| Mu Koh Similan National Park | | | | sandy beachas beautiful as in the west beach |
| Location | | | | opposite the Sail Rock. Besides, theunderwater |
| ?????Located in the area of Tambon Koh Phrathong, | | | | scenery of Koh Pad is also very famous especially at |
| Amphoe Khuraburi, Phangnga Province, about 76 kms | | | | the "Fantasy |
| from Thaplamu Pier and | | | | Reef" that is the most popular diving site of the island. |
| 100 km from Phuket Province. | | | | ?????Koh Kao or Koh Ba Ngu is a small islandwith |
| Transportation | | | | variety of rock formations. The Christmas Point is |
| Car : Road traffic provides 2 alternative ways as | | | | another diving pointto view the beautiful underwater |
| follows : | | | | world. |
| -First alternative, 788 km from Bangkok, taking | | | | ?????Koh Tachai is a lonely island situatingbetween |
| Highway No.4 to Prachuap | | | | Similan islands and Surin islands. Offering long white |
| Khiri Khan - Chumphon - Ranong and then continue to | | | | sandy beachesand shady trees, but there's no |
| Phang Nga that takesabout 12 hrs. | | | | freshwater on the island, so there isno one to live |
| -Second alternative, from Bangkok follow the Highway | | | | there. Anyway, Koh Tachai is one of Thailand's top |
| No.4 to Chumphon, andfrom Chumphon taking | | | | divingsites and it is now included in Mu Koh Similan |
| Highway No.41 to Amphoe Thachang. At the | | | | National Park. |
| intersectionof Thachang turn right along Highway | | | | Scuba diving points (north to south) |
| No.401 to Amphoe Ban Ta khun for 50kms. Then | | | | ?????1.Underwater rocks out of Koh Tachai,located to |
| taking Highway No.415 for 30 km and turn right to | | | | the west from Koh Tachai, they look like a stone peak |
| Phang Nga. Ifyou start from Phuket, take Highway | | | | drownedin the sea and surrounded by schools of fish |
| No.402 via Sarasin Bridge to Ban Khok | | | | such as Barracudas and "Hu |
| Kloi and turn right through Ampher Takuathung. After | | | | Chang" fish. Moreover, it's said that plenty of rays and |
| some 1 hr and 30 minyou will be arriving Phang Nga. | | | | whale sharksare found in the area as well. |
| Car rent by your sef click here | | | | ?????2. Koh Bon is a tiny island locatedto the north of |
| Bus :From the Southern Bus Terminal (at | | | | Similan Island. The diving point is located around |
| Boromratchchonnani Rd.) air-conditionedbuses are | | | | theundersea rocks at the end of west cape. |
| available from Bangkok to Phang Nga everyday. For | | | | White-finned sharks and frog-sharkshave often been |
| more informationor reservation call 0 2435 1195 and 0 | | | | found there. |
| 2434 5557-8 | | | | ?????3. Christmas Point, situated inthe northwest of |
| Airplane : Thai Airways operates daily flights from | | | | Koh Ba Ngu, where the blue-ribbon eels, golden mud |
| Bangkok to Phuket. | | | | fish,mantis prawns and grasshoppers including huge |
| Further transportation from Phuket to Phangnga (58 | | | | fish such as gray sharks,white-fin sharks as well as |
| km) are available. Formore information click here | | | | sting rays are often seen. |
| Train : The State Railways Authority of Thailand | | | | ?????4. Fantasy Rocks is the diving pointof Similan |
| provides severaldaily trains from Bangkok to Surat | | | | islands consisting of 3 piles of rocks that should never |
| Thani, and go further to Phang Nga bytaking a 2-hour | | | | miss. |
| bus. For further details, please contact at 0 2223 7010, | | | | Almost all kinds of marine lives such as the blue-ribbon |
| 0 2223 7020 | | | | eels, golden-mudfish and any sort of prawns are |
| To get to Mu Koh Similan National Park | | | | found. |
| ???? The national park is about 76 km from Thaplamu | | | | ?????5. Ao Kwang Aen Bay is located to theeastern |
| Pier, Amphoe Thymuang, Phang Nga Province. The | | | | coast of Koh Pad with coral reefs along a steep slope |
| best time to visit the nationalpark is during | | | | of sea depth. |
| January-March that is free from monsoons. | | | | It's an ideal place to study various corals and reefs and |
| ????Situating in the deep sea of Andaman Sea, Mu | | | | sea turtles areoften found. |
| Koh | | | | ?????6. Laem Prapakharn (lighthouse cape),situated |
| Similan National Park is consisting of 9 islands, | | | | near Ao Kwang Aen, but it's next down to the end of |
| stretching from Southto North. Their calling names | | | | the cape. |
| begin from the southern most island up to | | | | At the depth of 100 feet, there are 2 rocks that are full |
| thenorthernmost island; Koh Nung (first island), Koh | | | | of soft coralsand covered by variety of corals and |
| Song (second island), | | | | reefs. |
| Koh Sam (third island), ?, Koh Kao (ninth island), | | | | ?????7. Hin Hua Kalok is another pointfor diving where |
| respectively. | | | | diversity of marine lives such as prawns, crabs and |
| ????The sea, there, is about 50-60 meters deep | | | | stingrays are found wandering in this area. |
| withrock formations underneath where corals and | | | | ????8. Hin Sam Kon is one of the most beautifuldiving |
| reefs form the rich and diversityof underwater | | | | points in the area, there are coral reefs at the depth of |
| ecological system. | | | | 40-120feet where white-fin sharks are often found. |
| ?????Koh Nung or known as Koh Yung is alarge | | | | ?????9. Hin Dok Mai is also of the mostbeautiful diving |
| island with a long stretching clean sandy beach where | | | | points of the Similan Islands that coral reefs can |
| is the laying-eggsarea of sea turtles as well. | | | | beseen, especially at the mooring buoy, there is plenty |
| ??? Koh Song (Koh Payang) and Koh Sam (Koh | | | | of colorful coralsand many sorts of corals that can not |
| Payan) areislands of small size that have no available | | | | be seen elsewhere. |
| information for exploration. | | | | ?????10. Hua Koh Meang, known as thevery deep |
| ?? ?Koh Si, known as Koh Meang, is another large | | | | diving site that is not suitable for the beginners, |
| islandwith freshwater resource. Thus the national | | | | however,several kinds of fish such as Ronin fish, |
| park's office is located there. | | | | Ronan fish as well as huge skatesare often seen in |
| Consisting of 2 bending lovely bays with white-sandy | | | | the area. |
| beaches at the northarea (the office is situated) and | | | | ?????11. Suan Pla Lai, situated to theeastern side of |
| another small beach at the northeast area. | | | | Koh Ha, it provides a wide sandy ground where a kind |
| Both bays are not only very beautiful but they are also | | | | ofeel called Garden Eel which hundreds of them live in |
| the ports that cansee many boats floating around | | | | the sand. They arevery sensitive to strangers, so it's |
| there especially in weekends of high seasons. | | | | not recommended the close-up watch. |
| ?????Koh Ha is an island of several piecesof rock | | | | ?????12. Shark Point is a deep divingpoint with stones |
| formations without any building, but it's a good place for | | | | protruding from the sea in the south from Similan, near |
| boatsto avoid strong winds after they leave their | | | | Koh Payang. Both sharks and sting rays are always |
| customers to stay overnighton Koh Si. | | | | seen there. |
| ?????In the west of Koh Ha, there is an | | | | ?????13. Kum Phang Muang Chin (China |
| interestingdiving point called "Suan Plalai (Garden Eel) | | | | Great Wall). A line of stone, looks alike the China Great |
| as the seabed is fullof small white eels which live in the | | | | Wall, extendingfrom the Sharks Point, it offers a wide |
| sand. In addition, the underwaterworld is rich of soft | | | | range for diving that providea lot of immense sea fans |
| corals, huge coral trees as well as schools of smallfish. | | | | along the rocky line. |
| ???? Koh Hok or Koh Payu is another large islandwith | | | | Snorkeling Point |
| pretty beaches. Though, the large number of | | | | ?????Within the 9 major islands of the nationalpark |
| underwater rocks that obstructswimming or boat | | | | provides snorkeling points as follows: |
| docking, in the southeast of Koh Hok provides a good | | | | ????1. Ao Kuak, often known as Hin Rua Bai,it's good |
| divingsite of slanting land into the deep sea with plenty | | | | for night snorkeling to see the hard corals where the |
| of marine lives sinceat the depth of 20-30 feet reclining | | | | "Khi |
| to a hundred feet. Next to this pointto the south is the | | | | Tang Ped" fish have been discovered in big school. |
| interesting snorkeling site and at the southernmostof | | | | ?????2. Ao Kwang Aen, is boasted of thebest place |
| the island is another marvelous diving site that divers | | | | for hard corals view of Similan National Park, offering |
| call "Hua | | | | thevery interesting strong coral that can not find |
| Koh Kok". | | | | elsewhere Pang Lang Khud |
| ?????Koh Ged or Hin Hua Chang or Hin Ka | | | | Nom coral. Moreover, many kinds of sea turtles can |
| Lok It's charactered by the lines of 3 huge underwater | | | | also be found in thisarea. |
| rocks. In deep watersurface, it's rich in quality caves | | | | ?????3. Hin Dok Mai, the only area of |
| and marine lives which is popular forit's deep diving | | | | Similan that a diver can see coral reefs of deep sea |
| area of Similan island. | | | | just by skin divingat low tides. |
| ?????Koh Pad or Koh Similan is the largestisland of | | | | ???? 4. Behind Koh Meang, it's the nearest divingpoint |
| Similan Islands. The most significant of Ko Pad is Ao | | | | to the office of the national park. Visitors can take a |
| Hin Rua | | | | short distancewalk to a small beach where it is a |
| Bai (a sail-boat rock formation Bay) is a medium size | | | | closed bay that very suitable forwildlives spectacles. |
| bay with rocks indifferent formations at the right most, | | | | - Gallery of Similan Island |
| and standing the very distinguishedrock that looks like a | | | | - Hotel in Similan Island |
| sail. It also symbolizes the Similan Islands. Atthe | | | | See more Information about Natural Attraction in |
| mountain foot in this bay is the wide-stretched white | | | | Southern Thailand,Go to power by native people. |