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!