Ferry from Koh Kood to Thailand

About Koh Kood

In the Gulf of Thailand’s northeast corner lies Koh Kood, a Thai island regarded as one of the country’s most beautiful. Unlike the bustling tourist hubs of the Phi Phi Islands and Bangkok, Koh Kood offers a relaxing setting where you can snorkel, kayak or simply laze on a hammock to your heart’s content. Picture-postcard beaches comprising powdery white sand, overhanging palms and perfectly clear water await sun-seekers, but venture inland through the colourful jungle and you’re likely to stumble across beautiful waterfalls and refreshing plunge pools, so there’s plenty to see on this stunning island. Koh Kood’s port offers high-speed routes to the neighbouring island of Koh Mak and to Laem Sok on the Thai mainland. With frequent crossings provided every week, it is well connected to the rest of the country.

About Thailand

Thailand is a Southeast Asian country, bordering Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia, clockwise from northwest to south. Serving up a cuisine as mouth-watering as the paradisiacal island scenery, Thailand is one of the most well-rounded tourist destinations on earth. A mountainous north gives way to the southern, Kra Isthmus on the Malay Peninsula, a journey taking you past hundreds of opulent Buddhist temples, through dense jungles and along coastal roads upon limestone cliffs. You can also jaunt offshore to some of the world’s finest snorkelling spots, or for whale shark diving in the Gulf of Thailand. PADI licences can be obtained in the majority of resort towns: one of the most popular tourist pursuits, alongside cooking classes. Bangkok, the capital, is made of an eclectic mix of imposing business buildings and world famous night clubs with traditional canal boats and streets lined with food stalls. The city’s finest showpiece, Wat Phra Kaew, is the most sacred temple in Thailand, featuring the iconic Emerald Buddha statue inside. Ferry travel is widespread in Thailand, and the most efficient way of hopping between the archipelagos. Given the popularity of the Thai islands, the ferry services are fast and frequent, operated by a wealth of reputable companies. You can also sail from Langkawi, in Malaysia, to Koh Lipe in just ninety minutes.