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A quiet beach at the foot of a limestone cliff, with a rock pinnacle offshore

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Notes from Krabi

One subject at a time, checked on the ground: the sea, the seasons, the limestone and the towns between.

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Two limestone islets offshore, framed by branches under an overhanging cliff

Planning

21 October 2026 · 5 min read

Ao Nang or Railay?

The convenient beach town or the peninsula without a road: what separates them, and how to choose.

A longtail boat at the narrow entrance to a lagoon between two forested limestone cliffs

Background

21 October 2026 · 7 min read

Why Krabi looks like this: the limestone karst

An old sea floor, dissolved by rain and flooded by the sea: how Krabi's cliffs, caves and lagoons formed, and what geologists still argue about.

Khao Tapu, the "James Bond Island" rock pillar, rising from Phang Nga Bay

Planning

21 October 2026 · 6 min read

Hong Islands or Phang Nga Bay?

The Hong Islands lagoon or the karst towers of Phang Nga Bay: two limestone days that do not give you the same thing, and the two islands called Koh Hong.

White and gold Buddhist shrine among palms, a bay and limestone hills behind, in Krabi province

Planning

21 October 2026 · 6 min read

Krabi Town is worth a night

The town the tours drive through: what one evening and one morning there give you, and how to leave it.

The Railay peninsula's limestone cliffs seen from a boat, with wake in the foreground

Planning

21 October 2026 · 6 min read

Krabi or Phuket?

An island with a big airport and Bangla Road, or a mainland coast of limestone and boat-only beaches: what separates them, and how to choose.

The side deck of a passenger boat at sea, its wake trailing between low wooded coasts

Planning

21 October 2026 · 7 min read

Krabi to Phuket, and back: by boat or by road

Speedboats from Ao Nang and Railay, the ferry from Krabi Town, the van round the bay: which Phuket pier suits your hotel, and when to take the road instead.

A forested limestone headland and offshore stacks rising from a calm green sea, seen from the air

Planning

21 October 2026 · 7 min read

Is Krabi worth it?

What Krabi does well, what lets people down (the town beach, the crowds, the coral, the monsoon) and who should go somewhere else.

The narrow limestone stack of Khao Tapu in Phang Nga Bay, boats passing below the cliffs of Khao Phing Kan

Planning

22 October 2026 · 7 min read

James Bond Island from Krabi: what the day really is

The rock pillar from the film, the beach in front of it, the stilt village of Koh Panyee, the sea caves of Koh Hong and a canoe in the bay: what a Phang Nga Bay day from Krabi gives you.

The guide pages

Things to do · the islands

Krabi islands

Four islands for a first day close to Ao Nang, Hong for the lagoon, Phi Phi for Maya Bay, Phang Nga Bay for James Bond Island: four different days at sea, and the boat matters as much as the island.

Things to do · the beaches

Krabi beaches

Krabi has beaches you drive to and beaches you reach by boat, beaches for a swim and one, at Railay, that turns to mud at low tide: the tide and the season decide more than the sand.

Things to do · Ao Nang

Ao Nang

Where most Krabi trips are based and most days out begin: the beach and its tide, what is within walking distance, which boat leaves from where, and what to do when the sea keeps the boats in.

Things to do · Railay

Railay

Railay is reached only by boat. Which boat, where it lands you, what to see once you are there, and whether to sleep on the peninsula or come for the day.

Things to do · inland

Tiger Cave and Emerald Pool

Away from the coast, Krabi is forest, limestone and fresh water: a temple at the top of a long staircase, a green pool you can swim in, hot springs, waterfalls and mangrove caves. What each one asks of you, and whether to go on a tour or by yourself.

Things to do · Koh Lanta

Koh Lanta

Koh Lanta is two to three hours from Krabi Town by road and car ferry, all year. What separates it from Ao Nang, how to get there in each season, and what to see once you are there.

Things to do · Phi Phi

Phi Phi Islands

Phi Phi is two islands: Phi Phi Leh, with Maya Bay and its rules, seen on a day from Krabi, and Phi Phi Don, the island you can sleep on. What each one is, what disappoints, and how to fit them in.

Things to do · Night markets

Night markets

Krabi's evening markets do not all open on the same nights. Which one runs when, where to find it, and which times we could confirm and which we could not.

Where to stay

Where to stay

Ao Nang for convenience, Railay for the cliffs, Krabi Town for a Thai town, Klong Muang for quiet: the base you pick decides how your days start.

Travel info · Krabi

Travel info

The season and the sea decide more of a Krabi trip than anything else. When to come, which boats run, what the national parks close and charge, then the airport, the visa, money, health and the rules.