Itinerary · 12 days · 55 places
12 Days in Thailand
Twelve days from Krabi via Koh Lanta and Koh Phi Phi to Phuket — limestone cliffs, longtail boats and a different beach every evening. Four bases, three ferries, and quiet days on the water in between.
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The route on the map
The plan, day by day
Day 1Arrival in Ao Nang
Arrival in Krabi
Hotel check-in
Ao Nang is the beach resort in front of the limestone cliffs: one road along the water with restaurants, dive shops and the pier from which all the longtail boats leave.
Ao Nang beach promenade
The shore path between the pier and Nopparat Thara, where longtail boats lie in the shallows and the rock pinnacles of Railay stand in the last light.
Day 2Railay – limestone cliffs and Phra Nang
Railay West Beach
Arc of sand reachable only by longtail boat, with rock walls rising sheer behind it — climbers hang on the routes all day long.
Phra Nang Cave Beach
Beach beneath a rock overhang with the Princess Cave, where fishermen leave carved wooden phalluses as offerings.
Railay Viewpoint
Steep, rope-assisted climb through red earth to a lookout with views of both bays of the peninsula.
Tonsai Beach
The rougher neighbouring bay favoured by climbers, reachable on foot over the rocks from Railay West at low tide.
Evening: Soi Sunset Ao Nang
Short lane at the end of the beach road with bars and live music right above the water.
Day 3Krabi Town, Tiger Cave and mangroves
Wat Tham Suea
The Tiger Cave Temple in the forest: 1,237 steps lead up to the golden Buddha on the limestone peak, while below monks sit in caves beneath fig trees.
Wat Kaew Korawaram
Dazzling white town temple at the top of a flight of steps, with murals inside telling the life of the Buddha.
Khao Khanab Nam
Two limestone outcrops in the estuary of the Krabi River, reached by longtail boat, with a stalactite cave where skeletons were found.
Talat Sod fresh market
Krabi's market hall by the river with mountains of curry paste, crabs on ice and bags of fried rice to take away.
Evening: Chao Fa Pier night market
Food stalls and plastic chairs on the quay, with live music in the evening and freshly grilled fish as the boats go by.
Day 4Four islands off Ao Nang
Koh Kai
Chicken Island owes its name to a rock spike that juts out of the water like a chicken's head; all around you snorkel over a shallow reef.
Koh Tup
Small island with a pale sandy beach, from which a sandbar leads across to the neighbouring islands at low tide.
Talay Waek
The Separated Sea: at low water a sand causeway emerges, letting you walk dry-footed between three islands.
Koh Poda
The most beautiful island on the tour: white sand, a single limestone rock in turquoise water and casuarinas for shade.
Nopparat Thara Beach
Ao Nang's long, quiet neighbouring beach with an avenue of casuarinas and the pier where the longtail boats moor.
Evening: Ao Nang Krabi night market
Small evening market at Center Point with coconut ice cream, grilled squid skewers and stalls selling fisherman's trousers.
Day 5Crossing to Koh Lanta
Onward to Koh Lanta
Hotel check-in
Klong Dao Beach
Gently shelving family beach just south of Saladan; at low tide you can wade a hundred metres out to sea.
Lanta Old Town
Ban Si Raya on the east coast: wooden stilt houses over the water, a handful of chandlers' shops and the old Chinese shrine.
Phra Ae Beach
The island's Long Beach: four kilometres of west-facing sand, along the edge of which bars line up their beanbags for the sunset.
Evening: beach bars on Phra Ae Beach
Barefoot across the sand from one fire show to the next, bars with driftwood furniture and reggae until midnight.
Day 6The wild south of Koh Lanta
Khlong Chak Waterfall
A half-hour walk through rubber plantations and jungle to a pool beneath a bat cave.
Kantiang Bay
Semicircular bay between wooded hills, the island's calmest swimming spot, with a few shops along the road.
Bamboo Bay
Tiny rock-framed cove in the far south, with little more than a few bungalows.
Mu Ko Lanta National Park
The red-and-white lighthouse at the southern tip, a coastal path through the forest in front of it and macaques besieging the car park.
Evening: Kantiang Bay by night
The road above the bay with food stalls, small bars and views of the fishing boats' lights.
Day 7Crossing to Koh Phi Phi
Onward to Koh Phi Phi
Hotel check-in
Tonsai Village
Car-free village on the narrow isthmus between two bays, a tangle of lanes with dive schools and food stalls.
Hat Yao
Long Beach in the south of the island, reachable in twenty minutes by boat or along a coastal path, with a reef right off the sand.
Loh Dalum Bay
The northern bay of the isthmus, a vast expanse of sand at low tide that you walk across to reach the water.
Phi Phi Viewpoint 2
After 500 steps, the view over the double bay and the isthmus — the best-known view in the Andaman Sea.
Evening: Loh Dalum beach bars
Bars with fire shows and bucket cocktails line the sand of the northern bay, which is dead quiet during the day.
Day 8Maya Bay and Bamboo Island
Maya Bay
The bay on Phi Phi Ley from "The Beach", accessible since its reopening only via the jetty at the back and with no boats in the water.
Pileh Lagoon
Emerald basin almost completely enclosed by limestone walls — you swim in from the boat.
Viking Cave
Rock cave with old drawings of ships, where collectors harvest swiftlet nests from bamboo scaffolding.
Monkey Beach
Narrow pebble beach on the west side of Phi Phi Don where macaques wait for the boats — keep your bags closed.
Bamboo Island
Flat sandy island in the north with one of the best reefs in the area; a walk around the beach takes less than half an hour.
Evening: Reggae Bar Phi Phi
Bar in the middle of the village with a real Muay Thai ring, where guests go a few rounds in front of an audience in the evening.
Day 9Phuket Old Town
Onward to Phuket
Hotel check-in
Thalang Road
The old town's main artery with pastel Sino-Portuguese shophouses, coffee roasters and batik shops.
Soi Romanee
Narrow lane with brightly coloured façades, once the brothel street of the tin miners, now the most photographed corner of Phuket.
Chinpracha House
Still-inhabited mansion of a tin-baron family from 1903, with Italian tiles, an ancestral altar and a courtyard.
Khao Rang
Wooded hill above the town, whose terrace overlooks the old town, the harbour and, on a clear day, the bay.
Evening: Phuket Indy Market
Evening market on Limelight Avenue with street food, handmade bits and pieces and a stage for local bands.
Day 10Phuket's south to Promthep Cape
Wat Chalong
The island's largest temple, with a gilded chedi housing a bone fragment of the Buddha and murals in the stairwell.
Big Buddha
45-metre marble figure on Nakkerd Hill, with views from the platform over Chalong Bay and Kata.
Kata Beach
Semicircular bay with calm water and the small island of Koh Pu offshore, with the surf schools at the southern end.
Karon Viewpoint
Viewing bend on the coast road from which you see the three bays of Kata Noi, Kata and Karon one behind the other.
Promthep Cape
Phuket's rocky southern tip with wind turbines and a lighthouse — the classic spot for the sunset.
Evening: Ska Bar on Kata Beach
Reggae bar under a banyan tree at the southern end of the beach, with bunting, a fire show and your feet in the sand.
Day 11Phang Nga Bay by longtail
Koh Panak
Cave island whose collapsed sinkholes you paddle into by canoe through low tunnels — inside are stalactites and fruit bats.
Hong Island Phang Nga
Island with a hidden inner lagoon, accessible through a rock cleft only at the right state of the tide.
Koh Panyee
Muslim fishing village on stilts beside a rock, with a mosque, a school and a floating football pitch.
Khao Phing Kan
James Bond Island: the slender rock pinnacle of Ko Tapu in front of the split cliff, famous from "The Man with the Golden Gun".
Evening: Chillva Market
Night market of converted containers in Phuket Town, with street food, a live stage and stalls by young designers.
Day 12Last morning in Phuket Town
Thai Hua Museum
Former Chinese school from 1934, now a museum about the tin mines and the immigrants who shaped Phuket.
Put Jaw Temple
The island's oldest Chinese shrine, dedicated to the goddess Kuan Im, with incense coils hanging from the ceiling.
Departure from Phuket
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