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Krabi Koh Lanta

Koh Lanta is a district of Krabi Province, consisting of a number of islands. The two largest are Koh Lanta Noi and Koh Lanta Yai. Although Koh Lanta Noi is inhabited, it is Koh Lanta Yai on which tourists will stay.

Koh Lanta is a little less well-known than nearby Ko Phi Phi but it is hardly undiscovered: the several beaches on the west coast of Koh Lanta Yai are each strung with an unbroken line of resorts and bungalows. Koh Lanta is especially popular with Swedish tourists: although the 'tourist language' is English as it is in most places in Thailand, and you will find menus and so on are translated into English, expect the poolside language to be Swedish much of the time.

Image:Ko lanta beach2.jpg Koh Lanta is popular with tourists seeking a holiday away from the parties: more walking on the beach and watching the sunset than drinking and dancing. It is also popular with families with young children, and of course, with divers.

Diving
There aren't dive sites on the Lanta islands, but there are plenty of dive centers offering dive tours and PADI dive courses from beginner upwards. Dive resorts on Ko Lanta run boat trips to many of the major dive sites in the Krabi province. Almost all dive resorts offer free pickups from your resort. Prices are fairly consistent at about 2500 baht for a day's boat diving (usually two dives), 10000 baht for a four day PADI Open Water course, and 8000 baht for a two day PADI Advanced Open Water course (five dives).

Accommodation
Koh Lanta has three tourist seasons: low, high and peak. Visiting in the low season (May to October) is likely to be very quiet indeed: so quiet in fact that you'll have difficulty getting accommodation as many of the resorts shut down. The resorts open for the high season in November and close in May. The peak season is from mid-December to the end of January and at Songkran in April; per-night prices may increase by as much as 600 baht. Getting accommodation at a day or two's notice during the high season is not difficult, but it may be during the peak. Usually, however, you'll find touts more than happy to help you find somehere to stay, from Krabi pier onwards

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