Koh Lipe Island (Satun, Thailand)

A small island in the Adang-Rawi Archipelago of the Strait of Malacca

Koh Lipe

Koh Lipe(Lepea) is a Thai island in the Andaman Sea, close-by the Malaysian border.

Koh Lipe is part of the Tarutao National Marine Park, which is populated with small islands and known for its coral-rich waters and stunning turquoise waters.

The island has sandy white beaches, Pattaya, Cozy Cove, Sunrise, Sunset and Sanom beach.

Koh Lipe max length is 2km, its max width 2.5 kms making it’s very easy to get around the whole Island is 1 day, by foot.

The vibe around Koh Lipe is very chilled and made up with small local villages in between each beach location. If choosing to walk around the Island you will surely come across a village or two.

At night the Walking Street is a popular place to be with an abundance of restaurants, cool bars and restaurants. Souvenir shops selling items different than seen on other Thai Islands.

A late afternoon chilling out at a cool bar, with spectacular setting is a must on Koh Lipe. Highly recommended are SeaLaVie bar-restaurant, Zodiac See Sun beach bar both on Sunrise beach and Bennys Beach bar at Cozy Cove.

Accommodation: Castaway Bungalows can not be rated highly enough. A true castaway experience situated on Sunrise Beach Koh Lipe.

Koh Lipe Walking Street

Koh Lipe

Koh Lipe’s streets are very narrow therefore cars or trucks are rarely spotted. Around the Island, you can find motorbike taxis with sidecar seating for luggage and people. Taxi cost per person 50b to anywhere on the Island.

The sunsets on Koh Lipe are spectacular, and high season sunrise is worth getting up for.

Koh Lipe is popular for diving and snorkeling from shore or around the Tarutao National Park. The crystal clear waters and abundance of marine life makes it the perfect location for snorkeling trips.

Getting to Koh Lipe – Koh Lipe is linked with small island around Trang and making connecting speedboat transfers easy.

Alternatively, you can choose by air with a budget airline, joint bus/ferry ticket from Bangkok, Hat Yai, or Trang.

Or hiring a car and driving from Krabi, Phuket, Khao Lak, and Trang to Pak Bara Pier. Pak Bara pier offers daily transfers via speedboat 1.5 hrs transfer time. Speedboats leave at 11.30, 13.00 and 13.30

How to get to Koh Lipe

Getting to Koh Lipe – Koh Lipe is linked with small island around Trang and making connecting speedboat transfers easy.

Alternatively, you can choose by air with a budget airline, joint bus/ferry ticket from Bangkok, Hat Yai, or Trang.

Or hiring a car and driving from Krabi, Phuket, Khao Lak, and Trang to Pak Bara Pier. Pak Bara pier offers daily transfers via speedboat 1.5 hrs transfer time. Speedboats leave at 11.30, 13.00 and 13.30

How to get to Koh Lipe

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