14 days backpacker Andaman: Phuket to Lipe itinerary
Keep boats on one sea. Maya Bay is 400 THB and no swim; Lipe finishes via Pak Bara or a long island boat, 600 to 800 THB from the mainland pier. Fits backpackers who fly HKT.
A dry-season Andaman hop runs cheap Phuket nights, a Maya Bay dawn, then Lanta and Lipe. Sleep two nights on Phuket away from a Patong default if you can. Fly Bangkok to Phuket in about 80 minutes. Rassada boats sit on Phuket to Krabi and Phi Phi.
Phi Phi Don two nights. Maya Bay 400 THB, no swim. Ao Nang or Railay two nights. Lanta four nights using Lanta stays. Lipe three nights. Season notes sit on when to go. For a no-Phuket version use 12 days Andaman without Phuket.
Day by day
1 Land HKT
Guest house in Kata or a cheaper Phuket Town room. No boat.
2 Old Town and pack
Thalang Road. Book Rassada.
3 Rassada to Phi Phi
Sleep Long Beach if the budget holds.
4 06:30 Maya Bay
400 THB. Pileh swim. Second Phi Phi night.
5 Boat to Ao Nang or Railay
Railay longtail about 15 minutes, 100 THB daytime.
6 Krabi buffer
Hong Islands or Tiger Cave. Pack for Lanta.
7 Krabi to Lanta
Saladan boat or car ferry. See the route page.
8 Klong Dao swim
West-coast sand. Cheap eats in Saladan.
9 South Lanta
Long Beach or a quieter bay.
10 Lanta buffer
Book the Lipe boat. Confirm the pier.
11 Boat to Lipe
Walking island. Sleep walking-street side or a quieter beach.
12 Lipe snorkel
Short boat. No Maya Bay clone.
13 Lipe buffer
Sunrise beach hour. Confirm the outbound.
14 Exit via Lanta or Hatyai
Leave slack before an HKT flight if the boat can run late.
Five Andaman stops, one dry season
Keep the Gulf off this page. For a villa version see 12-day Andaman honeymoon.
| Block | Nights | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 2 | HKT; Rassada |
| Phi Phi | 2 | 400 THB Maya Bay |
| Krabi | 2 | Ao Nang or Railay |
| Lanta | 4 | Saladan boat or car ferry |
| Lipe | 3 | Walking island finish |
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- Can you add Samui at the end?
- No. That is a different sea and a different monsoon clock.
- Maya Bay swim?
- No. 400 THB park fee. Swim at Pileh.
- How do you exit Lipe?
- Boat back toward Lanta or the mainland, then a van to Hatyai or a flight from a named airport. Build a buffer day.