text: [{"text_idx": "#000000", "text": "Bus, Train, Ferry and Flight Times"}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "Ranong to BangkokRanong to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000057", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000077", "text": "Koh Yao Yai to Langkawi"}, {"text_idx": "#000079", "text": "Pak Bara Pier to Koh Lipe"}, {"text_idx": "#000080", "text": "Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry"}, {"text_idx": "#000084", "text": "Trat Airport to Koh Kood"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000102", "text": "Hua Hin to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)"}, {"text_idx": "#000112", "text": "By joint minivan and shared speed boat service the journey from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai is scheduled to take 3 hours 30 minutes."}, {"text_idx": "#000117", "text": "About Travel to Koh Yao Yai"}, {"text_idx": "#000118", "text": "Measuring 27 km by 5 km at its widest point, Koh Yao Yai is the largest of 44 islands in Phang Nga Bay. Phang Nga Bay is one of the most beautiful parts of Thailand, and has some similarities to Ha Long Bay in Vietnam in terms of its many steep sided islands."}, {"text_idx": "#000119", "text": "Koh Yao Yai is an excellent base for exploring Phang Nga Bay. Koh Yao Yai is a lot closer to the main attractions in the bay than Phuket or Krabi allowing for much shorter sea crossings and the chance to see more things on a day trip."}, {"text_idx": "#000121", "text": "Unlike some of the other smaller islands on the West Coast of Thailand, Koh Yao Yai has a really good range of facilities including shops, ATM machines, a small hospital and some independent bars and restaurants for visitors who do want to eat every meal in their resort. Koh Yao Yai is also only 30 minutes from Phuket from where it\u2019s possible to fly direct to destinations across Asia and even direct to Europe."}, {"text_idx": "#000122", "text": "Koh Yao Yai also has a really good range of accommodation. Visitors after that luxury tropical holiday experience can choose from resorts such as the ones operated by Six Senses, Santhiya and Anantara, who operate luxury resorts across Thailand. At the other end of scale there are also budget options such as Leamlarn Bungalow, which tends to be the cheapest place to stay on the island."}, {"text_idx": "#000123", "text": "Beaches on Koh Yao Yai"}, {"text_idx": "#000126", "text": "In addition to taking boat tours around Phang Nga, touring the island itself on a rented motorbike is a very popular activity. The island has one main concerte road with lots a smaller roads turning off it. These smaller roads lead to less developed beaches and the island\u2019s numerous villages. The residents of the island are largely from the Chao Ley ethnic group, who are Muslim and until fairly recently lived a nomadic existence moving from one island to another seasonally. Although many people from this ethnic group have now settled they still engage in fishing, small scale agriculture and other traditional industries."}, {"text_idx": "#000127", "text": "Scuba diving and snorkelling are also popular activities on Koh Yao Yai. Nearby dive sites such as Shark Point, Anemone Reef and the King Cruiser Wreck are very popular. There are several diving schools on the island which organise regular trips."}, {"text_idx": "#000132", "text": "busferrykhao lakkoh yao yaispeed boattimes"}]