Layana Resort and Spa which is situated on Long Beach, Koh Lanta has an Adults only policy. All guests must be at least 18 years of age which means no children are allowed.

Layana Resort and Spa is the only Resort found on Koh Lanta which adopts the adults only policy. So If your looking to escape for a romantic holiday or honeymoon destination this is a perfect choice where you can relax and be pampered on an adults only holiday.

Layana Resort and Spa

Set amongst lush tropical gardens and facing on to the beach, Layana Resort and Spa has 50 guest rooms. All rooms are designed with contemporay Thai style and have king size double beds or twin beds. Bathrooms are fitted with bathtubs and seperate showers whilst the Suites have an additional open air garden shower.

Ocean Deluxe Suite

Beach Suite

* Private balcony
* Twin single or king size bed
* Work desk
* Day bed
* Idividually controlled air-conditioning
* Hair Dryer
* Private lounge with outside seating ( suites only )
* IDD Telephone
* Wireless Internet conection
* Hairdryer
* Tea and coffee making facilities
* Bathrobes
* Slippers

Tides Restaurant: Enjoy alfresco beachside setting or in a cool venue serving international dishes, Asian fusion and Seafood specialties.

Sundowners Bar: Facing the beach this is a great place to enjoy cool drinks and evening cocktails whilst watching the sunset.

Lounge: Relaxed venue for drinks and light refreshments.

Gym and Fitness Room:Weight and fitness training aids are available. No treadmills or stationary bicycles as the beach and mountain bikes are available.

Swimming Pool: Relax in or around the infinity saline swimming pool with a large poolside jacuzzi.

Saline Swimming Pool

Spa Experience: Built within its own walled garden. The Linger Spa in a sanctuary against stress. With an outside jacuzzi, hydro-massage pool, sauna and shock shower. Treat your self to a massage, body scrub, body treatments and facials.

Linger Longer Spa

Prices range from 5,200 Thai Baht in the low season to 19,500 Thai Baht in the high season. This is a very popular resort due to its location, luxury rooms, great facilities and amenities, incredibly friendly professional staff and also the adults only policy. Booking early in advance in strongly recommended.

To see all prices, view more photos, read guest reviews or book on line:
Layana Resort and Spa

One of my favourite resorts on Koh Lanta is Lanta Sand Resort and Spa which is situated on Long Beach. To keep up with Koh Lanta’s newer resorts, Lanta Sand rebuilt its reception area with flowing waterfalls and comfortable seating. They also built another swimming pool with connecting luxury apartments. The bottom 11 rooms have private balcony and pool access. The upper rooms have private bathtubs on your own private balcony. They can even provide one or two bedroom junior suites.

I stayed there a few years ago with my family and friends and enjoyed the well designed and well equipped rooms, especially the Deluxe Villa with there own private bathroom set outside in a private tropical garden.

Watch the video we made of Lanta Sand so you can see exactly what it’s like in the rooms and around the resort:

Lanta Sand Resort and Spa are now offering some special accommodation packages on Koh Lanta. When you compare the prices to the high season these are some fantastic savings.

Valid: 01.05.2009 – 10.11.2009
- Rate per person for 3 nights accommodation with daily breakfast
- Welcome drink and fruit basket in room upon arrival
- Spa special offer buy 1 get 1 free at Leelavadee spa.
- Round – trip transfer from and to Krabi airport
- Upgrade subject to availability upon arrival

Valid: 01.05.2009 – 10.11.2009
- Rate per person for 5 nights accommodation with daily breakfast
- Welcome drink and fruit basket in room upon arrival
- One bottle of sparking wine on arrival
- One a la cart at Rabeang Lanta restaurant
- One treatment spa
- Round – trip transfer from and to Krabi airport.
- Upgrade subject to availability upon arrival.

Valid: 01.05.2009 – 10.11.2009
- Rate per person for 7 nights accommodation with daily breakfast
- Welcome drink and fruit basket in room upon arrival
- One bottle of sparking wine on arrival
- Two a la cart at Rabeang Lanta restaurant
- One class for Thai cooking
- Round – trip transfer from and to Krabi airport.
- Upgrade subject to availability upon arrival

To see all package prices, view more photos, read guest reviews or book on line: Lanta Sand Resort and Spa or

Rob: Koh Lanta is a great place to visit with all the beach areas and accommodation on the west side of the Island. This makes for some breath taking sunsets, with the sun literally dropping off in to the Ocean and all the sky changing amazing colours.

Sun setting from Khlong Dao Beach

These set of photos where taken in June whilst walking along Khlong Dao Beach. In the high season the sunsets can be even more impressive.

I really enjoy when the sun has gone down and the sun rays beam up under the clouds. This brings the sky back to life with a spectrum of pastel colours and sometimes glowing red. Then slowly changing colours again before darkness wraps around the sky.

You can view great sunsets from all Koh Lanta beaches but the best ones where you can find a nice beach bar to have a cool drink or relax in a hammock under the trees are Long Beach, also known as Phra-Ae Khlong Dao, Khlong Nin, For the energetic participate in a friendly game of football or beach volleyball. These beach areas are also best for jogging or swimming. What ever you do Enjoy the sunset.

Rob: I always like when you arrive to a new country and they open the plane door for the first time. The warm air rushes in and everybody looks at each other thinking its Hot!

Well Thailand is no exception. Its not just the burning sun what wears you down but its also the humidity. On Koh Lanta its always hot and from February you feel it getting hotter and stickier every day until around April when it starts to cool a little but still remains hot.

So what can we do on Koh Lanta When Its Hot Hot Hot?

• Scuba Diving:
  What a great way of keeping cool being in the water. Koh Lanta boasts some of Thailand’s most spectacular Marine Life and Corals. It has warm clear waters and is ideal for learning to dive, with plenty to interest experienced divers too.. Choose from Day trips or Koh Lanta Liveaboard. Learn to Scuba Dive with courses starting everyday.
• Swimming:
  Koh Lanta has some nice beaches to swim and cool of. Try and go to Long Beach ( Phra-Ae ) or Khlong Nin. One of my favourite beaches is Nui Beach where you are nealry always alone with the whole beach to yourself. Or simply laze in your resort Pool.
• Speed Boat Tours.
  Koh Lanta is part of an archipelago which is made up of over fifty small islands and a great way to see these Islands and keep cool is by a one day speeboat tour. Choose from Koh Rok with its pritine beaches and corals,
  4 Island tour with a visit to Emerald Cave or Koh Phi Phi with is amazing scenery and swim in Maya Bay famous for the movie The Beach.
• Have a Sun Burn Treatment Massage
  When it is really hot most people don’t use the sun scream as they should and will get burnt very nicely. A brilliant way of soothing this is by having an Aloe Vera Massage also known as sunburn treatment. At Serentiy Massage and Spa a 60 minute massage costs 500 Thai Baht. Well worth it.
• Go to 7 Eleven shop.
  If you only have a fan in your resort a good way of keeping cool is going in to a 7 Eleven shop. These shops are always cold with the air-con. Its quite funny when you see a Thai with a jumper, fleece and gloves on working in the shop. Take your time look around and before you know it you to will be asking where you can buy some gloves.
• Chill in a hammock:
  Sometimes its just to hot so you need to find a little shade and chill in your hammock. If you haven’t got a hammock a great place to buy one is in The Old Town from Hammock House. They specialise in hand made hammocks with some unique styles and patterns.
• Drink A Beer:
  Its got to be said there is nothing better than an Ice Cold Beer on a hot day. So remember when your in the 7 Eleven shop keeping cool you can buy some beers!
• Sightseeing around Koh Lanta
  Hire a motorbike with the refreshing breeze and travel around Lanta viewing the many beautifull beaches and other attractions.If your not good on a bike a safe way to travel around Koh Lanta would be in a car especially with a local guide who knows the area. There are 2 One Day trips which you can check out. Both with English speaking guides.

  Koh Lanta Sightseeing Tour which includes Elephant Trekking, Kayaking, Visit to the Old Town and Saladan and also lunch at the viewpoint restaurant.

  Koh Lanta Animal Scenic Tour which includes Elephant trekking, Monkey show, lunch at view point restaurant, continue with the national park and enjoy time in Khlong Nin.

• Watch the Sunset
  All the best beaches are situated on the west coast of Koh Lanta. You have the most amazing view with Koh Phi Phi in the distance and the sun setting in to the sea. When the sky also changes colour you will witness something special.

Google Map of Koh Lanta
Here is AmazingLanta.com’s interactive map of Koh Lanta – click on the Sun Icons to see information about Koh Lanta beaches, Shopping baskets to view local 7 Eleven convenience stores and also Hammock House which is in the Old Town.

Use the + and – buttons on the map’s top left to zoom in and out of the map. You can also drag the map area by clicking on it with your mouse and holding down the mouse button as you drag.

Rob: I am from England and I never got to really experience and enjoy the taste of fresh Seafood. Living in Thailand how ever has changed all that and it is in the past few years I can now fully enjoy Squid ( Pla Muek ), Prawns ( Goong ), Crab ( Puu ) some great tasting Fish ( Pla ) and Oysters ( Hoi ).

Being under the stars eating is superb and all along the beaches you will find many restaurants with little boats lit up. The boats are loaded with ice and you can view a selection of the daily catch. Just pick what you want and they will cook it for you. If your not sure you can just ask and they will recommend a dish for you to try.

Lanta Seafood Restaurant – seating is situated behind on the sea.

Below are 5 restaurants which are not on the beach but I think will give you a greater choice of Seafood and are better value for money.

• Lanta Seafood – Saladan
• Saladan Seafood – Saladan
• Ruen Mai Restaurant – Saladan
• Seaview restaurant – Saladan
• Red Snapper – Prae Ae

The first four are found in Saladan and the restaurants are built on stilts stretching out on to the sea. They have a wide choice of Seafood and the fish are very fresh, crabs and lobster are usually still alive. But its not only Seafood they also serve most Thai dishes and they also have things like spaghetti, burgers and fries.The Red Snapper is in Phr Ae and is set in the trees. I have included this because the Salmon which you can enjoy as a starter or main course is delicious.

A few of my favourite Seafood dishes:

Pla Nung Manow – A whole fish steamed with chillies, corriander and lemon juice.

Tom Yam Talay – Clear and spicy Seafood Soup.

Puu Pat Pong Karee – Crab in Yellow Curry ( not spicy )

Goong Grathiem Prik Thai – Shrimps with Garlic and Black Pepper.

Talay Jarn Ron – Hot plate of Seafood with mixed vegetable marinated in a Thai Sauce.

Map of Koh Lanta
Here is AmazingLanta.com’s interactive map of Koh Lanta – click on the knife and fork icons to see information on Koh Lanta restaurants.

Use the + and – buttons on the map’s top left to zoom in and out of the map. You can also drag the map area by clicking on it with your mouse and holding down the mouse button as you drag.

Rob: One of my favourite Koh Lanta restaurants is View Point Restaurant and for many reasons. The first obviously has to be the breath taking scenery.

This picture is looking out from Viewpoint Restauarant

The view from here is one of the best on Koh Lanta, with the restaurant situated on a mountainside overlooking the East side of Koh Lanta which is not developed like the West Side. On a clear day you can see many small Islands with there sun kissed beaches standing high and proud in the sparkling water. Further in the distance you you can follow the mainland’s mountain ranges heading to Trang and further South.

Just sitting here with a gentle breeze blowing gives you a sense of freedom and relaxation. Sometimes I pop here for a coffee in the morning before I start work on my computer.

Its not just the view tho, all the food and beverages are freshly made and taste delicious. They serve a wide variety of food ranging from the usual Thai dishes of Seafood, Curry’s, Noodles and Rice but they also cater for the westener who craves burger and fries. One particular tasty Thai dish is Tom Yam Seafood. Its a very spicy Soup with many great herbs to create a unique flavour.

Another thing to check out while your here is the wildlife. You can spot many eagles floating high in the sky which are just incredible to watch . Butterfly’s of various colours moving silently around but if you take time and check out the ground and surrounding trees you may be lucky enough to spot some wild monkeys. I sat here and watched a group playing for around 30 minutes and even spotted a baby monkey it was a great thrill.

The first monkey we spotted at Viewpoint Restaurant.

Thats better he came out before climbing down.

Where to Find View Point Restaurant:

Map of Koh Lanta
Here is part of AmazingLanta.com’s interactive map of Koh Lanta- click on the icons to see information on the hotels and local amenities:

Click on the knife and fork in the middle of the map to see Viewpoint Reastaurant

Use the + and – buttons on the map’s top left to zoom in and out of the map. You can also drag the map area by clicking on it with your mouse and holding down the mouse button as you drag.

Rob: Koh Lanta is 30 Kilometers long which means you will need some form of transport to get around. Taxi’s are great but become quite expensive with many trips so most people decide to hire motorbikes.

Motorbikes are amazing, I drive one everyday and I know there is nothing more exhilarating then traveling at speed with the sun beating down and the sea on the horizon. All you can think as you zoom around is WOW! Life Feels Good!

But the problem is when you don’t have any experience on a bike traveling around in your shorts and flip flops ( be carefull also of an unexpected suntan). Koh Lanta’s roads hold some great surprises with large holes, gravel and dirt, steep hills on the mountainside and bends that are not even signposted. Never mind the other drivers and buffalo’s sometimes found in the middle of the road.

The above photo is traveling down the hill from Viewpoint Restaurant. Obviously its on the mountainside and just as you get to the bottom it leads to the right on to an even steeper hill with bad bends which you can view in the next picture.

Not all roads are roads – some are still dirt tracks on Koh Lanta and when rain falls these tracks become deep grooves. The picture below is of the road you have to travel along to reach Bamboo Bay and the National Park.

So a safe way to travel around Koh Lanta would be in a car especially with a local guide who knows the area. There are 2 One Day trips which you can check out. Both have English speaking guides.

Koh Lanta Sightseeing Tour which includes Elephant Trekking, Kayaking, Visit to the Old Town and Saladan and also lunch at the viewpoint restaurant.

Koh Lanta Animal Scenic Tour which includes Elephant trekking, Monkey show, lunch at view point restaurant, continue with the national park and enjoy time in Khlong Nin.

So let them take you safely to view some of Koh Lanta’s beautifull scenery. You know it makes sense.

These trips operate between November and April so if you come in the Low Season and get a bike, enjoy but take care!

Koh Lanta is 30 Kilometers long and has around 10 beach areas with some ranging from 500 meters long to 5 kilometers. All the beach areas are a little different but all are impressive.

Khlong Dao Beach or Long Beach which are closest to Saladan and the piers are more developed with a greater selection of resorts, restaurants and also more entertainment, Atm’s and pharmacies.

Long Beach even on a busy day its not busy.

If you head South to Kantaing Bay there are less amenities or room selection but there will also be less people and the vibe feels very different. All along Koh Lanta you will see some breath taking scenery.

Enjoy a stroll on Kantiang Bay

How do you know which beach area to stay and what facilities are around?

Check out our pages on Koh Lanta Beaches. We have added some great photos to the beach pages and also on a few you will find a short video. We have also recommended 3 resorts being Luxury, Mid Range and Budget in the chosen beach area. Just by clicking on the links will take you direct to the resort page so you don’t need to spend all day searching around. If your still not sure of where to stay at the bottom of each page are more links with individual needs such as Cheap accommodation, Luxury Hotels, Family Friendly Hotels, Hotels for Honeymooners and Hotels with the Best Spa Facilities

You can also read full descriptions of all the beach areas including restaurants and local amenities and to complement this we have added a Google Map of Koh Lanta. Listed are a host of restaurants, coffee shops, resorts and things to do. If you click on any icon it will give you a full description, photos and easy links if you need more information. If you click on the Sun Icon this will lead you to all the beaches on Koh Lanta and also give you a good idea of where they are.

Take some time have a look around the Beaches page and which ever area you do choose we hope you have a great time on Koh Lanta.

If you are arriving at Krabi Aiport you may want to think about how to transfer you, your family and friends safely to another one of Thailand’s Great destinations.

We have improved our service with Taxi transfers from Krabi airport which will take you direct to your hotel in Ao Nang, Krabi Town, Khlong Moung, Trang and Koh Lanta. These Taxi’s can also be booked from your hotel to transport you back to the Airport.

To keep the taxi spacious they can accommodate up to 6 guests.

If you are heading to Koh Lanta from any of these destinations then you can also transfer direct from your hotel to your new koh Lanta Hotel by minivan.

Ao Nang to Koh Lanta
Krabi Town to Koh Lanta
Trang to Koh Lanta
Krabi Airport to Koh Lanta

If you want to arrive a little bit more quicker check out our Express Transfer Service which includes minivan and speedboat travel. This service misses out the ques for the car ferries and can save up to several hours in the high season.

Rob:Koh Lanta, a beautifull laid back Island in the South of Thailand is developing and expanding all the time with new roads, resorts, Atm’s, clinics, restaurants and shopping areas being built. Luckily they are doing it tastefully and Lanta still remains with all its beauty and friendly locals who live at a relaxed pace.

To keep up to date with developments we have created an up to date interactive Google map of Koh Lanta and will continue updating it with icons. These icons will help you understand where certain beach areas, resorts, local amenities and attractions can be found. Inside each icon is information and links which are especially useful when searching for a resort or checking out the opening time for a clinic.

Here is AmazingLanta.com’s interactive map of Koh Lanta- click on any icons to see information on beaches, hotels, restaurants, banks, pharmacies, gasoline stations and where the ferries are situated.

Use the + and – buttons on the map’s top left to zoom in and out of the map. You can also drag the map area by clicking on it with your mouse and holding down the mouse button as you drag.

If you want information on beaches with there own unique Google Map for that area click on - Long Beach, Kaw Kwang Beach, Khlong Dao Beach, Relax Bay, Kantiang Bay, Khlong Nin Beach, Khlong Toab, Nui Beach, Khlong Khong, Bamboo Bay.