If you're thinking of coming to Koh Lipe to "rest and relax" – forget about it right now. Don't waste your time and money.
This isn't an island, it's a 24/7 noise factory.
Non-stop engines, motorcycles, scooters, taxis, and boats screaming along the beaches like they're competing to see who can make the most noise. It never stops – not at 2 AM and not at 11 AM.
Getting here is pure torture: 6 hours on a speedboat that breaks your back, costs as much as a business class flight, and leaves you feeling like cargo.
Then you arrive at your hotel/hostel:
You pay the price of a 5-star resort on other islands, but get a room without air conditioning in 40°C heat.
If there is AC – you pay double, and even then it works like a broken fan from 1998.
I arrived, slept one night, and ran away.
Extremely disappointed. Nothing here justifies all the crazy hype.
Do yourselves a huge favor:
Skip Koh Lipe completely.
There are plenty of much more beautiful, cheaper, quieter, and actually relaxing islands that give you real value for your money.
Koh Lipe isn't "paradise" – it's a loud, overpriced tourist trap.
Thanks, but no thanks.
Sfortunatamente, le recensioni parlano di un tempo passato. Oggi la spiaggia è piena di spazzatura e barche. L'acqua è torbida e piena di corallo morto.
Speravo in qualcosa di meglio.
Dove ci si dovrebbe tuffare senza sentire il tanfo di carburante?
Triste.