Four - Island Hopping Tour in Krabi

Located 8km west of Ao Nang Island from where I stayed in Krabi were several islands famous for island hopping tour activity by speedboat or longtail boat. Usually when you visit Krabi, there are several packages in which you can book in order to explore the entire island including the Phi Phi Island which is  made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster movie, The Beach, that put this island on the tourist map and now squadrons of long-tail boats ferry in those seeking paradise. So on the second day of my stay there, I had the entire day to go for an island hopping tour which is one of the most popular activities in Krabi. Islands such as Tup Island, Chicken Island, Poda Island and Phranang Cave Island were included for this full-day-four-island hopping tour.



So here are my travel photos for Thursday....



First stop was at Tup Island. This is one of the most popular highlights of the local island tour. The wonderful seascape is highly loved by photographers and beach lovers who come to visit this island. Here you can soak up the sun, swim at its crystal clear waters and even walk along a connecting beach or sand bank from Tup Island to Chicken Island. Definitely one of the best island moments you will never forget in Krabi, Thailand.

Next stop was the Chicken Island. It is an island that takes the form a rock spire that looks like a chicken head. Here, snorkeling is at its best where water is jade green in color and corals and fish thrive.

Third stop was the Poda Island. It is a stunning sandy beach perfect for swimming, sunbathing and relaxing where in front of this island is the spectacular view of a lone huge rock formation which is mostly photographed and admired by island visitors.

Last stop was the Phranang Cave Island. Here people come to do several activities like rock climbing, exploring the cave, swimming, strolling along the beach and soaking up the sun. It's usually crowded on high season so tendency is you won't get a good chance to relax and enjoy the scenery as much as you wish to and even worse is the number of longtail boats that are parked along the sea coast. It's difficult to get a good picture of the entire beach because of this. But nevertheless, if you try out rock climbing which will cost you 200 baht for one climb by the way is worth spending your time whilst you burn out some fats.

This ends the four day island tour photo essay and I hope you had some of your favorites. The above pictures are my photos to feature in Nancie's Travel Photos Thursday at her Budget Travelers Sandbox which is introduced to me by Jim.