Monkey Point & the Mangroves
Tidal channels through mangrove forest on Lanta’s east coast, ending at a headland troop of macaques.
Photo: Dirk Enthoven · CC BY 3.0
The east coast of Lanta is a different island from the beach side. Mangrove forest runs down to the water and tidal channels cut back into it, wide enough for a longtail and quiet enough that the loudest thing is the birds.
Mudskippers sit on the exposed roots at low tide, fiddler crabs work the mud, monitor lizards swim across the channel, and hornbills move through the canopy for most of the year.
At the seaward end is Monkey Point, a rocky headland where a troop of long-tailed macaques lives. This is the trip our company is named after.
Trips that visit Monkey Point & the Mangroves
Our signature trip Half day Mangroves & Monkey Point
The trip we are named for
Stops Lanta east coast mangroves · Monkey Point · Talabeng sea caves
Best for families
Private charter Private Longtail Charter
Your boat, your route, your timing
Stops Anywhere within longtail range of Koh Lanta
Best for families