TRUTH about Koh Lanta, Krabi

After booking and buying this trip from Groupon at RM499, and after waiting for a year to go Krabi, we finally went.

Many lessons were learnt throughout this entire trip.

If you're a noob just like me, READ this. 

If you have friends as noob as me, MAKE THEM READ.

Always get your air tickets FIRST before you buy any coupons, unless the coupons include flight tickets.

Buying this coupon sounds pretty worthy until I looked at the air tickets' prices...

And...NEVER, EVER get your tickets at last minute, unless you have so much money you didn't know how to spend it all. LOL.

But anyway, here's the summary of my first Krabi trip:

My excited face during the journey to the airport...packed only half of my luggage bag in hope to shop for some really cheap and nice stuffs.

The waves was pretty strong on our arrival day, so the ferry that ferried us over to Koh Lanta Noi took a helluva 1 hour to reach what was supposed to be like 30 minutes.

And times the 1 hour with 2, since our resort was at Koh Lanta Yai. So we silently bid byebye to Krabi mainland and it's famous Ao Nang night market and almost all means of good shopping.

Lesson here, always check the seasons, weather forecasts and EXACT LOCATION before you buy coupons and air flights.

My little horror while waiting for the ferry to take off.

My first kayak experience. The first day.

The second day almost killed me and we all gave up before reaching the destination at a further 700m away. Worse part, we had to kayak in the pouring rain with waves and strong wind at some murky mangrove swamp.

For almost an hour.

Got my hand and knee scratched here during a failed attempt to turn direction before ramming the kayak into some really low branches of a mangrove tree.

I had to quickly lie my body flat to prevent the branches from scratching and tear my face apart.

Yes, I almost cried.

Always check your itinerary and make sure you don't repeat the same exhausting activity two days in a row. You're just gonna really, really exhausted.

The only photo I took of the ocean...due to my disappointment in it's sea water quality.

Malaysia has far more better sea water quality than here in Talabeng or Koh Bubu or Koh Lanta!

Me and a crying elephant. Was told that this elephant was not well. 

I feel utterly sorry, sad and pitiful for this supposedly majestic beast.

It's so skinny and sad looking. =(

You guys must be wondering why the absence of the resort that I was staying at.

ANOTHER HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.

Seriously.

Feel kinda conned with the photos they showed online.

Breakfast: 

The saddest ever breakfast I had in my whole life. Just 2 slices of white bread toast, a sunny side up egg, two almost microscopic slices of ham and a cup of cordial orange juice and a cup of cold coffee. And they dared to call it a 4-star resort?? Seriously??

Shower:

I think I would rather call it dripping or peeing of water from that shower head. I dread everytime I washes my hair, which made me use the "other alternative"(next to the toilet bowl) to rinse my hair!

And the temperature goes from arse freezing cold to skin scaling HOT. Basically, I kinda jumped in and out at the shower area the whole time to avoid these 2 extreme temperatures.

Room:

Musky wood smell. Sticky floor. 

TV Channels:

All in Thai except for 2 sports channels and Universal. That's all!

Pool:

I don't know what's inside, but for the first time in my life, I had to blink my eyes while skin diving in it. Usually, it bearably stings just a little, but this pool, is way too extreme. I think they mixed both chlorine and salt water. Ughhh.

Wifi:

Only at reception counter...

But they have a very helpful and polite security guard there and the reception girls have some really nice pet cats lounging around all time. 

For food, you could either settle for 7-Eleven's frozen food or try at a family restaurant called Cook-Kai. Very homey and cozy restaurant to chill.

After 4 days, it's time to make way for home.

Some last minute snack shopping.

Too posey? Yeah, me thinks so too. *chuckles*

Too much time on hand.

Bubye Krabi...

The only things I bought for myself...and these were from the airport. LOL.

Shopping experience is almost Nil at Koh Lanta.

Except for 7-Elevens' frozen microwavable food, which I was crazily addicted to. 

Hmm, would be going to Krabi again next year...hopefully that time around would make up to what was missing this time.