Go Island-Hopping on a 4 Islands Day Trip
One of the most popular things to do in Krabi is to spend a day island-hopping around the many small islands along the western coast of the province. The most famous of all is the 4 islands day trip which will take you to all the best islands of Krabi, all in one epic day. The 4 islands tour will take you to Poda Island, Tup Island, Chicken Island, and Railay with 2 modes of transportation, the classic long-tail boat, and a speed boat, with the former a little cheaper and taking a bit longer than the latter.
Tup Island is especially beautiful at low tide as you will be able to see the Thale Waek phenomenon (the separated sea) and you can walk across the island on a shallow strip of sand. If the tide is low in the morning, you will likely be heading to this island first. You will have around an hour at each stop except for Chicken island as there is no beach for you to stop and you will only be cruising around a chicken-shaped cliff, where the island got its name, for photos before heading to the next island. Poda Island is the highlight of this trip as you will finally have time to snorkel and witness all the beautiful coral reefs and marine life of Krabi. Last but not least, you will be visiting Railay Beach, which technically, isn't an island as it is part of Krabi mainland but due to the inaccessible vertical limestone mountain that cuts the area off, the only way you can get there is by boat which makes it feel more like an island than just a beach on Krabi's mainland.
