Koh Lipe map: beaches, Walking Street and viewpoints

Illustrated map, not to scale: Koh Lipe, Map of the island. North: Pirate Waterfall. North-east: Chado Cliff Viewpoint 3, Viewpoint of Koh Adang. South-west: Pantai Galah Beach, Lipe Secret Beach. South: Sunset Beach, Pattaya Beach, Daya Beach, Samnaksong Han Talay. South-east: Sunrise Beach, North Point Beach, Ko Usen. kohlipetrip.com.

Interactive street map of the places in this guide. It loads when you scroll here; every place is also in the numbered list below.

Street map of the places in this guide, numbered as in the list below. Tap a pin for Google Maps and directions.

Pins at each place's Google Maps location.

Street map: map data © OpenStreetMap contributors; tiles by OpenFreeMap.

Attractions

Sunrise Beach Google Maps
North Point Beach Google Maps
Samnaksong Han Talay Google Maps
Pattaya Beach Google Maps
Pantai Galah Beach Google Maps
Bulow Beach Google Maps
Sunset Beach Google Maps
Lipe Secret Beach Google Maps
Koh Lipe Sand Bar Google Maps
Daya Beach Google Maps
Ko Usen Google Maps

Further out

Pirate Waterfall Google Maps
Viewpoint of Koh Adang Google Maps
Koh Adang Waterfall Google Maps
Chado Cliff Viewpoint 3 Google Maps

Places to eat and drink

Zodiac See Sun Beach Bar Google Maps
Bombay Indian Restaurant Google Maps
Thai Derm Restaurant Google Maps
The Living Room Google Maps
On The Rocks Google Maps
Papaya Mom Restaurant Google Maps
Maya Bar Google Maps
Nèe papaya Thaifood & Bbq Google Maps
Monkey bar Lipe Google Maps
Elephant Google Maps
Tonkow Restaurant Google Maps
Bloom Cafe & Hostel Google Maps
Castaway Restaurant Google Maps
Sunset Bar Google Maps
Forever Restaurant Google Maps
The Cove Bistro Restaurant Google Maps
@Home Bar Google Maps

Koh Lipe’s beaches

Koh Lipe has three main beaches: Sunset Beach (Hat Pramong), Sunrise Beach (Hat Chao Ley) and Pattaya Beach². Sunrise Beach is on the east side, and the smaller Sunset Beach is on the west¹.

Pattaya Beach: the island’s main beach and arrival point³, with more nightlife than the other beaches¹.
Sunrise Beach: the one for sunrise views². The Urak Lawoi villages are mostly on the far east side, near Sunrise Beach¹.
Sunset Beach: the best beach for sunset views¹, and a place to spend a whole day without many people⁴.

Sunrise Beach and Sunset Beach meet on the northwest coast¹, where Wikivoyage places Irene Resort. Karma Beach is also in the north of the island and faces the channel between Ko Adang and Ko Lipe¹.

The map also has smaller spots from Google Maps: North Point Beach, Bulow Beach, Lipe Secret Beach, Pantai Galah Beach, Daya Beach and the sand bar. To pick the right one for your stay, compare them on Koh Lipe’s beaches.

Aerial view of a Koh Lipe beach with longtail boats in turquoise water

Where is Walking Street?

Walking Street is the narrow pedestrian lane that crosses Koh Lipe from Pattaya Beach to Sunrise Beach⁵. Walking it from one coast to the other takes about ten minutes⁵.

You’ll come back to Walking Street more than once:

Errands: the pharmacy, the ATMs and the ferry agents⁵ are all on it.
Dinner: after dark, seafood grills are set up outside the restaurants⁵.
Another sight on the map: Samnaksong Han Talay, which Google Maps lists as a Buddhist temple⁶.

What’s on the lane, and the other sights near it, is on Koh Lipe Walking Street.

Welcome to Lipe Walking Street sign at the entrance to the street

Viewpoints and waterfalls on Ko Adang

The viewpoints and waterfalls on the map are not on Lipe itself. Koh Lipe lies directly south of the larger islands Ko Adang and Ko Rawi², and Wikivoyage puts Pirate Falls, a 90-minute hike each way, and Chado Cliff¹ on Ko Adang.

Chado Cliff Viewpoint 3: Google Maps lists it as an observation deck, at an address on Ko Adang⁶.
Pirate Waterfall: one of Ko Adang’s waterfalls, in a hilly interior covered in dense jungle⁷.
Viewpoint of Koh Adang and Koh Adang Waterfall: two more places on the map named after the island, the first listed as an observation deck⁶.
Ko Usen: a stop on boat trips to nearby islands and reefs².

Which beach is closest to the pier?

Pattaya Beach is closest: it’s the island’s main beach and arrival point³. Speedboats arrive at a floating plastic pontoon pier, built in January 2024¹, and Akira Lipe says the longtail from the pontoon to the beach costs 50 baht per person and takes 5–10 minutes⁹ (checked October 2026).

Passengers walking along a floating pontoon from a speedboat to the beach

Getting around Koh Lipe

You can cover all of Ko Lipe on foot¹. There are no cars, so people get around on foot or by motorbike sidecar⁵, and narrow concrete roads link the beaches¹.

Pattaya Beach to Sunrise Beach: about ten minutes⁵ along Walking Street.
Sanom Beach to Sunrise Beach: Sanom Beach is a short walk from Pattaya Beach¹, and the resort there puts Sunrise Beach a 15-minute walk¹⁰ away.
Motorbike taxi: Castaway Resort says one to its Sunrise Beach resort costs 50 baht per person¹¹.

Boats to Lipe run from Langkawi and Pak Bara, each taking about 1.5 hours¹. Times, fares and booking tips are on how to get to Koh Lipe and the Langkawi to Koh Lipe ferry page.