21 Things to Do in Krabi Town, Thailand, Krabi, Thailand

Krabi Town is located in the south of Thailand and is the gateway to popular islands such as Koh Phi Phi and Ao Nang.

In 2018, I stayed in Krabi Town for a month and revisited in 2025. The town took a hit after the pandemic, so it is now just a small town for a one-night stopover as you wait to head to the islands.

- Use Krabi Town as a Launchpad: It’s ideal for a one-night stay before heading to islands like Koh Phi Phi or Ao Nang.

Try googling “Things to Do in Krabi Town,” and almost every website will tell you to do the same two activities.

These same posts will then list a bunch of other things to do that are located outside Krabi Town, which is not what you were searching for.

After spending 3 months in Chiang Mai doing the bare minimum amount of work to just scrape by, I told myself that I needed to go somewhere to shut everything down and just work.

I did a quick search of Airbnb’s in southern Thailand and found one in Krabi Town for $300 USD for the month. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).