Saturday, June 22, 2013

PHI PHI DON

My trip to phi phi island, after visited boring coral island resort - phuket.
Because Phi phi island is worthed visit. so we decided to stay over night, and take one day trip from phi phi.

Phi phi islands consist of 2 islands :
1. Phi phi don Island; where all hotels and local people live here. This page was talk about.
2. Phi phi leh Island; protected /  it is now a part of Phi Phi National Park. So you can rent a boat or join one day trip to here. As we did. click for the one day trip :
phi phi leh :  
maya bay  : http://swimisfun.blogspot.com/2013/05/maya-bay.html

Rassada Pier, is the pier if you wanna go to phi phi don island. for overnight. 
If you wanna do one day trip, you can book from your hotel anywhere in Phuket. usually, Free charge for pick up.

We had to waited for hours for the ferry ( medium ferry) to started.
So., Here we go...

PHI PHI DON




RASSADA PIER - PHUKET

RASSADA PIER - PHUKET
IT TOOK ALMOST 2 HOURS DUE TO RAINY DAY. BUT THE VIEW STILL STUNNING WHEN NEAR TO PHI PHI.

http://www.rassadapier.com/

ARRIVED AT PHI PHI PIER - PHI PHI DON
CAN YOU SEE THE TALL BUILDING ON 2 O'CLOCK ? 
WELL, THATS PHI PHI HOTEL, VERY NEAR.
CLEAN, CHEAP ALSO. NEAR TO EVERYWHERE.



PHI PHI ISLANDS MAP 
UPSIDE        :  PHI PHI DON
DOWSIDE    : PHI PHI LEH 

PHI PHI DON ISLAND
NO CARS IN PHI PHI DON, COOL RIGHT?

BECAUSE THE ROADS ARE SMALL. THEY USE MOTORBIKE OR TRISHAW TO CARRY STUFF 
AROUND THE ISLAND.

SO, IF YOU BOOKED ANY FARTHER HOTEL, YOU HAVE TO DRAG YOUR BAGGAGE OR RENT A TRISHAW. JUST PAY FEE TO THE COURIER.

VIEWED FROM OUR ROOM @ PHI PHI HOTEL, GREAT HOTEL. CLOUDY AFTER RAINED.




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THIS IS THE ROAD ON PHI PHI DON, CLEAN AND NICE




CLOUDY AFTER RAIN

CLOUDY AFTER RAIN

WE BOUGHT OUR PHI PHI LEH ONE DAY TRIP IN THIS SHOP

WE HAD TO WAIT HERE (TOMORROW MORNING) FOR PICKED UP.
ITS WEIRD, BECAUSE USUALLY IN KOH SAMUI, WE WERE PICKED UP AT HOTEL.
TOWEL FREE RENT FROM PHI PHI HOTEL, ALSO SLIPPERS 





PHI PHI HOTEL

PHI PHI HOTEL

PHI PHI HOTEL

PHI PHI HOTEL

PHI PHI HOTEL

BESIDE OF PHI PHI HOTEL

PHI PHI HOTEL

ROAD IN FRONT OF PHI PHI HOTEL

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SO MANY CATS IN THIS ISLAND


TSUNAMI PICTURE

A WALK TO VIEW POINT OF PHI PHI DON, I FAILED BECAUSE TRACKING HILL
AND HAVE WALKED ONE HOUR, STILL DIDNT ARRIVE.
MET SOME TOURISTS SAID THAT NOT BEAUTIFUL



BACK TO PHUKET


Sunday, June 16, 2013

CORAL ISLAND PHUKET

CORAL ISLAND RESORT - CORAL ISLAND in PHUKET

This is my first explorer. Hmm then i got a wrong decision. Stayed one night in here. Coral Island resort in Phuket.

I have booked all hotels 
- 1 night in Coral Island Resort.
- 2 nights in Phi phi hotel ( Phi Phi Don Island ) - BEST decision
- 1 night in Ibis (Patong beach - Phuket) - Great Hotel, but far from patong, should walk 15mins
- 1 night in Patong Bay Garden Resort ( BEST CHOICE), beach front

After arrived at Phuket, we were picked by the hotel staff, by mini bus to the pier. and waited for an hour before the speed boat took us to coral island. After arrived in this island, sucked! nothing to do. 
The swimming pool not to clean, and low tide at afternoon-evening, cant swim at all. Coral and Rocks everywhere. LOL..

No electricity untill 7pm till maybe 6 or 8am. Delicous dinner with ala carte menu. Not too expensive.
But have to waited long time. Because its a small restaurant. 
But at morning, the beach was very beautiful, white sand, blue ocean, and can snorkling. 
Alots of tourist (japanese or Taiwanese) came from across (phuket) maybe for one day trip in here.

Well, If u want to do honeymoon, and relax, maybe this is the place. 






ON THE WAY TO CORAL ISLAND


OUR HOTEL




CANT SWIM AT LOW TIDE ( AFTERNOON - EVENING)




WHITE SAND






ROCK AND CORAL EVERYWHERE, CANT SWIM AT ALL














IN OUR ROOM


AND THE MORNING PAID BACK, GREAT BEACH