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Maipenrai is'nt only commonly said here, the phrase is as well the name of a very recommended
resort on the north side of the island.
Phanganis a relaxed oasis in south of of Thailandwith some of the best beachesfound in South Thailand.
Accommodation in a first class
resort or
beachside hotel to very reasonable prices. You can find many great beacheson Phangan.
Had Rin Nai, Had Yao,
Thansadetand
Chaloklum to name just a few of the more best visted ones.
Nowadays,
Phanganis a popular holiday destination with visitors from every corner of the world to enjoy the place.
Kohpangan's
climateis almost always beautiful. Blue-sky days and a nice ocean breeze nearly everyday. The best time for a visit, late December to late of March is the best vacation
island experience.
Located about 12 miles from the northern side of Samuiin the Gulf of Siam is the
island of Koh Phangan. Being generally much more quieter and laid back than Samui, just with the exception of the
fullmoon
party that attracts every month around 5 - 10,000 visitors arrive for the infamous full moon in Haad Rin Nok.
A lot of people consider the island is only a heaven for budget traveler or
party freaks enjoying the Fullmoon Party at
Haad Rin beach. But Phangan is a large island and
Fullmoon is only a tiny part of Phangan.
As a popular
paradise island not far from Samuiand Koh Tao, the island offers the popular getaway place, here most can enjoy deserted beaches or enjoy the under water world of Phangan and go for a divenot far from the tiny island of Ko Ma.
If you do not like hanging around at the beaches try out something new. Phangan offers a few day-time activitiessuchlike wake boarding, Dirt-bike Rentals, Elephant Trekking, Djungle Trekking, Diving, Muay Thai,
Yoga Lessons,a Chinese Temple and Lessons for Thai-style Cooking.
One of the easiest way from capital city to
Koh Phangan is to get yourself a joint ticket from Songserm Travel Center for ferry and speed boats, bus, railway, air to Koh Phangan. Another option is to fly an 60 minute flight operated by Bangkok Airways daily from Bangkok to Samui and get the speed boat to Phangan.
If jungle trekking, scuba
divingis your sort of vacation activity, Phangan
Koh Phangan is just the right place. If you like to meeting travelers from every part of the globe and having fun exploring the island, this is just perfect, as well.
You can use the roads to Haad Rin, but we have warned you that the roads are not in the best condition and only if consider yourself a competitant motorcycle rider then do not attempt to get to Had Rin, as nearly all accidents involving motorcycles happen in this area. Our advice is to leave your motorcylce at the seven eleven at Baan Tai and pay about 60 Baht for a pick up over the mountains to HaadRin.
There are some really options for
accommodation and cozy hotels on nearly all of the islands bays and nearly all of them are able to book online from this webpage.
Phangan has a number of luxury hotels to choose from, for example Salad BuriResort or Raiwin
BeachResort. All of them have a high quality service and a general high standard.
The Island has many popular things to do one being snorkeling at most of Kohphanganbays, one bay in particular is in the northeastern tip near Ko Maa.