Everything About Traveling to Koh Lipe

Hello everyone!

I just came back from another awesome holiday from Koh Lipe, Thailand.

Koh Lipe, Thailand.

A little information on Koh Lipe if you guys haven't heard about this beautiful island.
It is a small island in the Southern part of the Thai Andaman Sea and it is really close to Malaysia too. A great place to go to if you don't like a long-haul flight. ;)

Koh Lipe is famous of its white sandy beaches, beautiful turquoise seawater and bountiful marine life. Everything about this island is really beautiful and breathtaking. It is heaven on Earth!

Some people even named this place as The Maldives of Thailand.

In this blog post, I am going to share some tips about traveling to Koh Lipe, Thailand.

How to get there from Malaysia?
1. Fly from KLIA or KLIA2 to LIA (Langkawi International Airport) or whatever possible ways to get yourself to Langkawi.

2. Take a taxi from LIA to Telaga Terminal for RM27. There is a taxi counter at the airport selling taxi coupons.

3. It is about a 1.5 hours journey from Telaga Terminal to Koh Lipe. You may purchase your ferry ticket online and they will send you a booking confirmation voucher. Just print it out and bring it along with you because it is required for check-in. Visit Telaga Terminal website for ticket booking.

When you are reaching Koh Lipe.

They will transfer everyone and all the luggage bags from the ferry into the long-tail boat.

Remember to wear just shorts and slippers because there is no jetty for you to walk on and you need to wade ashore.

When you are at Koh Lipe's immigration.

If you already have your return ticket (booking confirmation voucher) with you, hand it over to the guy (wearing purple t-shirt) sitting at the table there.

Wait for your name to be called for immigration check.

Before you board on the ferry, they will collect your passport and will only return it to you after the immigration check at Koh Lipe.

Where to stay?

There are 3 different beaches (Pattaya Beach, Sunrise Beach and Sunset Beach) to stay at and I would recommend you to stay at Sunrise Beach because it is less crowded compared to Pattaya Beach but not as quiet and isolated as Sunset Beach. It is depend on your own preference whether you would prefer a more crowded beach or a more quiet beach,

Koh Lipe map

I stayed at Lipe Beach Resort which is located at Sunrise Beach and it was awesome! I would highly recommend Lipe Beach Resort if you are planning to stay at Sunrise Beach.
Of course there are other beautiful resorts available too.

How to travel around the island?

Koh Lipe is a really small island. Walking around the island is not really a problem but there is a taxi service available if you want to. They charge 50 baht for each person.

Walking from Sunrise Beach to Walking Street took us about 10 to 15 minutes.

Walking from Pattaya Beach to Sunset Beach took us about 20 minutes.

So basically walking from one place to another will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

Love snorkeling?
There are a lot of packages available for you to choose from.
Everything such as mask, snorkel, fins, life jacket, lunch, fruit and water are included in every of the packages available. For lunch, you can choose either chicken fried rice or seafood fried rice.

I chose two packages (Program A and Program B) from Thai Beach Traveler and it was an awesome snorkeling experience.

If you have a GoPro or waterproof camera, bring that with you because the corals are really beautiful.

What to eat?

The best food of all, 7-Eleven food! Don't forget to try their prawn burger (the one in blue packet) because it has real prawns inside.

Mango Sticky Rice

Thai Fruit Pancake (Banana and Nutella Pancake) and Coconut Shake.

Coconut Ice-Cream

Thai Fish Cake

Green Curry Chicken

Coconut Cookie & Cream Ice-Cream

What to buy?

Souvenirs. You can get them for like 3 for 100 baht.

There are key chains, pen holders, magnets and more to choose from.

If you are a potato chips or junk food lover like me, don't forget to try them all! ;)

Where to get a good massage?

I went to Leelawadee Massage Resort to get a pedicure and my bf got a foot massage.

It was awesome! Great service and nice environment.

What to see?

Don't forget to head over to Sunrise Beach at about 5:00 a.m. (Thai time) and also Sunset Beach at about 6:00 p.m. (Thai time) to witness the most amazing view ever!

Sunrise at Sunrise Beach.

Sunset at Sunset Beach.

What else to do in Koh Lipe?

Head over to Walking Street for some shopping time and of course for the amazing food too!

Other tips.

1. Travel light if it is possible because dragging a luggage bags on a sandy beach is not easy.

2. Bring a torch light along because it would be really dark during the night.

3. There are a lot of mosquito during the night so don't forget to bring some mosquito repellents with you.

4. Don't forget to bring your sunblock and don't forget to reapply it too.

5. Just wear shorts and slippers.

6. Get a waterproof bag or dry bag to store your valuable belongings such as camera, phone and whatever stuff that can't get wet.

Okay, that is everything about traveling to Koh Lipe. Almost everything. ;)
If you guys have any question to ask, just leave it in the comment box down below and I will reply you. I will also leave some links for you guys to refer at the end of this blog post.

So what are you guys waiting for? Pack your bags and let's go!

Have fun in Koh Lipe!