After the village on stilts, we came to a true mangrove forest. We could not sail in there in the speed boat but had to switch to sea canoes. Each canoe had a guide who also rowed the canoe. The canoes were inflatable so therefore they were very seaworthy, so no one fell into the…
Next stop was lunch in the Muslim fishing village of Koh Panyee which is a village built in the water on stilts. But before we arrived at Ko Panyi as Koh also called, we stopped and saw some cave paintings. The cave paintings are more than 2000 years old made by the Sea Gypsies. I am…
Before we came to James Bond island, we got a very special experience. We were invited inside a hollow mountain. We had to go through a half-flooded very dark tunnel to get inside the mountain. However, I must say the nice guides gave us all a flashlight. The first 3 pictures below show the entrance…
Phang Nga Bay is located in the Andaman Sea in the very north part of the Malacca Strait between Phuket and the mainland of southern Thailand, in the Phang Nga province. The bay is about 400 sq.km. and have since 1981 been a part of Ao Phang Nga National Park. Phang Nga Bay is mostly…