The eastward coast of Phuket is very, rattling dissimilar to the westward coast. All the principal tourist areas as well as beaches are flora on the westward coast, spell large parts of the eastward coast are almost untouched past times tourism. Much of the coastline is mangrove forest, amongst large areas of safe plantations inwards the hills, along amongst shrimp farms, pocket-size line-fishing villages, tranquility bays as well as some dandy views if you lot campaign circular the hilly dorsum roads. If we're lost for something to do, nosotros oftentimes but "go for a drive" as well as meet what nosotros tin find. And it was on i of these days, must direct keep been inwards 2005, that nosotros starting fourth dimension flora Bang Rong. Check the photos below. Yes, this is Phuket.
Bang Rong is a pocket-size Muslim community on the North East coast closed to Bang Pae Waterfall as well as the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. From Bang Rong Pier you lot tin accept a ferry to Koh Yao Noi, which nosotros direct keep done a few times, or other islands inwards betwixt Phuket as well as Krabi.
The route downwardly to the pier is slowly plenty to find, plow correct off the principal route at the mosque, nigh 1km N of the entrance to Bang Pae waterfall. There's a map at the bottom of the page. There's an entrance gate to the pier. If you lot are parking long term, similar getting a ferry to Koh Yao Noi or Koh Yao Yai, as well as then you lot direct keep to pay a parking fee. If you lot are but coming to swallow or direct keep a quick look, you lot produce non direct keep to pay.
monkeys inwards the mangroves or on the route close the pier, or they powerfulness come upward out to tell hello. They tin endure a fighting cheeky, hanging around looking for food.
floating restaurant (it's genuinely called Chum Chon restaurant, though nosotros ever but telephone yell upward it 'Bang Rong') which is reached past times a wooden walkway through the mangroves. We starting fourth dimension ate hither on our starting fourth dimension see to a greater extent than than 10 years agone as well as nosotros yet similar it.
Kayaking inwards the Mangroves. It's a squeamish agency to pass an hour. I mean value the rental at i time is nigh 200 Baht for 1 hour.
You meet all variety of folks as well as all variety of boats here. The longtail boat below was coming inwards from Koh Yao Noi. Every boatman has his "boy" (often a boy or relative) to tending amongst the boat. I watched them approach as well as necktie upward the boat through my 300mm zoom!
Bang Rong is i of our favourite tranquility places to sit down as well as relax. It's rattling peaceful here, but the strange longtail engine to disturb the silence. Makes a practiced solar daytime out combined amongst the waterfall, the gibbons, a kayak trip inwards the mangroves, or mayhap a see to the novel Phuket Elephant Sanctuary which is non far away. Or you lot tin but select grip of tiffin hither earlier getting a boat to Koh Yao Noi or Koh Yao Yai.
(above) Boats heading out from Bang Rong
Bang Rong - Location Map
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Bang Rong is a pocket-size Muslim community on the North East coast closed to Bang Pae Waterfall as well as the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. From Bang Rong Pier you lot tin accept a ferry to Koh Yao Noi, which nosotros direct keep done a few times, or other islands inwards betwixt Phuket as well as Krabi.
The route downwardly to the pier is slowly plenty to find, plow correct off the principal route at the mosque, nigh 1km N of the entrance to Bang Pae waterfall. There's a map at the bottom of the page. There's an entrance gate to the pier. If you lot are parking long term, similar getting a ferry to Koh Yao Noi or Koh Yao Yai, as well as then you lot direct keep to pay a parking fee. If you lot are but coming to swallow or direct keep a quick look, you lot produce non direct keep to pay.
monkeys inwards the mangroves or on the route close the pier, or they powerfulness come upward out to tell hello. They tin endure a fighting cheeky, hanging around looking for food.floating restaurant (it's genuinely called Chum Chon restaurant, though nosotros ever but telephone yell upward it 'Bang Rong') which is reached past times a wooden walkway through the mangroves. We starting fourth dimension ate hither on our starting fourth dimension see to a greater extent than than 10 years agone as well as nosotros yet similar it.Kayaking inwards the Mangroves. It's a squeamish agency to pass an hour. I mean value the rental at i time is nigh 200 Baht for 1 hour.You meet all variety of folks as well as all variety of boats here. The longtail boat below was coming inwards from Koh Yao Noi. Every boatman has his "boy" (often a boy or relative) to tending amongst the boat. I watched them approach as well as necktie upward the boat through my 300mm zoom!
Bang Rong is i of our favourite tranquility places to sit down as well as relax. It's rattling peaceful here, but the strange longtail engine to disturb the silence. Makes a practiced solar daytime out combined amongst the waterfall, the gibbons, a kayak trip inwards the mangroves, or mayhap a see to the novel Phuket Elephant Sanctuary which is non far away. Or you lot tin but select grip of tiffin hither earlier getting a boat to Koh Yao Noi or Koh Yao Yai.
(above) Boats heading out from Bang Rong
Bang Rong - Location Map
View Bang Rong, Phuket inwards a larger map Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com