Mu Ko Lanta National Park

Establised in 1990, according to the order of Mr. Chaun Leekpai, Prime Minister and Wild Animal and Plant Foundation of Thailand. It includes Ko Rok, Ko Mai Ngam Tai, Ko Ta La Beng, Ko Lanta Yai, Ko Ngai, Ko Tu Kon Lima, Ko Rok Nok, Ko Rok Nai, Ko Hin Dang and nearby islands of Ko Klang district, Ko Lanta Noi district and Ko Lanta Yai sub district, Amphoe Ko Lanta, Krabi province. It is the 62th national park of Thailand which covers area of 134 square kilometers or 83,750 rais.
Geographical Features
Over all geographical feature is the complexity of mountains and rather deep slope. The plain area would be found only in a beach area in the southern part. Most of area here is more than 35 percent slope, except only the middle part of island where a slope is more than 50 percent. The height of this are is range from 100 meters above sea level to a heigth of 488 meters at the peak of mountain.
Weather Condition
Most rainfall is in September which is about 391.4 milimeters and the lowest in January which is about 6.5 milimeters. Number of days of the highest raining is in September which is about 21.6 days and the lowest is in February, about 1.6 days. In rainy season, the national park will be closed Rok Island, Moung - Deang Rock and Ha Island during 16 May - 31 October every year for visitors safety.
Varieties of Plants and Wild Animals
There are a lot of fertile forest resources and varieties of vetgetation which could be classified as follows : Rainforest covers 19.42 square meters of Lanta Yai island, along the Lanta mountain which covers most of area of the national park. Upper level trees and middle level trees at average height about 15-25 meters are found in this forest. The important plants are L. siamica, Hopea ferrea Heim.,etc. And also the palm tree and cane wood species are the low level trees here, the important species are Fan palm, Calamus erectus Roxb., Calamus caesius Bl., Calamus peregrinus Furt.,etc. Mangrove Forest could be found in Mai Ngam island, South Mai Ngam island and Ngu island. These islands are not big and most of area is covered with the mangrove forest. Mangrove trees are tall at the same height with averange about 5 meters. Plants could be found here are Avicennia alba, Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora mucronata Beach Forest covers the small area between connecting area of beach and rainforest of Ngai island. The important plants are Bengal Almond, Derris indica, beach moring glory, etc. Wild Animals Able to classified into 6 groups as shown below. Mammal Animals consists of 20 families 30 genuses and 38 species which 2 species had gone from Lanta island. They are wild deers and tigers, and the other species is the sea cow which is the conserved animal. The other two species that being gone are the common barking deer and fishing cat. The rarely finding animal on this island is the the marshall big ear crow bat . Birds on these islands are totally 58 families, 130 genuses and 185 species. Most easy find in this national park are Brahminy Kite, Birdled Tern, Emerald Dove , etc while the most difficult find are Orange-Breasted Trogon, Siberian Thrush, and Little Spiderhunter, etc. Reptiles, mostly are Water Monitor, Reticulated Python and Cobra , etc. Amphibians could be found two species, the first one living in canal is Giant Mountain Frog, Ornate Froglet and the second one living in building and ponds. Others amphibians in forest are Polypedates leucomystax (Gravenhorst)-1829 and Small Toads and the difficult find species is the Dorria frog. Sea and Fresh Water Fishes which could be found in fresh water ponds of the islands, fresh water fishes that you can find here such as Blue danio. While the sea fishes would be found along the coral reef, rock beach and fresh water canals such as Lizard fish and Porcupine fish, etc. Animals in the Coral Reef are Staghorn coral, Fungia fungites, Anemone coral, Starflower coral, etc.

Location and Journey

Mu Ko Lanta National Park Mu 5, Ko Lanta Yai Sub-district,, Ko Lanta, Krabi, Thailand 81150 Tel. : 0 7566 0711-2 Fax : 0 7566 0711 Head's name : Chate Puangjit Position : Forestry Technical Officer, Professional Level

By Car

Take highway No.4 from Bangkok to Krabi. Cotinuing towards Trang, turn right onto route 4206 at Km.64 ta Baan Hua Hin. A car ferry will take you to Ko Lanta Noi and Ko Lanta Yai respectively. Some areas are very steep, unsuitable for a saloon car

By Ship

KRABI BOAT SCHEDULE KLONG JILAD PIER TO LANTA DEP.11.00 ARR.13.00 FARE 350 B TON SAI PIER (PHIPHI) TO LANTA DEP.08.00 ARR. 09.30 FARE 300 B KOH JUM PIER TO LANTA DEP.11.30 ARR.12.15 FARE 250 B NOPPARAT PIER TO LANTA DEP.10.30 ARR.12.45 FARE 380 B Can serch at : http://www.krabi.go.th/men1/ta2.htm To visit Ko Ngai, Ko Rork, Ko Haa and Hin muang-Hin Daeng hire a boat from Sala Daan Pier (ko Lanta Yai) or Haad Pak Meng, Amphur Silao, Trang Province. Ko Haa and Hin Muang-Hin Daengcan be reached on organized scuba diving boat trip

By Bus

Tourists can journey to Krabi province, 860 kilometers from Bangkok by bus. Aircondition about 614-626 B. VIP 24 Seat about 920 B. contact at 075-611601 (Lingnite tour) or 075-611804(The Transport co.;Ltd) From Krabi province to Ko Lanta by minivan about 200 B. contact at 075-622197

Accommodations

Booking can be arranged through in this website or telephone booking at +66 2562 0760. Reservation can be made 60 days in advance. Payment at Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, needs to be done within 2 days after the reservation is being made. Foreign clients who perform online accommodation booking from outside Thailand must transfer the accommodation fee (except bank service charge) to Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, Thailand, account number 039-6-02816-0. It is important to e-mail The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to np_income@dnp.go.th with the following information : 1) Booking Code. 2) Name of booking person as shown in the booking information. and 3) Name of National Park that has been booked. more

Status = Online Reservation

Zone	Service Name	Bed rooms	Bath rooms	Guests/ Unit	Price/ Night	Facilities	Reserve
Zone 1	1. Lanta 103/1	2	1	4	1,500	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 1	2. Lanta 103/2	2	1	4	1,500	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 1	3. Lanta 106/1	2	1	4	1,500	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 1	4. Lanta 106/2	2	1	4	1,500	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	5. Lanta 202/1	2	1	4	2,000	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	6. Lanta 202/2	2	1	4	2,000	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	7. Lanta 203/1	2	1	4	2,500	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	8. Lanta 203/2	2	1	4	2,500	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	9. Lanta 204/1	2	1	4	2,000	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	10. Lanta 204/2	2	1	4	2,000	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	11. Lanta 205/1	2	1	4	2,500	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	12. Lanta 205/2	2	1	4	2,500	mattress (6.0 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	13. Lanta 206/1	2	1	4	2,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel
Zone 2	14. Lanta 206/2	2	1	4	2,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, water heater, vanity table, wardrobe, towel

Note : Extra visitors will be charged as follows: bungalow or terrace house 100 baht/person/night, dormitory 50 baht/person/night. Bedding will not be provided.

Zone	Zone Name	Zone Detail
Zone 1	Lanta 101-103	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Laem Tanod, Lanta Yai Island
Zone 1	Lanta 104-106	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Laem Tanod, Lanta Yai Island
Zone 2	Lanta 201-203	Bungalow, Ranger Station 1 area, Rok Nok Island
Zone 2	Lanta 204-206	Bungalow, Ranger Station 1 area, Rok Nok Island
Zone 3	Lanta 301	Bungalow, Ranger Station 2 area, Ko Khai Island

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Beautiful Nature

Ao Man Sai This is the other part of beach of Koh Rok Nok which has a long beach with a mixed species of beach forest, mud-beach forest and monsoon forest. The sea in this area is very shallow. If you walk into this forest, you will find a big tree so called "Ton Sai" (Ficus sp.) which has a lot of roots droped from its branchs, let it looks like a big curtain with 5-6 meters width.

Activities : Activities on Beach Snorkelling Diving

Ao San Chao This beach located next ot the Ko Rok Nai. In this area, there is the under ground water which drain onto the ground in the summer season which become the reservoir for all year round usage.

Activities : Activities on Beach Cultural Sight Seeing

Hin Muang - Hin Daeng HIN DAENG-HIN MUANG Both are famed scenic scuba diving sites. The pinnacle of Hin Daeng Rorcks can only be seen at low tide. The sites are well known among divers throughout the world, as the Whale Shark and Manta Ray can often be seen here.

Activities : Scuba Diving

Ko Hin Ha Luk Ko Hin Ha Luk or Ko Ha or Ko Tuk Narima, It is the group ot five islands, the big one has a field on the top. One of them looks like a sail-boat and has a big tunnel which a sea water can pass through. On the top of this island, you can see a beautiful view. This area has a shallow coral.

Activities : Snorkelling Diving View

Ko Ngai There is a long and quiet beach which suitable for seeing a shallow coral. It's far away from the national park office about 18 kilometers.

Activities : Activities on Beach Snorkelling Diving

Ko Rok Nok & Ko Rok Nai Including Ko Rok Nok and Ko Rok Nai. The colorful beachs are located on the eastern part of Ko Rok Nai and the south-eastern of Ko Rok Nok. Coral is the most tourist attraction here.

Activities : Scuba Diving Nature trail study Activities on Beach Snorkelling Diving View Camping

Ko Rok Nok View Point Located ih the back side of Ko Rok Nok. Here, it has white sand beach which you can walk to the other side of the island which shaped like a horse shoe. Two side of this gulf is the height black cliff.

Activities : flowers admiring View

Ko Ta La Beng This limestone island consists of a small beach which would be flood with sea water whenever it has a high tide. It has a cave near a sea side which is a habitat of swallow birds.

Activities : Cave/Geological Touring Canoeing-Kayaking View

Laem Tanod Ko Lanta Yai It has a beautiful beach at the back side of main island and a group of small islands. The headquaters of national park of Ko Lanta is located here. The end of Ko Lanta Yai is looked like the triangular shape which one tip protudes into the sea and has prominent sugar palms on it while the other side is a height cliff covered with the monsoon forest.

Activities : Nature trail study Activities on Beach Camping

Laem Thong Located in the northern part of Ko Rok Nai. Cliff side looks like a group of small islands. If you look at the opposite beach, you can see the sunset between them.

Activities : View

Facilities

Men's restroom There are toilets for men.

Women's restroom There are toilets for women.

Accommodation Mu Ko Lanta National Park provide bungalows at 1. Laem Tanod, Ko Lanta Yai Head Office 2. Ko Ngai Ranger Station 3. Ko Rok Nok Ranger Station

Camping site Tent camping area with shared bathrooms and restrooms. There is the tent rental service at Head Office (Laem Tanod) and Ko Rok Nok

Parking National Park provides parking lot for visitors.

Food services Food shops and restaurants can be easily found in Head Office (Laem Tanod) and Ko Rok Nok

Mu Ko Lanta National Park Mu 5, Ko Lanta Yai Sub-district, Amphur Ko Lanta Krabi Thailand 81150 Tel. 0 7566 0711-2 Fax 0 7566 0711 E-mail lanta_np@yahoo.co.th