Ko Lanta
The main island of the Lanta archipelago, lying in the Andaman Sea between the Phi Phi Islands and the Krabi mainland. A string of long, quiet beaches runs down its west coast, and together with neighbouring Ko Lanta Noi it makes up a district of its own.
- Where
- Krabi, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 7.5833, 99.0500
Get the Ko Lanta stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ko Lanta. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Krabi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ko Lanta
Ko Ngai 26 km
A small island that belongs to Krabi Province but is most easily reached by boat from the Trang coast. It is known for long white beaches and for the diving and snorkelling on the reefs just offshore.
Ko Jum 27 km
A quiet island about 25 kilometres south of Krabi town, with three villages and a slow pace of life. Also known as Ko Pu, it has beaches face west across the Andaman Sea.
Maya Bay 33 km
A cove on Ko Phi Phi Le, enclosed on three sides by sheer limestone cliffs, that became world famous through the film The Beach in 2000. It lies within a national park, and its sand and reefs are now carefully protected.
Ko Phi Phi Le 33 km
The smaller, uninhabited island of the Phi Phi group, almost all sheer limestone cliff rising from the Andaman Sea. It is part of a national park, and its lagoons and Maya Bay, the cove from the film The Beach, are reached only by boat.
Ko Phi Phi Don 35 km
The largest island of the Phi Phi group, about 8 km long, and the only one with people living on it. Two curving bays almost meet at its narrow middle, where the village of Ton Sai sits on a low sandy neck of land.
Ko Muk 36 km
An island off the Trang coast best known for the Emerald Cave, a sea cave that you swim through in the dark to reach a hidden lagoon and beach enclosed by cliffs. The rest of the island is fishing villages, rubber trees and quiet sand.
Ko Kradan 38 km
A small island off the Trang coast with white sand beaches and water so clear the coral reef shows from the surface. Most of it lies within Hat Chao Mai National Park, and it is often counted among the most beautiful islands in Trang.
Ko Poda 51 km
A small limestone island about 8 kilometres off Ao Nang, ringed with white sand and shallow, clear water. It is the largest of the Poda group, with Ko Kai, Ko Mo and Ko Thap, and all of them fall within a national park.
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Questions
Where is Ko Lanta?
Ko Lanta is in Krabi, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ko Ngai (26 km), Ko Jum (27 km), Maya Bay (33 km).
How do I get the Ko Lanta stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ko Lanta and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Krabi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ko Lanta before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Krabi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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