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Koh Phi Phi Leh, Thailand, dwelling household of the beach place for filming of "The Beach" film, which inspired many travellers to see Thailand including the writer of this blog! |
Best Beaches & Resorts inwards Thailand
I've been lucky plenty to cause got been able to go around Thailand, as well as come across some of its amazing beaches get-go hand. Like many I was inspired to see Thailand past times the celluloid 'The Beach' (set inwards Koh Phi Phi Leh - non to go confused amongst the Koh Phi Phi Don - which is the larger of the 2 islands amongst many hotels on it). Thailand is a truly pop tourist/backpacker finish now, as well as looking at some of the beaches on this spider web log postal service it's tardily to come across why. Below are some of the best beaches I cause got come upwards across inwards Thailand as well as well-worth checking out further. The listing is non exhaustive (I may good cause got missed some beauties - permit me know if so) as well as I'd recommend doing plenty of spider web question when planning a trip around Thailand - but hopefully they supply a decent starting indicate to programme your travels!
Koh Phi Phi Leh, Thailand
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Koh Phi Phi Leh, Thailand, The Beach |
I'll start amongst maybe the most famous beach, the pocket-size isle where much of the scenes from the film, 'The Beach' were filmed (although it was inwards fact filmed inwards many locations giving the impression it was all on & around this pocket-size island). It is at ane time real popular, as well as maybe likewise touristy these days but if your inwards the area, it's worth a boat trip!
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The Beach, Maya Bay, Koh Phi Phi Leh, Thailand |
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Looking dorsum to Maya Bay, Koh Phi Phi Leh, Thailand |
Koh Phi Phi Don
Phi Phi Don is the larger of the 2 Phi Phi islands, as well as is the to a greater extent than developed of the ii - having quite a few hotels etc on it as well as beingness a haven for backpackers. Phi Phi Leh has no evolution on it whatsoever - but tin go readily accessed via a brusk boat ride from Phi Phi Don. Below is a photograph of Phi Phi Don which was took inwards the 80's I recall - earlier it became commercialised & touristy. As y'all tin come across at that topographic point are no hotels on the strip of province betwixt the 2 higher pieces of land. I tin imagine this isle was a existent precious stone of a discovery on the backpacker tourist trail inwards the early on days.
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Phi Phi Don inwards the early on 1980's earlier tourism took hold. The sparse strip of province is at ane time covered inwards hotels. |
Krabi, Ao Nang area, Thailand
Krabi is on the Thai mainland, as well as the Ao Nang/Railay expanse is a brusk boat ride from the Phi Phi Islands - thus is definitely worth a see if y'all are also visiting Phi Phi. On my trip circular Thailand, nosotros paid somebody who had a boat to accept us from Phi Phi Don conduct to Krabi. You tin of course of report wing conduct into Krabi.
For me this expanse of Krabi, inwards price of scenery, had the best beaches I seen inwards Thailand, sure the most suprisingly beautiful beaches - every bit I hadn't truly seen much of the beaches around hither earlier I went.
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This aerial shot gives a skillful persuasion of the iii principal Beaches on the Railay Peninsula, inwards Krabi, Thailand. Phra Nang Beach is to the bottom of the painting (my best beach),
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This photograph clearly shows the names of the diverse beaches on the Railay Peninsula |
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Phra Nang Beach, Krabi |
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This is the best photograph I recall I took on my Thailand Trip - Phra Nang beach at sunset, Railay, Krabi, Thailand. |
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From the cave at Phra Nang Beach, Railay, Krabi |
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Railay Beach, Krabi
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Railay Beach West, amongst Ton Sai Beach inwards the distance, Krabi |
Phuket Best Beaches, Thailand
Phuket is where a lot of tourists caput inwards Thailand, and there are some fantastic beaches here.
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Laem Sing Beach, Phuket |
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Kamala beach, Phuket |
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Kata Noi Beach, Phuket |
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Paradise Beach, Patong, Phuket |
Koh Samui, Thailand
On my travels circular thailand, I flew from Krabi, which is on the western mainland of thailand over to the isle of Koh Samui, which is on the eastern side of Thailand - and the climate tin go a picayune dissimilar at the same fourth dimension inwards dissimilar areas of Thailand. I gauge the isle is quite a pop destination, as well as relatively to a greater extent than expensive than other parts of Thailand due to the tourist development. It's yet worth visiting though, as well as ane time once to a greater extent than the expanse has some stunning beaches.
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Silverbeach Beach, Koh Samui |
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Bophut Beach, Koh samui |
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Chaweng Beach, Koh-samui. The most pop as well as touristy beach on the island. |
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choeng-mon-beach |
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Lipa-Noi-Beach-koh-samu |
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Mae-Nam-beach-koh-samui |
Angthong Marine Park, nigh Koh Samui, Thailand
Anthong Marine Park is off the coast of Koh Samui as well as is yet untouched go large scale evolution (due to beingness a protected reserve) - although lots of tourist excursions see the house daily. Apparently Anthong truly provided the inspiration for the master copy majority which 'The Beach' celluloid was based on.
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Angthong Marine Park, Koh Samui, Thailand |
Angthong Marine Park, Thailand
Koh Tao, nigh Koh Samui, Thailand
Last but non least, Koh Tao, has some spectacular beaches surrounded past times granite stone which is reminds me of the some of the best beaches on the Seychelles. It's also well-known for it's crystal clear waters as well as scuba diving - so worth adding to your list!
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Koh Tao, Thailand |
Well that's nigh it for the beaches I recommend. Thailand is a stunning house blessed amongst many beautiful beaches, as well as I gauge at that topographic point are a lot to a greater extent than beautiful beaches that are off the tourist trail - y'all only cause got to discovery them. (If y'all recall some beaches that are good worth a squall are missing from this spider web log postal service - as well as thus past times all agency permit me know nigh them inwards the comments department below).
Anyway, I promise y'all cause got enjoyed this spider web log postal service as well as it inspires y'all to see Thailand as well as helps inwards planning your trip. Remember life is brusk - thus relish it as well as produce total it amongst lots of memories as well as experiences, Happy adventures...
Stuart Hodgson
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