Koh Lipe, a Stunning Paradise Island
Koh Lipe is a beautiful small island in the Satun Province in Thailand. It is a part of the Tarutao National Marine Park in the Southern Adang-Rawi archipelago of the Andaman Sea. It is also near the borders between Thailand and Malaysia. There are three major islands in Koh Lipe – Pattaya Beach, Sunrise Beach, and Sunset Beach.
Going to Koh Lipe and Walking Street
I was in Langkawi in Kedah, Malaysia where I took a speedboat going to Koh Lipe, Thailand from Kuah Jetty, a port in Langkawi. The boat leaves at 9 AM and after a one and a half hour, I was in Koh Lipe. The passengers were transferred to a long tail boat to get to the shores of Pattaya Beach near the Bundaya Beach Resort (Reminder, this is another Pattaya Beach, not the one near Bangkok). There is an immigration office in Koh Lipe, and after my passport was stamped with the arrival to Thailand, I went to Seaside Resort.
The Taxi Motorbike in Walking Street
Sunrise Beach
After exploring my first day in Walking Street and resting in the beachfront of the Seaside Resort, I went to see the Sunrise Beach. I went to Pooh Restaurant to have brunch which was along Walking Street. As I walked towards the end of Walking Street, I was directed to a privately owned resort called Varin Village to get to Sunrise Beach. The sandbar of the Sunrise beach was long so I decided to go to the left side of the island. I was enjoying the view of the beach and the different resorts. I reached the end of Sunrise beach where Kathalee Beach Resort and Spa was located. I remained there for a while and enjoyed the rock formation in front of the resort. I walked back again going to Varin Village but I decided to stay at Sea La Vie Beach Bar. I stayed at the bar for almost two hours, drinking watermelon shakes, listening to trans music and loving the view in front of me.
Sea La Vie Beach Bar
Sunset Beach
After enjoying half of the day at Sunrise Beach, I went back to the resort and rested for a while before going to Sunset Beach. I checked the time for the sunset and started to walk to the beach an hour before the time. From Seaside Resort, I walked to the right of the Pattaya Beach and entered the walkway of the Bella Vista, a privately owned resort towards the main street going to Sunset Beach. From the main road, I turned left and there was a hillside. After seeing The Hut and Raya resort, there was an arrow pointing to a small walkway going down the sandbar of the Sunset Beach. Going down, the first resort on the beach is the Sawan Resort. Like the other tourist who loves chasing sunset, I sat and waited until the sunset. It was a little cloudy that day but the view of the sunset was still amazing. Sunset beach has the shortest sandbar and has rocky beach front. The mountain of Koh Adang is also one of the attractions near the rock formation at the corner of the beach.
Lovers at Sunset Beach
Before it gets really dark, I went back to Seaside before going back again to the Walking Street where I found an Italian restaurant called Cappricio and had my dinner.
Pattaya Beach

Pattaya Beach
Kei Agustin
Kei is a freelance writer, a scientist, and her profession is into Sales and Marketing. She is also a volunteer mentor for her STEM advocacy. A bacon addict, a beach bum and loves the moon, stars, catching the sunrise and chasing sunsets. She loves her country so much and has been to 50 different provinces in the Philippines. She is currently exploring Asian countries and hopes in conquering the rest of the world.