Phuket Island - Day THREE - 3rd December - Island Trip

Island trip arranged earlier with the tour agent which cost 200baht per person inclusive the tour to Maya Bay, Phi-Phi Ley and Phi-Phi Don of Phi-Phi Island, and a trip to Khai Island.

The journey starts at 0730hours local time picking up by a free minivan prepared by the travel agent at Patong Cottage Resort, our hotel. The journey took around one hour to reach the habour near Phuket Town. During this one hour, we manage to tour around Patong Beach and other parts of Phuket while the driver is fetching the other passenger for the same trip.

Arriving at the habour at 0830hours, we were told to rent the flippers or fins for us to swim more efficiently with onlt 200baht per pair. Actually, this fin does no necessary. During the whole trip, fins are lessly being used.

0900hours, we boarded a speed boat and our journey to the island begins.

First island, Khai Island. Its no bigger than a football court. Has great view on the sea and mountain on the other side. Fishes are lots to be seen in the water. Lots of travellers walking around, sunbathing, swimming, and snorkelling. Its a really nice place to relax.

After an hour playing around on Khai Island, we boarded the speed boat again heading out to Phi-Phi Ley Island of Phi-Phi Island. This island, Maya Bay is the best of all. If you watched "The Beach" by Leonardo Dicarpio, then you will know why this beach is fabulous. The trip on Maya Bay was Fantastic. Its a bay for all tourist and its a must go place. The sand are really like crystal and what to say the sea water. Its crystal clear. However, no fishes was found and its probably due to the water temperature. The water here is colder compared to Khai Island. Its really a human heaven here.


After about an hour, we boarded the boat again and head out to some bay. This time, we did not jump down as this bay has no beach. Its unique with its three layer of water colour. They have Dark Green, Green and light Green. Really nice colour. Most travel agent will bring them here and drive the boat around for pictures only.

After the trip, we then focus on some caves just above the sea. This caves has its own history. According to the tour guide, these caves were once the popular hiding point for the trading ship in the ancient age. Lots of craving of ancient life are in the caves. Its now used to grow bird's nest and its forbidden for visitors.

This trip is then followed by a buffet lunch. Its on shore of Phi-Phi Island. This part of Phi-Phi Island are actually being washed off by Tsunami during December 2004. Few thousands of human life sacrified here and they are still in the process of rebuilding the building and structure. Its the worst disaster happended on Phi-Phi Island before.

After lunch, we proceed with a little snorkelling and heading back once it started to rain. The journey back was a dangerous one as the sea started to be really rough and lots of people on our boat were wet due to the rain and the sparking sea water on the boat. Its really a dangerous one. But at the same time, we also manage to catch some view on the rainbow forming few hundred meters away from us. Its the most pretty rainbow I have ever seen connected to the surface of the sea.

At last, we reach the shore of Phuket Island and heading back to another hotel - Aloha Villa.

Aloha villa is the most expensive and most worthless hotel I have ever stayed in Phuket Island or specificly Patong Beach. Although the facility are good, swimming pool are nice, but the room was really bad. No keetle, no bath tub. The room isn't that clean too.

At night, we manage to visit the most popular tourist spot, Bangla Road. Its a night life or clubbing spot for all tourist and the locals. The whole road are for vehicles during the day but at night, its only for legs. Lots of "Ping-Pong Show", "Tiger Show" and other show on during the night. It only cost you 400baht to get a drink and enjoy the show free. Lots of people taking photos with those Shemale or so called "Ah Gua" is mandarin dialet.