Journey to the World

March 1 to 2, 2007

I realized I lost a day or two from my original planning after the unexpected delay of the dive safari, and I was already on my way to the South. I had to options: continue to Phuket or to Phang Nga. I chose the second options because I didn’t have too much time and had no interest in the touristic and commercialized Phuket.

In order to get from Khao Lak to Phang Nga you have to take a bus that goes daily in that line, or take two buses which go every hour. The first bus is from Khao Lak to Khok Kloi and the second bus is from Khok Kloi to Phang Nga.

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March 4, 2007

That day I went on an organized tour on a speed boat across Koh Phi Phi. This is a group of islands which is composed of stunning beaches made of white thin sand and transparent turquoise water that were just made for snorkeling.

Snorkeling day tour to Koh Phi Phi

The tour includes lunch, a mask, a snorkel and five stops around Koh Phi Phi at places like Monkey Beach, Maya Bay where they filmed “The Beach”, stops in the middle of the ocean to see some corals, and a stop at the big island Koh Phi Phi Don which still had the tsunami marks from a couple of years ago.

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