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Talay, Tambon Sai Thai, Tambon Ao Nang, ang Tambon Pak Nam, with
many interesting places to see. Among which are :
Nopparat
Thara Beach
In times past villagers in teh area called this three kilometer long
beach Hat Klong Haeng, meaning
Dry Stream Beach, because when the
tide ebbs the stream flowing from the northern mountains almost
disappears, so that the beach has no shore and stretches all the way
to Koh Kao Pak Klong Island. In the vicinity of the beach are many
places to stay serving tourists. Details and further information
may be obtained by writing to Nopparat Thara Beach National Park.
Reservation should be made in advance at the Forestry Department in
Bangkok, Tel. (02) 5790529 or at the Hat Noppharat Thara National
Park, P.O.Box 23, Amphoe Muang, Krabi 81000, Tel. (075) 6347436.
Tham
Sadet
This cave, situated 7 kilometers from Krabi Town in Tambon Sai
Thai, has lovely stalactites and stalagmites. The cave was visited
in 1909 by King Rama VI before succeeding to the throne, and has
been called by local people Tam Sadet a Thai word meaning royal
journey ever since.
Susan
Hoi (Fossil Shell Beach)
The shell graveyard at Ban Laem Pho was once a large freshwater
swamp, home to a kind of snail. Over eons d ating from the Tertiary
Age, about 40 million years ago, these snails lived and died by the
million, to the extent that the dead snails formed a layer upon
which existed the living. Eventually, weather changes precipitated
the swamp's disappearance, but by then the layer of fossilized snail
shells was forty centimeters thick, resting on ten centimeters of
lignite below which is the subsoil. Because of geographic upheaval,
this Shelly limestone is now distributed in great broken sheets of
impressive magnitude on the seashore at Laem Pho.
Sa
Kaeo
8 natural springs large and small, the crystal clarity of which
gives this place its name, Crystal Springs. They are in Tambon Kao
Tong on the Krabi-Nai Sa road, and each has a name : Nam Lod (Water
Passing Through), Cherng Kao (Vallery), Jorakeh Kao (White
Crocodile), Nam Tip (Heavenly Waters), Nam Krahm (Indigo Water),
Morakot (Emerald), Hun Kaeo (Barking Deer) and Noy (Small).
Ao
Nang
This bay is beautiful and at the same time very strange to the eye
because of its limestone mountains. Its famous beaches include Rai
Ley, Tam Pra Nang (where the tam or cave, is sacred to local
villagers) and Nam Mao; none of these can e reached by road.
However, boats leave regularly from the accessible part of Ao Nang
to take visitors to them. There are also other islands to visit as
well : Kai Island. Tap Island, Mor Island, and Padah Island, where
there are clean sandy beaches, clear water and schools of colorful
fishes in abundance perfect for diving, snorkeling, or swimming.
Boats to the islands are boarded at Ao Nang.
Huay
To Waterfall
This waterfall has eleven levels and springs from the Kao Panom
Mountains in Tambon Tap Prik, Kao Panom Mountains in Tambon Tap Prik,
on the Sri Trang - Pracha - utit road. Each level contains behind
its falls a pool of naturally clear, clean water 4 - 5 meters in
diameter. The pools are named, and the best known are : Wang Tewada
(Angel's), Wang Sok (Year's) and Wang Jan (Platter).
Mu
Ko Phi Phi 
The name is derived from Malay and the original was Pulao Pi ah Pi,
where in pulao is the Malay word for island, and pi, pronounced with
only a half p sound, was very close in pronunciation to the English
word be; the ah was eventually dropped, so the name was said
something like Bi Bi. Later the P was pronounced with a stronger
aspiration and the name became the Pi Pi we know today (the h with
which it is usually spelled is confusing and superfluous). The name
refers to the mangrove wood found there. Six islands are in the
group; Phi Phi Don, Phi Phi Ley, Biddah Nok, Biddah Nai, Yung, and
Pai; total area is about 35 square kilometers. They were
incorporated into the national park in 1983. Some of the
interesting places to visit include. See more details
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