Starting in April we are offering a combination day and night herping adventure for people looking for snakes and other reptiles. The rains this year have been early and we are starting to see snakes and other reptiles earlier than usual. We are starting our snake and reptile herping earlier than the usual month of … Read more
[Page updated 28 March 2025] Songkran officially starts in Thailand on Sunday, April 13 to Tuesday, April 15th across Thailand. This is a nationwide holiday and this is the actual Thai Buddhist holiday that will celebrate the year 2568. Though Thais do celebrate the Jan 1 New Year, and the Chinese New Year, they also … Read more
We encounter civet cats on our slow loris/civet tours in Krabi because most people don’t come on vacation to our area to focus just on finding the civets – as amazing as they are! The Asian (Common) Palm Civet is the civet we see most often here in Krabi. The species is, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus. About … Read more
If you want to get more information on our nighttime Slow Loris and Civet night walk in the Krabi Rainforest, just fill out this short form and we’ll get right back with you. Ideally, you can contact us after you fill this out with our WhatsApp – +66 635405050
Where Is the Krabi Zoo? Many people ask us if they can come and visit the Krabi Zoo filled with wildlife like tigers, leopards, eagles, owls, snakes, lizards, hog badgers, guar, elephants, monkeys, langurs, and other amazing creatures native to Thailand. No, there is no Krabi Zoo in Krabi, and there has never been a … Read more
[Page Updated 26 March 2025] March to May are some of the BEST MONTHS to do this Blue Plankton Tour! (Huge price cut too!) This blue plankton glowing effect in the Krabi water at night is a phenomenon that occurs all over the world, but especially in warm water areas like Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, … Read more
Many people want to know what they should do if they only have one day in Krabi for a short vacation and taste of what its like. If you love animals and nature, we’ve mapped out a schedule for you for the day that will give you the BEST experience of Krabi! Join us for … Read more
Living in Krabi for nearly twenty years has given us unique insight about what delicious food options are available and where the food near me is, here in Krabi and Thailand in general. This page will give you the food options in Krabi you can choose from! Is There Food Near Me? Yes! There is … Read more
Wildlife in Krabi can be found ethically, on night safaris through the rainforest and other areas to find all kinds of small animals like lizards, geckos, snakes, birds, bugs, bats, slow lorises, civets, colugos, hog badgers, spiders, scorpions, and more! One of our primary goals is to show visitors to our country some of the … Read more
Calloselasma rhodostoma (The Malayan Pit Viper) is a snake species that is found in many locations across Thailand. Here in Krabi, we can find it in many places. If you would like to attempt to find this snake on your own in Thailand – read on. If you have limited time, Book a Night Safari … Read more
The best way to go about finding pythons in Krabi, Thailand is to have patience and go herping for pythons when it’s raining. Are Pythons in Krabi? Yes, there are many pythons living in the Krabi area. In Krabi, we have Reticulated Pythons (Malayopython reticulatus – see the image at top of page) and Blood … Read more
We went out the other night with some people from the USA and Poland. We found a lot of wildlife once everyone got adjusted to the light and how to use their headlamps. Last night was extra special because we found some things we’d never seen before and that’s always exciting. To be honest, we … Read more
This is a basic Thai lesson that will help your vacation be more enjoyable as you can interact with Thais using their language. At least you can try! Thai language is quite difficult to learn if you are only trying to do so on your vacation, so this will give you a jump-start on the … Read more
[Updated 8 March 2025] Most ex-pats in Southern Thailand are living on the island of Phuket, so the easiest Visa Run to renew or extend their Thailand visas is to drive right up to Ranong, Myanmar (Burma) and cross over by boat. Many expats living in Krabi, Trang, Phuket, Phang Nga, and Surat choose to … Read more
Finding a place to store your travel bags, backpacks, and other things you’ll need while traveling can be difficult no matter where you are. Sometimes a hotel will let you do it, other times, no and you’ll be stuck carrying everything you brought to everywhere you go. Your best chance is to always ask the … Read more
In Krabi Town we have 3 newly refurbished tennis courts that are for the public to use. Gates open typically around 4-5 pm, but you never know when the man is coming with the key. Play is according to first come, first serve. There are some regular Thai players who come daily for fun games … Read more
If you’re looking to get in some running while you’re staying in Krabi town, and you don’t know where to go – there are two places I’d recommend. Thara Park – if it hasn’t rained that day, or the city water reservoirs if it has been raining a lot. You’ll have to jump over some … Read more
Many people want to take a train to Krabi, Thailand and they ask us how they can do it. The train system in Thailand is not the best laid-out transportation in the world! There are trains that go from the furthest provinces south up through Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, and then further up the … Read more
Centara Beach Resort – Ao Nang One of Krabi’s nicest places to stay on vacation is the Centara Grand Beach Resort in Ao Nang Beach. I took a photo the other day after climbing the hill at monkey trail. This is a land-locked private beach and pool resort, you have to climb up and down … Read more
We recently had someone go out on our Birdwatching by Boat tour of the Krabi River mangroves area and they really did well with the number of species they found. We’ll share the list below. Some may be errors, they weren’t experts on the local birds. Birding Report – Krabi Town Mangroves and Mudflats Boat … Read more
We lived in Krabi for almost 20 years. We’ve seen about 5 Krabi Cooking classes (schools) come and go over that time. One of the best if you’re down that way is in Ko Lanta. If you’re interested in which one it is, just let us know on WhatsApp and we’ll connect you. There is … Read more
The short answer is no, as a tourist you can’t really go climb Khao Phanom Mountain in Krabi, the 1490 meter-high peak that is part of the national park service in Krabi. There are a number of reasons why climbing Khao Phanom likely isn’t going to happen for you anytime soon. We’ll outline them below. … Read more