Location: About 22 hilometers away from Talad Saladan in Tumbon Koh Lanta Yai
How to get there:
From Talad Saladan, drive southward skirting by the west coast passing Klong Tobe Beach. At the junction to the National Park of Mu Koh Lanta, go straight along the Highway No.4245 onto the provincial police station of Koh Lanta and take a left turn before tuning right and drive a little further to find the Lanta Old Town.
This old town of Lanta in the old days was like and Amper Muangprosperous with overseas freighters that usually stopped over at he per in Tumbon Koh Lanty Yai making it the freighter center between Phuket-Kantang of Trang and Koh Lantas centerpoint. Later after Pechakasem Road was cat, this pier was fallen in to discuses until 1997 the District Office and important governmental offices were moved to Koh Lanta Noi. Talad Saladan Pier was built as the main port for all passenger boats to stop. Saladan market has become Koh Lantas new centerpoint.
But that was over 100 years ago, today Lanta Old Town in Tumbon Koh Lanta Yai has come back to life and become more attractive with its significance in history and culture that still remains for tourists to experience once again.
Long-stay tourists are so faxcinated with this small town, as they may choose to do any activities they likeeating, sleeping, going out to the sea fishing or driving to tour the city viewing government offices and old district office built in 1901. At present, the old building in blue is made the Office of Sanitation District. Going out pay homage to the Statue of HRH Prince Chumpon Khat Udomsak and staying overnight at huge local wooden houses with things from oversea freighters are pleasurable.
Never to miss is diving for coralsviewing at Koh Por and Hoh Bu Bu or the Blue Pearl of the Andaman that can be done by local botats at the pier in Tumbon Koh Lanta Yai as a half-day or one-day tour including a isit to the islands of the Trangs Sea. Coming to Koh Lanta without a visit this Lanta Old Town is not worth the travel a log waywhat about you? Would you like to try living in this town and go for a dive like I do?
