After the luxurious stay at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, it was time to head to Krabi in Thailand. And the beach lover in me was glowing with delight.
Cheap airfares to Singapore and Thailand made me opt for this holiday and how glad in retrospect that I did.
It was a joy to dine beneath the stars and wake up to see the water change colours and show me pristine shades of green and blue.
There was something called the 4 island tour which goes to 4 different islands and various interesting points and I MISSED THAT!
But it turned out to be for the better when I was put on a night tour and it was heavenly to see the phenomena of bioluminescence. (The sea lights up when any activity happens in the water.)
After having missed the 4 island tour – the operator put me on a funnily named ‘7 island tour.’ It was another different island trip that took me to islands such as Koh Lanta, Ko Phi Phi Don, Koh Poda, and an island locally known as Chicken island. I also had a tryst with snorkelling and experienced how slow life could really be (underwater). It was pretty scary and exhilarating at the same time.
The pier in Krabi was located at Ao Nang which is a marketplace and also the starting point of these tours of different islands. I was excited to see the stalactites and stalagmites in the Viking caves.
I was happy to lounge on the white sands when the boat stopped on the island and see the sea change colour as the clouds turned stormy one day. Someone announced that we were in for a special visit to Railay and Phi Phi island too.
Until then I had been to Goa and Konkan coast for the beaches but this beauty, I was unprepared for.
There was the small matter of meeting a crazy couple, a French girl & a Polish guy – they couldn’t converse because Polish guy didn’t speak French and French girl didn’t speak Polska! But they were madly in love and the guy jumped in the sea on the night boat tour to spark the bioluminescence (whenever the girl wished).
Perhaps visiting the islands and unspoilt beaches of Krabi in Thailand spoiled me; now I don’t have the ‘wow’ factor of a beach destination in India.
Whoa!! When did this happen and what took you to the beaches and away from the mountains!
Hehe. It was my family’s attempt to wean me from the mountains and try ‘luxury travel!’; needless to say wasn’t successful.
Hahaha!! Acha!
Excellent post.
Thank you :))
Wowsome pics! Love the colours!
Thank you Divyakshi 🙂 Unbelievably beautiful.
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The beaches of India are spoilt for us now , so agree to this 🙂 I missed the bioluminescent phenomena , sigh! Do you have any pictures of that? That couple was so adorable though 😀
Aww, no. I wasn’t an expert at photography then!
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What an incredible journey to read about! Your blog beautifully captures the essence of cultural exploration and the wonders of travel.