This is a nice little rustic place. We had fun paddling past the nice beaches (in Kayaks). The staff here are very friendly. particularly 'Nook' (not sure of the spelling). Nice food also.
Lucy Woods - Keswick - England
Thank you for 'Lonely Planet'!
Thank you for the book 'Lonely Planet', that we found this beautiful place on the Island of Koh Libong. We will tell all our friends in Germany to come here and meet these nice and helpful people.
We had a lovely time. It was so quiet and we saw alot of animals (especially impressed us a big monitor lizard at the beach which was 150 cm in length!)
Christine and Beatrice from Germany (Lupzig)
Thank You to Lonely Planet!
Thank you for the book 'Lonely Planet' that we found this beautiful place on the island of Koh Libong. We will tell all our friends in Germany to come here and meet these nice and helpful people. We had a lovely time. It was so quiet and we saw alot of animals (especially impressed us a big monitor lizard at the beach 150 cm in length!)
Christine and Beatrice - Lupzig - Germany
Wonderful Experience!
Thank you for wonderful experience here on Koh Libong! We had a lovely time lounging, swimming, spotting dolphins and dugongs, and wandering around the island.
Everyone was very nice and helpful, and we appreciate the resorts environmentally friendly ways. Its been a true pleasure!
Nathan & Jennifer Green, Seattle, WA, USA
Thank you from the Thorup Family!
Thank you so much from the whole Thorup Family! We very much enjoyed and relaxed for five beautiful days.
Thank you from the Thorup Family!
Thank you so much from the whole Thorup Family! We very much enjoyed and relaxed for five beautiful days.
A Nice Quiet Place!
Nice quiet place on a nice beautiful beach. What's better than being in your hammock with a book and looking at the beach with no other people in it. We stayed here for 5 days and had a great time also because of the friendly staff working here.
If you walk around you can see many different species (on land and the sea). Its cool to check the books over here as well.
Mendel & Jasper - Holland
Enjoying Mother Earth
What a delightful surprise to find this refreshing pause in our travels to relax and enjoy Mother Earth and Ocean in the company of pleasant people at this Resort.
We will come back!
Susan and Hal Margolis, Seoul - Korea
Thor, New Mexica - USA
A Good Weekend Getaway!
The three of us are teachers in Trang, so we are always looking for a good weekend to get away. We had a lovely, relaxing time here at Libong Nature Resort. It is so peaceful and beautiful!
Thank you for a wonderful and relaxing weekend!
Keats & Pat, Chapel Hill. NC USA
Niami, Ireland
5 Wonderful days!
We are now leaving after 5 wonderful days. A mix of the 'real' Thailand with amazing nature like Dugongs, Emerald Cave (Koh Mook), rare birds and snorkelling.
We want to thank our kindly staff, especially Mr. Kahlil and the chef. The food was 'aroi mak mak'
We will come back!
John and Madeleine Pettersson, Sweden, Nyhoping
5 Wonderful days!
We are now leaving after 5 wonderful days. A mix of the 'real' Thailand with amazing nature like Dugongs, Emerald Cave (Koh Mook), rare birds and snorkelling.
We want to thank our kindly staff, especially Mr. Kahlil and the chef. The food was 'aroi mak mak'
We will come back!
John and Madeleine Pettersson, Sweden, Nyhoping
A Pleasant Surprise!
We came here with the longtail boat and had no idea what to expect. This was a surprise. We was supposed to stay only one night and continue the adventure the next day. In the morning we decided to see the island with the bicycles.
The day was great and we wanted to stay another night. We had also a little snorkelling and the local football match had exciting feeling.
And then again we had a very good service and food. Thanks for everybody in this village. We might see you again.
Jinkka - Tarn (Finland)
Our most relaxing stay in Thailand
This was definitely our most relaxed stay in Thailand so far. The secret beaches are amazing. The food at the resort restaurant is delicious. Try out the steamed fish and the super fruit shakes! We will definitely comeback someday. Big up to the local staff for being so kind and friendly.Dear guests, enjoy your stay!
Love, Tom Trago & Iris Van Santen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Our 2 days at the Libong Nature Beach Resort
Our two days at the Libong Nature Beach Resort, was a beautiful time for relaxing. We enjoyed kayaking to the "secret beach", what a nice secret, just around the corner! Stefan saw a big, green grass snake in front of our bungalow after he woke up. After that, he was awake!Thank you for the nice time and the very, very, friendly service.
Friede, Freude, Eirkuchen
Conny & Sefan from Tschormaniie (Germany)
Libong Nature Beach Resort Review
First Czech mission (impossible) In Libong Nature Beach Resort. Really nice and romantic place to stay. Very good accommodation, beautiful beach, nice people. But unfortunately we haven't seen any dugongs because bad weather thereofre our mission failes. Maybe next time ...
Thanks a lot for Everything!
Members of mission
Jitka Krsova, Mirck Formisck, Jarsmir Mrasik, Ivana Mrazikova
Czek Republic
Setting the Record Straight
About Tezza's Blog, and reviews made by others on Tripadvisor
Introduction.
Hello. I am the current resident manager of the Libong Nature Beach Resort and I must say, the comments made on your blog are very one-sided, and for those who have actually stayed at our resort and didn't like it, perhaps it was unfortunate for you that we didn't actually meet so I could explain the situation to you.
Mission
As you know, our resorts are managed by the Lifelong Learning Foundation whichour main goals are to support community development and educational programs inThailand. If you are looking for proof of this, you can click on our foundation'swebsite http://www.lifelong-learning.org to see what community projects we areinvolved in.
Tours and Transfers
Pertaining to the cost of our boat tours and transfers, you must realize that our resort does not even own a boat, as such we select only the local fisherman boats,and 70 percent of the cost that you pay goes to the local fisherman directly.You may ask where the remaining 30 % goes. As you know, being a Legally RegisteredFoundation, we must abide by all the laws that are required of us. We are alegally licensed registered tour operator, under the Tourism Authority of Thailand and are legally bound by all our actions. This means, an insurance policy which benefits guests who face misfortune on any of our tours or boat charters.
Then how does the Resort make money to finance these community projects? Well, we rent our our kayaks, snorkelling equipments, lifejackets, meals, etc. plus we have to pay the staff to prepare and support the boatman. Don't forget, wehave to feed the boatman and the guide as well, and provide to administrative support ie. information about tours etc. and that has a cost as well. I think that that is enough to justify the 30 %. We provide INSURANCE and all farangs know that Insurance is not free, there is always a cost involved. If there is a problem, we have to be responsible, other people can always runaway but notus.
Cost of Food
Some say that our food is expensive, that is until they see the portions we give, our portions can feed at least 3 thai people. You just haven't given us a chance yet, and take us at face value.
Most of our food supplies are from the village, unlike most resorts who buy theirsupplies from Superstores such as Makro with low prices, our food actually costs more because we buy it from the local village, therefore supporting their small economy.
We have also compared our prices to the other resorts and to say that we a double the price is an unfair statement. One such comparison is their American Breakfastwhich costs 80 baht, but consists of 1 fried egg and 2 slices of toast.our American Breakfast costs 200 baht but you get 2 fried eggs, 2 slices of toast,some fried seafood, several slices of fresh fruit, a glass of orange juice, andcoffee/tea. So please, don't take everything at face value but look into detail.
Other Community Services
To promote the usage of bicycles on the island, our foundation has donated overa dozen bicycles to the children in the village nearby, plus we have ensured that all the staff at the resort uses bicycles in their daily activities by sponsoring the bicycles.
We have also had community workshop trainings to train the local rural people inthe art of batik painting, so that during the low season when they are not tapping rubber, they can have a source of income during that time.
Our resort also grows a number of organic vegetables such as morning glory, lemongrass, basil, chilis, and we have never sold it to the village people. If theyask, they can have it, and in return for our kindness, we are blessed with fresh fruit or vegetables from their own garden. Kindness is not forced, but natural.
Respect and support for the Local Community.
Our resort is based on an island where the population is 100 % muslim, therefore we do not serve pork or cook pork in our restaurant. I cannot say the same forother resorts around. Also we do not have any dogs in our resort, although we do have alot of cats. As you know dog saliva is taboo for muslims. Also note that all the staff at the resort are natives from the island, the only person except me.
Nature Preservation.
When we send back our glass bottles back to Trang for recycling using the boats the guests charter to and from the island, it should not be a crime. Guests should not complain when we are sending supplies over, we are not overcrowding the boat, it is an everyday occurence. If you say the resort should pay for the extra space that we use for the boat, please note that we already pay the boatman EXTRA sothat he can LOAD and UNLOAD the boat as well, and that is not included in theboat price the guests have to pay.
People say we're crazy to send our bottles back to the mainland for recycling,in fact I've been to several islands where they just pile the bottles up and itis disgusting, even in some of the resorts. People laugh when I carry bags of broken glass back to the mainland, even at our campsite in Koh Mook.If you go to Koh Mook and ask whether there is a crazy guy carrying sacks ofbroken glass and the ferry boat, they would point to me.
I'm not a fanatic, but I do what I think is best, for the resort and the environment and is most people appreciate it, that the battle is won. I am rather dissappointed and sorry that some of the comments made on Tezzas website and other travel websiteshave been very harsh. Hopefully we can meet in person one of these days at eitherHaadyao Nature Resort or Libong Nature Beach Resort.
But I must admit, our staff is not the greatest at english, however this is howwars are started, because of the language barrier, you cannot blame someone ifthey do not know what is going. And sometimes, it is just plain bad luck if someone is bulldozing land somewhere nearby, which is an extremely rare one time occurence.
If there are any queries or questions, you can always email me at libongnatureresort@gmail.com
Sincerely,
The Resident Manager(Whoever is Volunteering at this time) So I shall remain namelessLibong Nature Beach Resort
PS. It is simply amazing how much energy is used for make negative comments, when less energy can be used to make for fruitful and beneficial comments to help the tourism industry in thailand. As the saying goes, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. You think you may be doing a great service by warning people to avoid certain place, but you should at least hear both sides of the story. To me, it would be a fair way.A Really Wonderful Place!
What a wonderful place you have! I really enjoyed meeting you all here! Thank you for all your smiles, kindness & good food! I really loved the island hopping tour & bike ride.
This Nature Resort is really making a very good effort to help the local people & the environment!
I will tell others about your Resot & Koh Libong! After a week with you, I am sad to leave.
Joy - Massachusets, USA
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This is one of the most relaxing, beautiful and peaceful places I have ever been to. I love the plants, the beach, the smiling faces, your attentive and nurturing service and all the fun things we got to do here. Thank you!
You are doing a wonderful service to the local people and the environment!
Pam - Huntington, VT, USA
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This is a great place to be. Both to relax and to immerse into the local surrounding. I guess into the water too. The staff are always willing to help out- Thanks!
Its great to be at a place that is not entirely driven by accumulating money, but makes a difference. And thanks for teaching me so much Thai!
Seth - Huntington, VT, USA
This Nature Resort is really making a very good effort to help the local people & the environment!
I will tell others about your Resot & Koh Libong! After a week with you, I am sad to leave.
Joy - Massachusets, USA
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This is one of the most relaxing, beautiful and peaceful places I have ever been to. I love the plants, the beach, the smiling faces, your attentive and nurturing service and all the fun things we got to do here. Thank you!
You are doing a wonderful service to the local people and the environment!
Pam - Huntington, VT, USA
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This is a great place to be. Both to relax and to immerse into the local surrounding. I guess into the water too. The staff are always willing to help out- Thanks!
Its great to be at a place that is not entirely driven by accumulating money, but makes a difference. And thanks for teaching me so much Thai!
Seth - Huntington, VT, USA
Wonderful Beaches, Good Bungalows, Nice Food!
Thank You for a very nice stay in your resort. Wonderful beaches, good bungalows and nice food. And we would also like to thank you for the help when Erika was ill, you are very friendly people!!
We hope to come back soon!
Erika and Arvid, Haskvarna, Sweden
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