Koh Racha or Koh Raya consists of 2 islands, Koh Racha Yai and Koh Racha Noi (about 6 kilometers away from Koh Racha Yai).
1. Koh Racha Yai or Koh Racha or Koh Raya.
It is popular with tourists and is the center of tourism. Koh Racha is an island with clean white sand beaches with a U-shaped beach on the west side between a valley called Ao Patok. It is a bay with fine white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters that resemble the seas of the Similan Islands.
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| Ko Racha Yai |
Koh Racha is approximately 15 kilometers from Phuket Island. The whole island has an area of more than 3,000 square kilometers. Most of the area is flat and hilly with a small height. People on the island like to grow coconut plantations, orchards, and there are about 16 families living on Racha Yai Island. The plains adjacent to the sea have developed some villagers and investors as accommodation and restaurants for tourists.
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| Koh Racha Yai Diving |
There are 3 dive sites on Racha Island, which are Kon Khae Bay, Lah Bay (the most beautiful dive site), and Siam Bay. Today, Racha Island has become one of the famous dive sites in the Andaman Sea because the water around the island is crystal clear all year round. Racha Island has beautiful coral reefs and various rare marine life that are different from other diving spots such as staghorn coral, sea eels, stingrays, puffer fish, giant squids.
Traveling around the bays on Racha Island is very convenient because there is a walking path to explore the nature around the island, it takes about half a day to travel around Racha Island. Traveling during the high season (Nov. to April), it is recommended to start the trip from Ao Patok and walk to Ao Siam to Ao Thue. At Ao Thue in the morning there is a beautiful sunrise viewpoint overlooking Phi Phi Island. From Ao Thue to Ao Kon Khae and from Ao Kon Khae, it converges at Ao Patok. Interesting activities on Racha Island are snorkeling and snorkeling. It is as beautiful as Koh Tao or Surin or Similan. Walking around the island, there are many beautiful viewpoints on Racha Island where you can take beautiful photos.
Things to do in Koh Racha Yai
West Bay or Patok Bay
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| Patok Bay |
It is the most beautiful bay on Racha Island, with white sandy beach, soft feet, suitable for lounging and sunbathing. It is home to the luxury resorts The Racha and Raya Resort, Ao Patok.
Siam Bay
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| Siam Bay |
It is the island's longest bay, just 5 minutes from Ao Patok in the northern part of the island. The atmosphere is quite calm and not crowded. The beach on this side has the wind blowing all the time, causing the waves to be quite high and the sea looks more cloudy. But there will be boats that bring tourists to stop for diving all the time. It is a beautiful shallow water snorkeling site that can stand and watch corals on the beach during low tide because when the tide is extremely low, half of the bay's coral will emerge you see.
Tue Bay
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| Tue Bay |
It is a small bay located on the east side of Racha Island.
Kon Kare Bay
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| Kon Kare Bay |
There is another beautiful and diving site of Koh Racha, with staghorn coral, soft corals that are hard to find.
Ao Lah
Ao Lah
A small beach about 10-15 meters long, which is the most beautiful diving point of Koh Racha Yai.
Koh Racha Gallery
2. Koh Racha Noi
Koh Racha Noi
A small island that is about 6 km from Racha Yai Island. It is an island of rich nature with fine white sandy beaches and clear blue waters. The nature of the island is mostly hills and rocks, usually tourists know and travel together at Racha Yai Island. Racha Noi Island is not as popular as it is far from the coast which makes this paradise island abound with abundant marine resources. It is a scuba diving point with various types of corals such as knoll coral, disc coral, soft coral including sponges and sea urchins. Sea eels and small sharks have also been observed here.
Racha Noi Island 
Racha Noi Beach 
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Diving at Racha Noi Island 
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Around the island, there are many rocks and fish abound, making it a very popular spot for fishing.
Racha Noi Island is considered an island that can be traveled all year round. Koh Racha Noi has no accommodation, no fresh water and facilities Traveling to Kaohsiung Racha Noi is a day trip only.
There is only one tour company that offers services to Racha Noi Island, Discover catamaran.
Traveling from Phuket to Racha Island
Day trip
- Speedboat by purchasing a day tour from Chalong Pier, which has many options. or if you want to charter a boat for 10 -15 people, the price is about 6,000-7,000 baht,
16 - 30 people, price about 10,000 - 12,000 baht
Travel time is about 30-40 minutes.
- Long tail boat costs about 2000-3000 baht per person, takes about 1 - 1.30 hours.
The contact point for the boat is at Chalong Bay or Rawai Beach.
Overnight
In case of wanting to stay overnight, Racha Island does not have a ferry boat, the journey must be taken by a tour boat or the reserved boat of the resort.
The Racha (SHA Plus+)
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| The Racha, Koh Racha Yai |
The accommodation is located in one of the best locations on Racha Island. The front of the property next to Patok Beach is a popular accommodation among tourists. Book a hotel here.
Racha Island resort
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| Racha Island resort |
It is another popular hotel that is cheaper than The Racha. The front of the resort is next to Siam Beach which is another popular tourist attraction. Booking here.
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