Booking trips to Loaliang
If you would like to book a trip from Railay to Loaliang, fill out the booking form at the bottom of the page. This year the island is only open for bookings from November 20th 2009 so my advice is to book early! If you are booking between Nov 20th and Dec 15th there is an offer of either a free Sea View upgrade or a free snorkel tour.
Getting There
Your booking includes transport to Loaliang from Ao Nang. It is about a 15 minute boat ride from Railay beach to Ao Nang. It is best to arrange for an early pick up from Ao Nang (8:00am is the usual time). From Ao Nang it's about a 2 hour drive to boat pick up point. The boat ride to LaoLiang varies in time depending on which boat you get, which in turn is down to luck and the tide. A long tail or the dive boat take about an hour to an hour an a half. The speed boat, when it is running takes about 20 minutes.
 
Facilities
The facilities are good and well thought out. The tents are very luxurious, the bathrooms clean and nice. As can be seen from the pictures, the tents are surprisingly large. They consist of an anteroom, and a sleeping room. There are both singles and doubles available (singles pictured below). There is power in the tents, with electric lights and a fan.
 
LoaLiang island
The island itself is small. The area which you stay is made up of a long beach backed by limestone cliffs. The beach is your classic white sand welcome to paradise beach, the water clean and warm. There is reef right off the beach, which means that it is not possible to swim at low tide (you can walk out but it's a long way). The picture below shows a particularly low tide (must be a full moon). We did not see it this low, but you can always take a kayak and paddle out...
Kayaking and fishing
Kayaks are available to rent for 200 baht for 2 hours, so you can explore around this and the closer islands. The fishing is particularly good. The staff would often come back with huge trivelli which they would cook for dinner. To fish you just need to drag a line from behind your kayak, and be in the right spot. The fish can be rather large though, and have a tendency to break your line....
 
Snorkeling
You can help yourself to mask and fins. The snorkeling off the beach is ok, but if you take a kayak and have a little explore, you can find some really good spots.
Diving
There is supposed to be really good diving off the island. Personally I'm not a diver, but other people who went seemed impressed.
 
Prices and Booking Form
There are a limited number of tents, so to ensure that you get the dates you want during high season it would be best to book a month or so in advance.
Once we have received your booking we will email you confirmation of availability.
The email will contain a link to our secure credit card payment gateway. You will then have the choice of
paying with either a VISA or a Master Card.
Our credit card gateway is implemented
with 128 bit encryption in conjunction with the Bank of Asia.
If after you have paid your booking, you wish to cancel, then you may do so up
to 2 weeks before arrival with a cancellation fee of 10% of the total cost.
If you do not cancel within the required time limit we may be unable to provide you with a refund.
 Trips to Laoliang are offered including:
* All meals (3 a day)
* Snorkel gear
* Snacks, tea, coffee and drinking water
* Luxury tent accommodation (two people per tent)
* Transfers from and back to AoNang
For single occupancies, guests will be housed in the forest tents. By paying the 500 baht sea view upgrade you can guarantee a tent on the beach.
Standard Accommodation Price:
3 Days/2 Nights: 5,500 baht per person
4 Days/3 Nights: 6,500 baht per person
Extra Days 1,000 baht per night per person
To guarantee a beach front tent you can select a
Seaview Upgrade for 500 baht per tent per night
Cost for children:
 0-2 years old: FREE
3-9 years old: 50% discount
10-12 years old: 25% discount
Extras (not included in the price):
* Recreational Dives
* PADI Open Water Course
* Snorkel trips
* DeepWater Soloing trips
* Discover rock climbing
* Half day rock climbing
* Half day fishing in Kayak with a guide
* All day fishing in private longtail boat
* Request for single occupancy tent
* Yoga
* Gear rental (shoes, harness, rope, draws and
fishing rods
All extras can be arranged and paid for on the island
Trip Transportation
The trips will run from Ao Nang. Pick up is at 8:40am, at the corner of AoNang, at the white table in front of the
traffic police box, next to the boat ticket office where you would have bought your boat ticket to Railay. If you are staying
in Railay then you will have to get a boat yourself to Ao Nang (about a 15 minute boat ride from Railay Beach). It's a good
idea to arrange your boat the previous evening.
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