Koh Lipe Walking Street: what's there and nearby sights

Walking Street itself

Phuket Ferry, a ferry booking site, says the lane works as the island’s high street¹. It is where you run errands: the pharmacy, the ATMs and the ferry agents¹ are all here.

The lane starts in the town centre, close to Pattaya Beach⁴. Divers will find dive shops along it, and Ko Lipe Diving is 200 m from Pattaya Beach³.

It suits backpackers too. Phuket Ferry says a budget room costs about 500 THB⁴ a night, and Wikivoyage lists these hostels on the lane (per night):

• Sang Chan Hostel: ฿400 dorm, ฿1,000 private³
• Nest Hostel Lipe: ฿450 dorm, ฿1,750 private³
• Bloom Cafe and Hostel, inland: ฿500³ for a dorm bed
• LLITS Koh Lipe: dorms and private rooms from ฿650³

Compare them with beach resorts in the where to stay guide.

Seafood grills after dark

Evenings are when Walking Street fills up. Seafood grills are set up outside the restaurants after dark, and Phuket Ferry says this is where most of the island eats in the evening¹.

Two places on the lane to start with:

• Papaya Mom Restaurant: Thai food and seafood, with live music³
• Elephant American Coffee House: near Pattaya Beach, across from the Pink Market, open 7AM-1AM, with prices of ฿40-800³

For more restaurants and bars across the island, see the food and drink guide.

Pattaya Beach

Pattaya Beach is the busy end of Walking Street. Phuket Ferry calls it the island’s main beach and arrival point⁴, so most visitors see it first.

It suits a night out: Wikivoyage says it has more nightlife than the other beaches³. Getting there needs no planning, as the beach sits at one end of the lane.

Sunrise Beach

Sunrise Beach (Hat Chao Ley) is on the east side³, at the far end of Walking Street from Pattaya Beach. Walk the lane to the end to reach it.

The Sunrise end has its own stops:

• an ATM across from Pooh’s³
• OMG! Sports Bar, near Sunrise Beach, toward Chao Lay Village³
• day beds and beach bars along the sand

Sunset Beach

For sunset, go to Sunset Beach (Hat Pramong). Wikivoyage rates it best for sunset views, and it is the smaller beach, on the west side³.

It is off Walking Street, so pick your route:

• Walk: narrow concrete roads link the beaches, and all of the island can be covered on foot³.
• Longtail: Wikivoyage says long-tail boats run between any two points on the island for ฿50³.

See more Koh Lipe beaches and how they differ for the quieter stretches.

Ko Adang, across the channel

Ko Adang is the bigger island next door: Koh Lipe lies directly south of Ko Adang and Ko Rawi². It has a hilly interior covered in dense jungle, with two waterfalls⁵.

It suits walkers, with Pirate Falls, a 90-minute hike each way, and Chado Cliff³. Koh Lipe sits outside the park’s jurisdiction³, but its neighbours fall under Tarutao National Marine Park, which charges entry.

Boat trips leave from Lipe itself. Compare them on the Koh Lipe tours page, or start with these two:

Island hopping

Koh Lipe Join In Island Hopping Tour with Longtail Boat

from US$21.35

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Snorkelling

• 4.8 (676 reviews) on GetYourGuide, checked October 2026

Koh Lipe: Longtail Boat Snorkeling Trip Program A

from US$21

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• Cash: Wikivoyage counts three ATMs³ on the island. There is a 7-Eleven with an ATM on Walking Street, and another ATM stands in front of Harmony³.
• Prices: prices are uniform on the island and haggling does not work³, so check menus before you sit down.
• Getting around: there are no cars on Koh Lipe, so people get around on foot or by motorbike sidecar¹.
• Season: Wikivoyage gives the high season as November to May³, while Wikipedia says boats from several places run October to June².
• Monsoon: Koh Lipe stays open throughout the monsoon⁷, so Walking Street keeps going when the park islands shut.