I have been to Thailand before but somehow or another I never made it to any of the islands in the south. As we were heading down towards Malaysia and Singapore it seemed like a great opportunity to change that. Having checked out the weather we changed our original plan to visit Ko Tao and instead took the overnight train - a nice aircon sleeper this time - to the very south of Thailand and then hopped aboard a speedboat to the Tarutao National Marine Park.
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| Ko Tarutao |
Ko Tarutao, was our first stop and of all the islands this one is considered one of the more erm, basic in terms of facilities, one shop, one restaurant and a few bungalows to sleep in if you decide against living in a tent! Unaware that the tent was an option we had a little beach front bungalow from which you could look out on the sea and listen to the waves!
There were only a few other people daring the wilds of Ko Tarutao, so we pretty much had the beaches to ourselves and spent several challenging days enjoying the sunshine and beautiful beaches. We also met a few creatures here - inc.monkeys, snakes, lizards, wild pigs, and a few really annoying flies...
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| Whilst VERY cool...I'm not sure I was thrilled to see this!! |
After a few days in Ko Tarutao we decided to head on and explore another island, so cruised our way to Ko Lipe. This is a much smaller but much more developed island than Ko Tarutao. We arrived via a longtailed boat and spent a few sunshine filled days swimming in the sea and enjoying the laid back life! We stayed in a small bamboo hut on the beach front and wondered if perhaps living here was an option?!
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| Long tailed boats, crystal clear sea...Might need to stay a while! |
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| Bamboo hut on the beach? Go on then! |
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| A good spot for breakfast? |
Looks so lush! And am jealous you got to go to a marine reserve, must have been such a beautiful place! :) :) x
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