Boat trips, diving, rock climbing, all in one place.
What make Krabi different.
Rock Climbing
Professionally guided or self-taught, Krabi has options for everyone, from beginners to experienced, even for children.Diving
Multitude of attraction, from coral reef to diving with sharks and manta rays even exploring underwater caves.Boat Trips
With numerous of islands and beaches around, surface adventures range from kayaking to cruising with powerful speedboats.
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Ao Nang
Being a province capital, the city of Krabi has nothing interesting except if you are interested in observing how native Thai lives. Most tourists base their exploration at Ao Nang, the most "westenized" beach township in the area.
Once catered backpacking adventurers, Ao Nang has grown into more up-market scene that includes fine dining restaurants and luxurious boutique hotels even private villas. Most services related to further exploration around the area are available here at Ao Nang, from diving operators and cruise providers to diving schools and rock-climbing training.
Diving Trips
There is string of diving operators and dive schools in Ao Nang, in most of the cases prices, equipment, and safety standards are similar. Most popular dive trips include wandering coral reefs around Ao Nang Bay, Phi Phi Marine National Park, King Cruiser Wreck, and Sark Point Marine Sanctuary.
More adventurous divers can take full day safari on speedboat to Hin Daeng and Hin Muang for a thrilling experience to dive with whale sharks and manta rays. Luck plays a significant role though. Thinking of more adventurous underwater experience? Try spectacular cavern diving at the five islands of Koh Ha Yai.
Koh Lanta
Popular for those seeking even more peaceful beach tropical holiday, Koh Kanta consists of a number of islands, but most of happenings are concentrated at the two largest ones. The two are at different size as well, Koh Lanta Noi (smaller) and and Koh Lanta Yai (larger). Laying on the Andaman sea about 70 kilometers away from Ao Nang, Koh Lanta Yai is 6 kilometers wide and 30 kilometers long.
Whilst most visitors coming to Koh Lanta through Krabi, it can also be reached from either Phuket and Koh Phi Phi.
Krabi is a small township with a population of only about 25,000. Located in an upriver area away from the coast, Krabi itself has no beaches. Most visitors go straight to Had Yao, Ao Nang, or Rai Leh. But in fact it is quite a pleasant experience to stay a few days in Krabi to see the real Thai daily living as Ao Nang is very Westernized.
The name is a shortened version of the original Ao Phra Nang, means "Princess Bay" in Thai. Along with its growth of popularity, once sleepy village known only to some backpacking adventures, Ao Nang has grown into a decent resort town with a strong Western feeling, catering not only backpackers but up market travellers as well. With all facilities available, Ao Nang is the best place to base your Krabi exploration.
Outlying islands over the bay are what make Krabi a popular destination. Beautiful karst islands rising from the emerald water and some hidden beautiful beaches makes exploring Krabi feels like Halong Bay in Vietnam or Guilin in China. But that is about the surface. Beyond, soaring karst cliffs attract those with too much adrenaline to test their gut with rock climbing whilst under the water beautiful scuba diving spots are awaiting for exploration as well.