After passing through the capital and a little escape to the north (this will be for us), we finally head south, towards the beaches! The first stop is the Railay Peninsula, a land overhang near Krabi surrounded by mountains that make it inaccessible by land. To get to it we have to take a long stern boat that leaves us next to the beach ... the last meters we cross them with our feet in the water and the backpack very high so that it does not get wet.
Railay is one of the climbers' mecca, and now we understand why. The limestone walls that rise a few meters from the green waters of the Andaman Sea, full of recesses and caves as it rises should be the sea of fun for the crazy people of climbing. And on the other side of the sea, the imposing jungle with the cry of the birds that warn that you are not welcome there. The views from the top of some of the more than 200 climbing routes should be impressive.
Here we find an unusual Hispanic community. Maybe 40% of visitors are Spanish or Latino. Listening to speak Castilian in restaurants, or lying on the beach, makes us feel a bit uncomfortable, now our comments will not be left alone among us and can be understood by more people, with the fun of knowing how to say what you say, nobody understands you ...
Gastronomically we discover the Masaman Curry, a chicken stew made with curry very typical of this area, is to suck your fingers! We will try it later, but like that of Ton Sai's Mama Chicken none!
This peninsula is formed by 4 beaches connected to each other with roads, some that cross the jungle and others, like the one we made, which surrounds the coral formations and the rocks of a ledge, directly by the water. We wait for the water level to be lower and there we go, with camera in hand and the water to the nipples at some points, we walk between rocks and coral with care not to fall or cut ourselves. When we get relieved on the other side we realize that there is a path between the rocks, which you do not get wet, although after seeing the sharp points to be crossed we continue to prefer the sea path.
After a sun bath and a few of water we return to our bungalow, but this time crossing the ledge is much simpler, the water has gone down in an exaggerated way, exposing all the rocks that we had before to swim, so It's a matter of going with a little care. We left Railay and headed to one of the best islands in Thailand ...
USEFUL INFO
Transportation How to get to Railay?
From Krabi we took a van to Ao Nang beach for 15 + 50 baths. There you pay a ticket of 100 baths to share a long stern boat with another 7 passengers that sail each time it is filled. Our destination was Ton Sai Beach, where there are cheap accommodations and the community of climbers. From there you can go by boat to the other beaches or along the trails. We only went to neighboring Railay West, in principle the best of the beaches
Accommodation. Where to sleep in Railay?
In the small bungalow of the Paasook Resort, for 250 baths per night.
Where to eat?
On the street that goes up to the bungalows in the back, right where the ship leaves on arrival is the Mama's Chicken restaurant, prices throughout the peninsula are more expensive. Recommended the masaman curry chicken!
