Enjoy a Virtual 360 tour guide of Krabi Town a relaxed place that is worth exploring for a day or two, where you’ll experience “the real Thailand”, more so than in a beach resort.
Travelling here from Koh Lanta this was only a stop gap, so was only here for 2 days, staying at the Cube hostel which was clean and comfortable. Randomly they did still have a few christmas decorations dotted around for the end of March. Only being here for the one night we didn’t get to check out an awful lot of the area. What we did manage to see and do was cool though. We wandered around for a bit and found a stunning temple called Wat Kaew Korawaram, it’s one of the main temples in Krabi. Even the staircase is intricately designed, one of the most instagrammable temples I’ve come across and well worth checking out.
For lunch we actually ate at another hostel, Best Time Hostel, we were just feeling hungry and walking past spotted they had a great food selection on there menu. I’d recommend staying at either of the two hostels mentioned.
While walking around we spotted a shop selling some good old kinder eggs, weirdly you had two choices, boys or girls. I figured sod it i loved kinder as a kid lets try it. To say it was completely different is an understatement, there is no egg, just a couple chocolate balls in a white moose. I mean it was nice and all, just not at all what I was expecting. Funny how such simple things are done differently elsewhere, like in the UK we have Galaxy chocolate, everywhere else it’s known as Dove chocolate. Probably because Dove is a soap in the UK.
Take a walk down to the river which is a hub of activity with fishing boats and river taxis ferrying both locals and visitors to spots near and far. As you wander around you’ll notice there are interesting sculptures everywhere, even the traffic lights on the main street are held up by early Neanderthal man statues. It was down near the crab statue we found a small bar called Poo offering the cheapest Chang for only 35 baht.
When night falls you have to check out the street market, the food there was amazing, offering a wider range, at low prices. I tried all sorts of the fresh fruit, cooked squid and mushrooms on offer.
I was pleasantly surprised with Krabi Town, I found it to be a relaxed place definitely worth exploring for a day or two, where you’ll experience “the real Thailand” compared to the beach resorts. Had we had that bit more time before we’d arranged to move on to Ao Nang, although a little out of town, I would’ve liked to have checked out the Tiger Cave Temple, Hot Springs and the Emerald Pool so if you do any of these let me know what it’s like and if they’re worth checking out.
Krabi Town is the main town in the province of Krabi on the west coast of southern Thailand.
- Many people get confused about what Krabi actually is, whether it’s a town or a province… In actual fact, Krabi is the name of the entire province which includes Krabi Town, Ao Nang, Railay and Tonsai Beach, as well as the islands of Phuket, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta and the quiet island of Koh Jum.
- The covered morning market is the biggest in south Thailand, however it’s for early birds only. After 08:00 all the action is subsiding.
- Krabi is 783 km south of Bangkok by road.
Archeologists claim that Krabi City is one of the older settlements in the country as there is archaeological evidence indicating that this area had been home to homosapiens during the prehistoric times. Many cliffs and caves where ancient colour paintings, stone tools, beads, pottery and skeletal remains have been found. It is believed that Krabi has been home to homosapiens since the period 25,000- 35,000 B.C.
- The town of Krabi itself was founded in the 13th century, as a dependency of the powerful city of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Some 200 years ago, the Prince of the city founded an elephant camp in Krabi – they roamed wild in those days and were rounded up and taken to work in Nakhon.
If you’re on a budget then you won’t have a problem as there are lots of hostels or guesthouses all at good prices starting from 150 baht a night. If you want to splurge a little then there are hotels starting from 400 baht a night.
Food is good and cheap here in Krabi. The market has plenty of fresh fruit and lots of authentic cooked food, just point and enjoy.
- Art Museum of Krabi
- Emerald Pool
- Khlong Thom Hot Springs
- Khao Kanab Nam
- Krabi Riverside & Thara Park
- Mangrove Walkway
- Rent a moped
- Street Markets
- Tiger Cave Temple (beware there are 1,237 steps up the mountain)
- Wat Kaew Korawaram
- The Hobby Hops Craft Beer Bar
- May and Mark’s House
- Poo Bar
- Street Market
It’s all pretty much on the level and easy to walk everywhere.
- Bus You’ll pay 100-200 THB (£2.50-£5, $3.15-6.25), but you’ll need patience.
- Songthaews A ride in a songthaew usually starts around 25-50 THB (£0.60-£1.20, $0.80-1.60 USD). To Ao Nang costs 60 baht.
- Motorbike Taxi, good for a short journey around town, but If you’re going a longer distance, I wouldn’t advise it. It’s not the safest option!
- Rent yourself a moped.
- Taxi Metered taxis are expensive, but sometimes they’re cheaper than tuk-tuks. Their fares start at 50 THB (£1.20, $1.60 USD) per two kilometers. An hour-long journey is a minimum of 500 THB (£12, $16 USD).
- Tuk-Tuk A 2-mile (3-kilometer) ride in a tuk-tuk can cost about 335 THB (£8, $10 USD). Shorter distances average about 100 THB (£2.50, $3.15 USD)
- Grab app (Like Uber)
- Air, Krabi International Airport is about 15 km from city centre, 40 km from Ao Nang.
- Bus, buses use the bus terminal at Talad Kao, about 5 km north of town centre.
- Ferry, Several daily ferries connect Krabi with Ko Phi Phi, Ko Lanta, and more. Most depart in the morning. Tickets can be purchased at the dock or from tourist offices and most local guesthouses and hotels.
- Train, Krabi does not have a railway station.
- The covered morning market is the biggest in south Thailand, however it’s for early birds only. After 08:00 all the action is subsiding.
- Check out the day & night street markets, the food there was amazing.
- If you eat the street food like the locals, you’ll be hard-pressed to spend more than 200 THB a day on food (maybe not even that).
- Negotiate with long-tail boat drivers.
- Rent a moped, check out my beginners guide here
- Get a group together and charter a longtail boat. Split between four or more people, it should be cheaper than an organized tour.
- Haggle in the markets, especially if buying in bulk.
- If you’re on a budget, Ham & Cheese Toasties from 7-11 are a great, cheap & quick meal.
- Beers and drinks are heavily discounted when purchased at 7-Eleven. Purchase a few beers before you go out to the bars and cut your night’s budget by a lot.
- If you travel during May through October, you will be missing the peak season, and save quite a bit, even though you might catch some rain.
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The dry season is from November-April and corresponds with the tourist high season. May-October is the rainy season with south-westerly breezes bringing rain in between the sunshine. Statistically, the highest chance of rain is during June and September (80% chance) with the lowest chance from November-March (5% chance).
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