Ko Lan Island - The Best Beach Vacation in Pattaya

Ko Lan Island is only 10 km away from the shores of Pattaya. It leads the resort area as a prime location for day trips and regular trips to pristine beaches and clear waters. This piece of land is quite small – it is less than 5 km in length. Small in size in Thailand has another island near Ko Lana – Ko Phai. On it, there are military bases, and overnight tourists are not allowed. Therefore, wishing to explore it is not a lot.

Recreation area

foreigners Ko Lan Island in Pattaya are perceived as a separate resort. They consider it a nice bonus to the local beaches and even a attraction. Vacationers enjoy going to the island on organized excursions or going on their own to the beaches. Compared to the beaches of Pattaya – the beaches of Ko Lan are considered cleaner. It happens that travelers stay overnight on the island and linger for a couple more days.

For more information about the best beaches of Ko Lan Island with a map of all beach places, and about the best beaches of Thailand in general, read in separate materials =)

Samae Beach

Whatever tourists may think of Ko Lan Island in Thailand, it really stands out as a resort in its own right. For the convenience of tourists here is everything – from clean beaches and comfortable hotels to well-developed infrastructure and places of interest. However, experienced tourists do not consider Ko Lan to be a place worthy to linger. And they do not always evaluate the beaches objectively. Thus, the city beaches with names Jomtien and Naklua can easily compete with some island beaches. But to be honest, at low tide, the beaches of Ko Lan can be dangerous to swim because of the rocks.

Tien Beach

Tourists don’t take note of every subtlety, and all beaches seem the same to them. The attraction for voyagers is the very fact that they find themselves on an island. And if we talk about the level of cleanliness of the beaches, it cannot be perfect, because every day the masses of vacationers move to the island and have fun on the beach at full throttle.

To make your holiday in Ko Lan complete, you need to take enough money with you, and take steps to the right tan in the Thai sun. Compared with the mainland prices for goods and services here are higher. For the same rent of a beach chair tourists have to pay an average of 80 baht (depending on the season and the chosen beach). The cost of beer is about 125 baht.

What to do on Ko Lan

On many island beaches, water activities such as parachuting, jet skiing, banana boat rides and kayaking are becoming available to holidaymakers. Some places provide rental equipment for diving and accessories for snorkeling, as well as boats for diving. If you wish, you can get tattoos, order a massage (read about kinds of Thai massage in Thailand) or go to Na Ban village to shoot at a shooting gallery.

In terms of architectural creativity, Ko Lan is poor. There is only one temple on its property. There are still vantage points that offer attractive panoramas of the island lands and Pattaya. Not far from Tavaen Beach, there is a platform from which the Buddha statues can be viewed.

Pattaya

Self-trip to Ko Lan

Pattaya Ko Lan ferry, the trip to the island takes about 45 minutes (read more about steams in Thailand), you can book in advance on the website of the company 12 Go Asia. If you depart from Bali Hai Pier by speedboat, you can reach the island in 15 minutes. Its size is very small. Length is 4.5 km, width – about 2.5 km. It is quite difficult to take accurate measurements of the area due to the curvature of its coastline.

If you want to hike around the island, we want to warn you that some of the trails go through the mountains and center of a piece of land. There are virtually no roads along the direct coastline. For this reason, hiking around Ko Lan can take all day. To explore the beauty of local nature, it is better to rent a motorcycle (read more about bike rental in Thailand), otherwise being on the slopes in the hot sunlight threatens heat stroke.

How else can you get to Ko Lan? From Pattaya you can arrive at Tavaen Beach or Na Ban Pier. From there any beach is easily reached by motorcycle cab or tuk-tuk. Another option is to rent a motorcycle to get around on your own.

Where-to-stay-lodging?

Hotels on Ko Lan Island are in abundance on its eastern side, but there are no beach areas. Directly on the beach, tourists can check into hotels O Baanpak Koh Larn (Tavaen) and Xanadu Beach Resort (Samae). A few hotels are located in the north of the island, which you can book at Hotellook.ru or RoomGuru.ru. By the way, by no means forget about kinds of cheating in hotels in Thailand!”