Friday 27 June 2014

Phuket v/s Krabi v/s Koh Samu (Email) Reviews

Hi All,

Don't mean to spam, but I am planning a vacation with Antilog to Thailand in the first week of October. Please suggest, which of the 3 places Phuket/ KohSamui/ Krabi will be ideal, given that October is an off season month...
Ideally I would like to spend 3-4 days on whichever of the 3 places has some nightlife, but is not super crowded, and has natural beauty as well..clean beaches..water sports and the likes..

Regards,
Supriya

 

Hi ,

Phuket - Biggest island of Thailand and also the most commercial one. Good nightlife as well as option of visiting nearby islands on day trips - you'll find lots of desi janta there. Go if you have not been to thailand before.
Koh Samui - 2nd biggest island - spectacular natural beauty - less commercial than phuket - wont find much desi janta - go if you're looking for a chilliing out. nightlife options are full moon party in near by islands - apart from that not much night life (as in not after 11 pm) - otherwise a very beautiful place to go.
 Krabi - best beaches among the three... Railay is spectacular....less nightlife compared to the other two but enough to keep you busy... rock climbing options... similar to phuket you can make day trips to other islands..

In Krabi, if you guys don't mind splurging a bit, try the Rayavadee resort there, it's on Railay beach itself. Absolutely spectacular location with great water sports, lovely food, lots of Other amenities in the resort. Even the cottages are probably the best you would ever see in a beach resort. You can also watch Thai Kickboxing nearby which happens 2-3 days a week, moderate quality but for a first time watch with friends is fun, especially with noisy crowd, lots of betting and beer.

Only problem is that Krabi does not have too much nightlife outside the resort barring few places to go for dinner.

Had gone for a Antilog Group Tour in March and everyone fell in love with the resort.
bangkok - absolutely worth going there! shop a lot - esp if you wanna buy a BIG TV. amazing city - super night life (rooftop bars/clubs etc) 

pattaya - mainly for going in a 'boys gang' - wont recommend for a family trip




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