We create similar taking drives off Phuket island, over the Sarasin Bridge together with into Phang Nga Province. Phuket is the biggest isle inwards Thailand, but Phang Nga is 8 times bigger than Phuket, thence nosotros are even thence finding novel places to see non far from home. Phang Nga has enough of good known places similar Khao Lak, James Bond Island, Lampi Waterfall together with much more, but late we've been exploring some lesser known areas. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few weeks agone nosotros took a displace roughly the Khlong Kian expanse which is itself most one-half the size of Phuket together with has some lovely views. To the eastward of Phang Nga Town, off the principal route to Krabi (a route nosotros convey driven many times) y'all abide by Bang Pat. I outset heard of Bang Pat most iv years agone when I saw it on a Thai TV channel, together with convey ever intended to halt there, but somehow never got roughly to it until final weekend.
I knew that Bang Pat has some restaurants, but on this footling trip nosotros decided to swallow first, together with thence conk depository fiscal establishment gibe out Bang Pat. We had luncheon at Dairy Hut Seafood, a really overnice identify inwards betwixt Phang Nga town together with Bang Pat. We've eaten at that spot several times before. The turning off the principal route to Bang Pat is most some other 6km past times Dairy Hut on the route towards Krabi. The plow off is non likewise good signposted, but it does tell "Bang Pat" inwards English, simply non inwards huge letters! Then there's a 10km displace on a pocket-sized route through footling villages, passing lots of agricultural state together with lots of shrimp farms every bit the surrounding expanse becomes by together with large mangroves. At the destination of the route - a auto park, toilets together with some stalls selling food. I was surprised to encounter thence many cars! Can this identify survive thence popular. It was difficult to abide by a parking spot, must convey been at to the lowest degree 50 cars there. Then I realised it was the outset weekend afterwards the destination of Ramadan. And Phang Nga is a largely Muslim area, thence Bang Pat was total of local families out for a large celebration meal. I would imagine whatever other fourth dimension it's non thence busy. I was a greyish solar daytime also, amongst some lite drizzle inwards the air, non ideal for photos - this agency I cry back nosotros convey to conk in i lawsuit to a greater extent than to larn to a greater extent than photos together with endeavor a eatery when it's less crowded.
Bang Pat is a angling hamlet built inwards the mangroves simply at the entrance to the opened upwards body of body of water (part of Phang Nga Bay). Seafood is the describe concern roughly hither - fish, prawns, crabs, shellfish. The hamlet is on the other side of a broad mangrove creek, thence y'all walk over a bridge, most 150 meters over to the village.
(above) Bridge over to Bang Pat - it was quite busy when nosotros visited!
(above) View of Bang Pat hamlet from the bridge
It's non a large village, smaller than the good known Panyee Village inwards Phang Nga Bay. My outset thought was that it looks a footling run down, although I cry back the greyish skies did non help! We turned left off the couple together with I went off exploring the side streets.
(above) Bang Pat street scenes
We flora several houses amongst caged eagles (or brahminy kites?) outside. See photograph below. Not sure if these are beingness kept every bit pets or if they are somehow used to aid amongst fishing. If anyone reads this who knows the answer, delight create allow me know!
The restaurants were really busy on this day. I cry back on a sunnier day, could survive a really overnice identify to convey a seafood lunch. I counted most half-dozen unlike restaurants together with also saw i sign for a homestay. An article inwards a local word site from iv years agone says at that spot were 10 homestays. I cry back perhaps that was a footling ambitious, but the restaurants at to the lowest degree seem to survive running together with fresh seafood is surely guaranteed.
(above) Restaurant at Bang Pat
(above) And all the solid unit of measurement enjoying some exploration :)
OK, there's non a huge amount to encounter hither at Bang Pat - it's non a solar daytime trip on it's own, but combined amongst a few other nearby things it's worth a visit. It would survive an pick for a luncheon earlier renting a longtail boat out into Phang Nga Bay for example. We simply wandered roughly for most xl minutes together with thence amongst to a greater extent than pelting coming in, it was fourth dimension to drove home. From our solid most ninety minutes to Bang Pat (we alive close Phuket Town). Just most anywhere inwards Phang Nga is OK for a solar daytime trip or fifty-fifty a one-half day. On this solar daytime nosotros did non operate out domicile until nearly midday. And every bit I said, I cry back nosotros necessitate to provide to endeavor some nutrient together with encounter the identify on a sunnier day!
(above) Heading dorsum over the couple - hold off out for mopeds! It was a pop solar daytime for local Muslims to visit. Looks similar people were having a fun solar daytime out!
Bang Pat - Location Map
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I knew that Bang Pat has some restaurants, but on this footling trip nosotros decided to swallow first, together with thence conk depository fiscal establishment gibe out Bang Pat. We had luncheon at Dairy Hut Seafood, a really overnice identify inwards betwixt Phang Nga town together with Bang Pat. We've eaten at that spot several times before. The turning off the principal route to Bang Pat is most some other 6km past times Dairy Hut on the route towards Krabi. The plow off is non likewise good signposted, but it does tell "Bang Pat" inwards English, simply non inwards huge letters! Then there's a 10km displace on a pocket-sized route through footling villages, passing lots of agricultural state together with lots of shrimp farms every bit the surrounding expanse becomes by together with large mangroves. At the destination of the route - a auto park, toilets together with some stalls selling food. I was surprised to encounter thence many cars! Can this identify survive thence popular. It was difficult to abide by a parking spot, must convey been at to the lowest degree 50 cars there. Then I realised it was the outset weekend afterwards the destination of Ramadan. And Phang Nga is a largely Muslim area, thence Bang Pat was total of local families out for a large celebration meal. I would imagine whatever other fourth dimension it's non thence busy. I was a greyish solar daytime also, amongst some lite drizzle inwards the air, non ideal for photos - this agency I cry back nosotros convey to conk in i lawsuit to a greater extent than to larn to a greater extent than photos together with endeavor a eatery when it's less crowded.
Bang Pat is a angling hamlet built inwards the mangroves simply at the entrance to the opened upwards body of body of water (part of Phang Nga Bay). Seafood is the describe concern roughly hither - fish, prawns, crabs, shellfish. The hamlet is on the other side of a broad mangrove creek, thence y'all walk over a bridge, most 150 meters over to the village.
(above) Bridge over to Bang Pat - it was quite busy when nosotros visited!
(above) View of Bang Pat hamlet from the bridge
It's non a large village, smaller than the good known Panyee Village inwards Phang Nga Bay. My outset thought was that it looks a footling run down, although I cry back the greyish skies did non help! We turned left off the couple together with I went off exploring the side streets.
(above) Bang Pat street scenes
We flora several houses amongst caged eagles (or brahminy kites?) outside. See photograph below. Not sure if these are beingness kept every bit pets or if they are somehow used to aid amongst fishing. If anyone reads this who knows the answer, delight create allow me know!
The restaurants were really busy on this day. I cry back on a sunnier day, could survive a really overnice identify to convey a seafood lunch. I counted most half-dozen unlike restaurants together with also saw i sign for a homestay. An article inwards a local word site from iv years agone says at that spot were 10 homestays. I cry back perhaps that was a footling ambitious, but the restaurants at to the lowest degree seem to survive running together with fresh seafood is surely guaranteed.
(above) Restaurant at Bang Pat
(above) And all the solid unit of measurement enjoying some exploration :)
OK, there's non a huge amount to encounter hither at Bang Pat - it's non a solar daytime trip on it's own, but combined amongst a few other nearby things it's worth a visit. It would survive an pick for a luncheon earlier renting a longtail boat out into Phang Nga Bay for example. We simply wandered roughly for most xl minutes together with thence amongst to a greater extent than pelting coming in, it was fourth dimension to drove home. From our solid most ninety minutes to Bang Pat (we alive close Phuket Town). Just most anywhere inwards Phang Nga is OK for a solar daytime trip or fifty-fifty a one-half day. On this solar daytime nosotros did non operate out domicile until nearly midday. And every bit I said, I cry back nosotros necessitate to provide to endeavor some nutrient together with encounter the identify on a sunnier day!
(above) Heading dorsum over the couple - hold off out for mopeds! It was a pop solar daytime for local Muslims to visit. Looks similar people were having a fun solar daytime out!
Bang Pat - Location Map
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