Day 2 - Krabi, Thailand

When we check-in to the resort during day 1, we also booked some islands tour - Speedboat Phi Phi Island Tour (Day 2) & Private Longtail Boat 4 Islands Tour (Day 3).  And so, we woke up early on Day 2 for the resort's breakfast buffet and also the tour.



The breakfast buffet cost 300 Baht (SGD$11.70) for each perso. The food is quite decent, though I felt that the variety was not much. But, there's a egg station for egg lovers like me! You can choose scrambled eggs, egg omelette, poached eggs, and etc!



The tour agency that we had booked our Speedboat Phi Phi Island Tour is Chokpaisan Andaman Sea. I read quite a number of bad reviews on a few Krabi boat operators and so I was quite wary when booking tours. However, I must say that Chokpaisan Andaman Sea is really good! The speedboat is really clean, the life vests look new, there's chilled mineral water and lunch provided, really clean snorkeling sets, friendly and helpful guides as well as hotel transfers! Overall, it was an excellent experience. I will recommend Chokpaisan Andaman Sea if you're looking to book tours in Krabi!



So the tour starts at 9.00 am and ends around 4.30 pm. And, The tour costs $1800 (SGD$70.50) per person.



Tour Itinerary as follow:
1 Maya Bay
2 Monkey Bay
3 Snorkeling at Lohsamah Bay
4 Pileh Bay
5 Viking Cave
6 Lunch at Phi Phi Don
7 Snorkeling at Runtee Bay
8 Bamboo Island



At Phi Phi Don, we'll head to a restaurant and have our provided lunch. There's quite a number is Thai dishes - Sweet & Sour Fish, Salad, Tom Yum Soup, Mixed Vegetables, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Fried Chicken Wings and Fruits. I find the Fried Chicken Wings really yummy! Hehe.



I think we had about an hour there, and so after gobbling down our lunch, we quickly head in to the walking street to look for stuffs to buy. The things you find at Phi Phi Don is some what similar to the things you can find at Ao Nang Walking Street, but most of them are cheaper at Phi Phi Don.



So while walking around on Phi Phi Don, I bought a float bed (below) at 200 Baht (SGD$7.80) which I think is really cheap! And I can't seem to find this in Singapore. I bought a snorkel too at 200 Baht (SGD$7.80) and it works well.



I really love snorkeling as I'm always so amazed by what's in the water! And the most common fish you'll see in Krabi's water is the Sergeant Fish. I find them really adorable and I love their stripes. They're always in a shoal. So when you spot one, you'll properly spot a lot more of the fish.



If you're lucky, you'll get to see a lot other fishes swimming around near the sea bed, if the water visibility is high. It was getting closer to monsoon period when I visited and so the water visibility was not really that clear. In fact, during the second snorkeling tour, I hardly see any fishes in the water.



The tour size is usually about 20-25 people. Check my trip video at the bottom of this post for videos I've taken during the tour!



These are the guides, they're really informative and outgoing!



You'll get to see a lot of these beautiful lime stones in the middle of the sea during the tour.



 

So after the tour, we went to the nearest 7-11 store and bought their cheese bites (cheese hotdogs). They are reallyyyyyyyy yummyyyyy! They are so cheesy and tasty! We bought this at 2 for 22 Baht (SGD$0.80). Super cheap! I'm so hungry now again after looking at the photo!



After cheese bites, I went to test out my newly bought float bed in the resort's pool before heading for out for dinner.



 

After resting for awhile at the resort, we called the Motorcycle Tuk Tuk Taxi driver (the one we hired in Day 1) and have him drive us to Krabi Town again to visit Chao Fah Pier Market for dinner. Chao Fah Pier Market is along the river and it basically features outdoor food stalls along the roadside.

The first thing we bought was the chicken satay from this stall (above). If my memory did not fail me, it's about 20 Baht (SGD$0.80) per stick. It is not bad!



As we continued walking, we came across this stall called Chaofah Phochana with a lot of customers and so we decided to give it a try. The food are really cheap and we ordered Pad Thai, Omelette with Crabmeat, Fried Squid with Salted Egg and Tom Yum Seafood Soup.



Fried Squid with Salted Egg - 80 Baht (SGD$3.20). When it says Fried Squid on the menu, I imagined it to be something like Calamari, however, it's not. But still, it's good. I love salted egg, so I think nothing can go wrong with salted egg. Haha.



Tom Yum Seafood Soup - 100 Baht (SGD$4.00). This soup is really good. Compared to the one we had during day 1, this is more spicy and has more seafood inside.



Omelette with Crabmeat - 80 Baht ($3.20). The omelette was deep fried and I don't really like it as I find it too oily. However, it still taste quite good.



Pad Thai - 40 Baht (SGD$1.60). I would say this is my favorite Thai dish of all time and the Pad Thai from this stall is really tasty!



Ordered a Thai Milk Tea for myself as well. It's very sweet but delicious! Can you believe that we only spent SGD$12.40 for this dinner for 2 at Chaofah Phochana?! If you love to try authentic local Thai food then I will recommend this place!

Caught sight of a stall selling fried quail eggs and I simply cannot resist. Bought a serving at 20 Baht (SGD$0.80).

I went back to the resort stuffed to bursting.

Check out the video of my Krabi Trip 2014!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwLIxlBHhxs]

Day 2 Itinerary

7.00 am Breakfast
8.00 am Hotel Transfer to departure location
9.00 am Speedboat Phi Phi Islands Tour
4.30 pm Hotel Transfer back to resort
6.00 pm Chaofah Pier Market

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Check out my other posts on Krabi here:

2014 (Krabi)
Day 1 – Arrival in Krabi
Day 2 – Speedboat Phi Phi Island Tour, Chao Fah Pier Market
Day 3 – Private Longtail boat 4 Islands Tour, Boossabakorn Krabi & Spa Beauty, Krua Thara