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The people on the island are so friendly and so happy to help you, we loved learning about their culture and felt so safe and welcome. We visited some of the other islands on the East side and we were so shocked at how commercialised and polluted these islands are becoming, Koh Lanta has done an amazing job and preventing this and we hope this continues as this is an amazing place and we will definitely be back. This is not a party island so don't come here for all night beach parties fire throwers and loud music, there are a few chilled out bars on the beach that looked amazing even tho we didn't have time for that on our stay. The beaches we visited had no rubbish, nothing built up and looked to be respected by all those using it which is really great to see. Thank you Koh Lanta, we will be back.

Old Lanta town with it's unique market along the waterfront really nice. The viewpoint was breath taking. A 4 island day trip really special( picked us up on our hotel beach) .We also crossed over to Lanta north island on the bike ferry( quite an experience with our scooters) and enjoyed a scenic drive in the dense lush vegetation.Long Beach of the Pra Ae beach area our resort was on was fantastic and a real hive of activity at night with many, many restaurants to chose from and music and colored lights as far as the eyes could see. The Saladan Pier area fantastic for restaurants, bars and shopping !Shops and ATMs aplenty and fuel available along all roads to refuel your scooters. A really special place!

I hope it manages to maintain it's relaxed and layed back atmosphere.

Still quite traditional. Highly recommended!

However, the air cond van driver just left us 300m from the hotel. The worst thing is IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY. My niece and I have to walk up to the hotel under the rain. I told myself, I would like come again ever to this Koh Lanta or Krabi. I would like recommend any one to this location also. Then, during this very low season, there is nothing on the island.

Nearby dive sites are excellent, and lots of sights to see. Well worth visiting if you want to just chill. There is some mellow nightlife, but mostly it's the beaches and diving that are the attraction.

Diving off the island was fantastic and I'd highly recommend ScubaFish as a company to dive with. I am an experienced diver & my partner is a novice & nervous snorkeler and we both found them absolutely brilliant. Thai food highlights include BeeBee Bungalows, Fusion Bar and Dareen Resort. The Greek restaurant on Klong Khong was a surprisingly successful deviation for the norm.

There is a great variety of restaurants and shopping. We didn't really see anything cultural but that must be on the to do list next time.

Koh Lanta has a bit of "real Thailand" and everything else that I need as a tourist. If you want sunbeds and Bangla road, go to Phuket. It you want cool bars with cool beer on remote beaches, go to Lanta.

My family extended our trip because it was perfect . The shopping is great and the beached are not filled with sellers . There is a great vibe the Thai people loves children and my girls love the Thai mums that loved to play with there hair.

The island is friendly and and warm. There are many great places to eat the only thing I would say is that at some places the portions of food is very small. The old town is so beautiful and quaint. We can't wait to go back!

Lanta has a great feel to it and the people living there were always helpful. Loved Lanta and will definitely return.

Sometimes it seemed that there are only a few tourists - an illussion which is created by rather large territory of the island and numerosity of hotels. A clear advantage: If you like isolation - south of the island at your disposal. There are several hotels which can offer you very quite and relaxed atmosphere. You like night life? Lots of bars along the beach in the middle of the island. If you like diving: several great locations are accessible through the island (I took services of Russian guys from OK diving). 4 islands excursion which is offered everywhere is not worth attending: I'd advice attenting nearby islands by yourself (for instance Ko Kradan - very beautiful island with white sand and emerald water with very few hotels and Ko Rok for snorkeling). I'd also advice taking a scooter to go around - it will save you a lot of time and money. Renting a scooter costs only 250 bats whereas taking a short distance taxi - min 100 bats per person. Among disadvantages: during low tide sea is not accessible from beaches of the middle part of the island due to numerous and large boulders. The nature is not that beautiful as on Phi Phi and other small islands of Krabi.

However, it never shorts from all the attraction that a beautiful island could offer.

With the guys in the bar at Monkey Bungalow's + Monkey bar ( Adam & Lert ) to everyone on the island! Rent a scooter and go around the island, stop off and take a few pictures of the beaches. Watch out for the monkeys crossing the roads! Ride the elephants, go and see the waterfalls, its just so so beautiful! This island is to relax on, don't expect everything to happen as quickly as it does in the UK. This island is paradise, if you want to chill out on triangle cushions and watch the sunset then Koh Lanta is the perfect place to do this on :)

There are enough bars and restaurants dotted everywhere along the larger beaches, and plenty of little hidden-away ones also. Visit Koh Lanta National Park for scenery and monkeys! And sunsets.

There are very nice diving places (I recommend "Go Dive Lanta") to reach by a boat or paradise-like beaches that one can reach by a speedboat or longtail boat. Furthermore, there is a national park where monkeys can be seen. Renting a motorbike is very easy and the food was fantastic. Unfortunately Koh Lanta is not so good for shopping - You will get the typical "tourists' clothes" at Saladan or small shops. Souvenirs are more expensive than in Bangkok, for example, however the fod is much cheaper.