Walking For Thailand Photographic Record of the walk Trang to Phang Nga
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Trang to Phang Nga
24th Feb - Trang to Huai Yot
26th Feb - Huai Yot to east of Klong Phun
27th Feb - Klong Phun to Klong Thom
28th Feb - Klong Thom to Krabi
6th Mar - Krabi to Thung
7th Mar - Thung to Acluk
8th Mar - Acluk to Khok Luat
9th Mar - Khok Luat to Phang Nga
These are some of the sights along the route from Trang round the Bay of Phuket to Phang Nga.
Distance 243 km - total 479 km.
From Trang to Phang Nga the road skirts the turquoise blue waters of the Anderman sea.
Dotted with rocky ourcrops and islands, it is one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world.
Trang is renowned for its festivals. Here the Pork Festival and its fire-crackers.
Trang is a sea port with a deep water estuary stretching to the ocean.
Further up the coast the beautiful little town of Krabi lies on a lazy river estuary.
The Krabi holiday resort lies on the coast just a few kilometers away.
Many of the bays around Krabi can be reached only by boat.
This breathtaking bay of Ao Nang contains a sacred cave.
At the top of the Bay of Phuket lies Phang Nga.
Wat Tahm (Cave Temple) is in a limestone mountain riddled with caves. At the entrance Tahm Yai (Large Cave) contains this beautiful 15 meter long image of the Reclining Buddha.
A popular excursion from Phang Nga is to the Marine Park, with its famous rocky outcrops.
The long tail boats take you round the islands. This one is Tahm Lod (Lod Cave).
The north of the Bay of Phuket is teaming with fish and the coast is lined with fishing villages.
The island of Ko Panyee has a fishing village
built on pilings extending out over the water.
