Krabi Phuket Phi Phang Nga Beach

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- Along the excellent road from Phuket - Phang Nga to Krabi very tall

jungle trees stand out from the thick undergrowth. 

The main highway from Phuket to Phang Nga and Krabi is changing between a good 2 lane and a excellent 4 lane highway prone to very bad accidents because of the extreme bends.

Between Phang Nga and Krabi the main highway is currently upgraded -middle of - between Phang Nga and Krabi to 4 lanes.

This will add a lot of safety for the traveler between Phuket and Krabi since as usual no one cares about traffic rules and terrible accidents are the result.

If you come from Bangkok to Krabi its the same situation.

Along Ao Nang Railay Beach east and west are plenty of  Beach Hotels like Railay beach resort, Railay bay resort, Railay beach club and plenty of bungalows and cottages on and near the beach.

Ao Nang and Krabi limestone formations are somehow bizarre and surrealistic, Salvatore Dali could have formed them and unique.

Krabi and the Railay beach area -east and west- have a reputation for great Thailand vacation. You also could do rock climbing, its for sure the right place to have a good time.

You also could do just a Krabi and Railay day trip out of Phuket with the car. Just rent a car for a day, at Phuket Pure Rent a Car for Baht 1000,- and up.

You could also do it with a motor bike for Baht 150,- rental a day, but the distance from Phuket is more than 200,- km, you would need at lest 2 days and road travel is very dangerous in Thailand.

You can reach Ao Nang by not driving the direction to Trang -to the left- when you enter the Krabi area, but just keep on going straight, the turn to Ao Nang is coming after the sign to the Kings Palace.

Ao Nang and Railay Beach are the most spectacular Krabi Thailand tourism destination in the whole Krabi province.

A feast for the eyes and real unique, you wont find anything like this again, not in China and not in Vietnam, both have their own great limestone panoramas.

All major Krabi Hotels, Krabi Bungalows, Krabi Villas, Krabi Beach Resorts are around that area.

Krabi weather is very similar to Phuket weather, sunshine from November to May and rain in between.

But even if there is rain in Krabi, Phuket or Phang Nga, there is hardly more than 2 days of not having the sun out, that means its still better as in most places in the Mediterranean area, in particular when you consider that the cost's of a great Phuket and / or Krabi vacation or holiday is still a fraction what you would spend on a vacation in Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey and so on.

I don't start to talk about France, the European champion in pushing up prices. I am always puzzled when I hear that France and Italy a still a prime vacation destination, with this level of money pulling, I would never go there again.

It is one of the very positive in Thailand that the country is still affordable because almost everything is low priced. Just imagine you buy a ham sandwich somewhere at the Cote Azur in France or further south in Italy. They ask for 5 -10 Euro for it, in Thailand you get a complete excellent dinner including some beer for this and so on.

- From Phuket to Krabi via Ko Phi Phi Don

Many tourist travel to Krabi but don't know that they are in Krabi province. Since the best connection to Phi Phi Islands is through Phuket they take the ferry to Phi Phi at Phuket Town harbor.

Every day there is a rush at the small Phuket town harbor, Phuket also has a deep sea port at Ao Makham at the south east of the island, at about 8 am for the ferries leaving Phuket for Ko Phi Phi Don. Usually the ferries make a little detour to show the pretty spots at Phi Phi to the traveler.

Phi Phi Islands are a real prime Thailand travel destination because the scenic views are plenty and real great. The limestone rocks pop out from the Andaman Sea and the surrealistic walls make great panoramas.

On the sea trip from Phuket to Krabi are some islands to visit, this can be done by a day trip with the speedboat or when staying at Phi Phi hire a longtail boat and have your personal tour. The boatmen know all the scenic spots and make sure you have a pleasant afternoon.

You could continuo you travel from Phuket to Krabi after some days by the ferry from Phi Phi to Krabi. 

At Krabi you probably will land at Ao Nang, that part of Krabi also has the most spectacular Beach in whole Krabi province, this is Railay beach, real beautiful scenery. There are several Krabi resorts around and beach cottages plus bungalows can be rented, check it out. North of Ao Nang are several luxury beach resorts such as the Sheraton Krabi.