Ko Lanta, things to do

Learn Thai cooking

Time for Lime

Offers day and evening professional Thai cooking classes right on the beach, plus workshop series. Situated on Klong Dao Beach boasts a huge outdoor kitchen area, the teaching style is very much hands on.

Daytime courses (teaching 4 dishes) cost 1800 baht, while evening classes (teaching 3 dishes) cost 1400 baht  Sea Kayaking and Canoeing
Along the Talabeng area in particular and in many other areas lush mangrove swamps and huge limestone cliffs dotted with caves, some very large, make idea locations for exploring in these easy to handle craft.
Rapu Sea Kayaking, offers guided sea kayak tours of the mangrove areas.

Ko Lanta, things to do Fishing

Big game is fisherman’s choice in these waters, unspoilt and not over fished, your pretty certain to run into  swordfish, catfish, Barracudas, Mackerel, Tuna and the big one the “Marlin” a real fighter at over two meters, its what fishing stories are made of. Trips are run by local people who know the waters and know where the fish are, not some guy who was selling insurance in Sweden until last year.

Scuba Diving

KoLanta has no dive sites, but there are plenty of dive centers offering divetours and PADI dive courses from beginner upwards. Dive resorts on Ko Lanta runboat trips to many of the major dive sites in Krabi province. Almost all diveresorts offer free pickups from your resort.

Prices are consistent at about2500 baht for a day’s boat diving (usually two dives), 10000 baht for a fourday PADI Open Water course, and 8000 baht for a two day PADI Advanced OpenWater course (five dives).

Sunset Restaurant

Is a very small restaurant on Klong Dao beach close to D.R. Lanta Resort beside Mooks bar. The Thai food is the best on Klong Dao beach and cheap too. Real Thai style eating with the tables directly on the sand and no decorations at all but a nice view and cool breeze from the sea. And the food… mmm

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Abdul’s Pancakes

Is a crêpe stall run from a motorcycle sidecar. You can most often find him in Moo 1, Saladan, opposite Lanta Diver when the boat divers come back (around 15:00). His chocolate and banana crêpe and his chicken crêpe are especially recommended.

Elephant Trekking

Takes you right into the rainforest with all its sightsand sounds to trick the senses, you can visit tiger cave and KlongJark water fall, these day long trips can also be made by horse if you prefer.


Snorkeling

So easy to slip on a mask and explore the azur blue seas, day trips are available for snorkeling as well as diving so no need to miss out on the fun if you’re not a diver.

Where To Eat

Ko Lanta has a wide variety of restaurants, thekind that most visitors travel toThailand for: beach-front locations serving delicious and inexpensive Thai and seafood dishes.

Eateries line the beaches in front of the bungalows and no visitor to Lanta will starve from lack of variety or interesting places to dine.

Sunset Watching is a big spectator sport here, and with good reason.
Traditional Thai massage

Either on the beach or at a resort where it can be combined with exotic Spa treatments