Koh Lipe, Pak Bara

Koh Lipe is located 60 km from the Thai continent, the nearest wharf is in Pak Bara. Koh Lipe is the southernmost island of Thailand and on a clear day, you can see Langkawi Island in Malaysia, which is only 38 km away.

Koh Lipe, it's a expedition to get there.

When you come from Phuket by private car, no problem. 420km, 6 hours of driving, drop-off point: Pak Bara pier, you take your ticket and hop, you get on the boat, that's it.

For the holidaymaker who doesn't have a car, it's a little more complicated. That being said, you will find at the end of the article a table on the different possibilities to go to this island depending on whether you come from Phuket or Bangkok, with schedules and prices. In Thailand, everything is possible, everything is possible.

In short, here we are on this small island of barely a few square kilometers in the shape of a boomerang measuring 3km wide and less than 2km high, there are no cars on the island. Only a few motorbikes used only by local people.

This island reminds me a little of Koh Phi Phi Phi 25 years ago before being overcrowded also because of this not so great film shot in (small) party in Maya Bay.

My first impression when I arrived at Koh Lipe was very positive. I thought these little bars on the beach were nice without being knocked out by stupid music. It rests, it reassures.

I liked the interior of Koh Lipe and its "Walking Street" which must be about 300m long and in which there are shops, bars, restaurants, massage parlours, clinics, etc...

Many bars, yes, but here we are not invaded by the many tiring "hello, welcome", pronounced without respite by the girls of bars looking for solitary customers.

Bars with pool or snooker tables and bar girls... there are none in Koh Lipe. No excess, no eccentricity, no madness.  It feels good!

It is a small, quiet and quiet island that I will be able to recommend without hesitation to families or young couples who want to spend a romantic holiday, in short, a beautiful place.

Originally and still today, the island is inhabited by the sea gypsies, the Chao Leh people. Sea Gypsies are a very specific people who have settled on several islands in southern Thailand, including Koh Lanta, for example, in search of new sources of food and fish. The waters of Koh Lipe are very well stocked in this sense but it is now diving which is one of the main activities of the island.

Koh Lipe has three main beaches: Sunset Beach, Pattaya Beach and Sunrise Beach.

You can walk around the island in about an hour. Although very small, it now offers hotels, Guesthouses and diving centres. Here is a map of the island to help you find your way around

There is something for everyone. 
There are three beaches...

• Pattaya Beach to the West, this is where tourists arrive
• Sunset Beach located in the North small but very beautiful beach
• Sunrise Beach the largest, south-east facing, long, beautiful

SUNRISE BEACH is the largest of the three beaches. About 1.5 km long, it is a long strip of white sand that flows gently into the sea and is here of a remarkable colour. This is where you will find the largest number of resorts, hotels and bungalows at all prices.