Tours
Phang Nga
The area
around Phangnga bay has a long history and is famed for its nature and
beauty, especially Ko Tabu, Ko Panyi, Tham Lot and Khao Phing Kan. The rock
art in this area has always been an important attraction
The popularity of the Phang Nga bay area led to the designation of the
current area as a forest park in 1974, this was named Sri Phang Nga Forest
Park. The Royal Forest Department then began to survey the area and realised
it's heritage should be further protected by increasing the areas status to
a national park.
Ao Phangnga was created by Royal decree and gazetted under proclamation
number 98 section 64 of 29th April 1981. The park created covers an area of
400 sq.km, protects the largest area of this original primary mangrove
forest remaining in Thailand. The park stretches from Muang Phangnga
District to the coast at Takua Tung District. Over 80 % of the park is
covered by the Andaman sea, with over 42 large and small islands, including
such as Phra At Tao Island, Maprow Island, Boi Noi Island, Boi Yai Island,
Rayaring Island, Phanak Island, Hong Island, Panyi Island, Phing Kan Island
etc.
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