Phang Nga Information guide
The province of Phang-nga is located some 788 kilometres from Bangkok. It covers
an area of 4,170 square kilometres. Phang-nga is a province with two characters
- land and sea - and packed with national parks that guard magnificent scenery
with immensely different attractions.
Most famous is Ao Phang-nga National Park, a geological wonder filled with
islets, sunken caverns and startling rock formations rising sheer out of the
sea. The bay is extremely sheltered ideal for expeditions of sea canoes to explore
the many fascinating caverns with their own eco-systems. Phang-nga's andaman
coast offers parks of a different kind. The island groups of Surin and Similan
are renowned for their beautiful unspoilt beaches and spectacular underwater
scenery, attracting divers from around the world. Khao Lak is a coastal park
full of birds, mammals and scenic waterfalls, with a number of hotel developments
after Tsunami disaster in December 2004.
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