Accommodation: more than 30 private bungalows scattered around the island. To reach for the accommo- dations, there are boats and motor cycles for rent.

Getting to Ko Tao from Chumphon: one can take local bus service terminating in front of Chumphon Provin- cial Hall (rriaanaieiwfe) to the pier, a 7-kilometre afar and continue the trip by boats ferrying to Ko Tao

1. Boat from Chumphon to Ko Tao

Departure Trip	: at 07.00 hrs. everyday
Duration	: 2:30 hrs.
Fare	: 450 Baht

Transportations to Chumphon

By Bus

Non Air-Conditioned buses leave Southern Bus Ter- minal daily at 03.30, 04.00, 06.05 and 06.50 hrs. Fare is B 89. For more information, please contact tel. 4345557-8. Air-Conditioned buses, operated by Suwannathi Tour tel. 4355026 and Chok Anan Tour tel. 4355027, leave from Southern Bus terminal daily at 14.00, 21.40, and 22.00 hrs. Duration is 6 hours. Fare is B 160 (one way)

By Train

From Bangkok Railway Station (Hualumphong), there are both Express and Rapid Trains to Chumphon about 10 times daily. The time taken is about 7-8 hours. For more information, please contact tel. 2237010, 2237020

          Along Chumphon-Lang Suan Route

Following highway No.41, at Km.44, a road branches right wards about 10 kilometres to Pak Nam Tako where the beautiful beach of Hat Arunothai is located. Boats from here can be hired to visit many offshore islands.

Along Chumphon-Lang Suan route (highway No.4) many beautiful caves are found. These include Tham Khao Khun Krating 12 kms. from town, Tham Kaeo Kho Ram 20 kms. from town, Tham Khao Ngoen 65 kms. from town. Where King Rama V had visited and now the royal engravement is still exist. Tham Khao Kriap , 76 kms. from town, is considered one of the most beautiful caves in southern Thailand.

Source: A Traveller's Guide To Thailand. Tourism Authority of Thailand.