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 Nopparat
Thara Beach - Phi Phi Island National Park
This lies in Tambon Nong Talay, Tambon Sai Thai, Tambon Ao Nang,
and Tambon Pak Nam, with many interesting places to see. Among
which are:
Nopparat
Thara Beach
In times past villagers in the area called this three
kilometer long beach Haht Klong haeng, meaning Dry Stream Beach,
because when the tide ebbs the stream flowing from the northern
mountains almost disappears, so that the beach has no shore and
stretches all the way to Koh Kao Pak Klong Island. In the vicinity
of the beach, there are many places to stay serving tourists.
Details and further information may be obtained by writing to
Nopparat Thara Beach National Park.
Reservation should be made in advance at the Forestry
Department in Bangkok, Tel (02) 5790529 or at the Hat Noppharat
National Park, P.O. Box 23, Amphoe Muang, Krabi 81000, Tel. (075)
634436
Khao
Khanap Nam
These two hills, roughly 100 meters high, flank the Krabi River
running between them to form a distinctive Vista and the town's
most prominent landmark. To visit them, take a longtail boat from
Jao Fah Pier; travel time is just 15 minutes. From there take
stairs leading up to caves with statagmites and statactites. A
large number of human skeletons have been found here. It
is theorized that they are the remains of peple who came and established
a home at Kanab Nam, but were cut off by an inundation and quickly
perished.
Tham
Seua Kao Kaew Ao
Luk Tanu Monastery
lies in Ban Tam Sua of Tambon Krabi Noy, 9 kilometers from
Krabi Town. Tam Sua means Tiger Cave, and the reason for
this name is that an especially large tiger once live there.
It roamed the foothills of the Ao Luk Tanu Mountains, also called
Kao Kaew. Inside the cave are natural rock impressions of
tiger paws. Outside, the forest has great trees hundreds
of years old growing in a fold of Kao Kiriwohng Mountains that
surround the monastery. Among the best known are Ko Tan
(Heavenly Musicians), Lod (Passing Through), Chang Kaeo (Crystal
Elephant), Luk Tanu (Arrow), and Pra (Monk's). Aside from
the monastery itself, this area has another aspect of interest,
especially to archaeologists : Many stone tools, pottery shards,
and unfired clay holy images have been found, dating from prehistoric
into historic times.
Tham
Sadet
is located at Ban Nong Kok, Tambon Sai Thai, 7 kilometres
from the town on Highway No. 4034. It is a beautiful cave with stalactites
and stalagmites. In 1909 the future King Rama VI visited the cave
here, earning it the title "Sadet"
indicating the presence of royalty.
Susan
Hoi (Fossil Shell Beach)
The shell graveyard at Ban Laem Pho was once a large freshwater
swamp, home to a kind of snail. Over eons dating from the Tertiary
Age, about 40 millions years ago, these snails lived and died by
the million, to the extent that the dead snails formed a layer upon
which existed the living. Eventually, weather changes precipitated
the swamp's disappearance, but by then the layer of fossilized snail
shells was forty centimeters thick, resting on ten centimeters of
lignite below which is the subsoil. Because of geographic upheaval,
this Shelly limestone is now distributed in great broken sheets
of impressive magnitude on the seashore at Laem Poh.
Phi
Phi Island (click
here for more information)
The name is derived from Malay and the original was Pulao Pi ah
Pi, where in pulao is the Malay word for island, and pi, pronounced
with only a half p sound, was very close in pronunciation
to the English word be; the ah was eventually dropped, so the name
was said something like Bi Bi. Later the P was pronounced
with a stronger aspiration and the name became the Pi Pi we know
today (the h with which it is usually spelled is confusing and superfluous). The
name refers to the mangrove wood found there. Six islands
are in the group; Phi Phi Don, Phi Phi Ley, Biddah Nok, Biddah Nai,
Yung, and Pai; total area is about 35 square kilometers. They
were incorporated into the national park in 1983. Some of
the interesting places to visit include.
Sa
Kaew
8 natural springs large and small, the crystal clarity of which
gives this place its name, Crystal Springs. They are in
Tambon Kao Tong on the Krabi-Nai Sa road, and each has a name
: Nam Lod (Water Passing Through), Cherng Kao (Vallery), Jorakeh
Kao (White Crocodile), Nam Tip (Heavenly Waters), Nam Krahm (Indigo
Water), Morakot (Emerald), Hun Kaeo (Barking Deer) and Noy (Small)
Ao Nang
This bay is beautiful and at the same time very strange to the
eye because of its limestone mountains. Its famous beaches
include Rai Ley, Tam Pra Nang (where the tam or cave, is sacred
to local villagers) and Nam Mao; none of these can e reached by
road. However, boats leave regularly from the accessible
part of Ao Nang to take visitors to them. There are
also other islands to visit as well : Kai Island. Tap Island,
Mor Island, and Padah Island, where there are clean sandy beaches,
clear water and schools of colorful fishes in abundance perfect
for diving, snorkeling, or swimming. Boats to the islands
are boarded at Ao Nang.
Huay
Toh Waterfall
This waterfall has eleven levels and springs from the Kao Panom
Mountains in Tambon Tap Prik, Kao Panom Mountains in Tambon Tap
Prik, on the Sri Trang - Pracha - utit road. Each level contains
behind its falls a pool of naturally clear, clean water 4 - 5 meters
in diameter. The pools are named, and the best known are :
Wang Tewada (Angel's), Wang Sok (Year's) and Wang Jan (Platter).
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