Walking Street is Koh Lipe’s main road — a paved, car-free lane that runs across the middle of the island from Pattaya Beach to Sunrise Beach. Just about everything on the island that is not a beach is here: restaurants, bakeries, dive schools, massage shops, pharmacies, minimarts, ATMs and tour desks.
It changes character through the day. Mornings are quiet and smell of coffee; by evening, fruit-shake stands, grills and street-food carts fill the lane and it becomes the island’s social centre.
Top things to do at Walking Street, Koh Lipe
Eat your way along it
Southern Thai curries, massaman, pad thai, fresh roti, grilled seafood and wood-fired pizza are all on offer. Prices are higher than on the mainland because everything arrives by boat.
Compare tour desks
Dozens of agencies sell the same island-hopping programmes. Look at the boat, the group size and the reviews — or book a top-rated trip online with free cancellation.
Get a Thai massage
After a day in a longtail, an hour of Thai or oil massage in one of the shops along the street is well earned.
How to get to Walking Street, Koh Lipe
- On foot: the street starts behind Pattaya Beach and ends at Sunrise Beach; the whole length takes about 10 minutes.
- Motorbike taxis: small scooter-sidecar taxis carry luggage and people around the island for a fixed fee.
Insider tips
- There are several ATMs, but they charge a fee per withdrawal and occasionally run dry. Bring some cash from the mainland.
- Many restaurants add a service charge; check the menu.
- Scooters share the lane — keep to the side after dark.
Best tours & tickets for Walking Street, Koh Lipe
These top-rated experiences are the easiest way to see Walking Street, Koh Lipe from Koh Lipe:
Snorkelling trip from €18 Koh Lipe: Longtail Boat Snorkeling Trip Program A
The best-reviewed boat trip in the whole park, with well over six hundred reviews. A longtail takes a small group round the reefs west and north of Lipe — soft corals, clownfish, parrotfish and a beach stop or two — and brings you back in time for sunset. This is the one to book if you only do one trip.
- Four or five snorkel stops around Koh Adang and Koh Rawi
- Classic wooden longtail boat with a local crew
- Mask, snorkel and life jacket included
Sunset trip from €32 Koh Lipe Golden Odyssey: The Ultimate 8-Island Sunset Escape
A full day that saves the best for last: after a long island-hopping loop with several snorkel stops, the boat waits off the north tip of Lipe for the sunset. A newer listing, but with strong early reviews.
- Eight islands, reef stops and a black-stone beach
- Picnic lunch included
- Ends with sunset off Lipe’s north point
