Koh Ngai was in fact so remote that none of the Thai's I told I was going had even heard of it! When I explained to them we were going to fly to southern Thailand (1 hr), drive (3 hrs) and take a boat (1 hr), they then knew why they had never been. It was explained to me that all that travel to go somewhere that was just another island was viewed as a ridiculous amount of effort, when there are so many island getaways within 2-3 hours of Bangkok.
With that said, it was totally worth it. We were in fact one of 10 guests on the WHOLE island. Imagine…..
- A whole hotel staff attending to your needs
- Uninterrupted waterside naps
- Snorkeling in seemingly untouched waters
- Running on the beach, morning and evening, without seeing a soul
- Collecting perfect shells untouched or trampled by tourist feet
- Perfect, perfect sunrises and sunsets from your bed which is all of 20 feet from the shoreline (see the photo below, yes that is the window that my bed faced)
- Hiking from one side of the island to the other and hearing nothing but the chirp and twitter of jungle creatures
- A massive gecko living on the doorsill, creepy at first ‘til I realized he was eating all the mosquitos!
Hmmmm, yes indeed it was a long way to go for a simple island….but it was in fact this simplicity and peace that will lure me back again.
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