Koh Tao

Hua Hin to Koh Tao - Getting there

This was relatively easy, although it was an early start to get to the ferry office in Hua Hin before 7.30am where we had to check in with the ferry company and confirm all of our bookings etc. We then had to wait around for 45 minutes for the bus to arrive, it was an AC bus with reclining seats. The Journey from Hua Hin to Chumpon took around 4.5 hours. and got us to the ferry port around 2pm. We boarded the Lomprayah High Speed Catamaran for a nice smooth ride to Koh Tao (Mae Haad Pier). The water was crystal blue and very flat making it a relaxing journey.

 At the port we were collected by the hotel and taken to one of the nicest hotels we had stayed in, the Haad Tien Beach Resort (Check it out, this was the view from our room). The location was stunning, the rooms were stunning, the private beach was stunning. The service was ok. We were here for a couple of nights, and the food was pretty good, although they had just changed the menu and this caused a few mistakes, however we addressed this and management seemed to be sorting the problems, and had taken it seriously.  

We had a nice time staying here, but didn't have much time to get a feel for Koh Tao as we were a bit limited due to rain! It appeared to be a diving hotspot with more diving schools than anything else filling the streets around the harbour. 

We did manage a couple of quick trips to the local town (Mae Haad) via the free shuttle provided by the hotel and ate at a little local restaurant called Nana's on the main street. On another night we found a beautiful little coffee shop called the lounge, which was just like somebodies front room, but with tasty cocktails. (It even had a cat that liked sitting on laps, Abi loved it!)

The following day it was off to Koh Samui!

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