Krabi Getaway!
IT’S WORTH IT!!!!!
Posted By : Princess of Babbles
I finally went to Krabi, ya’ll!! I’ve been waiting for like 6 months for this trip and let me scream this straight to your face: Unpleasant things happened before i left on the AirAsia plane (like failing to locate where i put my money, a sudden request from a certain boss for a presentation, a troublesome house contractor..). i swear these people are jealous of me leaving for the fun, sun, and sand. Alhamdulillah i managed in the end. *big smile* Now, let’s skip the babbling and more details on the trip. i’m ready to be your tour guide.
The Place
For those of you who is clueless on where in the world is Krabi, it’s in Southern Thailand. Contrary to popular belief, Krabi is not an island. It’s a province by the sea with beautiful islands a few kilometers from the shore. We stayed in Ao Nang area, which is a popular location for tourist. The Ao Nang and Noppharat Thara beaches are beautiful! Endless clear unpolluted beach with rows and rows of various shops and restaurant to keep you at ease. Oh, we stayed at the Sunda Resort. It’s a 3-star resort in Ao Nang. Unfortunately it’s not by the beach. Fortunately they have free tuk-tuk service for the guests to go to Ao Nang and Noppharat Thara area. Even though it’s not a luxury 5-star hotel, WE TOTALLY LOVE IT! i love the private-ness, tranquility, and the friendly staff. The rooms are beautifully decorated, spacious, and really clean!
Foods in Krabi
Like i said, finding food is easy in Ao Nang area as there are rows of restaurants. There are variety of them; Italian, Indian, Mexican and of course, Thai and Asian food. However, it’s quite hard to find Muslim foods in Ao Nang area.We found Muslim foods in Krabi town (which is like 30 minutes taxi drive) and only on the last day we found a Muslim restaurant in Ao Nang (away from the beach- explains why it was undiscovered).
Second Day Foods:
Lunch were provided by the tour agents as we went for an island hopping trip. Again, for dinner we went to Krabi town and found a BBQ-steamboat halal restaurant. With buffet concept, they only charge 190 Baht per pax (around RM19 per pax). The restaurant’s name is Rabeab’s Kitchen Inter-Buffet. We were beond starving that night so we ate like pigs!
Third Day Foods
We didn’t have time for proper lunch as some of us went to the spa, and another two went bungee jumping (guess which session i took? Pampering session at the spa or being crazy and bungee jump?). Obviously we were effing starving when our visiting trip (i’ll tell you later) ended at 6pm. We found a Muslim restaurant in Ao Nang, Sareefah Restaurant. Out of all meals we had in Krabi, this dinner we had at Sareefah’s is the best!! Oh, sorry gambar makanan tak sempat amek sebab kelaparan tahap kanak-kanak Bosnia, tak hengat bergambar bagai.
Activities in Krabi
Now, where do i start? As Krabi is a beachy destination, obviously the main attractions are water activities. Island hopping, fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving, and kayaking are the main attractions. However, they don’t really have water sport activities like jet-ski or paragliding.
What we did in Krabi?
1. Island Hopping
2. Horse Riding
3. Bungee jumping
4. Elephant Trekking
5. Visiting Tiger Cave Temple
6. Relaxing at the waterfall and hot spring
But Krabi offers much, MUCH more than that. You can also:
1. Shooting (at a real shooting range)
2. Fishing
3. Rock climbing
4. Camping at Phi Phi Island
5. Water rafting
6. Scuba diving
7. Bird watching
8. Jungle trekking
The list seems endless! i’m gonna elaborate a bit about the activities we had.
Island Hopping
We took the 4-islands Island Hopping Package. It was included in our Go Holiday Air Asia Package. We had so much fun traveling on the speedboat that we forgot to be sea sick :p The islands that we went to are Phi Phi Don , Phi Phi Lay and Bamboo Island (betul ke ni aku pakai tibai je.. haha). We stopped at Maya Bay, Monkey Beach (for open-sea snorkeling), swam at a beach at Phi Phi Don and sight seeing at Loh Samah Bay, Pileh Bay and Viking Cave. The waters are crystal clear. Totally breath taking! And did you know that the film “The Beach” (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) was shot in Maya Bay? Ok i’ll stop babbling and let the pictures do the talking!
Bungee Jumping
This is the highlight of my vacation! When i asked Mr. Chenta “Bb, can i bungee jump?” He said “Ummm.. OK sayang. i know you really wanna do this. But make sure you come home in one piece ok? Don’t come home in a box” i love every moment of it. i love every seconds spent deciding whether to or not to jump. i love the racing heartbeat, wondering will this be my last. i love the feeling of wanting to shout at the instructor, to tell him to “shut up, i’m scared”. i love the feeling of standing at the edge of the crane, terrified when i looked down yet excited to jump. And i won’t forget what i see when i jump – at the blurring-and-moving trees and mountains, the sound that escaped my mouth. Bungee jumping is like suicide+being a yo-yo. You’d thought the terrifying moment is over once u reach the bottom of the jump. Before you know it, you’re soaring up to the sky and fall again, and up to the sky and fall again. The process seems endless! i think this yo-yoing part is the scariest! i really shouted “Stopppp! Stop laaaa!” We didn’t plan on doing bungee jumping in Krabi as we didn’t know they have it. When we arrived at the hotel and saw the pamphlets, we knew we’re gonna do it. No turning back. It costs us 1300 Baht (around RM130 which is super cheap!), and it takes about 10 minutes to tie the rope and things to our legs, 5 minutes of traveling in the crane, 40 seconds to debate whether to jump or not, and 1 minute to jump and yo-yoing. i can now officially tick off one of the items in my “30 Things To Do Before i Turn 30” list.
These activities are included in a tour organized by Unseen Excursion. It cost us 1100 Baht each and started at 12pm and ended at around 6pm. Elephant trekking is basically riding on an elephant for an hour. To be honest, it’s quite boring to sit on an elephant for an hour and walk thru semak samun. If you’re “lucky” the elephant will make a stop to poop. Euwwww!
After elephant trekking we went to Tiger Cave Temple. It is actually situated atop a mountain and you have to climb up 1237 stairs to see it. No, thank you! So we just saw the temples situated at the ground and in the cave.
i didn’t shop much as that was not my intention. But i’m telling you the things are cheap, cheap, CHEAP! Dresses at about 150-300 Baht, maxi dresses at 300-400 Baht, T-shirt for souvenir you can get at 150 Baht. However, you can buy at these low price if you’re a good haggler (like i am! Hehe). Fake designer handbags are also widely sold but i’m not sure about the price because i’m so not interested. CAN YOU BELIEVE THEY HAVE FAKE MARC JACOBS?? i didn’t know.. =p
With kind permission, article from : http://princessofbabbles.blogspot.com/2010/03/krabi-getaway.html
