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Ko Lanta (Lanta island) consists of Lanta Noi (Small Lanta) and Lanta Yai (Big Lanta) and are part of Krabi Province of Thailand.

Currently there is no airport to go to Ko Lanta. Most travelers to Lanta will arrive at an airport in Krabi or Trang and take a minivan to the islands. There is no bridge to the islands so vehicles cross over onto the islands by ferry from the mainland to Lanta Yai and another ferry to Lanta Noi. Another option is to take a ferry from a point on the coast. Ferries run from the west from Phuket and Ko Phi Phi and other ferry services comes from the south and stops at points as far south as Langkawi, Malaysia.

The area of tourism is on Lanta Yai and concentrates around the town of Ban Sala Dan on the northern tip of the islands. This is where all the ferries and minivan transports terminate.

The west side of the island has beaches where resorts and bungalow operations have lodging. The furthest north beach is Hat Khlong Dao and is the busiest area of tourism on the island. The further south you go the quieter the beaches get. Hat Phra Ae (Long Beach) is the next beach heading south followed by Hat Khlong Nin, Hat Khlong Hin, Ao Kantiang and Ao Khlong Jak.
On the east side of the island is the town of Ban Si Raya (Lanta Old Town) where there are a few hotels and resorts.

Activities in Ko Lanta include Scuba Diving and snorkeling, relaxing on the beach or taking an elephant ride at one of the two elephant parks on the island.
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Sep 28, 2007 - Feb 29, 2008
We realise we are just one step away from living on this island...BUT we thought we'd come back for one last time...just to show the boys HOW GOOD IT IS! We spent the following 3 days enjoying the last of the sun before returning to the inevitably bad weather of Oz, eating posh meals that dont cost one million dollars, and swimming in a sea that doesn't try to claim your swimsuit every 5 minutes....a final goodbye to Thailand, and a fantastic end to our travels with the boys!&n...
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Nightly Blackouts in Koh Lanta; Getting Lost in Thai Jungle & Falling Into Toxic Waste
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Mar 27, 2007 - Apr 04, 2007
from krabi we took the ferry to koh lanta. it's more relaxed, more beach oriented and less clubbing oriented (vs how phuket is clubbing oriented). it's less developed than koh chang but definitely more developed than sihanoukville. after settling into our hotel, the 3 of us decide to trek along the beach to see where the happening places are... and this is where our latest misadventure began.   one of the staff at the hotel at the end of the beach told art that there was a path w...
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Beach, bats and bloody toes in Koh Lanta!
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Nov 13, 2007 - Jan 09, 2008
The trip over to Koh Lanta was a little hairy to say the least. All kicked off with a longtail boat journey on to the ferry... imagine 10 elephants squeezing into a mini, and you get the idea of how cramped it was! Wasn't the calmest of days either so it was a miracle that neither a passenger (probably me!!) or a bag didn't fall in. Trip over to Koh Lanta was pretty long and at times very choppy so we were more than happy to reach Koh Lanta 5 hrs later, even though we had to clamber over 3 b...
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Quote/Unquote High Season
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Nov 18, 2007 - Apr 15, 2008
Well, more like the peak of high season.  At least that’s what they keep telling us.  After a 14 hour bus ride from Bangkok to Krabi, a 3 hour wait for our late late LATE ferry and another 2 hours on the water, Sean and I arrived at our Christmas destination:  Koh Lanta.  Needless to say, there was quite a bit of build up in our minds of the wonderful island paradise that was supposed to be our reward for the 20 hour migration south.    Not that this place i...
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