DESTINATIONS
KRABI TOWN the capital of Krabi Province, sits a little upstream from the mouth of the Krabi River and is mainly Krabi is 784 km south of Bangkok by road. In Krabi town Several daily ferries connect Krabi with Ko Phi Phi, Ko Jum and Ko Lanta, though most depart in the morning. Tickets can be purchased at the dock or from tourist offices and most local guesthouses and hotels.
Ao nang Beach ( Sometimes known as " Ao Phra nang" a name the Tourist Authority of Thailand devised some years back,but which never really caught on ) is the most " westernized" beach in Krabi.Originally a backpacker hotspot,it is now moving rapidly towards the package tourist crowd as the airport brings in more charter flights with each season. While not quite as Rai lay, there is good range of accommodation, many good restaurants , easy transport and travel/tour agencies ready to cater to your every whim, make it good base for exploring Krabi.
Klong Muang Beach lies on the Krabi coast, a 15 minutes drive north of the main beach center at Ao Nang . Here is a long,undevelope beach with a well-established village with shops and simple restaurants. For most of its length,there is nothing on this beach but coconut plantation . The Beach has fine golden-white sand , and reasonably deep water that is good for swimming. The northern end of klong Muang Beach is used as an anchorage by passing yachts.
Railey beach also known as Rai Leh, is a small peninsula between the city of Krabi and Ao Nang in Thailand. It is accessible only by boat due to high limestone cliffs cutting off mainland access. These cliffs attract rock climbers from all over the world, but the area is also popular due to its beautiful beaches and quiet relaxing atmosphere. Accommodation ranges from bungalows and medium-priced resorts in East Railay to a collection of luxury resorts focused on West Railay, though one, Rajavadee, spans both waterfronts and also has a beachfront restaurant at Ao Phra Nang. The four main areas of Railay consist of Phra Nang, West Railay, East Railay, and Ton Sai. Ton Sai caters to climbers and the backpacker set and is more rustic in character than the glitz of West Railay and the shops and restaurants of the East Railay boardwalk.
Tubkaak Beach is splendidly isolated and the ideal place for a quiet and unobtrusive holiday.
Western-facing and with great views of the unusual islands that dot the Andaman Sea, Tubkaak is a unique destination.Half an hour’s drive from Ao Nang heading north west up the coast is isolated Tubkaek Beach. It is an ethereally beautiful place. Powdery white sand gives way to the shallow-shelving waters of the Andamans. Around are dotted beautiful and very oddly shaped islands. It seems almost like a beachfront view created by Tolkien. It’s marred a little by any look southward where a huge industrial pier of decaying twisted metal The northern end of the beach is national park and indeed the surrounds of Tubkaek as a whole have a fairly jungly wooded feel.
KOH LANTA The district was established in December 1901. It consists of four island groups : Mu Ko Lanta (170 km), Mu Ko Klang (162 km),Mu Ko Rok (3.5 km), and Mu Ko Ngai (3.6 km). Other island groups are smaller, like Mu Ko Haa.The origin of the name is unclear, but it may originate from the Javanese word "lantas", meaning a type of grill for fish. The name of the island was officially changed to "Lanta"
The Phi Phi Islands are in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the west Strait of Malacca coast of the mainland. The islands is the largest island of the group, and is the most populated island of the group, although the beaches of the second largest island, Ko Phi Phi Lee (or "Ko Phi Phi Leh"), are visited by many people as well.
The name "Khao Lak" literally means "Lak mountain". Lak mountain is one of the main peaks in the hilly small mountainous region (maximum height 1,050 meters (3,440 ft) within Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park. The tiny village of Ban Khao Lak, the original beach, Hat Khao Lak, and the bay of Khao Lak (Ao Khao Lak) actually all lie in the Lam Kaen sub-district of Thai Mueang district. But in recent years, presumably for reasons of convenience, commerce and marketing, the generalisation of the name Khao Lak has propagated itself northwards almost as far as the town of Takua Pa.
Khao Sok National Park (Thai: เขาสก) is in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. Its area is 739 km, and it includes the 165 square kilometer Cheow Lan Lake contained by the Ratchaprapha Dam. The park is the largest area of virgin forest in southern Thailand and is a remnant of rain forest which is older and more diverse than the Amazon rain forest.
Patong (Thai: ป่าตอง ) refers to the beach and town on Phuket's west coast. It is the main tourist resort on the island of Phuket, and is the center of Phuket's nightlife and shopping. The beach became popular with Western tourists, especially Europeans, Numerous hotels are located there and the area has expanded into a tourist Mecca.
Ko Samui (or Koh Samui, Thai: เกาะสมุย ) is an island off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus, Thailand. Geographically in the Chumphon Archipelago, it is part of Surat Thani Province, though as of 2012, Ko Samui was granted Municipality status and thus is now locally self-governing. Ko Samui is Thailand's second-largest island after Phuket, a population of over 63,000 and a hotel occupancy rate of 73 percent as the number of visitors increases.Abundant tourist resources, sandy beaches, coral reefs, and coconut trees are present on the island.