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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Beautiful Nature







Nature Trails

There are trekking trail about 500 meters called ‘View Point Trekking Trail’ located in Kha Bay in Wua Talap Island, and two boating trails called ‘Studying Nature by Boat’. The first boating trail is about 600 meters surrounding Phi Island, and the second is about 2,200 meters between the beach of Kha Bay and the Nathap Beach. More over, there are three snorkeling route call ‘Studying Nature Under Water’; about 200 meters long near Thaiphlao Island, about 150 meters long near Samsao Island, and about 150 meters long in Kha Bay in Wua Talap Island.


Activities
- Snorkelling Diving - Nature trail study - Canoeing-Kayaking

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Hindap Island



Activities
- Activities on Beach - View

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Thaiphlao Island and Wua Kantang Island

There are beautiful coral reef and white sand beaches in Thaiphlao Island and Wua Kantang Island.


Activities
- Activities on Beach - Snorkelling Diving

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Samsao Island

Samsao Island situates oposite Mae Ko Island. There have beautiful coral, natural stone bridge curve out into the sea, and white and clean beaches appropriate for camping and swimming to enjoy coral.


Activities
- Activities on Beach - Camping - Snorkelling Diving - Canoeing-Kayaking

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Beautiful Nature



Thale Nai (EMERALD LAKE)

Thale Nai or Lake in the Mountain situates in Mae Ko Island. It is a large natural pond surrounded by complicated limestone mountain. The area has under-water hole connected to the outer sea. There has been assumed that the limestone layer under the lake was sink so that cause the lake, this incident had been occurred simultaneously with the islands, or it might have been occurred by the change of chemical condition so did the caves.

Activities - View - Cave/Geological Touring

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Wua Talap Island

Wua Talap Island situates in Kha Bay. The National Park Headquarters locates here. In front of the office is the white and clean beach appropriate for playing water and recreation. When going to the viewpoint at the top of the mountain, about 500 meters, traveler can see all of Ang Thong islands with strange-looking shape lay in-line on the sea. There is also Bua Bok Cave situated one kilometer from the office. It has beautiful stalagmite and stalactite, and is unique in its geology condition.

Activities - Activities on Beach - Camping - View - Cave/Geological Touring

Map of Service Zone of Ang Thong National Park



Men's restroom
Men's restroom

There are toilets for men.


Women's restroom
Women's restroom

There are toilets for women.


Accommodation
Accommodation

Bungalows are also available.


Camping site/Tent
Camping site/Tent

Tent for rent and provides camping area for traveler.


Food services
Food services

Restaurant is available in the Park.


Visitor center
Visitor center

There is a Visitor Center located in Kha Bay, Wua Talap Island, which has exhibition for giving information to traveler.

How to go to Ang Thong National Park

How to go?

By Car
Use national road number 35 (Thonburi-Paktho) from Bangkok to national road number 4 pass Phetchaburi province, Chumphon province, and Prachuap Khiri Khan province to national road number 41 to Surat Thani province, approximately 644 kilometers. (The bus fare = 211 Baht, and air-bus fare = 295 Baht.) Go on to Donsak District and on board a ferry from Donsak District for another 60 kilometers

By Airplane

By Thai Airline Public Co, Ltd. from Bangkok to Surat Thani province. The airfare is 2,055 Baht.By Bangkok Airway Co, Ltd. from Bangkok to Samui Island. The airfare is 3,180 Baht. There is return flight every day, and about 1:15 hour a trip.


By Ship
Traveler can set off from Samui Island to Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park about 35 kilometers with 550 Baht a person by taxi-boat (tour boat). And, traveler can hire a speedboat from Samui Island to the national park with 4,000-5,000 baht for 10 persons. Also, traveler can hire a tour boat from Surat Thani province to the national park with 12,000-12,000 Baht for 70-100 persons.

By Train
Use the train everyday from Bangkok (Hua Lam Phong) to Phunphin Train Station, and take a bus to Surat Thani Province and go further by bus of Surat Thani – Samui Island.

By Bus
Take a bus from Surat Thani to Ko Samui District about 84 kilometers with the bus fair = 100 Bath, and the air-bus fair = 120 Baht a person. Then take a speedboat of Songserm Travel Center Co, Ltd. from Thatong Seaport, Surat Thani Province to Na-Thon Seaport, Samui Island, with two trips a day The departure times are at 07.30 AM. and 02.30 PM. from Thathong Seaport, and at 07.15AM. and 02.15 PM. from Na-Thon Seaport. For regular boat (sleeping boat), at 11.00 PM. from Ban-Don Seaport, Surat Thani Province, to Samui Island at 05.00 AM. And at 09.00 PM. from Samui Island to Surat Thani Province at 04.00 Am.

Contact Address of Ang Thong National Park


Contact Address

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
145/1, Talat Lang rd.
Talat Sub-district.
Amphur Muang Surat Thani
Surat Thani Province
Thailand 84000
Tel. 0 7728 6025, 0 7728 0222
Fax 0 7728 6588
E-mail angthong_np@hotmail.com
Webside www.dnp.go.th

Climate of Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park


Climate

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park has been influenced by monsoon that causes big waves and heavy rain, approximately 2,000 mm. of rain all the year round, and the temperature is approximately 23 oC. The appropriate time for visiting the islands is between February and April, although the temperature is quite hot but the sea is calm suitable for sailing.

During monsoon (November and December) in the Gulf of Thailand always have big waves and windy. Traveling to Ang Thong National Park, Surat Thani Province is not safe. Thus, National Park office announced for temporary closing during 1 November - 23 December every year.

Topography of Ang Thong National Park


Topography

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park consists of 42 islands. Its main islands are, for examples, Phaluai Island, Wua Chio Island, Wua Talap Island, Mae Ko Island, Samsao Island, Phai Luak Island, Kha Island, Hindap Island, Phi Island, Wua Kantang Island, Mae Yat Island, Wua Te Island, Naiphut Island, Changsom Island, Hanuman Island, Thaiphlao Island, Huaklong Island, and Kho Ban Island.Most of the islands consists of limestone mountains about 10-400 meters above sea level. Because the limestone can change its structure easily by both chemical condition and weather, so that makes the islands have many, strange-looking caves and cliffs, and some islands are looked like ancient Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Prasart Hin Pimai.

General Information of Angthong National Park


General Information

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park is an archipelago in the gulf of Thailand consisting of 42 separate islands, the principle islands being;Phaluai, Wua Ta Lap, Mae Ko, Sam Sao, Hin Dap, Nai Phut and Phai luak. All the islands occur in Ang Thong district, of Amphur Samui, Surat Thani province. The park covers a total area of 102 sq.km of which about only 18 sq.km is land. The National park does not encompass the entire island chain, its jurisdiction covers about 82% of the total area. The park was established on 12th November 1980.