Departed from LCCT on Air Asia flight to Krabi. Actually it was my first time going overseas, well not counting Singapore which I visited looooonnnnggg time ago, when I was still a small boy. So obviously, I was a bit excited and nervous at the same time. My first time going to a foreign place.
The flight was delayed for about 30 mins but after just about an hour we were already in Krabi! So excited. Immigration was a bit slow, since it was just a small airport, but we all got through without any hassle. The only thing I regretted was not putting the bag covers on, as a result I lost a few small items which were placed in the bag side pockets. Oh well.
Right at the exit, already tour agents were calling us promoting their tour packages. After a short survey, our tour organizer quickly sorted out transport to Krabi jetty. We took a 1/2 hour bus ride and then we were dropped off to wait for connecting transport to the jetty. We were on our way to Phi Phi Island!
The boat ride was smooth and the sea was calm. In fact we just stayed on top of the boat, outside to enjoy the scenery and cool wind in our faces. I just wished it went a bit faster. After 2 hours, we reached the ever famous island. To our surprise, there were tour agent booths right at the jetty. All were promoting accomodation package on the island. Apparently there are tons of resorts and chalets strewn all over Phi Phi Island! Maybe like more than 30, really. The tour agent booth save our time and effort from walking from one place to another. They all have pictures on the wall of all the resorts available and we just need to choose which one that suited our budget. We decided on a budget chalet, Phi Phi Don Chukit Resort, facing the main beach with a superb sea view. We paid at the tour agent booth and they quickly arranged for people to transport our bags in wheel carts to the resort, which was about 10 minutes away on foot. No cars on Phi Phi Island, only on two wheels.
Later at night, had seafood dinner, since that's about all that we can have. Even though we were told the island is a Muslim island, we still had some doubt on the food so we were sticking to seafood. After dinner we just spent some time walking along the main 'road'. Seeing the nightlife on the island. There were quite a number of bars, dive shops and souvenir shops along the walkway. Then we all retreated back to our chalet to rest.
Taxi to LCCT - RM65 (for 3 of us)
Bus transfer and ferry - THB400
Tit-bits - THB70
Accomodation - THB700 (twin sharing)
Dinner - THB420
Toiletteries - THB220
Map of Phi Phi Island
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