into Hat Yai as early in the morning as possible in order to catch a Taxi or mini-bus to Pak Barra. You can hire a private taxi for about 800-1000 baht either from the airport or from the travel agent in front of the Kings Hotel, as well as a taxi stand about 200m from the railway station.

There is a mini-bus station in front of the train station which should cost about 80-100 baht; however, the driver waits until the bus is full which could delay your departure.

Wait to buy ferry tickets from the pier in Pak Barra rather than from touts in Hat Yai or from the mini-bus operator. The taxi journey is about 2 1⁄2 hours, by mini-bus it's slightly longer.

It should cost about 200 baht by taxi to get to HatYai city center should you like to stay there. HatYai has great markets, shopping, hospital, internet, and some fantastic restaurants, like The Swan, just up the road from the Kings Hotel.

TO KOH LIPE FROM PAKBARRA

Pak Barra
Take a ferry to Koh Lipe. We advise you to avoid the touts at the pier. Best to buy your tickets directly from the Barra Ferry Office, just inside the park collection gate. Be prepared to wait for the boat to fill up before departure.

New: there is now a charge of 10baht to get into the boat loading area. It is a park fee that they are trying this season. Perhaps if you complain enough about the extra fees, they will remove it for next year. Ferry schedules are subject to change, so please keep checking for updates to the schedule.

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 boat schedule can be found here

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

Koh Lipe

Important: The Chao Lay community on Koh Lipe are independent from the ferry operators. Since there is no pier on Koh Lipe you will have to pay them a small fee of usually around 50 baht for them to ferry you in their Longtail boats to the island. Mountain Resort has private drivers so look for their blue awnings on the boats or ask any of the available longtails to be taken to Mountain Resort.

Check out the Koh Lipe website for boat schedules and more information and on-line booking.

Info on Koh Lipe
kohlipe.net
saillipe.com mountainresortkohlipe.com
kolipethailand.com

Travel Agent:
pakbara travel
dang dee tour

Ferry Timetables to Lipe
update

Boat service from Langkawi
telaga harbour

Flights and trains in Thailand:
You would want to travel to Hat Yai for the closest city to us.
train schedule
airasia
orient-thai
thaiair

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

Hotels in HatYai and Trang:
kings hotel
trang-online

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

Information on Thailand
lonelyplanet
bangkok.com
thaipro.com
travelfish