Activities on Koh Lanta

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Sun Island Tours run by American Susanna offers boat tours off the beaten track to the islands East of Koh Lanta. The long tail boat will take you to unspoilt islands where you have the chance to snorkel and sunbathe. BBQs and individual charters can also be booked. 2 day camping trips are also held. Sun Island Lanta Tours also offers transfers to Koh Ngai.

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Lanta Petpailin Tours offers various speedboat trips to islands in the Andaman Sea. You can choose between a tour to Koh Phi Phi or a 4 Island Tour. Snorkel gear, food and soft drinks are included in the day tours. Petpailin Tours also runs the daily speedboat transfers to Phi Phi and Phuket. You can book Lanta Petpailin Tours through any travel agent or just call Petpailin.

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Opal Travel is a Speedboat Company that organizes tours to the islands in the Andaman Sea. You can choose between a day trip to Koh Rok or a four island tour. Soft drinks and meals are included in the price. Opal Travel also offers yacht charters. You can book the tours with any travel agent on the island.

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Freedom Adventures is a small customer-oriented company that does boat tours to the islands in the Andaman Sea. Camping Trips are also offered.

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Lanta Sailing is run by Captain Wyn Davies who has been living on Koh Lanta for many years. The boats can be chartered in Koh Lanta or Phuket and come with or without crew.

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Lanta Garden Hill Travel and Speedboat is a renowned speed boat company that organizes trips to the nearby islands. Moreover Lanta Garden Hill functions as a travel agent that offers excursions and day trips as well as flight, train and bus ticket reservations. They also offer boat trips around Koh Lanta as well as to destinations farther away.

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Dachanat Services rents cars, jeeps, pickup trucks and motorbikes as well as scooters. Dachanat Services also does airport transfers and organizes tours on Koh Lanta.

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O & M Tourist Center is a professional travel agent that offers excursions and day trips as well as flight, train and bus ticket reservations. They also organize tours around the island, boat trips and excursions to the main land.

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Elephant Trekking Koh Lanta offers elephant trekking every hour during high season between 09.00 and 15.00. The trips last about one hour and include pick-up service and soft drinks.

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Lanta Jungle Tour and Safari calls itself an Eco friendly Travel and Tour Company. They are located in Klong Jak at Lanta's so called Last Beach. Various tours are offered and all include an elephant ride. Ask any tour office on Koh Lanta or call them directly.

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South Lanta Waterfall Safari takes you on an elephants back to Klong Jak Waterfall through the jungle. The ride takes about 1 hour. Pick-up service from your accommodation is included in the price.

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Lanta Monkey School shows well trained monkeys and brings them closer to the tourists. Monkeys even nowadays are still important to clean Palm Trees and harvest coconuts.

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Lanta Paddle Sports rents surfboards, Kayaks and offers snorkeling trips. Lessons are available. Just pass their office on the main road leading to Saladan.

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Lanta Kayaking offers day and half-day tours. Pick-up service from your accommodation and food and drinks are included in the price. Lanta Kayaking also offers Lanta sightseeing tours and mangrove tours.

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T Off Driving Range is open during the day until early evening.

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Lanta Sport Complex is a modern fitness center. They also offer Thai boxing classes and various other courses. A swimming pool and spa is planned to be opened in 2013.

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At Koh Lanta Boxing Stadium you can follow Muay Thai fights twice a week, the shows start at 21.00 and the entrance fee is between 600 and 1200 Baht.

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Klong Dao Watersport offers Surf Boards and also surf classes for beginner levels. If you are a group pf at least two Klong Dao Watersports has personalised fitness lessons.

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Thung Yhee Phuang Fishing Park is located at the East Coast. You can fish for saltwater fish and they will be prepared to your liking at the restaurant.

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Klong Jak Waterfall is not an impressive waterfall during high season as it is during the wet season. However, getting there is the goal. It takes about 45 minutes by foot and you walk partly through a river in the jungle. You can observe rare birds and other species.

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Mu Koh Lanta National Park is located at the Southern tip of the island. The National Park is about 134 km2 large and does not only consist of rainforest on the island but also 15 small islands in the Andaman Sea belong to it.
You can find various snakes such as cobras and pythons, small mammals and more than a hundred bird species. A nature trail of 1.7 km goes through the park. However, the entrance fee of 200 Baht per person just for taking a walk is not justified.

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Tham Khao Mai Kaeo(Diamond Cave) is close to Klong Nin and was discovered several years ago. Follow the signs before the turning to Klong Nin Beach and turn right. You can find a small settlement at the entrance to the cave. From there a small footpath through intact forest with trees of 50 meters high leads you to the caves. You have to climb over bamboo ladders and steep steps that lead from one cave to the next. The cave system consists of three caves. We recommend taking a guide from the village who will take you there safely and the price of 200 baht includes a torch.

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Tham Sua (Tiger Cave) was recently discovered. Follow the signs to Info Tham Sua and take a guide for 200 Baht. After 20 minutes walk through the jungle a hole in the ground forms the entrance to the cave. After climbing down the bamboo ladder you will be impressed by the cave´s stalactites and stalagmites.

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Mangrove Forest Park on the East Coast is a small conservatory for mangroves. Friendly staff take you through the mangrove forest by boat and tell you all about this complicated and very fragile Eco system.

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Lanta Animal Welfare is a non profit organization that helps stray cats and dogs. They have a sterilization center and you can bring dogs and cats in that need help. They patrol the island and take in animals that need care. At Lanta Animal Welfare you can also volunteer to walk dogs. Vets that want to volunteer are most welcome. The kennels and the space for cats is spacious and you can see the pets enjoy being there.

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Lanta Thai Cookery School offers cooking classes three times a day. The cooking classes are held in small groups. The morning and afternoon classes are 1000 Baht per person, the evening one 1500 Baht. Lanta Thai cookery School offers complimentary pick-up service from and to your accommodation.

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Time for Lime is a cooking school that offers half day and full day courses. The restaurant and bar is beachfront and bungalows are also for rent. Junie is a real animal lover and part of the profits goes to the Animal Welfare Lanta.

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Cook Kai is a Thai restaurant set back from the beach serving a good selection of Thai food, "hot-pans" of seafood in coconut cream and duck curry. They offer cooking classes upon request.

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Roi Thai Restaurant is a beach restaurant in Klong Nin, nicely decorated sun chairs and umbrellas on the beach. They also offer cooking classes. You can either choose a course form 08,30 - 1030 the lunch course from 11.00 to 14,30 or the sunset course starting at 4.30 ending at 21.00.

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Lanta Butterfly Garden and Orchid farm is run by German Ecky and his wife Renoo. He exhibits numerous orchids and butterflies and gives an insight about the species. A small cafe on the premises offers refreshments.

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Green Farm can be visisted daily. They have an orchid exhibition and also give the visitor an insight into Lantas flora.

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Lanta Butterfly Center is a small butterfly garden with many endemic species on display.

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Blue Planet Divers is an IDC Center and offers PADI sessions. The french run dive center teaches in various languages, such as German, English and Swedish.

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Go Dive is a Thai Dive School offering various PADI courses in numerous languages.

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Hidden Depth is a PADI dive center that offers courses of all levels in numerous languages.

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Koh Lanta Diving Center is a 5 Star CMAS Diving School under German Management. Christian Mietz founded the first dive base on Koh Lanta 15 years ago. He and his team teach diving in many languages.Koh Lanta Diving Center also offers Tec Dive Courses. PADI certificates are also handed out.

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Kon Tiki Dive Center is a professional dive base teaching according to PADI and IDC standards. Kon Tiki is under Swedish management.

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Lanta Diver is a PADI, 5 Star CMAS, IDC Dive Center run by Swedish Management. They offer dive courses and fun dives of all levels.

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Lanta Diving Safari is run by Austrian Management. They offer live-aboards in the Andaman Sea with their MV Flying Seahorse. The boat can take a max of 14 divers. All meals and soft drinks are included. Special meals, such as vegetarian or halal requirements need to be communicated with your booking.

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Lanta Fun Divers is a German run PADI Dive Center. They offer courses in various languages. Uli and Louise have been running Lanta Fun Divers for more than ten years. The beach office is in Phra-Ae at Funky Fish.

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Ocean Divers is a PADI dive school in the center of Ban Saladan. They offer dive courses and day trips. The courses are held in various languages. The dive masters come from the UK, Sweden, and France.

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Octopus Divers is a PADI dive school under Czech management. They offer dive courses of all levels and teach in various languages, such as English, Swedish, Polish and Thai.

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Raya Divers Lanta branch is a PADI dive center. Raya Divers, originally from Phuket has subsidiaries in Khao Lak, Krabi and Koh Raya. They teach all levels according to international standards.

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Flip Flop Divers is a PADI Dive center in Phra-Ae. Flip Flop Divers do day trips to the famous dive sites around Koh Lanta by speedboat. Flip Flop Cafe offers cold drinks and coffees.

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Palm Beach Divers is a 5 Star PADI Center located at Palm Beach Resort on Long Beach. Palm Beach Divers offers various courses of all levels and fun dives.

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Anti Gravity was founded in 2009 and offers Padi courses to various levels. The multilingual dive instructors make your stay a memorable one. Anti Gravity offers day trips and snorkeling.

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Scuba Fish is a PADI Dive School in Kantiang that teaches all levels in various languages. The retail store is well equipped and dive and snorkeling gear can be bought here.

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