KRABI, THAILAND: Half-day Itinerary at Krabi Town

Tina Pascual
Jan 10, 2020
3 min read

Updated: Aug 31, 2020

12:15 AM

Arrived at the Krabi International Airport.

We pre-booked a car to take us from the airport to our hotel located at Krabi Town. Since public transportation in Krabi is uncommon and hardly available, we paid 500 baht or 17 usd for a 20 minutes private car ride. Nevertheless, our trip had multiple astounding views already. There were small sharply-shaped mountains scattered all over the area and their road traffic displays are fun with its monkey sculptures all over the street signages.

2 PM

Went out to stroll at Chaofah coastal park right after we arrived and freshened up at our sea view hotel.

From a distance, we can already see one of Krabi’s iconic symbol, the distinctively beautiful, Khao Khanap limestone mountain. It is shaped like a tooth and it protrudes from the water. We were already contented seeing it from afar when we came across a tourist information center. From there, we realised that we can actually hire a boat going to its cave.

3 PM

We booked a long-tail boat to take two of us to Khao Khanap Nam Cave. While waiting for our skipper, we decided to take our late lunch at Krabi Street Night Market (which actually opens at noon time) located just across the information center and overlooking the Pak Nam Krabi Bay. We had some barbecued chicken and pork.

Soon after, we hopped on the boat at the nearby Kong Kah Pier.

4 PM

Arrived at the Khao Khanap Nam Cave. We paid 30 baht or 1 usd each for entrance fee. We were then greeted by macaque monkeys. My anxiety towards them made me looked straight in the eyes of the aggressive one. Perhaps my eye contact made him feel agitated. So, he started to make bizarre noises and swiftly grabbed my wallet. I shouted out of fear and anger but he became more violent. Luckily, he went away when the staff came into my rescue and scolded him.

Though, I was relieved, it wasn’t a good experience. I started to think the “what if’s”. What if I wasn’t able to retrieve my money? What if the staff didn’t came to save me? What if the monkey had scratched or hurt me?

Anyway, the cave’s entrance is accessible via a man made cemented stairs. Like many other caves, it has an opening at the top where the light came in. What is unique in this cave is seeing few real ancient human skeletons. It was also known that during World War II, the Japanese soldiers had occupied the cave for shelter. In addition, there are displayed model sculptures that depicts the everyday life of cavemen.

5 PM

We travelled further to a floating restaurant and we considered it a tourist trap. Nevertheless, it was interesting since we don’t find something like this from where we came from. Though the foods and drinks are overpriced, we ordered a mango juice as a courtesy.

Afterwards, we strolled behind the restaurants and realised that there was an interesting floating mini residential area.

6 PM

Went back to the town proper and wandered along the alley to search for a unique restaurant to dine. Most of the eateries and shops are vintage in style. Like, many Asian stores, it is also where the owners resides. If they’re kind enough, they allow tourists to take a peek of their humble abode.

We decided to have dinner in a restaurant that almost looked like a museum of the 70’s. It displayed a fascinating classic pieces that brings a nostalgia to our birth year.

7:30 PM

Walked towards Krabi Town Night Market where locals and foreigners flocked for cheap food and loud night. Out of curiosity, we ate in one of the stalls to taste a typical Krabi dishes. What we had is not outstanding though, but its good to try for experience.