Attractions around Pattaya - the
Islands
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Koh Lan (coral islands) |
Koh Khrok & Koh sak |
Koh Phai (bamboo island) |
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In 45 mn by boat-shuttle (and 15 mn in speedboat), it is the biggest and the most popular of islands off pattaya, very frequented the weekends. Its immediate neighborhoods are considered as the wealth of
Their cliffs of corals that we can admire, in the dry, it taking the rowboats of landing specially outings of transparent glass bottom, either " enter two waters " by means of a mask-snorkel (and palms, that one can rent on the spot), or even better, provided with one aqualung and accompanied by an instructor belonging to one of the numerous clubs of dive submarine based to pattaya.
Once on the island, it is possible to rent windsurfing boards and jetskis and\or to practise nautical ski and upward parachute.
Several restaurants of seafoods are installed on them main beaches, as well as shops of recollections, crafts and articles of bath.
In brief, of what to spend a very good day outside pattaya |
Two islands (close to koh lan) are which we can simply visit and\or make it stopover during one day of fishing .
It is possible, from pattaya, to rent a boat and its crew in the day (or more, if affinity) negotiating directly with the owner or the captain, the price dependent on the time of the year and naturally of itsize of the "charter flight".
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The place dreamed for a short experience of deserted island is at approximately 1 hour ½ of pattaya (thus by doubling koh lan), this still almost ] non-got defiled island is under it jurisdiction of marine royale.
Robinsons and their fridays are not authorized in cross the night, nor any civilian moreover, but the beaches there of fine sand are opened to you all day long. not forget not your provisions (there is no small café, no mob, nothing!), nor cremates it "total sunblock", the parasol and the cap to avoid any inconvenient sunstroke.
Observe one minute of silence: the water is there also clear that when the spirit of god blew on the waves, and yes want to avoid any fetid stenches in this place of paradise original, return with you your different and varied garbage that you can then place in dustbins municipal elections of pattaya, by putting down them there religiously, as an offering made for all and especially for yourself.
The cruise of return, illuminated by the fires of the sleeping, will add to your feeling of universal religious community, but by coming down again of your cloud, stay up in not not to stick you some fuel oil full toes by putting back foot on the beaches of the civilization. |
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Koh Samet (ou île Kaeo Phitsaden) |
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Situated in ±40 mn of "ferry-box" off the port{*bearing*} of Ban Phe, which is 15 km after rayong and thus at one o'clock of road of pattaya, this havre of relative peace can constitute another alternative in the captivating excitement of bars with beer.
Atmosphere has a more serene mouth there restaurants and bungalow to be rented allow prolonged stays. the access is facilitated by a service of shuttles operating from 9:30 am till 5 pm from Ban Phe. and yes you come directly from bangkok, it not maybe that the antidote ideal.
The island was declared integral part of the national park to push away the founders real-estates. therefore, beaches are protected and can compete advantageously with phuket and koh samui.
The sand (particularly rich in silica) is of such a quality there as is used for she manufacture of the glass by some companies (let us hope that the quota are respected…).
The standing hills of coconut palms shelter a still wild fauna. most of beaches follow the coasts of the north and especially east, while the major part of it west coast is characterized by rocky cliffs.
Possible activities: sports of beach (masks, snorkels and available palms in it rent), windsurfing board, peach{*fishing*} in sea (return your own frying, or make one cleans out of seafoods in restaurants), idleness, pedestrian strolls, reading, writing, introspection (do not go in the rear, but in the heart of yourself). |
The spirit of Sunthon Phu (on 1786-1855, thai giant of the literature, raised in 1986 by him unesco to the rank of " big poet classical author") which lived on the island and made it the frame of his famous novel " phra aphaimani ", still lives in places.
You will feel yourself poet's soul only by attending the sunsets of sun and in eternal ritual of the stars which ignite, one in one … specialized travel agencies, as malibu to pattaya, take charge of every stage setting.
There are minibuses from "malibu travel center" on 2nd road every day at 8 am, 12 hours and 3:30 pm, assuring the correspondence with the ferry making the shuttle of clap phé to wong duen beach, on the coast is of koh samet.
Spot residence (for one or some at night) possible.
Malibu also proposes circuits of groups on the island. such 038-423-180, 038-428-422
fax 038-426-229
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