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From Phuket to Krabi via Phang Nga Bay is
a drive along probably
the most scenic and attractive costal region in Asia.
Driving from
Phuket to Krabi opens up some great panoramas of limestone hills
densely covered with jungle and all kind of creepers along the
limestone boulder.
Behind is the famous Phang Nga Bay with a
surrealistic water world, beaches and mangrove forests.
During
the last 10 years Krabi Thailand became a
very popular travel and "green" destination. A feast for the eyes,
places to relax, beaches, jungle, rock climbing, excellent food, good and very good Krabi hotels for
all sizes of wallets, spa's, friendly people but the prices are high
compared with other
tourist spots in southern Thailand, on many items and
services up to 3
times the prices
they ask in Phuket.
There are
basically 2 possibilities to travel from Phuket to Krabi probably
during your
holiday or vacation in Phuket. One is to use
the road from Phuket to Krabi via Phang Nga and Ao Luk, the other is
to use the ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Island stay there for a day
or more and take a other ferry, probably a speedboat from Phi Phi to
the Krabi coast.
The later possibility is not on all
the time. This Phuket to Krabi sea trip via
Ko Phi Phi Don is mainly offered during high season from
November to April.
Krabi to
Phi
Phi Don boat service leaves daily at 10.30 am. Phuket
to Phi Phi daily at 8.30 am and 13.30 pm. This can change and on top
of it there are several other big ferries and speedboats on the same
route for different prices and different times.
The best
is for Phuket to Krabi take a motcyctaxi in Phuket and go to
Rasada pier and ask, don't start walking, its to far out. As a
alternative go to
Pure car rental in Phuket town at
Rasada Road and buy the ferry ticket there, they also might supply
transportation to the pier and they have all ferries in the program.
The positive catch is they do it for, you don't have any problems
and very important ! they don't cheat. They also have all the usual
Phuket tour and travel programs on offer, plus hotels, and low price
villa
and houses in Phuket down town, all new. etc.
After this ferry information you will
find now a trip description how to go from Phuket to Krabi, this
could be easily done via a day trip to Krabi from Phuket since the
time for Krabi to Phuket by road is only about 2 hours, but take
some more time, its worth it. When you travel from Phuket to Krabi
you could also take the bus, it will take about 3 hours. The Phuket
to Krabi bus leaves at down town Phuket bus terminal opposite the
Royal Phuket hotel. There are no flight between Phuket and Krabi.
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Fish Trawler under the Sarasin Bridge
Leaving Phuket for Krabi needs a
drive over the Sarasin Bridge.
The
Sarasin bridge connects Phuket Island to
mainland Thailand, in the case to Phang Nga
Province and famous Phang Nga Bay.
The bridge
has its own
Leaving Phuket Island for Krabi over the
Sarasin Bridge
Under the Sarasin Bridge
Angler on Sarasin bridge
environ.
Fish trawler have their base around
and the Sarasin bridge itself is
a popular spot for angler. They are
around day and night to bath their
worms.
The waterway under the bridge is
used by boats and ships for the
marinas on the east coast of Phuket,
like the Yacht Haven Marina. Which
can be seen on the misty horizon.
Yacht Haven Marina seen from Sarasin
Bridge
To do the Phuket to Krabi trip via
Phi Phi go to Phuket - Phi Phi ferry harbor at the end of Rasada
Road in Phuket Town and ask, but ask at least 3 different parties,
maybe 2 travel agents and one ship operator, they are all there in
the morning before 8 am. The reason is only if 3 tell the same you
can roughly be certain its true, this is also very necessary when
you buy the ticket for the ferry.Most of
the people simply don't know, don't care and they tell you what they guess you
want to her.
The Rasada pier Phuket is usually
very busy in the morning, most ships and speedboats are leaving
between 8 - 9 am. If you would like to go to a other destination,
also maybe more close to Phuket island a alternative would be to go
to Rawai beach and use a speedboat or longtail boat there.
For big ships the Phuket deep sea
port is used, right before Cape Panwa.
Phang Nga Bay James Bond Island
Phang Nga Bay Water World
Kayaking into the hong
Yao Yai or Long Island Phang Nga Ba
Phang Nga Bay is a success story by
itself, emerging to the limelight via the James Bond Movie, the
Man with the Golden Colt and a run afterwards to secure the
benefits. Phang Nga Bay is actually a incredible piece of water
world and unbelievable limestone formations including underwater
limestone caves.
The hongs or limestone atolls of
Phang Nga Bay, Krabi Archipelago and Trang Islands are legend, a
absolute highlight of any Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi vacation, plus
naturally the Island world of the Trang Archipelago, probably the
best kept secret in southern Thailand.
There are almost no tourist and
travelers in the Trang Archipelago, except some Thai
vacationers.
Actually its very popular among Thai
guys to visit this place in the Andaman Sea with a new girl
friend or second wife and have some fun.
Phang Nga Limestone Atoll Beach
James Bond Island
Phang Nga Water World
Phang Nga Koh Pannyi
Phang Nga Limestone Formations
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Bizarre limestone and jungle formations at Krabi
If
you approach Krabi from Phuket via Phang Nga (highway 4) you will
experience a pleasant surprise, a few kilometers after passing Phang Nga
you cruise right through dense jungle.
Creeping up those limestone formations around at this area is
a carpet of dense green to function as a habitat for many insects,
small animals (the bigger ones are already gone), birds, flowers and
plants.
In the last couple of years the people between Phuket to Krabi southern Thailand got more
conscious about their bizarre
limestone and jungle formations
environment and don't exploit them for quick money
anymore, it paid
off somehow.
Phang Nga to Krabi through dense jungle
Limestone and jungle formations environment
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Phuket to Krabi Thai Tiger Monastery
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Along the excellent road from Phuket - Phang Nga to Krabi
very tall
The main highway from Phuket to Phang Nga and
Krabi
The main highway at Krabi
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 2008- 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. After Ao Luk several roads branch off to
the right into the great mangrove
Phang Nga to Krabi tall jungle trees stand out from
the
thick undergrowth
One thing you should keep in mind
Phang Nga has nothing to do with Koh Phangan. Phang Nga is a
Thai province between the gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea and
Koh Phangan is a island off Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand.
Krabi travel
leads you to great beaches like
Ao Nang's Railay Beach
a very spectacular setting of limestone formations and a real
spectacular beach.
Limestone hills
densely covered with
jungle
Many people make the mistake to mix
that up and ask for the Phang Nga full moon party, there are no
full moon parties at Phang Nga.
There are a couple of Krabi
markets around with colorful vegetables and exotic fruits plus
seafood of all kind.
Accommodation
are right on the Krabi and Phang Nga beach side.
Krabi hotels on the Krabi island
and the coastal waters, plenty of Krabi beach resorts are around in Krabi
Thailand.
Krabi spectacular setting of limestone formations
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Krabi Traffic
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, it's coming after the sign to the Kings Palace.
Ao Nang
and
Railay Beach
are the most spectacular Krabi's 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.
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
Krabi Ao Nang Railay Beach
Krabi Ao Nang Longtail Boats
Krabi Ao Nang
Rainy day in Krabi but still a great view
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.
Phuket to Krabi the road leads to the southern
section of the "tail" of Thailand,
among other great Krabi locations, Krabi
province has a wide variety of rock climbing
"garden". Most of the climbs in this area
are of the pre-bolted sport route variety.
There
are literally hundreds upon hundreds of
climbs with difficulty levels from beginner
to multi-pitch knuckle crushers
