Please share when you are back.
I read that beside travelling via Langkawi, we can also travel via Haiyat
I am back already haha...My info is not well organised because I have not started my blog post about this trip. I will just summarized the trip report here.
Going There
I took an overnight coach (KKKL) from SIN to Hatyai which took me 16hrs (3hrs jam at MY + Thai custom). My review about KKKL can be found in the Malaysia travel section.
After going through the hell custom, the bus will bring you to a DFS shop for some time wasting. KKKL coach stops at their office (3rd road) in Hatyai.
After alighting, I rushed to the tour agency which I had booked my ferry ticket from. Bad news, I was late and the next minibus to Pak Bara Pier is not arriving until mid noon. Which means I will miss the last ferry to Koh Lipe and will be snorkeling in my anger. After going through the many options, I decided to rush to the bus terminal myself.
I stormed off to find a random motorcycle parking on the road. No, I did not hijack it. There was a driver and I quickly told him "kala...tala...kiasi". He was confused but immediately responded with "Talat Kaset"? OMG YES NOW PLS FAST!
Talat Kaset to Pak Bara Pier
I bought the mini bus ticket from the office counter 10 (remember this counter). This was the first time in my entire life, experiencing a minibus that not only arrived on time, but also arrived earlier for about 30mins! So I bought:
1) Top up money for the speedboat ticket that I booked through the agency for earlier departure
2) Sim card
3) lunch
4) lots of coffee to calm my nerves
In the end, the speedboat schedule was delayed. Damn Daniel!! So much for topping up money for the earlier departure boat.