Sunset from the puddle bar at KOH KHO KHAO BEACH RESORT (THE KIB).Many people are looking for an isle amongst endless attractive beaches, some overnice places to remain as well as yet few visitors - Ko Kho Khao fits this description. The facts it requires solely 10 minutes to accomplish from the mainland as well as the divergence pier is around 1.5 hours from Phuket drome are bonuses.
KKK is almost 30km N of Khao Lak as well as 12 km due south of Takua Pa, both on highway 44. Turn off the highway at Nam Khem hamlet - the Nam Khem pier is some other 3km away.
I institute this pretty skilful map at Go! Koh Kho Khao. Note their partition of the long eastern beach is unlike to mine. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bigger version tin terminate live seen yesteryear clicking the link.KKK is a mid-sized isle amongst a overnice sea beach running around 20km along the due west coast earlier wrapping some other 1km around the north-west corner. Most of the isle is made upwards of sand deposits as well as hence is relatively apartment - notwithstanding at that topographic point are some hilly areas inward the north-west as well as north-east. The latter fifty-fifty has a small-scale waterfall. Much of the N as well as E coasts are mangroves amongst many twisting inlets.
KKK has solely a handful of people. Main activities seem to live fruit, rubbber, crude oil palms as well as a chip of grazing but it is non an intensively farmed area. Fishing is of course of study important. Tourism is relatively depression key. There are few villages - the primary i is the pier hamlet inward the south. There are 2 or iii other small-scale bans which are to a greater extent than strips of a dozen or fewer houses as well as mayhap a shop lining the roadways.
Ban Pak Koh, the arrivals-pier town. That's the vehicle ferry at the destination of the street, runs roughly hourly during the 24-hour interval depending on load. If you lot click this icon to expand you lot tin terminate to a greater extent than clearly run across the longtail shuttles to its left - these run to a greater extent than frequently, you lot volition seldom remove keep to hold off for long. twenty baht per somebody as well as twenty baht for motorcycles. The gap to the mainland is less than 1km - takes less than 10 minutes yesteryear longtail. Few ferries of whatsoever type after nighttime but it is possible to charter a longtail.The gap betwixt the mainland as well as KKK is really sheltered as well as seems to live a parking house for diverse unused small-scale ships. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 twosome of older ferries were beingness refurbished out of frame to the correct of shot.
Pak Koh is a skilful lilliputian town for services. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 issue of restaurants, a twosome of bars, a twosome of tour operators, 2 small-scale stores as well as towards the other destination of town quite a large full general shop amongst prices non every bit good unlike from mainland 7-11s. There was fifty-fifty an Indian tailor.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 songthaew taxi volition accept you lot to your isle accommodation - nosotros paid 100 to become to THE KIB less than 3km away, no uncertainty every bit good much as well as able to live bargained down. Pleased amongst the ease of access to the island, I couldn't live bothered to bargain.
THE BEACHES.
The E coast beach tin terminate live divided into iii sections every bit seen on the map above:
1 - SOUTH BEACH
This stretches for almost 4km from the southern tip to nigh an eastwards plough inward the beach I telephone weep upwards THE CORNER.There are four midrange or improve resorts along hither - from due south to N ANDAMAN PRINCESS, THE TACOLA, KOH KHO KHAO ISLAND BEACH RESORT (THE KIB) as well as C&N KOHKHAO BEACH RESORT. The expanse has i budget house PRANEE RESTAURANT AND BUNGALOWS which I would depict every bit flash-packer standard.
South Beach looking due south from reverse C&N resort. This shows almost 3km of the beach - behind photographic television set camera is a similar 1km until the beach starts to narrow the lastly 1km to THE CORNER. The huts yesteryear the sun-cabanas are the dining cabanas of 2 skilful budget beach restaurants. If you lot click to expand you lot tin terminate run across ANDAMAN PRINCESS's fancy dining rooms ovehanging the beach nigh the due south end.
THE KIB is almost 300m closer to the due south destination than C&N. This is business office of the primary pool, backed yesteryear private pools for the joint's expensive Pool Cabanas. Further from the photographic television set camera are Garden Cabanas as well as attractive blocks of to a greater extent than normal rooms. We stayed inward the latter on concern human relationship of a especial cyberspace deal (I had no thought at that topographic point was budget accommodation on the island) - really comfortable, service from staff excellent. Can't comment on the eating seat - our deal didn't include breakfast hence nosotros self catered - as well as ate most other meals inward the fantabulous budget beach restaurants 150 k north. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 existent anomaly - the beer as well as soft-drink prices inward the minibar were advertised every bit the same every bit the 7-11 type shop inward town. And they were - a small-scale Chang beer for 25. Crikey!
Some hotel reviews criticised Earth puddle every bit disappointing compared to the Pool Cabanas'. Well, the old was non huge, but at around 25X10m, I thought it was adequate.
THE KIB is almost 2.5km from town, either yesteryear route or along the beach as well as thru ANDAMAN PRINCESS. We walked both inward almost thirty minutes - solely a few minutes ride on i of the hotel's hire-mopeds.
Midway betwixt THE KIB as well as C&N are 2 fantabulous budget beach restaurants - overnice food, really skilful prices towards what I consider the depression destination of budget restaurants as well as really efficient, friendly service. LAZY HOUSE is closest to the photographic television set camera hence COOL HOUSE . Lady Tezza had her best repast of the multi-destination trip at the former, BBQed fresh crab + rice + salad buffet for 120! (40 baht per 100g).Out of shot to the correct is KHO KHAO DIVING.
Pranee Restaurant as well as Bungalows is almost one-half agency betwixt THE KIB as well as town - it would live almost a 1km walk to the pier. The boss-lady told me she had some aircon bungalows for around 1500 front-row, 1200 at dorsum - brekka non included. Concrete construction, looked pretty good. This house is non on the detailed map THE KIB gave me, hence must live pretty new.2 - THE CORNER
The department I telephone weep upwards THE CORNER genuinely starts almost 1km due south of the plication inward the beach. This is where the heavy erosion begins. In this zone you lot remove keep 2 overnice midrange joints - KO KHAO RESORT as well as the following AMANDARA. Once yesteryear the corner the beach is in all likelihood wider than anywhere on the coast - suggesting the erosive currents run from due south to north.
You tin terminate run across the extent of erosion hither really unopen to the plough inward the beach - no beach at high tide as well as if you lot click to expand, lots of trees undermined as well as felled.
The erosion zone extends a skilful 800m behind the photographic television set camera inward the previous shot to exactly yesteryear this expanse which is the zone inward front end of KO KHO KHAO RESORT as well as (further from camera) AMANDARA. No beach at high tide hither although at that topographic point is a department of sand behind the sea-walls of these really overnice resorts.I'm non certain if this erosion is a moisture season/early dry out flavour affair which after disappears every bit calm atmospheric condition rebuilds the beach - I remove keep non read hotel-user reports criticising the beach here. But the wall is some years old indicating that temporary or permanent, this erosion has been occuring a menses of years. Nice wider beach began behind photographic television set camera inside 200m at fourth dimension of shot (late November, non that long after moisture flavour when the waves as well as currents are at their stongest).
Whoa! I institute this swell curt on Google world a 24-hour interval after outset publishing this page. Wave is smashing against KKK Resort's/Amandara's sea wall - if you lot click you lot tin terminate run across business office of the concrete side wall right-background. Wet sand is the materials BEHIND the sea wall. Despite bluish heaven this has to live moisture flavour - you lot create non larn waves similar this inward the Andaman dry out season. (image Panoramio - Bonazera)3 - NORTH BEACH
The department I telephone weep upwards North Beach runs 11KM from THE CORNER to the north-west of the isle as well as hence some other km or hence along the N shore facing Ko Phra Tong.There are 2 midrange joints along hither - PARADIS as well as OCEAN BREEZE 1 (both looked okay, the latter a chip to a greater extent than upmarket) as well as 2 budget places - HAR PLA as well as SUNSET SEAFOOD.
NORTH BEACH shot from nigh THE CORNER. 11km of gently curving, to a greater extent than often than non deserted beach.
HA PLA BEACH RESTAURANT is towards the southern destination of NORTH BEACH. Tent volition cost you lot 300 - the house had v rather overnice looking fan bungalows nether structure inward belatedly Nov 2010 the possessor said would live finished for peak flavour - 1200baht. This is shot from the eating seat which was a pretty overnice house for a lazy beer.
Talking of overnice places for a lazy beer, this was shot from SUNSET RESTAURANT less than 500m from the norhtern-most request of the beach. Girl inward shot told me she was staying inward Takua Pa, had jumped on a moped for a daytrip downward here. Sure institute a sweetness place.SUNSET RESTAURANT had iii traditonal thatch fan bungalows amongst bath for 700 as well as 2 bigger ones amongst hot H2O for 900. I reckon this volition live the house I caput for following trip.
Immediately south, go was going on on some flasher places looked similar they were lower midrange- almost 50% finished. Not business office of SUNSET RESTAURANT.
OTHER ISLAND AREAS.
KAYAKING RESORT - In the far north, non far from SUNSET RESTAURANT is a side route to the left which leads 1km or hence to WANG KLONG KAYAKING AND RESORT. This house is spread out beside a mangrove tributary as well as looked budget/flashpacker to me. There was no-one around except an old geezer sleeping hence I didn't larn prices.
Shot from the eating seat at WANG KLONG KAYAKING - fish pens, launch expanse for kayaks as well as at back-right the start of a curt mangrove boardwalk. The tributary goes 1km to the opened upwards channel betwixt Ko Kho Khao as well as Ko Phra Ton.BAN MUANG MAI PIER - Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 curt distance due south of the turnoff to WK KAYAKING is some other plough to the left which goes for 6km or hence to the northern pier inward the north-east of the island. This route is mainly dirt, i of the few I experienced - but non tricky to ride. Ban Muang Mai is exactly a collection of mayhap 10 houses along the route nigh the pier.
Apparently at that topographic point are a 800m mangrove boardwalk as well as a woods walk upwards to TONTHONG WATERFALL (90 minutes one-way), both of which start unopen to the pier but I didn't remove keep fourth dimension to cheque them.
The northern pier - click to run across to a greater extent than clearly Ko Phra Ton straight off N of KKK. The pier was deserted - I could listen i guy banging away nether an upturned boat but that was it. It is almost four km across to Ko Phra Tong's southern pier, but the gap is less than a km at its narrowest plough over of shot.OTHERS:
Touring the isle yesteryear motorbike is a relaxed agency to run across the place. This is the primary north-south route which starts at the ferry as well as ends at SUNSET RESTAURANT. It is good paved every bit were most of the side-roads I took. Apart from i other guy, these were the solely tourists I saw away from the hamlet inward a skilful v hours of touring. This was shot non every bit good far from the N destination of the island. That's a seismic sea wave alarm tower - those roadside boards amongst an fantabulous isle map were distributed pretty widely.NATURE TOUR - dorsum towards centre isle is a bicycle/nature route amongst a bird-watching tower.
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KAYAKING - at that topographic point are several kayaking piers on inlets inward diverse places suggesting this may live a pop action amongst locals from Takua Pa.
ARCHEOLOGY SITE - towards the due south non that far from the arrivals pier as well as the E coast are the ruins of MUEANG THONG ANCIENT VILLAGE - patently the sheltered waters to the mainland side of KKK were a pop stopping-over site for traders betwixt the middle E as well as Red People's Republic of China inward the C13th. The lastly km or hence of the route turned sandy hence I gave it a immature adult woman on my hire-moped.
DAYTRIPS - most of the resorts as well as go agents inward the hamlet tin terminate organise trips to the SIMILAN as well as SURINS. Both are almost 70km from KKK.
KO PA is much closer - a 45 infinitesimal run inward a longtail leads to a sandy isle amongst fringing reef - the articulation is patently okay for sunbathing, swimming as well as snorkelling.
KO PHRA TONG straight off N of KKK tin terminate live toured on a trip offered yesteryear TARO TRAVEL inward town. This may live most poeple's solely run a endangerment to see this similar but fifty-fifty less developed island. I gave it a immature adult woman - at 2400 it seemed a chip honey as well as I promise to remain a few days at that topographic point inward March 2011.
No uncertainty most resorts/agents could position on a KKK Island Tour for people non confident on motorcycles.
LEAVING THE ISLAND
FORUM which I cheque most days. I solely see private isle pages occasionally.
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