Ko Lanta Island Thailand

Welcome to Ko Lanta Island in Thailand, a sunny paradise and a great place for snorkeling and all sorts of water sports! Once called Pulao Satak, meaning 'Long Beach Island, the island boasts long white beaches, perfect sunsets and more! Ko Lanta Noi and Ko Lanta Yai together make up the island province of Ko Lanta. Ko Lanta Yai is the major tourist destination and what is popularly referred to as Ko Lanta Island. Off the Southern Coast, Ko Lanta Island is located in Krabi Province in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of Thailand.

Things to do on Ko Lanta:

Ko Lanta Island is one of the 10 islands making up the Mu Koh Lanta National Park, where you can pursue a range of activities like trekking, bird-watching or snorkeling. From here, you can ferry across to the island of Kho Rok Nai with its cliff and broad wide beaches.

There are many dive centers on Ko Lanta Island where you can learn diving. Centers like Go Dive, Blue Planet Divers and Lanta Discovery Divers offer PADI dive courses from beginner to advance level.

Dive spots around Ko Lanta Island are top-rated by diving guides. View caves, wrecks and beautiful coral reefs at dive spots, just an hour or two by boat from Koh Lanta.Some notable dive spots are Koh Ha, Hin Bida Nok and lots more! Dive resorts on Ko Lanta offer ferry services to these dive sites.

You can pursue a whole range of water activities here, including swimming, sea canoeing, sea kayaking and others. Ko Lanta being mountainous, some beaches are gravelly while you can find others with fine sands too.

Don't miss the gorgeous sunset on the long white beaches.

Acquaint yourself with the mysterious Chao Ley or Sea Gypsies who have their home here and view their many rituals, like that of setting ceremonial boats adrift for luck and prosperity on the full moon nights of the sixth and eleventh months.

The lighthouse on the southernmost tip of the island is worth exploring too.

Ferry across to the nearby islands like the secluded Koh Phi Phi Lai, where Leonardo Di Caprio starrer, The Beach was shot.

Ko Ha with great wall dives and Ngai Island with fine sandy beaches and reefs are perfect for diving!

Luxury accommodation is available in plenty in Ko Lanta Island. If you want a perfect beach holiday, away from the madding crowd, Thailand's Ko Lanta Island is the place for you! The closest airports are Phuket and Krabi. You can access Krabi from Trang too. From Krabi take a van or a ferry to Ko Lanta Island.

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