Krabi Thailand
Thailand

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Frequently Asked Questions

Krabi has no deep-water cruise terminal. Ships anchor off the Andaman coast and tenders usually land at Nopparat Thara pier, on the edge of the Ao Nang beach resort. The tender ride itself, threading between limestone pinnacles, is worth the trip.
Ao Nang, yes. The main beach fronts a street of restaurants, shops and excursion agencies, and the quieter Nopparat Thara promenade runs alongside a coastal national park planted with casuarinas. Krabi Town, however, is some twenty kilometres away.
By boat more often than by road. Longtails, the slender wooden craft decked with coloured ribbons, wait along the Ao Nang shore and reach the neighbouring beaches in minutes. For inland trips, taxis and shared pickups leave from the main street.
A return longtail trip to Railay, about fifteen minutes each way, with a swim on arrival: that's the best use of half a day. Otherwise a lounger at Ao Nang, a fresh fruit juice and a seafood lunch fill the call nicely.
A peninsula cut off from the mainland by its cliffs: no road reaches it, you can only arrive by boat, and that is exactly its appeal. Railay West lays its sand between two limestone walls; at the tip, Phra Nang beach shelters a cave where fishermen leave offerings before heading out.
Yes, if the call is long. The so-called four-island tour visits the limestone islets offshore, including Poda and its sandbar, with mask and snorkel in warm water. Boats leave straight from the beach: check the return time against the last tender, because nobody will wait for you.
The Thai baht. Restaurants and shops in Ao Nang often take cards, but longtail boatmen, chair rentals and beach vendors want cash. Withdraw in Ao Nang before heading to Railay: there is almost nothing over there.
Thai, with fluent English throughout the Ao Nang tourist area, among boatmen as well as in restaurants. French is rare. The region is largely Muslim, which shows in dress and is heard in the call to prayer.
Yes, with one caveat. The beaches are beautiful and the water warm, but longtails have no seats and no railings, and boarding means wading in. With small children, it is safer to stay at Ao Nang or take an excursion organised by the cruise line.
November to April. The Andaman Sea is calm then, the skies clear and the anchorage reliable. From May to October the southwest monsoon raises a swell that can stop tender operations altogether and cause whole calls to be cancelled.