PHANG NGA

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 Phang nga Bay National Park, a geological wonder filled with islets, sunken caverns and startling rock formations rising sheer out of the sea. Tour boats visit many of the most popular attractions: Panyi, an island famed for its Muslim village built entirely on stilts; James Bond Island (Khan Ping Kan) with its split cliffs leaning against each other; Thalu island and its wondrous sea caverns; and Khao Khien, home to the rare swimming iguana.

The bay is extremely sheltered, ideal for expeditions of sea canoes to explore the many fascinating caverns (hongs) with their own eco-systems.Many of the larger islands have
bungalow accommodation.