Last visited Feb 2015
Note the far (northern) one-half of the spit is underwater - ameliorate seen inwards the shot below.
Bit of a bummer if staying on the far islet hillside (site of the cheaper fan as well as aircon rooms) every bit nosotros initially were - peculiarly every bit at that spot were sudden bits of coral inwards the sand underfoot when wading.
Note that inwards the Gulf at that spot is the weird province of affairs of unremarkably solely 1 high as well as 1 depression tide per 24 hours thus it tin give the axe live a long fourth dimension sitting around waiting for a depression tide piece of cake crossing.
Spits as well as beaches wax as well as wane according to weather condition conditions - fine weather condition wavelets tend to rebuild them thus if you lot see mid to tardily dry out flavour you lot may notice the spit inwards a higher house H2O all tides every bit inwards the opening picture. Wet season/early dry out flavour sees tempest moving ridge assault or insufficient rebuilding fourth dimension as well as things may non live thus hot. Wet flavour inwards the southern Gulf is unremarkably tardily Sept into early on Jan.
Note at that spot is a shot on Trip Advisor showing the other SOUTHERN constituent of the spit underwater inwards Feb 2010. The moisture flavour earlier must take keep had moving ridge assault from the south-east or northward due west (the norm is the south-west as well as north-east monsoons). At to the lowest degree 1 of those temporary floating piers had been gear upwards - the guests on the southern isle pay agency to a greater extent than for their bungalows.
In my four visits to NANGYUAN, the starting fourth dimension ii stays were inwards the days earlier the resort headed upmarket as well as hateful solar daytime trippers became the focus of the island. The 3rd see was a day-trip solely (it's kinda difficult to acquire a vacancy inwards the resort unless booking agency ahead) inwards July 2013 - this is covered past times the starting fourth dimension constituent of the study below. The latest see was every bit a invitee at the resort inwards Feb 2015 - featured inwards the minute department below..
JULY 2013
I starting fourth dimension visited Nangyuan over xv years agone - when I was disembarking the ferry at Mae Had on mainland Tao a sweetheart handed me a flyer most this fairly novel resort nearby which had expert introductory prices. Later, non over impressed amongst Chalok Ban Kao on Tao which was inferior to today, I decided to become cheque Nangyuan out. Glad I did, pretty overnice place. I afterwards stayed 1 time again inwards my travel-lite (no camera) days pregnant I had nil to present you lot here. I intended to remain a few days this latest 2013 Tao see but unfortunately all the affordable accommodation had gone several months inwards advance, thus I had to refresh my information past times agency of a day-trip instead.
The other large alter is that the trek to the viewpoint on the southern peak has been simplified. In the past times you lot needed to climb upwards past times the bungalows as well as and thus notice the access path for the final 100m or thus - at 1 time a expert walkway has been built which goes around to the southern side of the island, from where a reasonable laid of stairs starts the ascent - although.......
...but busy beaches take keep their compensations. Um - only realised this could live a katoey. Hot none the less.
Unsurprisingly, a lot of the accommodation has been upgraded over the years - thats chez tezza on my starting fourth dimension see - dorsum as well as thus it was a uncomplicated articulation amongst no bath (I showered inwards the divers' surface area over nigh the restaurant) amongst piers inwards the H2O at high tide. In 2013 at that spot was a helluva lot to a greater extent than sand than previous visits - maybe recent moisture seasons take keep been to a greater extent than benign.
Last fourth dimension I visited, maybe vii years ago, this bungalow was unchanged from my remain inwards it, but was existence used for staff quarters.
Maybe this is the isle owner's articulation - banking enterprise annotation Ko Nangyuan is at 1 time owned past times Thailand's richest human - the dude who owns Singha.
UPDATE FEB 2015 - umm, I kinda acknowledge I picked the incorrect shot here. The inwards a higher house is from the SOUTHERN ISLAND where the to a greater extent than expensive bungalows are, non the northern where I stayed on my starting fourth dimension ii visits.
Crazy thing is, I didn't think to acquire a bay shot from my northern bungalow inwards Feb 2015. Certainly did from my minute to a greater extent than expensive southern bungalow every bit tin give the axe live seen below....
Interestingly, a expect at the website shows my selection of bungalow dorsum then, the Sea View Standard Fan, hasn't changed much apart from the add-on of a TV. At a 2013 high flavour toll of 1500, this cheapest choice aint precisely a grapple for the southern Gulf, but plenty of inferior places on Phi Phi as well as some other Andaman islands inquire every bit much.
Note the resort hither calls itself Nangyuan Island Dive Resort - but non divers take keep ever been welcome as well as these days agency outnumber the dudes/dudettes inwards the neoprene suits.
The isle also has a no-plastics policy - acquire out those pesky H2O bottles inwards the boat. Plenty of (expensive) Singha H2O inwards drinking glass bottles available inwards the restaurant.
Now most of these prices are even thus value compared to western joints, but I take keep stayed inwards several upper midrange Thai resorts agency flasher than Nangyuan Dive Resort - all had nutrient considerably cheaper. As to character - I didn't consume thus I'll acquire out that to Trip Adviser etc reports.
Note high tide spit flooding tin give the axe reappear - some crude oil weather condition tin give the axe take sand pretty quickly.
And yes, this is 1 of those white sand beaches a lot of people seek (my elcheapo Olympus' color residue may live a fighting dodgy) - I take keep it on my THAILAND'S BEST BEACHES page every bit 1 of the ameliorate ones.
Nicest constituent for swimming would live inwards a higher house correct inwards November/April when the north-east monsoon blows - at other times when the S due west monsoon dominates the surface area at left inwards the previous shot (the north-east bay): this was the province of affairs when I visited - banking enterprise annotation how smoothen as well as protected the H2O is inwards that shot.
SNORKELLING
Back inwards the hateful solar daytime at that spot was interesting materials farther out along as well as around the headlands but I didn't take keep a gamble to cheque this latest visit.
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DIVING
As mentioned, this resort was started every bit a dive resort where non-divers were welcome. These days the opposite seems to live the case. The fact is Nangyuan is a major dive site amongst several expert reefs etc next the island. These attract dive boats from nearby Tao as well as fifty-fifty Phangan/Samui. Nangyuan's dive schoolhouse has the payoff of existence able to become off the beach for some sites (check the divers 2 shots up, in all probability a learners' class). The island's dive schoolhouse naturally has a boat for to a greater extent than distant locations.
GETTING THERE
The expert intelligence is that the Lomprayah big fast catamaran at 1 time calls inwards at Nangyuan on its Surathani-Samui-Phangan-Tao-Chumpon as well as opposite runs. The fastest access from Bangkok is in all probability flight to Samui, jumping on Lomprayah's costless shuttle from the aerodrome to their pier at due west Mae Nam as well as and thus going the 2 hours upwards to Nangyuan.
Chumpon is a lot closer as well as I think I saw a poster or maybe their website saying Lomprayah has a necktie inwards amongst 1 of the smaller airlines via Chumpon. Bucks downwardly people volition notice Lomprayah's coaches from Bangkok (one comes overnight) which become straight to their ferry pier some 30km S of Chumpon would live the go. Some people prefer the sleeper develop - Lomprayah take keep a Chumpon constituent non far from the station from which they run a costless shuttle to the pier.
Other companies run hateful solar daytime as well as nighttime ferries from both Chumpon as well as Surathani, but solely to Tao - from where you lot volition take keep to acquire a boat over to Nangyuan. Check the Tao page for to a greater extent than details.
Speedboats run from Samui as well as Phangan, mainly for daytrippers but I take keep used this inwards the past times to access as well as remain on Nangyuan - inwards crude oil weather condition this is non a comfortable or dry out trip (don't inquire how I know) as well as because the drivers tend to whorl off the throttle, in all probability slower than Lomprayah as well as some of the other fast ferries.
In the past, the resort has had a costless shuttle for guests several times a hateful solar daytime across to mainland Tao. Mae Had town is worth checking - looks a fighting daggy but the streets leading inland from the piers take keep a total make of shops as well as services these days. And if you lot give yourself a total hateful solar daytime or so, at that spot are some really overnice spots on Tao to check. Once again, take keep a expect at my Tao page. If the costless shuttles no longer run or are sick timed for you, you lot should live able to cutting a expert grapple amongst the many longtails which convey daytrippers across from Tao as well as would otherwise render empty.
FEBRUARY 2015 STAY - DAY-TRIP CLIP JOINT
I think Nangyuan is 1 of the to a greater extent than visually spectacular spots inwards the Gulf thus I was keen to present it to Lady Tezza. I made sure I booked good ahead. Maybe non such a expert thought - Nangyuan these days seems all most the daytrippers. The resort tends to accept minute house as well as represents wretched value.
BUNGALOW ONE
Overall this fan room was worth one-half the 1500 rack rate. Maybe a fighting to a greater extent than for lucifer people who volition pay for a sentiment as well as don't hear wading the spit when it is underwater every bit at the fourth dimension of our visit. There are several varieties of aircon rooms - the cheapest is otherwise identical to this as well as non recommended.
BUNGALOW TWO
The disappearance of H2O provide to our starting fourth dimension bungalow next a nigh sleepless nighttime on the really difficult mattress was the final straw for The Lady, thus I negotiated an upgrade to a ameliorate bungalow on the ever inwards a higher house H2O southern island.
I was offered a Jr Suite high on the hill. With a 40% discount from the 6000baht rack charge per unit of measurement minus 1500b refund on the fan room this came to 2100b which I thought was fair value for the room. No agency was it worth 6000b or the 40% lower 3600b (which is what I actually paid). People of average fitness may non live impressed past times the long steep stairways (once 1 time again ok lights but best convey a torch) as well as unfit people volition in all probability negotiate for a lower room if 1 is available. I thought the outstanding sentiment of the spit/bays/opposite islets was worth the climb (view almost every bit expert every bit Nangyuan’s famous viewpoint peradventure 20% higher – tip, become at that spot before/after the hateful solar daytime trippers when at that spot are no lines waiting for access). Note that the resident department of the loma is blocked to hateful solar daytime trippers thus at to the lowest degree you lot don’t take keep them wandering most your bungalow.
DAY TRIPPERS
80% of hateful solar daytime trippers inwards Feb 2015 were Chinese (as were resort guests) - every bit a people watcher I establish their slightly weird beachwear as well as high end-cameras, snorkelling gear as well as other 'stuff' (all the gear as well as no idea?) expert value - but those who loathe crowds could live less than whelmed.
THE BEACH as well as BAYS
Late arrivals were generally westerners on around-Tao snorkeling trips (80% of other arrivals were Chinese) - these latecomers ofttimes establish all lounges taken, but they unremarkably managed to notice a strip of sand to lay a towel.
Water inwards the bays was pretty overnice too, really clear as well as calm inwards the western bay (see inwards a higher house shot) - the air current this fourth dimension of twelvemonth is unremarkably off the shore here. The nation of the coral had non improved but at that spot seemed to a greater extent than fish than my final visit: thing is at that spot was plenty of both to proceed novice snorkelers entertained.
Lifeguard supervision was quite expert - supplied past times both the isle as well as the bigger day-trip boats. It needs to live seeing most Chinese can't swim. BTW the bays are quite rubber for people who tin give the axe swim - no deep holes or tricky currents.
Boats these days are kept good away from the beach/bay areas......
Nang Yuan itself has a dive outfit.
THE RESTAURANT - ALL THE AMBIANCE OF Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 KOWLOON CAFE
(but Kowloon cafes take keep expert nutrient at fair prices)
SUM UP
Ko Nangyuan no longer cuts it every bit a stay-at destination unless peradventure you lot are a diver. The resort represents wretched value for normal travelers.
That does non hateful you lot should avoid the isle - I consider the landscape/seasape as well as viewpoint some of the best inwards the southern Gulf. The beach isn't shabby as well as the snorkeling is fine for novices. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 day-trip is the best agency to meet this. The access fee of 100b as well as carry costs from nearby Tao (a long-tail was 100 to 150 1 way) are reasonable. People who don't similar crowds should maybe think of hiring a long-tail to brand it after 1600.
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