Motorbike rental
Koh Lanta motorbike and scooter rental: a straight guide
Which scooter suits which rider, what to check before you accept a bike, how the deposit question actually works on Lanta, and the roads that catch people out.
9 min read
From the boat
Trip diaries and island notes
What the days actually look like, written by the people running them.
Koh Lanta Guide
Everything we know about this island
Long-form guides to renting a bike, choosing a boat trip and getting here from the airport, plus shorter dispatches from the days we are out on the water.
Tours
The best day trips from Koh Lanta, and who each one suits
Four Islands, Koh Rok, Koh Haa, Phi Phi — what actually happens on each trip, which boat to take, and how to pick the one that fits your group.
10 min read Transfers
Getting from Krabi Airport to Koh Lanta
The options between Krabi Airport and Koh Lanta, how the car ferry fits in, and what to sort out before you land so the last leg is not the worst part of the trip.
7 min read Transfers
Taxis and private transfers on Koh Lanta
How getting around Koh Lanta by car actually works, when a van beats a car, and what to have ready when you ask for a quote.
6 min read
Koh Lanta
Koh Lanta: a guide from people who live here
Which beach to stay on, how to get around, what is actually worth the ride, and the practical things nobody tells you before they arrive.
12 min read
Trip diary
A day on Koh Rok
What the clearest water within reach of Lanta actually looks like from the surface.
5 min read
Trip diary
Swimming into the Emerald Cave
Eighty metres in the dark, a float line, and a beach with no other way in.
4 min read
Wildlife
The monkeys we are named after
Why we do not let anyone feed the macaques at Monkey Point, and what to do instead.
4 min read Island guide
Where to stay on Koh Lanta
Beach by beach, from the ferry pier at Saladan to the national park in the south.
7 min readPlanning your Koh Lanta trip?
Scooters, island trips and airport transfers, all from one local team. Tell us what you need and we will sort it.
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