Let me tell you right away that Koh Lanta is not among the better islands for a single man holiday. There are far better choices if you are looking for a great combination of beautiful beaches and girly bars or all sorts of places to meet local Thai ladies. Especially Koh Samui or Phuket have a lot more to offer in this regards, and if you have never been to those islands before I would really recommend you to check out those places first. However, if you are like me and have already visited most of the tourist hot spots and are looking to explore some of the more quiet and more authentic islands then you will probably enjoy three or four nights down in Koh Lanta, which is the biggest island in the Krabi province.
There is almost nothing of interest on Lanta Noi mostly farms, forests and small villages and all transport arriving with the ferry from the mainland drive straight through this smaller island and over the bridge to Lanta Yai. The beaches on Koh Lanta Yai are located on the west coast and the biggest one with most hotels, restaurants, bars, massage salons and shops is Long Beach often referred to as Phra Ae Beach. About a dozen of girly bars can be found along the main road on Long Beach.
Great entertainment and you will probably find yourself revisiting that place because the options are just so limited. Since there are so few sexpats and sextourists frequenting the bars in Koh Lanta you will find that the supply of girls always exceeds the demand from men โ even during the high season.
Which is good, because the girls will put in more effort to entertain you, make you feel good and ultimately make you want to take them back to your hotel for the night. The place that comes closest to a typical club is Funky Monkey , that reminds you of the Tiger Disco in Patong in terms of the design, but if you walk in there it looks just like a regular bar. On some nights you might find a group of Thai girls partying there, while on other nights you will just find a bunch of hippies drinking cheap Baht buckets.
There are more than enough massage salons in every beach town of Koh Lanta, but the places that do happy endings are more or less all located on Long Beach. Just look at the girls and if they wear short skirts instead of traditional Thai massage dresses, then you should be able to safely assume that they are willing to provide you a hand job at the end of the massage in exchange for some tip.
