Krabi 5D4N Itinerary & Budget

Assalamualaikum & hi!

Our 5 days in Krabi were amazing! But I wish we could stay longer there. I would suggest a full 6-7 days in Krabi if you really wanna get the best of Krabi. Now let's get to the point. This is our itinerary and some daily remarks I made throughout the trip.

Where we stay: The Nine Thipthara Klongson Resort

Read the review here.

 Air Asia flight: JHB to KUL (11.10am to 12.00pm) – RM162.24

Return flight by Air Asia: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Krabi (KBV) – RM193.40 (200 BIG points)

Air Asia flight: KUL to JHB – RM35.12 (200 BIG points)

Hujan rahmat :)

Day 1

• Arrival at Krabi airport 6.10pm
• Depart to hotel 6.45pm by joined minivan – (200baht/person)
• Arrival at hotel 8.00pm – (4950baht/4-nights)
• Rent a motorbike directly from the hotel – (350baht/24 hours)
• Find packages nearby Ao Nang beach – bought a Hong island + kayaking package at (800baht/person)
• Dinner at Jame Food Center (near Ao Nang mosque)
• Back to hotel

Remarks for day 1

The weather wasn’t good so our flight can’t landed when it’s supposed to. Landed at 6.10pm which is 30 minutes later then the scheduled arrival time.

It’s still raining when we arrive.

Jame Food Center is like a food court with variety of Thai foods you can choose from.

Motorbike rental actually costs around 200baht per day but we don’t have any other choice because we need to find a package for the next day.

Registration before the trip

Day 2

• Van pickup at the hotel 8.00am
• Registration at Ao Nang Beach 8.15am
• Phak Bia island– 45 minutes for pictures
• Lading island – 1 hour + lunch
• Hong Lagoon – stopped for about 30 minutes for pictures, swimming
• Hong island – stopped for 2 hours, we did snorkelling & but not kayaking because the weather isn’t suitable so we didn’t do kayaking. T_T
• Back to Ao Nang, van sent to hotel.
• Go to Ao Nang to rent a bike.
• Dinner at Jame Food Center.
• Shop for snacks at Tesco Lotus.
• Back to hotel.

Amazing view at Hong Lagoon

Supposed to take the long-tailed boat but we took the speed boat

Remarks for day 2.

• The water at Phak Bia island wasn’t that clean so we didn’t swim there but took lots of pictures especially at the swing.
• Our agent didn't even tell us they changed our package to speed boat but we accepted it happily anyway because speed boat package is more expensive haha.
• It started raining heavily 30 minutes before our leaving time at Hong island.
• After taking a shower and resting for a while, we departed to Ao Nang to get refund for kayaking and rent a bike for the next 2 days. 400baht refund was exchanged to bike rental.
• Tesco Lotus that we went to isn’t that big but we still manage to spend 500baht there. Lol

Nak ambil gambar dengan sunglass rasa lagi cool kata Kim >.<

Day 3

• Emerald Pool – entrance fee (200baht/person), bike parking (10baht)
• Lunch at Adila Delicious
• Krabi Town night market – dinner and shopping
• Stop at Ao Nang to get Thai cooking class package
• Back to hotel and rest

Kematu punggok XD

Remarks day 3

 Go to Emerald Pool by bike took us almost 2 hours. We stopped whenever we wanted and took pictures. Followed Waze & Google Maps. The road was good until the last 2km where it’s a bit rough.

 We overlooked the statement that the Blue Pool is closed from April to October for an unknown reason. T_T

Bought souvenirs at Krabi Town, caricature and sent postcards as well. :) 

Wanna go to the Hot Springs and Tiger Cave but we were afraid it’s gonna rain (it looked like it will at that time and we’ve got like 2 hours journey back to Ao Nang). Changed of plan, went straight to Krabi Town night market instead.

 

At the Krabi Town night market

Day 4

• Thai cooking class – we waited for more than an hour but nobody picked us up T^T
• Changed of plan - strolling down Ao Nang beach side and book a massage
• Lunch otw to hotel
• Rest and relax at the hotel, swimming pool
• Aromatherapy massage and Thai traditional massage at Attarak (800baht)
• Go to Ao Nang to extend bike rental and get refund from the Thai cooking class
• Dinner nearby Ao Nang
• Shopping at Big C
• Return bike and take a tuk-tuk to hotel (200baht)
• Packing

Us with the Krabi landmark 

Remarks day 4

Big C isn’t as big as we expected. We thought the whole building is a supermarket like Tesco Lotus we went to on the second day but instead it’s like AEON in Malaysia, with many other shops inside it. I bought cute cosmetics from Cute Press here <3

We thought 200 baht to our hotel is expensive (read on some blogs you can get it for 50baht per head, one way) but because it was already 10pm, we were tired and so lazy to find other tuk-tuk, plus our hotel is quite far, we just agreed to the agent. In fact, it was a whole tuk-tuk for the two of us (meant to be shared for up to 8 people I guess) and it’s just less than RM25, we don’t wanna think more but just accept it’s their rezeki in ours. Letting you know here so that those on budget are aware of the actual rate.   

Day 5

• Taxi pickup to airport – 500baht
• Flight back to KUL
• Flight back to JHB

At Ao Nang beach

Few things I learnt about Krabi:

• Most people are friendly. Even though many didn’t speak English fluently but they are helpful when we ask for help.
• Choose a nice hotel with good facilities as you needed even if it’s a bit far from the main road.
• Riding a motorbike is actually pretty fun in Krabi especially done with the ‘one’. Lol
• Locals don’t wear helmets in Ao Nang area because it’s a small town, sometimes we see 3 people riding 1 bike. Haha
• It’s safe in Krabi. Even at night so, I don’t think girls-only-trip to Krabi will be a problem.
• Don't buy fruit soaps here because they are more expensive compared to Bangkok.
• There are so many mosques in Krabi as well so finding halal foods aren't a problem.

Alright. That's all I can share for now. Thanks for reading! ^_^

Review Hotel: The Nine Thipthara Klongson Resort, Krabi

We stayed in The Nine Thipthara Klongson Resort during our trip in Krabi. We went there during a raining & low season so we thought, if it's raining we could just relax at the good hotel. 

Entrance of the resort.

Room:

Garden Villa Room (#901)

In front of our door is this view <3

Suitable for: 

Couples on honeymoon, the have-have (rich) people haha. Ok, we’re far from being the have-have people but without the Genius discounts I got on Booking.com, we wouldn’t even dream of staying at a place like this.

Value for money: 

This is a 5-star resort. We got to book it for 4950baht (4 nights = definitely worth it) without having to rob a bank. I might exaggerate but if you think paying RM2000+ for 4-night stay at a resort isn’t a problem, I would highly suggest this resort.

Love the view from the pool <3

Location: 

I have to say that the location of this resort is actually the strength and weakness of this hotel at the same time. It’s quite far (15 to 20 minutes bike ride) from the main Ao Nang road and if you don’t have a transportation, you won’t be able to go anywhere. At the same time, it’s what we’re looking for - a hotel which is far from the bustling Ao Nang street, calm and perfect for a relaxing and romantic getaway.

The view otw to the resort.

Cleanliness:

The room and resort is very clean. They did room cleaning and towel changing every day without being asked to.

Comfort: 

Room is comfortable with a king-size bed and ours is specifically near the reception (first room from the entrance)

*sing Psy's song I LUV IT*

Facilities:

Breakfast selection isn’t that wide but it doesn’t really matter to us since we’re not used to have breakfast lol. The swimming pool is quite deep (for a person of 158cm height like me) so we enjoyed the swimming there. We LOVE the Jacuzzi bathtub they have! Tbh, we chose this room specifically for the Jacuzzi.

Bathtub inside, shower booth outside

Staff and Services:

The staffs are nice and helpful. When we arrived on the first night, the staff who greeted us didn’t brief (we forgot to ask too! -.-“) or know how to operate the jaccuzi bathtub in our room, so we can’t use it on the first night which is quite disappointing as I said earlier, we chose this room for the bathtub. So, my suggestion for the resort – the details of things should be known by ALL staffs to put guests more in comfort. 

As for the service, I wish the hotel could offer more shuttle service at least to and fro Ao Nang. The only shuttle time (forgot the exact time) they had was one in the afternoon (going to Ao Nang) and one in the evening (back to resort from Ao Nang). The last night when we need to return the bike and get back to hotel, we asked the reception about the shuttle service early in the morning but they said we have to book first and if less than 5 people booking, there won’t be any shuttle (where we ended up taking a tuk-tuk back to hotel).

Reception

Overall, we enjoyed our stay in the resort and would recommend it to couples who come here for a honeymoon. 4 out of 5 stars for this resort. Would have given 5 if they improve their shuttle service. Hope this info helps! 

Just me and the Thai pants trying to blend in.

Viral Kisah Perempuan Melayu Kahwin Lelaki Korea

Assalamualaikum,

Lagi kisah Fad dan Kim yang viral di laman sosial - facebook page Aliff Channel beberapa hari lepas. Pergh tajuk media tabloid sangat. Nak naikkan rating/traffic lettew. Kahkah.

Dia quote tweet dari Twitter. Not mine. Someone idk. kkk

Ini bukan yang pertama kali. Tahun lepas, masa kitorang kat Korea, gambar-gambar dari personal ig, @snfad_diela jadi viral di page OhBulan dan Himpunan Cerita Lawak. Tengah-tengah sibuk kerja guide orang masetu, tiba-tiba ramai yang tag lah apa. Daripada tak tau instagram ada notification setting untuk orang2 yang kita follow je terus jadi tau sebab phone tak berhenti masuk noti. Rimas gila time tu. Tapi sebab kat Korea kan, tak kisah lah sangat.

Dulu rimas, sekarang kita watlek watpis je.

Ni viral lagi sekali, kitorang kat Malaysia pulak. Adehh.. Fad yang memang jenis malas amik port ni biarkan je walaupun ada kengkawan yang tag dan share. Kim pulak jenis penyegan, cuak nanti orang kenal dia and dia tak nak rasa tak bebas. Kahkah. 

Sekampung share ye?

 Kitorang ada jugak pm page2 tersebut untuk delete pos tu tapi tak semua yang delete. Ada yang tak baca pun mesej. Ada yang baca dan ignore lol. Lastly, Fad cakap dekat Kim, biarkan je. Yang mana baik, kita ambil. Yang tidak tu tutup je mata, pekakkan telinga a.k.a "just ignore it" (what exactly I said to him sebab tu paling simple untuk dia faham kang direct translation ke laut pulak haha). Apapun, kitorang tak ambil hati, kitorang macam biasa je dengan hidup seharian, alhamdulillah. Dan tak dinafikan, ramai yang follow ig @snfad_diela lepas viral (ig Kim dia memang private kan, plus dia jarang online social network semua ni kehkeh). Semoga bertambah rezeki kami, rezeki admin2 yang pos pasal kami atas niat yang baik2 itu. Yang mana terserempak kitorang kat luar, cakap hi, anyeonghaseyo, assalamualaikum, terima kasih lah bebanyak ye. >.< *blush*

Anyways, could you please do me a favour? I know we're strangers tapi doakan je lah yang baik-baik untuk kami. Untuk bahagia sama-sama ke syurga Dia. Because at the end of the day, we are just humans. Kami sama macam pasangan lain yang bernikah atas dasar suka sama suka.

Thank you. :)