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Voykit pocket guide · Thailand
Ko Muk
เกาะมุก
Spend 1–2 days on Ko Muk; arrive via Trang Airport, minibus + boat (≈500 baht) and explore beaches and Emerald Cave.
Ko Muk is a quiet island on Thailand's Southern Andaman Coast. With a single daily ferry and short bike‑rental loops, a full day covers the main beaches and the Emerald Cave; an extra night lets you relax at a budget hut.
- Country
- Thailand
- Local name
- เกาะมุก
- Best months
- Nov–Apr
- Avoid
- May–Oct (monsoon)
- Stay
- 1–2 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 ฿800–1,200 excl. bed · Mid ฿1,200–2,000 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Bike rental (mountain bike) | ฿100 per day |
| Ferry to Ko Muk | ฿50 (check) |
| Combined minibus + long‑tail boat (arrival) | ฿500 (Dec 2024) |
| Emerald Cave boat tour | ฿600 (check) |
| Kayak hire | ฿100 per hour (check) |
| ATM international fee | ฿220 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- TST · Trang Airport
- Daily flights from Bangkok; 45 min car to jetty, then 15 min boat to Ko Muk.
Typical fares
- Trang Airport → Ko Muk (minibus + boat)
- ≈฿500, 1 h 15 min total (check)
- Ferry Ko Muk ↔ Trang (single daily)
- ≈฿50 each way (check)
- Motorbike taxi from pier
- ≈฿50 for 3 km (1.9 mi)≈฿50 for 1.9 mi (3 km)
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
Rent a mountain bike (≈100 baht/day) from PK Minimiart or take a 50 baht motorbike taxi from the pier. Walks between pier, Charlie Beach and Farang Beach take 5–10 min.
See and do
Known for
- Farang (Charlie) Beach
- Emerald Cave (Tham Morakot)
- Hilltop Restaurant
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Farang (Charlie) Beach | Walk from Ko Muk pier along the main road, about 5–10 min | ≈10 min |
| Emerald Cave (Tham Morakot) | Take a 30‑min kayak from Farang Beach; tours start at 600 baht, kayaks 100 baht per hour | ≈45 min total from pier |
Sleep
- Mookies
- Tentalows 250 baht, huts 300 baht; basic showers, shared bar.
- Koh Mook Hostel
- Fan rooms 350 baht, AC 390 baht; breakfast included.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Hello | สวัสดีsà-wàt-dee |
| How much? | เท่าไหร่tâo‑rài |
| Where is the ferry? | เรือข้ามฝั่งอยู่ที่ไหนrʉ̂a kʰâam fǎng yùu tîi 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
- Only one ferry departs daily at 11:00 am (≈50 baht); book in advance.
- Emerald Cave is reachable only at low tide; kayak tours start at 600 baht, kayaks 100 baht per hour.
- ATM fee is 220 baht for international cards; cash may be limited.
Ko Muk is low‑risk; watch for strong currents at the beaches, keep valuables secure, and use licensed taxis or motorbikes.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Ko Muk yet. Suggested stay: 1–2 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Farang (Charlie) Beach
- Emerald Cave (Tham Morakot)
- Hilltop Restaurant
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Thai Tourism Authority – Southern Andaman Coast: www.tourismthailand.org/Andaman-Coast
- Wikivoyage: Ko Muk, revision 5158770 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5158770
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Printed from Voykit (/ko-muk). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.