Hi,
I was there ten years ago, don't know whether all the islands there are
still the same or is better developed. That why I don't reply your posting
until now as still no one replied. My informations may be outsated, anyhow
replying to you refresh my memory of my trip to KUa Lipe and Ko Adang.
We stayed at Ko Adang, An island further out than Ko Tarutoa. The distance
is doubled from Kua Lipe. By the way, Kua Lipe is a Boating Terminal on the
Main Land, you trvel from there on Ferry to all the islands outside. There
are arround 4 to 5 islands which are inhabited by then.
By that time, Ko Adang is just a small island with one setup providing
Bamboo Huts with Atap roofing and attached bathrooms was available. They
have a restaurant serving 3 meals per day and drinks are available.
Electicity is by Generator which all providing electricity to the small
village up to 9.00pm if I am not mistaken. After 9:00pm will be
candel-lighted. The water is not drinkable and you can buy drinking water
from restaurant. As it is all the same in Thailand. We carried bottled water
from Kua Lipe.
Anyway we, My wife, 3 teenaged children and myself spent 3 nites on Ko
Adang. We do enjoyed swimming, relaxing on the beach, though cannot compare
to large sandy beaches eslewhere but staying on the beach is very nice, I
felt. If you have Fishing Tackles with you then it is good fishing too.
We do have Monkeys, squirrels, rats ,spiders and ants arround but it is an
undeveloped island then. We do bring along Mosquito Rebellients and also
candles and also spray for the spiders.
Anyway, I think it is Monsoon Season now, we are staying in Penang,
Malaysia, the same side as Kua Lipe and we are having Long raining everyday
now, it may continue into December. During our last triop on the return
journey by Ferry, first we were stranded in the sea by 6 hours as the ferry
is overloaded and got grounded on some Corals and we have to wait for the
next hightide, and the rescue or replacement Ferry only arrived when we are
freed by the high tide. So we arrive back Mainland very late, as our Ferry
dare not travel fast after the incident and worse still we are caught in a
thunder storm with big waves, I am lucky to be able to write this to you.
As it is very common for the Ferry to overloaded, and also ferry will be
cancelled if there were Monsoon. It is ok to stay in Kua Lipe, and have day
trips or stay 1 or 2 nites out in the islands, but what is the point of
going there if not staying on the island. As recommened elsewhere in this
newsgroup it is better choice to Ko Toa. Makesure checkup the
transportation to Kua Lipe, we drove all the ways from Penang, Malaysia. It
is about 1.5 hours drive from any big town in southern Thailand.
Bye, hoped this will help.
Leong.
wrote in message news:3f792f80.48522681@newszilla.xs4all.nl...
> Hi,
> We are planning to stay at Ko Lipe in november this year. Is there
> anybody who would share his/here experience with the accommodation. It
> seems that there are 5 "resorts" but we don't know which one to pick.
> Other advice about the island(s) is welcome too.
> Thanks, Margreet
>
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