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Curated lists of the best hotels, restaurants, temples, beaches, and nightlife across Thailand.
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The 10 Best Activities & Tours in Koh Lanta, Ranked
Dive shops dominate this list, five of them, with a couple clustered in Sala Dan, plus two ethical elephant sanctuaries and a cooking school for variety. Following Giants takes the top spot for its no-riding welfare policy, and Mu Ko Lanta National Park is the big outdoor draw.
The 10 Best Hotels in Koh Lanta, Ranked
Almost every place here sits right on the sand, and the split is clear: polished pool-villa resorts with spas at one end, simple thatched bungalows with a beach restaurant at the other. Long Beach Chalet takes the top spot. Phra Ae and Long Beach do most of the heavy lifting.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Koh Lanta, Ranked
Beach bars run this list, six of them right on the sand, with the rest clustered in Sala Dan where the late licenses are. Why Not Bar takes the top spot, and it's one of the cheap ones too, with fire shows and live music thrown in.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Koh Lanta, Ranked
This is mostly mid-priced Thai kitchens doing home-style food all day, with a few cheap eats holding their own at either end of the ranking. Yawee takes the top spot, and Sala Dan quietly accounts for a good chunk of the list.
The 10 Best Spas & Wellness Spots in Koh Lanta, Ranked
This list leans heavily on small massage studios, four of them clustered in Sala Dan and most open till 10 or 11pm, with a couple of resort spas and a breathwork-and-ice-bath studio breaking up the pattern. Faikham takes the top spot.
The 13 Best Beaches in Koh Lanta, Ranked
Long Beach is the best beach on Koh Lanta and the best for swimming, Khlong Dao is the one for families, and Klong Nin is the one for an evening out. For scenery and quiet, head south to Kantiang, Bamboo and Nui Bay. Thirteen west-coast beaches, with the tide, the access and the trip each one suits.
The 4 Best Temples & Cultural Sites in Koh Lanta, Ranked
This list leans south, with the old wooden shophouse strip and the community museum both at the island's quieter end. Lanta Old Town takes the top spot, though the cave temple at Tham Khao Mai Khew is the one that actually feels like a temple visit.
The 8 Best Markets in Koh Lanta, Ranked
Nearly all of this lot sits in Sala Dan, and it's split between weekly morning markets that pack up by lunch and the everyday shops and supermarkets you'll actually use for supplies. The Old Town street market takes top spot, and it only runs Saturdays and Sundays, so plan around it.