In Patong, we bought tickets for a ferry to Ko Phi Phi departing at 11 AM with transportation to the Rassada Pier for 400 THB1 each. We were picked up at 10 AM and it took about 40 minutes to get to the pier. We presented our ticket at the entrance and were given a colored sticker and directed to a seating area to wait for our boat. There are several stalls inside the pier to buy food and drinks. Our ferry arrived and upon boarding, we handed our backpacks to the staff to secure onto the deck. We then head into the lower deck to grab a seat. It took about 2 hours to reach Ko Phi Phi and the captain lets you go to the upper deck to take pictures throughout the journey. Once at the pier, we got off the ferry and picked up our backpacks which had been unloaded. We then headed to the pier exit and it was quite hectic there as the staff is collecting the 20 THB island entrance fee from all visitors. We then went looking for our hotel which proved a little tricky since it wasn’t on Google Maps. Once we located it, we checked in and then went to explore the island.
The island is very small with most of the restaurants, hotels, and tour agencies near the pier. After wandering around the streets for a bit, we headed to Loh Dalum Beach on the north bay of the island. We walked along the shore to the right side and found a trail that goes inland to the viewpoints. The uphill trail isn’t that easy to follow and goes through the jungle with many mosquitos flying around. After about 40 minutes, we arrived at the first viewpoint looking out to Phak Nam Bay from a boulder high up in the mountain. We then walked for another 10 minutes and arrived at Viewpoint 3 which cost 20 THB for access to the deck. There’s a restaurant here where you can get some food and drink whilst enjoying the view.
We then continued walking down another 20 minutes to Viewpoint 2 which cost 30 THB for access to the viewing area. It’s a beautiful view of the island from here and there were already quite a lot of people by 5.15 PM when we got there. Since we managed to get a good spot, we decided to stay here for the sunset. We played some cards while we waited and the viewpoint started to get very busy at around 5.30 PM. The sunset started at around 6.30 PM and we stayed until around 7 PM. The colors of the sky were beautiful, one of my favorite sunset spots of all my travels. On the way back, we used our phone’s flashlight to head back, but the trail did have some lights along the path and was easy to follow. It took about 15 minutes to get back to the town and we went to a restaurant to get some food before heading back to the hotel.
