Khao Phanom Bencha National Park

Geographical Features
The site is comprised of with Khao Phanom Bencha at 1,397 meter in height above mean sea level, providing watershed area for the surrounding areas of Krabi Province and then flows to Andaman sea. Phanom Bencha mountain range is layed from north to south.
Weather Condition
The weather is warm and humid throughout the year. There are two seasons, Hot season between January to April and Rainy season between May to December, maximum rainfall is in June to October.
Varieties of Plants and Wild Animals
As a Moist evergreen forest, fauna in the park consisting of Hopea odorata, Dipterocarpus alatus, lagerstronemia cupida, Malacca teak, Michelia champaca, Parkia speciosa, Baccarea sapida. Ground fauna found are palms, genus Calamus or Daemonothops, greenia wightiana and bamboos. There are a number of animals live in the park which generally can be found are serows, wild pigs, panthers, clouded leopards, black bears, mouse deers, langurs, gibbons, Stump-tailed monkeys, Asiatic wild dog, squirrel, iorises, white-rumped shama, hornbills, pheasants, red jungle fowls.

Location and Journey

Khao Phanom Bencha National Park 170 Mu 4, Tumbol Tubprik, Muang Krabi, Krabi, Thailand 81000 Tel. : 0 7566 0716 (สนง.), 0 7566 0717 (ศูนย์บริการฯ) Fax : 0 7566 0716 Head's name : Sonchai Rastcharoi Position : Forestry Technical Officer, Professional Level

By Car

From Talat-Kao junction, Krabi province takes a bus through Si Trang Road, turn left at 1km,follow the way of Talat Kao - Ban Huaito about 20km will find the headquarters.

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

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Zone	Service Name	Bed rooms	Bath rooms	Guests/ Unit	Price/ Night	Facilities	Reserve
Zone 1	1. Bencha 102	1	1	2	600	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	2. Bencha 103	2	2	4	1,200	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	3. Bencha 104	1	1	2	600	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	4. Bencha 105	1	1	2	600	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	5. Bencha 106	2	2	4	1,200	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	6. Bencha 107	1	1	2	600	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	7. Bencha 108	1	1	2	600	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	8. Bencha 110	1	1	2	600	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	9. Bencha 111	1	1	2	600	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	10. Bencha 112	2	2	4	1,200	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan

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	Bencha 101-105	Bungalow, Headquarters area
Zone 1	Bencha 106-110	Bungalow, Headquarters area
Zone 1	Bencha 111-114	Bungalow, Headquarters area

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Meeting Room

Tourist Attractions

Beautiful Nature

Bang Sran Waterfall

Activities : Nature trail study Waterfall Traveling

Bo Namphut

Activities : Nature trail study

Huai Niang waterfall

Activities : Nature trail study Waterfall Traveling Bird Watching

Huai Sakhe the site is located at 300 m from the headquarters, closed to Huay To waterfall nd with 3 levels

Activities : Nature trail study Waterfall Traveling

Huai To Waterfall the site is situated at 350 m from the headquarters. Its originated from Khao Phanombenja that providing a clearpool with 11 levels and 70-80m height

Activities : Nature trail study Waterfall Traveling

Khao Phueng Cave the site is situated at 2 km from the headquarters. There are significant stalactites and stalagmites in various formation.

Activities : Nature trail study Cave/Geological Touring

Kho Nang Non

Activities : Nature trail study View Camping Trekking

Lok Khao Chang

Activities : Nature trail study Camping

Phanom Bencha Mountain It is 1,397 meters in height above average sea level which had thick forest on its highest peaks. At the top, you can view the beautiful landscape of Krabi town. The trail up to the view point composing with Evergreen forest covered with thick trees, if you would like to trek to the view point, contact directly with park official.

Activities : View Trekking

View Point

Activities : Nature trail study View Bird Watching

Nature Education

Nature Trail

Activities : Nature trail study Bird Watching

Facilities

Men's restroom There are toilets for men.

Women's restroom There are toilets for women.

Accommodation Bungalows are also available.

Camping site Khao Phanom Benja National Park provides camping places for travelers.

Parking National Park provides parking lot for visitors.

Food services Restaurant is available in the Park.

Visitor center Visitor Center is open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Khao Phanom Bencha National Park 170 Mu 4, Tumbol Tubprik Amphur Muang Krabi Krabi Thailand 81000 Tel. 0 7566 0716 (สนง.), 0 7566 0717 (ศูนย์บริการฯ) Fax 0 7566 0716 E-mail bencha_2551@hotmail.com

Than Bok Khorani National Park

Than Bok Khorani National Park
Than Bok Khorani National Park is a rainforest situated in the valley in the midst of the mountains. Streams flow through the area disappearing into the limestone rocks underneath the mountains, on their journey to the sea. The source of the stream is Nam Phut Cave and Ao Mai Dam Mountain (Black Tree Bay Mountain). This was formerly the territory of wild elephants, until people moved in and settled the area. They cleared the forest and took possession of the land for agriculture, until only the stream remained. The park was established on 30th September 1998.
Geographical Features
Geography of Tarn Bok Koranee National Park is the ridge of mountains alternatively laying along north-south direction like a complicated wave and has varieties of deep slope. There is a little bit of plain area, most of them would be found on mountain shoulder and valley. The limestone mountains in this area are covered with the mixed tropical forest and in addition it also consistis of mangrove forest, waterfall stream, sea and beach. Morevever, there are a limestone island and many small islands, about 23 islands.
Weather Condition
The climate of this national park is a monsoon weather, consists of 2 seasons; raining and hot season or so called "eight raining-four sunshine" which means raining for 8 months and hot for 4 months. Raining Season starts from April till December every year. The heavy rain would be found in September while November would be cold with an average temperature at 26.4 degrees celsius. Hot Season starts from mid of January till April every year. February is the lowest of raining and very hot but suitable for travel. In April, the average temperature is 29 degrees celsius.
Varieties of Plants and Wild Animals
The national park covers an area of 104 sq.km, including a group of 23 islands off the coast of Krabi as Chong Lat Tai Island, Ka Rot Island, Pak Ka Island, Lao Bile Island (Hong Island), etc,. The landscape is dominated by a series of impressive mountains; precipitous, tall, limestone towers, protruding out of the landscape in a typical Karsts topography. Sink holes in the rock lead the way to underground streams, and numerous mountain cave. Than Bok Khorani National Park is the source and watershed for the water of Ao Luek District, flowing from five important streams; Marui, Klang, Nam Tok, Ao Luek and Ka Rot. The main plant communities are rainforest, mangrove forest, and freshwater swamp forest. Rain Forest is found on the steep mountain ranges, Hopea spp., Lagerstroemia spp., Dipterocarpus alatus, Intsia palembanica and Terminalia wallichiana being the dominant trees, and the undergrowth is characterised by Salacca sp., rattan and bamboo. Mangrove Forest is mostly found around Tham Rot Tai Mountain, Nam Bay and Ka Rot Island. The main species are Rhizophora, Kylocarpus, Bruguiera, Sonneratia and Avicennia. Swamp Forest covers the footslopes of Chong Lom Mountain. Because the forest no longer covers a wide, continuous area, the variety of wildlife is reduced. Wildlife Mammals, include Wild boar, Fishing Cats, Mouse Deer, Gibbon, Langurs, Large Indian Civet, Malayan Porqupine, Pangolin, Otters, Squirrels, Javan Mongoose and Flying Lemurs. Birds, include Brahminy Kite, Common Koel, White breasted waterhen, Hill Myna, Woodpeckers and Grey Wagtail. The rivers are habitat for a wealth of freshwater species, including True Eel and Long Tom. Reptiles, such as chameleon, bengal monitor, king cobra, cobra, reticulated python, malayan pit viper, bronzeback, etc. Fish, whilst the sea supports coral reefs, with both hard and soft corals, Parrotfish, Starfish, and Anemones. Interesting Points

Location and Journey

Than Bok Khorani National Park 2/2, Mu 2, Ao luk-Laem Sak rd, Ao Luk Tai Sub-district,, Ao Luk, Krabi, Thailand 81110 Tel. : 0 7568 1071, 0 7568 2058 Fax : 0 7568 2058 Head's name : Chaiyapluk Veerawong Position : Forestry Officer, Operational Level

By Car

Take road number 4 to Ao Luek crossroads, then turn onto road number 4039. From here, it is about 2 kilometres to the National Park Headquarters. Distance from Than Bok Khorani National Park to Krabi, approximately 48 kilometres.

By Airplane

You can fly with the Bangkok-Krabi flight from Don Muang Airport, Bangkok to Krabi Airport, after that transfer to a car or a bus at the bus terminal of Krabi which will lift you to Thanboke Khoranee national park. You have many choices of bus, for example take a normal bus at 20 baht or an air conditioning bus at 30 baht or an air conditioning van at 30 baht In case you start from Ao Luk intersection, 2 kilometers from national park, a mini-bus or motorcycle fare is only 10 baht

By Bus

Takes a bus on the route of Bangkok-Krabi, about 814 kilometers. Bus fare is 300 baht for a normal bus or 450 baht for an air conditioning bus or 486 baht for a 1st-class air conditioning or 650 baht for 24-seat bus. It takes time about 10 hours.

Accommodations

This national park no bungalows available. Please bring your own tents and food or rent the the tents that prepared by the park.

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Tourist Attractions

Historical

Pre-Historic Cave Paintings The caves of Than Bok Khorani National Park are particularly interesting for the prehistoric cave art. There is no evidence that people ever inhabited the caves, rather, it is believed they used the caves for religious ceremonies. The ceremonial hand paintings depict people and animals in a geometric design, and can be seen in the area of Phi Hua To Cave, Fai Mai Cape, Tham Chao Le Cape, and Thai Raet Cape.

Activities : Cave/Geological Touring Canoeing-Kayaking flowers admiring View Cultural Sight Seeing

Beautiful Nature

Lot Cave Lot Cave, with a subterranean stream 150 metres in length, making kayaking and canoeing through the cave possible.

Activities : Cave/Geological Touring Canoeing-Kayaking View

Lou Bee Le Island Lou Bee Le Island or Hong Island

Activities : Scuba Diving Nature trail study Activities on Beach Snorkelling Diving Canoeing-Kayaking

Than Bok Khorani Waterfall The water in Than Bok Khorani is green due to the deposit of diluted calcide from the surrounding mountains. The inner pond,120 square metres in size, is quite deep. The source of Morakot Pond is between Khao Wong and Ao Mai Dam. It is a watershed that branches off into streams, some of which come together to form Morakot Pond. You can make a roud trip of travel in one day by just do a recreation activities, such as swimming in the Than Bok Khorani waterfall, nature sigthseeing in the nearby area, traveling by boat and visit history place and caves.

Activities : Nature trail study Waterfall Traveling flowers admiring Camping

Facilities

Men's restroom There are toilets for men.

Women's restroom There are toilets for women.

Camping site This national park no bungalows available. Please bring your own tents and food or rent the the tents that prepared by the park.

Parking National Park provides parking lot for visitors.

Food services Restaurant is available in the Park.

Soft drink kiosk Coffee/tea/soft drink Kiosk can be found in the Park.

Visitor center Visitor Center is open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Than Bok Khorani National Park 2/2, Mu 2, Ao luk-Laem Sak rd, Ao Luk Tai Sub-district, Amphur Ao Luk Krabi Thailand 81110 Tel. 0 7568 1071, 0 7568 2058 Fax 0 7568 2058 E-mail reserve@dnp.go.th

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

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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

Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park

The Royal forest department had surveyed and established the 75 million-year shell cemetery (Susan Hoi), Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi and near-by islands in Nong Thale sub-district, Ao Nang sub-district, SaiThai sub-district and Pak Nam sub-district of Amphoe Mueang Krabi, 389.96 sq.km, as the 47th National Park of Thailand so called "Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park". There after, it had been expanded to cover the shell cemetery and near-by islands, 0.02 sq.km. After that the area of Nong Thale sub-district, Amphoe Mueang Krabi, Krabi province which is the area of the Royal Thai Navy and the Royal Palace area has been excluded from this national park and left only 387.90 sq.km.
Geographical Features
Consists of the land area on the coast of the island such as Ao Nammao mountain area, Ao Nang-Hang Nak forest and other islands. The geological form of this area is the high mountain laid along the northwest-southeast direction. Coast area is the high mountain while the western side has deeper slope than the eastern side. Geological form of sea coast area and islands in Andaman sea would be affected by the line of earth layer movement so called "Indosenia Teotonic Movement". At the area of mangrove forest of Hang Nak mountain you would find the Klom mountain canal on the coast rim which get the drained water from a big pond, so called "Nong Thale" (Sea Pond) and originates the mangrove forest and low plain area of the Samed forest in the area of national park office namely "Khlong Haeng" (Noppharat Thara Beach).
Weather Condition
"Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park is influenced by tropical monsoon wind. During November-October would has the southeastern-monsoon wind drives through and induces to have two seasons of weather here; the first is raining season starts from May till December and the hot season starts from January till April. Average temperature here is about 17 - 37 degrees celsius. Average rainfall per year is about 2,231 milimeters which would be highest in July and lowest in February.
Varieties of Plants and Wild Animals
Vegetations in the national park area could be classified into 3 groups as follows : Primary rainforest could be found in the high steep mountain. According to these are the limestone mountains which have a thin layer of soil and are frequently impacted with strong wind, lets the rainforests in this area are not naturally fertile. Most of plants are iron wood, rubber and shorea, and the low level trees such as chanpha, rattans, banyans and many kinds of vines. Mangrove forest could be found in dry canal and Yan Saba canal. Found plants are red mangroves, samae, peninsular, withe beans, black beans, etc. Phru forest is the society of dominant plants which found the dense samet trees in the Nhoparatanatara beach. Other found plants are shorea, jambolan plum, cogon grass, etc. Wildlife Animals int the Nhoparatanataral-Phi Phi Islands National Park can be classified as follows : mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and other aquatic animals which no spine, such as sea slug. The important one in this group is coral such as a thorn coral, cub surface coral, leaf coral, tree coral, ect.

Location and Journey

Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park 79, Mu 5, Ao Nang , Muang , Krabi 81000, Muang Krabi, Krabi, Thailand 81000 Tel. : 0 7563 7200 (งานบ้านพัก), 0 7566 1145, 0 7563 7436 Fax : 0 7566 1145 Head's name : Nirout Puttapong Position : Forestry Officer, Senior Level

By Car

You can drive from bangkok on the road no. 4th, through Phetchaburi province, Prachuap khirikhan, Chumphon, Ranong, Phang Nga and Krabi which is about 946 kilometers long. The other way, you may drive on road no. 4 to Chumphon province and then change to the road no. 41 through Amphoe Langsuan, Amphoe Chaiya, Amphoe Wiangsa of Surat Thani province, then change to drive on the road no. 4035, through Amphoe Ao Luek and turn to use the road no. 4 again and drive to Krabi province which is about 814 kilometers.

By Airplane

Go by airline, from the Bangkok Airport directly fly to the airport of Krabi province.

By Train

Take a train from Bangkok to the train station of Trang province or the Phun Phin's train station of Surat Thani province or the Thungsong's train station of Nakhon Si Thammarat. After that please take a bus to Krabi province.

By Bus

Take a bus by buying a ticket at the Southern Bus Terminal. There are two bus companies, the first one is the "Transportaion Co., Ltd." and "Lignite Tour Co., Ltd.

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. Phi Phi 101/1 (Susan Hoi 1)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	2. Phi Phi 101/2 (Susan Hoi 2)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	3. Phi Phi 101/3 (Susan Hoi 3)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	4. Phi Phi 101/4 (Susan Hoi 4)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	5. Phi Phi 102 (Lolana)	1	1	2	800	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	6. Phi Phi 103 (Lodalum)	1	1	2	800	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	7. Phi Phi 105 (Rai Lay)	3	3	6	2,500	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	8. Phi Phi 106 (Hang Nak)	4	2	8	3,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan
Zone 1	9. Phi Phi 107/1 (Porda 1)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	10. Phi Phi 107/2 (Porda 2)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	11. Phi Phi 107/3 (Porda 3)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	12. Phi Phi 107/4 (Porda 4)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	13. Phi Phi 109/1 (Tup Khak 1)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	14. Phi Phi 109/2 (Tup Khak 2)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	15. Phi Phi 109/3 (Tup Khak 3)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	16. Phi Phi 109/4 (Tup Khak 4)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	17. Phi Phi 110/1 (Thale Vag 1)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	18. Phi Phi 110/2 (Thale Vag 2)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	19. Phi Phi 110/3 (Thale Vag 3)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe
Zone 1	20. Phi Phi 110/4 (Thale Vag 4)	1	1	2	1,000	mattress (3.5 feet bed), fan, wardrobe

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	Phi Phi 101	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Noppharat Thara Beach
Zone 1	Phi Phi 102-103	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Noppharat Thara Beach
Zone 1	Phi Phi 104	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Noppharat Thara Beach
Zone 1	Phi Phi 105-106	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Noppharat Thara Beach
Zone 1	Phi Phi 107	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Noppharat Thara Beach
Zone 1	Phi Phi 108-109	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Noppharat Thara Beach
Zone 1	Phi Phi 110	Bungalow, Headquarters area, Noppharat Thara Beach

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Meeting Room

Tourist Attractions

Historical

Wai King Cave In the northeastern part of Phi Phi Le Island, is the location of the Waiking cave where the King Phumiphol Adulyadej had been here and gave the new name as "Phaya Nak Cave" because there is one stone looked like the head of naga which local people who collect the nests of swallow birds pay their respects. In this cave, eastern side and southern side, you would find the historical paints of elephant and many kinds of boats pictures.

Activities : Historical Sight Seeing Cave/Geological Touring

Beautiful Nature

Mai Phai Island Located in the northern part of Phi Phi Don island, not far away from Yung island. Northern side and eastern side has a beautiful beach and coral reef which most of them are the staghorn coral, laid along to the southern part of island.

Activities : Scuba Diving Activities on Beach Snorkelling Diving

Nang Bay There is a colorful view diferent from other beach because one side of the beach is a mountain which has a stalactite cave, so called Tham Phra Nang. It's very quiet here, so many tourists love to visit and stay here.

Activities : Activities on Beach Rock Climbing Canoeing-Kayaking

Noppharat Thara Beach Formerly, it's so called " Khlong Hang" because after the water from the northern mountain is gone, it would leave only a long sand beach which end at Ko Khao Pak Khlong. This area is the world biggest house of a "hoi-chak-tin" or "feet-pulling shell"

Activities : Activities on Beach Canoeing-Kayaking Camping

Phi Phi Don Island Phi Phi Don is located about 28 sq.km. Laem Tong Cape is situated at the north of the island where 15-20 families of the sea gypsies dwell. These sea gypsy migrated from Li Pe Island in Satun Province. The cape is suitable for scuba diving and snorkelling. Lam Hua Ra Ket Cape, Had Yao Beach, and Hin Pae are also very beautiful. Ton sai Bay is the most beautiful scenery of the twin bays. Accomadation can be found at Loa Adam. This beautiful picture was been taken 10 years ago where settlement was absent.

Activities : Scuba Diving Activities on Beach Snorkelling Diving Canoeing-Kayaking

Phi Phi Le Island Phi Phi Le covers area about 6.6 sq.km. It is the island of limestone mountains consisting of a steep high cliff vertically with the sea surface. Around this island has a sea area with depth about 20 meters. There are many beautiful gulf areas such as Pi Le Bay, Maya Bay, and Lo Sa Ma Bay.

Activities : Activities on Beach Historical Sight Seeing Cave/Geological Touring Canoeing-Kayaking

Poda Island Located at the southern part of Phra Nang Bay. From the shore, you can see the white sand beach and many kinds of coral because the sea in this area is very clear. This's very attractive for tourists which they can visit here for almost year long.

Activities : Activities on Beach Snorkelling Diving View

Shell Cemetery (Susan Hoi) This is the miracle of nature which took place on the ancient age, 75 million years ago when many kinds of freshwater shell had been starved as a huge fossil, so called the cemetery of shell or "susan hoi" in Thai language. After carefully measurement and analysis by a new technology, we found that this shell cemetery is actually 40-20 million years of age.

Activities : Nature trail study Cave/Geological Touring

Yung Island Located in the nothern part of Phi Phi Don island, you can find the rock beach on the eastern side here and also a small sand beach located in the alley of mountain. In addition, you would find the varieties of beautiful fertile coral reef here.

Activities : Scuba Diving Activities on Beach Snorkelling Diving

Nature Education

Ngon Nak Mountain Nature Trail

Activities : Nature trail study View Camping

Facilities

Accommodation Bungalows are also available.

Camping site There are the camping area with a parking lot, bathrooms and restrooms for serving tourists at the area of Ko Mai Phai Ranger Station.

Food services Restaurant is available in the Park.

Souvenir shop 5 souvenir shops : Ao Phra Nang area, Ao Railey, Hat Nopphrarat Thara, Susan Hoi and Phi-Phi Don.

Docking , Boat Tie-up , Wharf It has 7 ports for parking boats : Ao Phra Nang port, Ao Railey port, Ko Kwang port, Khlong Yingsuea port, Khlong Son port, Hat Khlong Muang port and Ao Nammao port.

Visitor center The office of National Park can serve you with a multimedia tools. You may see the exhibition at the Susan Hoi Ranger Station, Ko Mai Phai Ranger Station and the Railey Information Service Center. This gives you both natural touch and knowledge.

Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park 79, Mu 5, Ao Nang , Muang , Krabi 81000 Amphur Muang Krabi Krabi Thailand 81000 Tel. 0 7563 7200 (งานบ้านพัก), 0 7566 1145, 0 7563 7436 Fax 0 7566 1145 E-mail phiphi_np@hotmail.com