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Voykit pocket guide · Thailand
Ko Kut
เกาะกูด
Spend 2–3 days on Ko Kut for beaches, waterfalls and diving; arrive via ferry from Trat and stay near Klong Chao.
Ko Kut is Thailand's fourth‑largest island, offering quiet beaches, several waterfalls and dive sites. With limited nightlife and spread‑out resorts, 2–3 days let you relax, explore the main sights and enjoy water activities without rushing.
- Country
- Thailand
- Local name
- เกาะกูด
- Best months
- Nov–Apr
- Avoid
- Jul–Sep (choppy seas, reduced visibility)
- Stay
- 2–3 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- THB
- Money
- Currency is the Thai baht (THB, ฿). Cards work in malls, hotels and many restaurants; street food, markets, boats and small taxis are cash.
- Daily spend
- Budget ฿1,200–2,000 excl. bed · Mid ฿2,200–3,500 excl. bed · High ฿4,000+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- AIS and TrueMove H sell tourist SIMs at airport arrivals; passport registration is required.
- Emergency
- Police 191 · Ambulance / Fire 1669 · Tourist police 1155
- Plugs
- Types A, B, C, O · 220 V · 50 Hz · Most sockets take flat US pins and round European pins; type O is the Thai three-pin standard. UK plugs need an adapter.
- Tipping
- Street food: Nothing.; Sit-down restaurant: Leave ฿20–100 or the coins; skip it if a 10% service charge is on the bill.; Taxi / Grab: Round up to the next ฿10 or ฿20.; Massage: ฿50–100 per hour to the therapist, in hand.; Guide / driver day: ฿300–500 for the guide, ฿200–300 for the driver.; Hotel porter / housekeeping: ฿20–50.
- Water
- Not drinkable from the tap. Street refill machines charge about ฿1 a litre; bottled water everywhere.
- Toilets
- Western toilets in malls and hotels; squat toilets with a water bucket in rural stops. The hose ('bum gun') replaces paper; paper goes in the bin in older buildings. Some public toilets cost ฿3–5.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Ferry (slow boat, Trat → Ko Kut) | ฿350 per person |
| Speedboat (Trat → Ko Kut) | ฿600 per person |
| Motorbike rental | ฿300–350 per day |
| Bicycle rental | ฿150 per day |
| Noodle bowl | ฿60–80 |
| Main course (seafood, Thai) | ฿80–200 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- TDX · Trat Airport
- 30 min by taxi to Trat ferry terminal
Typical fares
- Trat → Ko Kut slow ferry
- ≈ ฿350 per person, 1 h 45 min (check)
- Treat → Ko Kut speedboat
- ≈ ฿600 per person, 1 h (check)
- Motorbike hire
- ≈ ฿320 per day
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
Public taxis run from the main pier; motorbike rental 300–350 baht/day (check). Small concrete road links western coast; bicycles 150 baht/day but limited by hills.
See and do
Known for
- West‑coast beaches (Ao Tapao, Klong Chao, Bang Bao)
- Waterfalls (Huang Num Keaw, Klong Chao, Klong Yai Ki)
- Scuba diving and snorkeling
- Macca Tree forest
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Mak | Speedboat from Laem Sok pier, about 1 h 15 min; tickets 500 baht per person (check). | ≈ 2 h round‑trip |
| Ao Salat village | Taxi from the main pier or motorbike, 30 min each way. | ≈ 1 h total |
Sleep
- Away Resort
- Luxury bungalows, Klong Chao area, 3,800–10,500 baht/night
- Cozy House
- Backpacker bungalows, 300–1,200 baht/night, near waterfall
- Koh Kood Resort
- Botanical‑garden style, 700–2,700 baht/night, free kayaks
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Excuse me / Sorry | ขอโทษkŏr‑tôht |
| Thank you | ขอบคุณkòp‑kun |
| How much? | เท่าไหร่tâo‑rài |
| Can I pay by card? | จ่ายบัตรได้ไหมjài‑bàt‑dâi‑măi |
| Where is the bathroom? | ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหนhâwng‑náam‑yù‑têe‑năi |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: A wai (palms together, slight bow) to return a greeting; a smile and nod for shop staff; avoid: Waiing children or service staff first — it confuses; hugging strangers
- Head and feet: Keep feet on the floor, sit with legs folded to the side in temples; avoid: Touching heads (even children's), pointing feet, stepping over people or food
- Temples: Covered shoulders and knees, shoes off, sit lower than monks; avoid: Women touching monks or handing them things directly; climbing Buddha images
- Monarchy: Stand for the royal anthem in cinemas and at 08:00 and 18:00 in public places; avoid: Any joke or comment about the royal family; stepping on a banknote
- Keeping calm: Stay polite and smiling when things go wrong ('jai yen' — cool heart); avoid: Raising your voice; public anger loses the argument
- Names: Khun plus first name ('Khun Somchai'); nicknames are normal; avoid: Using the family name alone
- Home visit: Shoes off; bring fruit or sweets; step over the threshold, not on it; avoid: Sitting with feet towards the family shrine
- Beckoning and pointing: Palm down, fingers waved towards you; point with the whole hand or chin; avoid: Pointing at people with a finger or with your foot
Scams and watch-outs
- Some operators overcharge for taxi‑to‑pier transfers; ask for the official price (350 baht slow boat, 600 baht speedboat).
- Speedboats do not run in low season (May–Sep) due to weather; confirm before booking.
Ko Kut is generally safe for tourists; stay alert for overcharging taxi operators at the pier and note that speedboats may not run in the low season (May–Sep).
One and two days
No timed day plan for Ko Kut yet. Suggested stay: 2–3 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- West‑coast beaches (Ao Tapao, Klong Chao, Bang Bao)
- Waterfalls (Huang Num Keaw, Klong Chao, Klong Yai Ki)
- Scuba diving and snorkeling
- Macca Tree forest
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- KohKoodFerries.com (official ferry schedules): kohkoodferries.com
- Wikidata – Ko Kut: www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123456
- Wikivoyage: Ko Kut, revision 5049118 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5049118
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Printed from Voykit (/ko-kut). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.