By the Koh-Lanta-Island.com editorial team ·
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Koh-Lanta-Island.com is an independent Koh Lanta travel guide written by an editorial team. It is funded by affiliate links to GetYourGuide and Trip.com, which are marked as sponsored. We list only tours rated 4.5 stars or higher on GetYourGuide, never accept payment for a place on a list, and show a last verified date and sources on reference pages.
A travel guide that earns commission has a conflict of interest, and you should know how we handle it. This page states our rules in plain language so you can judge the site and hold us to them.
It describes what we actually do today. Where a practice has limits, we say so.
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What are our standards at a glance?
| Standard | What we do | Where to see it |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | Independent guide with no paid placements. Recommendations are not sold. | About |
| Tour selection | Only tours rated 4.5 stars or higher on GetYourGuide are listed. | How we select tours |
| Money | Affiliate commissions from GetYourGuide and Trip.com, plus an Igraal referral reward. No extra cost to you. | Affiliate disclosure |
| Facts | Sourced from official pages where possible, with a last verified date on reference pages. | Sources list at the bottom of each reference page |
| Unverified details | Prices, ratings and rules we cannot verify are left out or described cautiously. | Look for wording such as varies by season |
| Corrections | Errors are fixed after a report through the contact page. | Contact |
Who is behind Koh-Lanta-Island.com?
The site is published by an independent editorial team of travel writers, which we refer to as the editorial team of Koh-Lanta-Island.com. It is a guide to one island, Koh Lanta in Krabi Province, southern Thailand, under the name Koh Lanta Island Guide.
We do not publish individual names or personal qualifications on the site, and we do not claim to have personally tested every hotel, tour or restaurant we describe. What we do claim is a method: use official sources and partner listings, say what is verified, and say where we are unsure. The about page has the short version.
How do we research a page?
Each page starts from official and primary sources where they exist, for example the national park authority for entrance fees, opening times and island closures. We add operator listings, partner data and traveller reviews, then write in plain language and keep claims to what we can support.
Practical details such as fees, seasons and closures are re-checked periodically, and reference pages carry a last verified date near the title and a list of sources at the bottom. Rules that change, including visa, health and safety requirements, are not summarised by us. We send you to your own government's travel advice and to Thailand's official channels instead.
- Primary sources first: official park, transport and government pages.
- Partner data second: tour and hotel listings, read on the partner's page.
- Traveller reviews for context: used to understand experiences, never as a source of hard facts.
- Dates and sources: reference pages show when they were last verified, so you can see how fresh a fact is.
How do we choose which tours to list?
We list Koh Lanta tours only if they are rated 4.5 stars or higher on GetYourGuide. This is our own editorial filter, applied to the partner's live listing. It is not a claim about how GetYourGuide's internal ranking works, which we do not know. A well-known tour below 4.5 stars does not appear on our recommendation pages, and a smaller tour above the bar can.
Prices, ratings and review counts are read from the partner's listing at the time of research, are re-checked periodically and can change. They are never invented or adjusted by us. Each tour links to its own GetYourGuide page, where the live rating and price are shown, so check that figure before you book. The full rule and its limits are explained in how we select tours, and you can browse the result on the tours page.
A limit of the 4.5 star rule
A rating is a signal, not a guarantee. A tour with few reviews can have a high average that is not yet reliable, and ratings move over time. We show review counts where we have them so you can weigh that yourself.
How does the site make money?
The site is free to read and is funded by affiliate commissions. When you book through one of our links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Outbound partner links are marked as sponsored. Our partners are:
- GetYourGuide: tours and activities.
- Trip.com: accommodation.
- Igraal: a cashback service. We link to its sign-up as a referral, and we may earn a reward if you join.
Does money influence what we recommend?
No paid placements exist on this site. A tour qualifies on its rating, not on commission, and we do not accept payment or free trips to feature a business. Commission is how the site pays for research and writing, and we say openly that this creates an incentive to link to bookable products. That is why we publish the selection rule, show sources and point you to official pages for anything that carries risk.
On comparison pages we try to say where a rival resource is better than ours, and we avoid calling ourselves the best of anything.
How do we handle facts and updates?
We prefer a cautious sentence over a precise guess. If a fee, timetable or rule varies by season or operator, we say that instead of printing a number that may be wrong next month. Examples on the site include the national park entrance fee, which we source to the park authority, and ferry timetables, which we deliberately do not print.
When a fact changes, we update the page and its last verified date. If a page has no recent date, treat its practical details with more caution and check with the operator.
How do we handle images?
Photos on the site illustrate the island and its tours. Tour cards use images from the partner's listing, and credits for other photos are kept on the photo credits page. That record is still being compiled, so if you see an image that needs a credit or removal, tell us.
How do we handle corrections and contact?
If you spot an error, an outdated detail or a broken link, use the contact page. We aim to reply within a few days, verify the point against a source and correct the page. Partnership enquiries use the same address, and they do not buy a place on any list.
What do we not do?
- We do not sell or auction placements, rankings or reviews.
- We do not invent prices, ratings, review counts or quotes.
- We do not claim personal visits, tests or stays that did not happen.
- We do not give visa, medical or legal advice. We point to official sources.
- We do not publish reader counts, awards or credentials we cannot document.
- We do not present the site as the best or only source. Read several resources for a big trip.
Frequently asked questions
It is an independent guide with a stated method: official sources first, partner data second, dated pages and no paid placements. It is also funded by affiliate links, so check important facts such as fees and closures against the sources listed on each page.
An independent editorial team of travel writers. We do not publish individual names or qualifications, and we do not claim to have tested every place we mention.
We list only Koh Lanta tours rated 4.5 stars or higher on GetYourGuide. The rule is our own filter, not a claim about GetYourGuide's algorithm, and ratings are read at the time of research.
We earn commission when you book through our sponsored links, at no extra cost to you. We do not accept payment or free trips for a place on a list.
No. They are read from the partner's listing at the time of research and can change. Always check the live rating and price on the booking page.
Use the contact page. We aim to reply within a few days, check the point against a source and update the page.
Sources and further reading
- Mu Ko Lanta National Park: fees, hours and closures (Thai National Parks)
- Qualify your outbound links to Google: use rel=sponsored for affiliate links (Google Search Central)
- FTC's Endorsement Guides: what people are asking (US Federal Trade Commission)
- Thailand travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- Thai Meteorological Department
Questions about how we work?
This page describes how the site is researched, funded and corrected. Learn more about who we are or write to us directly.
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