We booked our tour from the hotel tour desk which is run by an external company. It was really surprising to see the tour agent as being European since we were expecting a Thai person. What was even more surprising was when she opened her mouth, she spoke fluent Thai AND her English was with a Thai accent!
When our tour van arrived it was another surprise to see a tour guide looking the same as our tour agent. We later find out that they are actually sisters from Bulgaria who have been living in Thailand for 14 years, the majority of which was in Krabi. They were pretty much Thai ppl in essence. We so didn't expect it.
One of the things that is bad about joining a tour is that we have to wake up very early at about 7.30 to have breakfast and be picked up by the van by about 8.30-8.45. Not really something u wanna do when ur on holiday.
Our first stop was Tiger Cave Temple which is a revered Buddhist site. Legend has it that a monk fell asleep in a cave and when he woke up found a tiger asleep beside him. There wasn't Really much to see there, if you're a Buddhist u can buy some flowers and candles for offering. There were also wild monkeys roaming around. The big attraction there is the 1200 steep almost vertical steps that leads to the top of the limestone mountain where you got a nice panaromic view. But I didn't go up there, it was far too steep for the little one. Hubby did make it 3/4 of the way up and took some nice panoramic shots.
After the cave temple we went to the Hot Springs which was about 200 metres walk into the national park. The hot springs place was A LOT smaller than I had expected. We went during low season too and there were other ppl there, I can't imagine how crowded it would get during the high season and how all those ppl could fit into he natural 'bath tubs' all at once. It's also not a good place for little kids. The water at 38 degrees celcius is far too hot for them to feel comfortable in. It's only recommended u soak in the mineral rich water for 20mins. Even if u don't get a chance to go in for a full body soak, a nice soak of ur feet really gives comfort.
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| a bit smaller than I expected |
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| This is the 'official' photo taken from their billboard. |
The next place to visit was the Emerald Pool. It's a natural fresh water pool rich in calcium content thus giving it a greenish hue. Lunch was served at this shack near the entrance of the walk. The local Thai lunch served wasnt terribly exciting nor terribly good. It was just OK. We had a fried egg ommelette, stir fried chicken sweet spicy chicken with cashew nuts and veggies, stir fried veggies, very mild green chicken curry, white rice, lots of fruits (watermelon and pineapple), teacake which they dubbed as Krabi cake and a bottle of mineral water each. We had a German couple, a Portuguese couple, and an Israeli lady. They didn't look like they enjoyed the food at all, and didn't seem like they even touched the curry. The poor Jewish girl also couldn't really eat much (that's an entirely different story for another day).
So after the lunch, we had to walk about 800metres into the National Park to get to the Emerald Pool. It's quite a distance for little kids to go on. So if u do go, be warned that you'll probably have to carry them most of the way. Strollers arent really suitable either because the track is muddy in some parts and when you get to the Emerald Pool u have to walk over some planks. The 'pool' is very pretty and worth the treck. Caelyn absolutely loved it.
We were way exhausted by the time we got back to the hotel. This was dinner for the night.
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| Tom Yam Soup |
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| Garlic Squid, quite good |
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| Crab with Glass Noodles...I've had better in Singapore |
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| Curry |
Krabi Day 3
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