Looking for adventure to the close by Ang Thong archipelago consisting of over 35 small islands blessed with beautiful beaches, underwater caves and the peaceful Tha Laem Nai a salty water blue laguna lake presented in the move The
Koh Pha-ngan is enjoying enormous year on year growth rates in tourism numbers and the island is known for its monthly World famous
Party on
party scene some people have named
Phanganthe Ibiza of the east.
Climate in Thailand can be very tropic, high temperature and damp. The weather changes are designed by monsoons that make three contrastive climate seasons in Northern and Central Thailand and 2 other seasons in southerly Siam. The southwest monsoon occurs approx May to October comes with lot of rain and many clouds, whereas the northeast monsoon around Nov to March is bone-dry and comparatively cool.
Kho Phangan has many natural remote beaches and waterfalls, some only accessible by a treck through jungle paths or taking a taxi boat.
Two of the most visited of the beaches,
Had Rin and Chaloklum most of the time are filled up with sun worshipers but there's also less visited, more secluded beachesand bays.
Koh Phangan's monthly
Fullmoon Party is the world's most famous beachparty, with international DJ's from across the globe lining up to get the honor of playing.
Whatever it could be that you are looking for, there is something for everyone.
Koh Phanganhas over 300 hotels and
resortsto choose from, with a broad range of cheap charly 120 THB a day bamboo shack with no private bathroom to fully equipped palace with a swimming pool.
A fine choice for
accommodation could be Sandy Bay, because it's just right for different kinds of guests. The
resort is perfect for couples on holiday and young families and several people .
Although
Koh Pha-ngan was initially visited by backpacking hippies about twenty years ago,
Phangan was inhabited already over two thousand years ago by sea gypsies coming from the area today called malaysia. The area was some time later settled by chinese refugees most of them from the chinese province Hainan fleeing the economic hardship in their country.