Krabi if the cliffs matter. Phuket if the flight times and resort row matter. You can boat between them in a morning in season.

Krabi

Krabi is known for cliffs and Railay, not a long resort strip. Stay in Ao Nang if you want cars and dinner. Stay on Railay if you accept a longtail.

Ao NangRailayKBV

SeasonBest November to April

AirportKBV, or transfer from HKT

BoatsRailay longtail; Phi Phi ferry

The cliffs and the Railay pocket are why people come. Ao Nang is the logistics town. Railay has no road. Phi Phi is a day trip, or a night if you want the village after the boats leave.

Rayavadee sits in the Railay-Phra Nang pocket and is filed under resort living.

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Krabi staysAo Nang default
Book Ao Nang if you want cars and dinner. Book Railay if you want the cliff.
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Ao Nang hotelsMainland beach
Longtails to Railay from the south end.
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Phi Phi and four islandsIsland hopping
Cancel if the Andaman is up. The Gulf is the flip.
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Phuket or Krabi?: Krabi if the cliffs matter. Phuket if the flight times and resort row matter. You can boat between them in a morning in season.

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