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Phang-Nga Bay
 A distinctive feature of Phang Nga Bay is the sheer limestone cliffs that jut vertically out of the emerald green water. By far the best means of enjoying the
spectacular scenery, is to take one of the boat trips from the northern end of Phuket.
When should I visit:
The winter months are best as this is when the sea is calmer
What is there to do:
Take a kayak trip to explore the interior of Drawing Cave
What is there to see:
Similan Islands and Surin Islands
Phang-Nga province is in south-western Thailand on the Andaman Sea and it contains a number of spectacular places to visit, including the Surin Islands
National Marine Park and the Similan Island National Marine Park both renowned for diving, snorkelling and sport fishing. Khao Lak Lamru National Park boasts
cliffs and forests, hills and beaches all of which are teeming with wildlife. Trips to the islands is only viable during the winter months, during the summer
the seas are to rough.
 The scenery in Phang-Nga Bay is spectacular karst (limestone) formations and islands burst from the sea. This is where the James Bond film, The Man with
the Golden Gun was made. Take a tour by boat and explore the bay for the day. Even better go on a two or three day camping trip. If you take a kayak trip, you can
explore the interior of some of the marvellous semi-submerged caves such as 'the Drawing Cave' full of murals which are inaccessible to the larger boats. Another
beautiful site is the Ko Panyi Muslim fishing village, built on stilts in a mangrove swamp.
 Stay on an island or in Phang-Nga, a small town surrounded by forested limestone cliffs and use this as a base from which to explore other places such as the
inland caves at Wat Tham Suwankhuha, a shrine that is full of images of Buddha. In October the annual Vegetarian Festival, a time of purification for the locals
occurs and for nine days there are processions and performances ending in a wild frenzy with mediums in a trance walking on burning coals and piercing their cheeks
and tongues with daggers and spears.
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