Things To Do

Fishing boats at Lanta Old Town

Lanta Old Town is the perfect place to just kick back and relax, and the island offers a variety of great activities and trips & tours to keep you entertained. In the town itself, you can stroll around the many shops, or relax and sample some of the delicious food on offer from the large range of restaurants in the town.

Many Trips and Tours leave from the Old Town pier to the outlying islands where you can enjoy secluded beaches, explore hidden caves or join a scuba diving or snorkelling tour to experience the magical underwater paradise in Ko Lanta’s National Marine Park.
Ko Lanta is the closest inhabited island offering diving day trips to the world-famous dive sites of Hin Daeng & Hin Muang. Journey times from Lanta Old Town are just 1 hour with Scubafish Dive Centre.

Take a Mangrove Tour by Longtail Boat and explore some of the extensive mangrove forest that lies between Lanta Yai and Lanta Noi. Mangroves play a crucial part in the ecosystems of the worlds oceans. Many marine species from all over the world visit mangrove areas to breed and protect their young. Discover some of the flora and fauna that inhabits the lush tropical rainforests and mangroves of Ko Lanta.

Island Hopping is a great way to discover some of the beautiful uninhabited and habited islands that lie within the Ko Lanta National Marine Park. With stunning snorkelling, world-class scuba diving, hidden pirates caves, deserted islands where you can camp overnight or go cliff jumping, beautiful lagoons and more – what are you waiting for? A traditional longtail boat is the preferred method of travel around here.

There are some spectacular coral reefs around many of the islands in Ko Lanta’s National Marine Park. If you’re considering learning to dive, world-class dive site Ko Haa has a beautiful shallow lagoon area that’s perfect for taking your first underwater breaths.

Old Town now has it’s own Community Museum, offering you a glimpse of the town’s long history while your kids play in the shady park next door, or maybe you’d prefer to have a game of Pool or Snooker, or try your hand at fishing from the end of the pier or by day trip.

Both Mango House and Orange House can arrange transfers to and from any of the host of other activities that Ko Lanta offers, making your stay here one to remember.