According to Somchai Thaewkaew, a tourism operator in Trang, it costs 2,000-2,500 baht to hire a long-tail boat from the mainland to Koh Kradan, and 8,000-12,000 baht for a speed boat. A one-way trip on a normal tour boat costs 500 baht for each passenger, he said.
Somchai said the new speed-boat services would be available from next month and would save tourists a lot of money, particularly those who want to hop between those three popular islands of Trang.
Details of the new speed-boat services in Trang, including the fare price and the timetable, were not available on Friday.
In a related development, the service provider, Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, also will offer a new service using speed boats with a 50-passenger capacity from the popular tourist destination of Phuket to many islands in the Andaman Sea (including Trang’s three popular island destinations), as well as…
