Things To Do On Koh Lanta When Its Raining

Koh Lanta is usually blessed with blue skies but it also sadly has days where it does rain. Due to the shape of the Island and mountain range it could be raining on one part of the Island but not in another.

If you are on Koh Lanta in the green season you may be unlucky when the heavens open it really does pour down, some times only in the mornings or afternoons and when a storm appears it may continue raining non stop for several days. Even in the high season it can rain.

What can you do when it’s raining?

Most people will have only packed shorts and t shirts not thinking about the rain so to keep dry go buy a cheap poncho. These can be bought in every 7 eleven shop or shops that sell souvenirs ranging from 20 to 200 baht depending on how cool you would like to look. When you have your poncho you can go anywhere in the rain, it is a hot country after all, just a little bit wet.

Shopping in Saladan, the main town center of Koh Lanta where you will find a host of shops. Khlong Nin is also great for shopping as they have a few shops with man made jewellery. Old town you will find Hammock House where you can buy specially designed hammocks, they are actually conceived as a way to help the Mlabri tribe of North-Thailand in their search for a new livelihood.

Scuba Diving Get even wetter with scuba diving. Koh Lanta is a great place for learning to dive or for the experienced diver wanting an adventure. The spectacular dive sites offer warm clear water, colour full soft corals and an abundance of marine life.

Learn to Cook Thai Food All the Cooking schools are set in different environments and locations but all share the same passion of making cooking Thai food easy to understand and fun.

Spa Treatment Take time out on your vacation to restore your neglected body at a Koh Lanta Spa. When booking a transfer or villa you and your friends will receive a 20% discount at the popular Serenity Massage and Spa which is based in Saladan

Relax in a Hammock Enjoy lying in a hammock on your terrace reading a good book whilst its raining. Hammock House based in Lanta Old Town offers a wide selection of unique, luxury hand woven hammocks. Great to take home with you.

Stand Up Paddleboarding Exploding into popularity Stand Up Paddelboarding (SUP) is standing on a giant surfboard and propelling yourself along with a single ended paddle.

Use The Internet – Many hotels have free WiFi Update your Facebook, download music, movies and books, store your great photos on line, write your travel blog. Using the internet when its raining is a great thing to do, many Koh Lanta hotels have free Wi fi

Get a Tattoo Thailand is famed for using a Bamboo stick to tattoo. Many travelers decide to get a temple, elephant or Thai inscription to remember there vacation and Koh Lanta has many good shops to choose from.

Have A Suit Made You do not have to rush around Bangkok having a suit made. Koh Lanta has many shops offering there quality service of suits made to order.

Koh Lanta Google Map

This is our comprehensive Google Map of Koh Lanta. We recommend you open the map in a new window to see it properly.

Each type of landmark has a different colour marker on the map:

• BLUE: Accommodation on Koh Lanta
• GREEN: Food and Drink on Koh Lanta/li>
• BRIGHT RED: Things To Do on Koh Lanta
• ORANGE: Shopping on Koh Lanta
• DARK RED: Koh Lanta Practicalities
• PURPLE: Koh Lanta Landmarks

Click on a marker and it will give you the name of the landmark, with a brief description and links for more information and directions. You can pan, scroll, and zoom around the map, or use the + or – buttons in the bottom left of the map to zoom in and out.

Click on the icon in the top left corner for an index of every location, sorted by category. Scroll down or use the map search (the magnifying glass icon) to find the place you want. Click the name of the place in the list. Its location pin will be highlighted on the map.

Each category is on a different layer, which can be switched on and off. So you can just see the Hotel or Restaurant pins, for example.

If you are using the map on your phone, open the Koh Lanta Thailand Map and then search for the name of the place. The map will then zoom in on its location.