Koh Poda Island
Koh Poda Island
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SahilChrungu
New Delhi, India1,926 contributions
Jun 2020 • Family
Koh Poda or Poda Group Islands is under the administration of Haad Noppharat Thara-Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park. The Group Islands consist of Koh Poda, Koh Kai, Koh Mo and Koh Thap. They are currently popular destinations that can be reached by a rented boat from Ao Nang. Abundant and colorful coral reefs and the wonderful marine world make these islands ideal for diving and snorkeling.Moreover, when the water level gets low, Koh Kai, Koh Mo and Koh Tap, the three isles in this Group Islands will reveal and amazing sight of a white, fine sand bar that links the three isles together. This is a very pupular attraction ones should not miss if visiting Krabi sea.
Apart from the beaches in the east and the north, in the middle of the cape backed by limestone mountains in the west is also small and very peaceful bay.In the middle of Koh Poda, there is a pathway to the back beach which will also passes the one and only resort of the island, Poda Island Resort.
The northern beach of Koh Poda extends further from the eastern beach. In the middle of the sea here is a small limestone-based island which is a unique feature of Koh Poda.
The eastern beach of Koh Poda is the longest one; it is nice for swimming and sungathing, as well as making a stroll to as far as the small bay in the wetern side of the island
Apart from the beaches in the east and the north, in the middle of the cape backed by limestone mountains in the west is also small and very peaceful bay.In the middle of Koh Poda, there is a pathway to the back beach which will also passes the one and only resort of the island, Poda Island Resort.
The northern beach of Koh Poda extends further from the eastern beach. In the middle of the sea here is a small limestone-based island which is a unique feature of Koh Poda.
The eastern beach of Koh Poda is the longest one; it is nice for swimming and sungathing, as well as making a stroll to as far as the small bay in the wetern side of the island
Written May 19, 2021
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christine w
Sheerness, UK54 contributions
Feb 2023
this island is worth a visit ,nice long beach you can walk around. good for snorkling swimming and just relaxing. There is a place there where you can buy food and drink and tables and benches you can sit and eat.Toilets are clean, We was also lucky to see monkeys there..It does get busy certain times due to tourists island hopping but they stay for a short while and then go......
Written March 14, 2023
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Juli S
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Feb 2024 • Friends
A lovely day trip destination. A short ride on the longtail boat and then on the island until 4pm. Beautiful water and relaxing despite the number of tourists as the day progresses. After 3pm there are fewer of them! Water and food can be bought on site.
Written March 3, 2024
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StevenPortugal
Birmingham, UK15 contributions
Feb 2014 • Friends
Terrible to see what the tourist organisations and tourists have done to this place. I've never seen so much rubbish and litter everywhere. No bins, and it seems all groups stop here for lunch, with their picnics provided by the organisations in polystyrene boxes. The island is now essentially a giant polystyrene dump, mountains and mountains of it. It seems some of the piles have been burned (or attempted to burn) which has made it worse. It's a sorry site seeing the monkeys picking through the rubbish, drinking cola left overs out of cans etc. What is so frustrating is that for 99% of the tours, you stop here an hour, and all the staff from the tour group chill in the boats waiting for you to come back. If just once a week they did a litter pick instead of chilling (investing in their business, essentially), it would be problem solved. I couldn't relax here and just wanted to pick up litter, but with no bins, there was nowhere to put it. Far from paradise, sadly.
Written February 23, 2014
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Egemen1
Utrecht, The Netherlands69 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
My wife and I are not actually beach fans, but we loved it at Koh Poda. The beach and water at Koh Poda is simply great. However you can enjoy this only if you walk away from the crowds. It looks like everyone is coming with the 4 island tours and staying close to the boat parking area. If you're stuck in that crowd and spend only a short time at the island, then there is nothing special. You won't like it. I'd recommend anyone to skip 4 island tours and come to Koh Poda without a tour. Then you have your own time and you can walk away until you find silent beautiful spots. You will see the crowds fade away in 10-15 mins walk.
By the way, there is almost no food you can buy at the island. So it's better if you bring something with you.
By the way, there is almost no food you can buy at the island. So it's better if you bring something with you.
Written March 11, 2017
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Dilbertfan
Surrey, UK448 contributions
We saw Poda as part of a "four islands tour", so it was just a 90-minute stop for lunch and snorkelling. I'd say "check the weather forecast!" Our outing was slightly curtailed by a downpour, and it was obvious that if it had rained from the outset, the trip would have been a disaster. The islands are not far out from Ao Nang, so you are spared a lengthy sea crossing. The bad news is that most of the islands are quite crowded, especially Poda where boats are parked up side by side against the surf, over maybe 200 metres. A notice on the island says that each tour operator must pay a fee to land their passengers so as to cover the cost of island maintenance, but cleanliness was clearly an uphill battle. There is a lot of litter despite some noticeable efforts to clear up. Beware the monkeys. We were warned that if you tease them, they are quite likely to retaliate by stealing something of yours! Chicken island gets no more than a brief stop offshore to enable you to take a picture of what you might imagine to be the scrawny neck and head of a chicken. Tup and Moo (spelling?) are two very small islands with nothing to recommend them other than a 50m sandbank linking the two, which you can walk when the tide is low. There is a kiosk selling drinks and snacks on Tup, but no toilets anywhere. It was packed when we arrived, and there is precious little space to put down a towel, and nowhere to escape those pesky tourists whose egos insist they be photographed doing inane victory signs or jumping in the air in front of the surf. You might also have figured out from the foregoing, that where there are lots of people and no toilets, you are going to hit problems of hygiene. My wife spared me the visual delight, but assures me that the back of Tup island is a bit of a giant latrine. The tour was advertised as “4 islands swimming and relaxing”. Scrub the relaxing. The swimming and snorkelling was OK, but not especially good, and the comings and goings of countless boats does make you worry about being chewed up by a propeller. They also stir up the sand, which cuts down underwater visibility markedly.
Written March 4, 2013
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Ty5901
16 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Chartered a private longtail from 1pm to 5pm. Got there as the day tours were leaving. We had the whole beach to ourselves for a couple hours. The beach is worldclass outstanding. Bluest of water and whitest sand! Amazing!
Written July 8, 2019
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Grace in the moments
24 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
If you're looking for a place with less tourists and the krabi experience, take a longtail boat from the beach and hear you koh poda. The same beauty of phi phi island but less people. We hired a boat for our family of six and asked him to wait for us. We were there from 10-3pm. You need to bring your own food and take away all your trash from the island. Bring lots of sunscreen and hats, snorkel gear, food and water.... You have to pay the national park fee once you land. Bathrooms are a little scary, but it's the small price for a wonderful day! Brought our three teens and 20 year old... Day to remember!
Written June 22, 2018
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maomiao57
Bee, Italy56 contributions
Feb 2015 • Solo
From Ao Nang or Railey you can reach a small island, I've been there alone with a kayak and I really enjoied the quite and less crowded east side and the north side as wssl but only to pass and see, very wild and unreachble
Written January 27, 2016
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JednaVelka
Hradec Králové, Kralovehradecky Kraj, Czech Republic306 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
This island is THE BEST OF KRABI! Few people, clean water and peace. There is a lot of monkeys, lizards and colorful fishies. I have visited a lot of Krabi's islands, but Poda is really the best for me :)!
Written July 12, 2015
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Bonjour,
Je voudrais connaitre le tarif en bateau ?
nous y allons en novembre prochain et je recherche de bons plans par les attrapes touristes
Merci bcq pour votre réponse
Written August 4, 2016
Salut sylvie, il faut prevoir d aller sur la plage a railay ou Ao il y a des taxi boat qui prenne pas chere et negociable ;) et prevoir le droit d entree au park national 400thb en tout pour deux en prenant taxi (par persone) 300thb taxi + 400thb entree park natio. Avec notre hotel on a reussi a avoir 900thb par personne tout compris transfert hotel entree parc et nourriture pour aller a hong island snorkling etc
Written March 2, 2019
Ciao a tutti,
sono un nuovo utente TripAdvisor quindi molto inesperto tant'è che non so neppure se sto scrivendo nella sezione giusta, ma spero di sì.. :D
Vorrei sapere se qualcuno è mai partito da Koh Lanta per arrivare a Koh Poda, e se in quest'isoletta c'è possibilità di pernottamento oppure no..
Ringrazio in anticipo
Chiara
Written March 1, 2016
bonjour, nous devons partir à krabi pour les vacances de février. pouvez me dire le nom du prestataire que vous avez pris pour votre excursion.
je vous remercie d'avance pour votre réponse.
cordialement isaban
Written January 20, 2016
aryco
Quebec City, Canada
pranang travel&tour (7 islands& sunset snorkeling tour 12:30 Ă 20:00) ils ont aussi plusieurs choix de tour. licence 33/04013
Written February 15, 2016
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