Showing posts with label Phang Nga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phang Nga. Show all posts

Koh Panyee

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This small island has a pictresque village, which rests precariously on small pilings and extends out across the water










Koh Panyee is a towering limestone outcrop jutting out of the sea at Phang Nga Bay.


Below the limestone hill, a Muslim village on stills has developed. This is Panyee. Many tourist brochures call it a floating village of sea gypsies, but rather permanent settlers who depend on the sea for their livelihood.


As Phang Nga Bay embraces tourism, the village of Panyee is cashing in by putting up a few seafood restaurants. These can be prominently seen as one passes the island. Another distinctive feature of Koh Panyee is the village mosque which towers over the rest of the stilt houses.


Koh Panyee is often the stopover point for tourist on their way to explore the caves and grottoes of Phang Nga Bay National Park, as well as the rest stop for trips to James Bond Island. I am documenting it so that you may have a better idea of the sights in Phang Nga Bay National Park.

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Khaolak Beach

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The beautiful Andaman coastline of Southern Thailand, in Phang Nga province, provides the peaceful tranquil paradise setting of Khao Lak with it's 9 km stretch of pristine sandy beach set against a background of casuarina pines and overlooked by the towering evergreen forest of Khaolak-Lamru National Park.

This is an unsurpassed and unspoilt locale for nature lovers or those seeking complete relaxation.

Khao Lak is 80 km from Phuket International airport, and is ideally situatec to provide visits to numerous point of interest and natural attractions, including several land and marine based National Parks. The Similan and Surin islands, with their world renowned dive sites, are just a short trip away. The list of attracions and activities is quite extensive-beautiful deserted beaches, hiking, waterfalls, hot springs, elephant trekking, diving, snorkeling, reefs, lakes, estuaries, canoeing, wild life, remote islands...to name a few.

There is a good range of excellent accomodation, discreetly nestled in the environment, and offering every amenity and luxury, according to your budget, with views to the sea and surrounding forest. Night life is quiet and relaxing.
Khaolak Beach
This is an unsurpassed and unspotlt locale for nature loves or those seeking complete relaxation.
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Phang Nga Mountain Biking Tour

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Phang Nga



Mountain Biking Tour



Tucked between two tourist Meccas-Phuket and Krabi-Phang Nga Province offers mountain biking opportunities for adventurous travelers as well as experienced cyclists. No real mountain biking experience is required, though you will likely enjoy youself more if you have a bit of familiarity.


General Cycling Tour Information:
Who can join: Anyone in average physical condition can join this cycling tour. Experienced mountain bikers are welcomed too. Don't worry about getting tried. This is not meant to be a physical challenge. Mountain bikes allow you to get closer to nature and to travel in silence.
Accommodations: Simple hotel in Phang Nga Town or home-stay.

Group size: Minimum of two guests and a maximum of six guests. Private tours are available on request.

Season: All year. The most comfortable time of year is from November through March. April and May are the hottest months. June through October is the rainy season. September is the wettest month. For monthly weather information, check out our weather calendar.

Phang Nga Province
This cycling destination is off-the-beaten-path. Winding roads pass through spectacular limestone karst mountains and through rubber plantations. You will be on paved road at times and off-road as well. There are countless single tracks through the jungle and countryside.

There is an optional visit a cave temple is on village. A villager won the lottery and spent some of the money on making the temple more attractive. Sturdy stairs take youn to the elevated caves. The hand railing is solid and the footing is secure. There are several caves within the temple, As you'll be in a religious site, you'll need to dress appropriately. We will supply women with sarongs to cover their legs. Shoes, of course, are left at the base of the stairs.
Just a hundred meters from the temple, there's a cave that leads all the way to another village. The cave has a creek running through it. Your mountain bikes will be waiting for you on the other side.
Hazards will be deal with as needed. If we come to a place that looks slippery or dangerous, we will likely walk the bikes. Some side bikes are also available. This is a mountain biking trip, but it's also a nature and culture tour. You will be part of a very flexible journey through back country with opportunities to engage with the locals. Each day's travel distance is up to the group's inertia/energy. It ain't a race.
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Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park

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Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park



This was declared a national park in August 1991. The park occupies a vast area of 150 square kilometres and covers Amphoe Thai Muang, Amphoe Kapong, Amphoe Takua Pa, and Amphoe Muang.



There are many interesting attractions: Khao Lak, the mountain is located 25 kilometres from Amphoe Takua Pa, on Route No.4(Thai Mueang-Takua Pa), taking a left turn between kilometre markers 56 and 57. Before reaching Amphoe Thai Mueang, the mountain - Khao Lak - can be seen. On the mountain, there is the Chao Pho Khao Lak Shrine. Opposite Khao Lak lies a stony beach with rocks and boulders of all sizes strewn all over the beach.
Laem Pakarang Located on the Takua Pa - Kho Lak route. driving from Takua Pa town on Phetkasem Roa, the cape will be on the right, another 5 kilometres down the side road. It is a sandy beach piled with deer coral washed up on the beach by strong waves thus giving the beach its name. The beach is blessed with groves of pine, making it ideal for camping and relaxation.

Namtok Ton Chong Fais Located on the Takua Pa - Kao Lak route like Laem Pakarang. Driving from Takua Pa town, the waterfall will be on the left, a right turn and going for another 5 kilometres. The cascade runs all year round and the surroundings are blissfully calm an cool under the trees shade.
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Mu Koh Similan National Park

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Mu Koh Similan National Park


Similan is a Yawi or Malay word, which means nine or a group of nine islands.


Mu Ko Similan Nation Park
Similan is a Yawi or Malay word, which means nine or a group of nine islands.This is a located in Tambon Ko Phra Thong, Amphoe Kura Buri, occupying an area of 32,000 acres. It was declared a national park on 1st September 1982. Similan is a small group of islands comprising nine islands stretching from north to south, respectively, namely: Ko Bon, Ko Bayu, Ko Similan<>

Interesting Attractions in the National Park include:



Ko Similan or Ko Paet is the largest island in this group of islands. It has a distinctive horseshoe-shaped bay. The average depth of the water is 60 feet. Underwater is full of rock formations and coral reefs in several shapes and forms such as deer, leaf, brain, and mushroom. The latter one is the most unspoiled coral found in the country. Its soft sandy beach is very beautiful and diving around here will let you see a lot of fishes and coral. To the north, lies a striking large rock formation with astonishing shapes such as boot and Donald Ducks head. The upper part of the beach is an ideal lookout point with a rock of a sailing boat shape.

Ko Ba-ngu is the ninth island of the Similan group of islands. It has a strange feature. Looking from one point, the shape of a skull can be seen. Underwater is as beautiful as a valley full of coral reefs, deep gorge, and various sizes of fish.
Ko Huyong ,the island offers the whitest and longest beach of all the nine islands. During turtles'egg laying season, from November to February, there would be tracks on the beach from turtles that come onshore to lay eggs, resembling centipede tracks.
Ko Miang is the second largest island among 9 islands after Similan Island. It is where the office of the National Park is located. The island offers a scenic beach which is suitable for camping.



Diving Spots



There are several diving spots that suit both snorkelling and scuba diving. The famous scuba diving spots including rock formations that lie to the west of Ko Tachai where whale sharks can be seen, Ko Bon, Christmas point rock formation, Fantasy rock formation, and Ao Kwang En(to the eas of Ko Paet),etc.
Snorkelling spots are scattered around these nine islands. The interesting points are by the sailing boat rock, Ao Kwang En, and behind Miang Island.




How to Get There Thap Lamu Pier, located 70 kilometres north of Phang-nga at Amphoe Thai Mueang, is the nearest point to Similan. A boat trip takes around 3 hours. There is no regular boat service for travellers to the island. Boats leaving from Thap Lamu are suitable for group tours and the boat rentals range from 8,000-10,000 baht, depending on various factors. It is sometimes possible for individuals to hitch a side or pay a reasonable fraction of the rental cost on a boat chartered by a group. This method is by no means certain and should be an option only for the adventurous who have time to spare. Visitors may contract the park office at Thap Lamu(Tel: 0 7659 5045)for further information. A boat trip from Patong Beach, Phuket takes around four hours. Visitors can contract Seatran Travel Tel: 0 7621 9391-2. Diving companies in Phuket also organise a three-day trip. Prices range from 9,000-25,000 baht, depending on the level of luxury, and include food, and accommodations.

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