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Koh Lanta Yai is the central
Island, 27 km long and 8 km broad. In the centers along the whole island
stretches itself a mountain chain and it has a national park on the southern
part of the Island. The gold yolk those beaches stretch themselves from
north to south on the western side of the island.
Koh Lanta Yai is new discovered island in the Thai archipelago. The island
is one of those islands as the Thai government select to invest on and the
infrastructure to be developed quickly. The previous year the main road
became completed and the following year will grit most roads become
concreted. There are also plans on a bridge conjunction to the continent.
The price on Villas is today relatively low on the Island but we see already
now a price development similar the one in Spain.
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Koh Lanta – Sunset Island
Either you love Koh Lanta or you don’t. To Koh Lanta you go to relax and to
take it easy. Many tourists land here in order to stay a few days just to
change their mind and to stay several weeks instead. Away from Phukets all
sellers and hectic rat. We that owns Poseidon Villas decided us for some
years ago taking a Thai-m-out from the stressful life in Sweden and to jump
of the spinning wheel that had begun to spin too fast for us. There was no
longer sufficient time for the children and each other. The trip went to Koh
Lanta, primarily in order to the Swedish school existed there.
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Ban Saladan–the village Saladan–Koh Lanta town
Saladan is the central village on Koh Lanta Yai. Here comes the ship ferries
from Phuket, Phi Phi and Krabi. The village is during big expansion and it
is building and opening new businesses and shops, but the domestic calm
still remains. Saladan comprizes a main street and a few small streets along
the water. The favourite restaurant lies down in T-kross when you turn right
is called Cat Fish. On Santos bakery that lies beside Helth Center at the
main street they sell cinnamon balls and glorious breads with fragrance of
Sweden, tea with strawberry is on the menu. In Saladan you can find the long
stayers “must” business. A big tent building with clay floors, dust of red
dust lies on all things. Whatever you need in food, china, plastic, buckets,
brooms mm. you can buy here. Wants to one to have delicate things you go to
Phuket, Krabi or Trang.
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Sea Gypsies
A big part of the island is owned by the “Sea Gypsies” and their just over
thousand years old cultural heritages still touch the island. On Thai is
called the” Chao Ley " and has an own language, still to be lowered full
moon the sixth and the eleventh month each year then sea those families
ceremonial ships for turn and success. One of the villages lies in outside
of Saladan near the ship ferries and are one of those four religions that
are represented on Koh Lanta. The supplies themselves on fisheries in their
longtail boats and lives an simple life. In the vicinity of their village
you can often see monkeys. On Koh Lanta there are several burial-grounds for
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Klong
Dow – the first Beach –
good for children
On Klong Dow Beach lies the Swedish vacation school “Lanta Sanuk School” as
the school year 05/06 has 117 students inscribed in the school. From 4 weeks
up to an entire school year. The school is located on Southern Lanta Resort
& Spa. The beach is a lot of long shallow and tempts in front families with
children to all the Resorts that has the open year around on the beach. Many
calls Koh Lanta for the sun decline's island since all beaches lie to west
and the sunsets are fantastically beautiful. Many Swedish pairs have during
the latest years got married and made their promises in the shimmer of the
sunset.
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Prah Ae – other beach –the lovers beach
Prah Ae or Long beach as the beach is called is perhaps the most beautiful
beach on Koh Lanta. When you swim in the sea it becomes quite quickly deep.
There are many different kinds of accommodations on this beach and for the
one who wants to live a little simple we recommend “Somewhere Else”. It’s so
wonderful to go down there to eat food, to sit in one of the “beach houses”
and look out over the sea. If you want to live mo9re exclusive there are
many alternatives to this. On this beach one of the island's doctors that
are called Dr. Salarin has her practice Open 15.30-21.00 everyday day, other
times she works at the Health center in Saladan.
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Klong Kong–Third Beach–The rocky & calm
Beautiful beach but not so swim friendly. Here you can go to catch crabs and
to go fishing when it’s tide. Or exhibit itself long on the stones and to
use caste your rod. If you wants to be alone and only to take it easy Klong
Kong is the perfect beach.
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Klong Tob – the fourth beach
Klong Tob is actually no beach, only short average a beach where the often
lies longtail boats . Despite this it has got a name and you can of course
always to make a short stop….
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Klong Nin–Fifth Beach–The beautiful and calm one
Klong Nin lies approximately 20-25 minutes travel with motorbike down on the
island. In connection with the beach lies Ban Klong Nin (the village Klong
Nin) you can see that a lot of construction is going on and the next big
center will lie on Klong Nin. All you need is within some minutes distances.
Approximately 15 minutes to “Lanta Village” (old Town) where the island's
hospitals is. A little further away from the big tourist mass, but with a
wonderful sandy beach. The sunsets are of cause as beautiful here as on all
other beaches.
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Several beaches – far down on the island
There are in addition to these big beaches a lot of small gold beaches to
search up on Koh Lanta but we do not want to destroy all the excitement of
finding and let you investigate these by yourself.
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Transportation on Koh Lanta
On Koh Lanta you go by Taxi Tuk Tuk or Motorbike if you are a tourist. Only
few “Faranger” (aliens) drive cars. To have your own motorbike is
recommended to all people that comes to Koh Lanta for a long time. For
families with child, we recommend to rent your own Tuk Tuk. Don’t forget to
wear a helmet!!!
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How to go to Koh Lanta
If you want to go to Koh Lanta you can easy go by ferry from Phuket or if
you land on Krabi airport in a private or regular minivan. The travel from
Phuket with ship takes approximately 3-3 ½ hours and from Krabi airport
approximately 2 hours.
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The main road
The main road on Koh Lanta is now concreted all the way from Ban Saladan in
north, down to Old Town in the south. At the turn-off down to Klong Nin you
can go down to the luxury hotel Pimalai on concrete road, then the good road
ends and you take yourself easy forward with motorbike or four wheel run
jeep.
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To do on Koh Lanta
Most people that goes to Koh Lanta goes here in order to stress of,
sunbathes and to swim but if you want to see things there are a lot of
things to do!
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Golf
2
hours' journey by car from Koh Lanta to Krabi Pakasai Golf Club,
9-hole chute. Daily tours to the golf course is arranged at interests.
Price minimum 2 player
2000 THB/person
Waiting list if you want a play partner
Contact: Mook Genial Travel
Tel: +66 (0) 127 17 279
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Programe 18-holes:
08.30 Pick up on Koh Lanta
10.30 Playing Tee-off first 9-hål
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Playing Tee off last 9 holes
16.30 Once again on Koh Lanta
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Diving
Lanta Diver offers good diving courses and is owned by a Swedish pair and
it’s one of the most well recommended divingcenters in Thailand.
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Snorkelling
You can easy buy a snorkelling trip to 4 islands' and visits Emerald Cave's.
Another snorkelling trip goes to Koh Rok where you also can get familiar
with Big Lizzards. The snorkelling is wonderful and if you never tried it,
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Elephant Trekking
If you want to you ride an elephant there are two different elephant
trekking trips on Koh Lanta. A little shorter on approximately a half-hour
and a little longer on a pair of hours.
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Cobra show
New for this year 2006 is a Cobra show that you can find on Prah Ae.
Interesting and amusing show where you get to know a lot of useful things
about snakes and how you shall behave if you ever meet a snake. Because
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Caves
There are 2 caves on Koh Lanta that you can visit, Mai Kaeo Cave's and
Silent Cave. (If you are afraid of spiders, do not enter) Remember to dress
in clothes that you are not so found of because you will become dirty.
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Canoe
Wants to you out and paddle canoe you can do this in the placid Mangrove. On
your trip you might get lucky and see some wild dolphins, monkeys and other
reptiles. Mangrove is built on a coral sandbar. On Koh Lanta there are a
special stone type that do not exist anywhere else in the whole world.
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Markets
In Saladan you can go to a marketplace each Sunday with start early in the
morning to the afternoon. The market is genuinely Thai and it smells
different. Pigfoots, pig heads, meat and fish lies on tables in the market
in the oppressive heat. Everything is cheap, and most important of all… you
don’t go to bargain here. A imilar market exists on Klong Nin on the
Saturdays same times and in Old Town on the Mondays start at noon.
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Lanta Lanta Festival
A weekend in the middle of March each year there are a festival in Old Town
that lies on the south-eastern part of Koh Lanta. Food with miscellaneous
domestic specialities, sale of hand done jewellery, toys, design things and
a lot of more are to see. You have competitions so as tug-of-wars and dart.
For the children there are an air hop castle!
You can see traditional dances and spectacles. On the picture on the right
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