For a must-do experience, take a boat from Ao Nang to the nearby islands of Chicken, Poda and Tub to enjoy white sandy beaches and sparkling clear waters. They provide great opportunities for swimming, snorkeling and lazing in the sun.
Krabi is one of the best cruising grounds in the world: the hundreds of islands and archipelagos of the Andaman Sea. The large majority of these are uninhabited
Tub Island
Next stop is Tub Island (pronounced 'Tap') which is quite an unusual sight to say the least. A sandbar links the two sides of the island over which you can walk at low tide.
Presently there is about a foot of water washing over it but when our guide mentions that a bar sells beer on the other side several people splash over for a brew, despite it being 11 in the morning.
A lazy hour later a lunch of chicken, omelette and rice is served up with 'Krabi cake' and fresh seasonal fruit. When all the leftovers and containers are bagged up we zoom over to our penultimate destination, Poda Island.