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Koh Pha-Ngan: A Perfect Vacation DestinationKoh phangan

Koh phangan is a good tourist vacation spot as one can get peace by meditating in monastery and enjoy local culture. The beaches offer good place for the divers to enjoy. Koh Pha-Ngan is a perfect choice of vacation destination as it has so many options for the individual traveler with different needs and likings. It is the island with beaches, sand and sea.

Tourist attraction

It has various tourist attraction spots like Ko Pha-Ngan, which is a cultural attraction point as it has the replica of Lord Buddha’s Footprint on Mandop hilltop. The Wat Khao Tham monastery is located on the hilltop of Khao Kao Haeng, which is an ideal place for meditation.

Koh phanganHat Rin is a famous and beautiful white sandy beach on Ko Pha-ngan, which is famous for full moon parties. The full moon party is held every month, which attracts thousands of tourist’s around the world. People here dance together on the music and enjoy. There are also some other beautiful beaches in Koh Phagan like Ao Thong Nai Pan and Ao Si Thanu. The Laem Son Lake is an oasis in summers as tourists can cool down by sitting under shady trees or by swimming in it.

Along the bay in the north side of the island is Ban Chalok Lam village with shops selling merchandise. One can meet the local people in the fishermen’s village Chaloklum and experience their traditional way of life. The island also offers various activities like trekking and ridding an elephant in Pha-Ngan safari. One can relax in herbal steam sauna at Wat Pho after partying. Herbal sauna offer various health benefits like reducing high cholesterol levels and the treatment of skins diseases such as eczema.

Diving sites

Koh phanganKoh Pha-Ngan is a small island but it offers unique diving sites for both the beginners and trained divers. One can experience easy dive offs from the beach or tropical diving by longer trips on boat. The dive sites are situated on the southwest, west and north coasts of the island. The water around Koh Pha-Ngan has fine hard corals with reefs and tropical fish.

The preferable dive sites in Koh Phagan include a small island Koh Ma which is connected to Koh Pha-Ngan by a sand bar. The neighboring beaches like Haad Salad, Haad Yao and Haad Chaophao also offer good diving options to the divers. The west coast of koh phagan offer good diving sites to the trained divers as it has fine hard coral reefs at about 20 meter depth. There are some islets also that act as small walls and also soft and filtered corals with abundant fish moving here and there. One can experience deeper diving in koh wao yai and hin bai where the water is clear up to 20 meter deep. Here one can watch underwater scenery and even get a chance to see big fish like shark and whale.

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Learn Diving

The dive sites in Koh Phagan act as launching ground to the beginners. The koh phagan dive sites are suitable for training as its smooth sandy bottom is painless and one can enjoy diving between colorful fishes. The local divers offer introductory dive course to the experienced divers so that they can adjust easily according to the water conditions. There are also beginners course for 4 days and there are courses for advanced training to professional level. The dive schools in Koh Phagan run daily trips to dive sites around the island.

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Fieldparadise Village Ban Tai Beach 12 $  
Coco Garden Bungalows Ban Tai Beach 14 $  
My Phangan Resort Ban Tai Beach 15 $  
Jungle Bar & Bungalow Ban Tai Beach 21 $  
The Garden Lodge Ban Tai Beach 23 $   Hot Deal I
Phangan Beach Resort Ban Tai Beach 23 $  
Beer Bungalow Ban Tai Beach 32 $   incl.
Rungarun Resort Ban Tai Beach 37 $  
First Villa Ban Tai Beach 37 $   incl.
Milky Bay Resort Ban Tai Beach 43 $   incl. recommend
Pimolsuph House Ban Tai Beach 46 $  
B52 Beach Resort Ban Tai Beach 46 $   incl.
Morning Star Resort Ban Tai Beach 49 $   incl.
Awe Resort Ban Tai Beach 156 $  
Phangan Orchid Resort Bankai Beach 52 $   incl.
Fantasea Resort Chaloklum Bay 18 $  
Malibu Beach Bungalows Chaloklum Bay 24 $   incl.
Mandalai Hotel Chaloklum Bay 55 $   incl. Special Rate
Chaloklum Bay Resort Chaloklum Bay 55 $   incl.
Phangan Paragon Resort & Spa Chao Phao Bay 69 $   incl.
Ocean View Beach Resort Haad Khom Bay 14 $  
Blue Ocean Garden Beach Resort Haad Chao Phao Beach 43 $  
Bounty Resort Haad Dao Deuk 17 $   incl.
Dragon Hut Resort Haad Gruad 12 $  
Coconut Beach & Garden Bungalows Haad Khom Bay 9 $  
Haad Khuad Resort Haad Khuad 6 $   incl.
Al Colosseo Palace Haad Rin 46 $   incl. Full Moon Period
Delight Resort Haad Rin Beach 37 $   incl.
Palita Lodge Haad Rin Beach 55 $   incl. recommend
Neptunes Villa Haad Rin Beach 67 $   incl. recommend
Blue Hill Resort Haad Rin Nai Beach 37 $   incl. Special Rate
Phanganburi Resort & Spa Haad Rin Nai Beach 50 $   incl. Special Rate
Vimarn Samut Resort Haad Rin Nai Beach 60 $   incl.
Drop In Club Resort & Spa Haad Rin Nok Hill 24 $   incl. Full Moon 2010
Haad Son Resort Haad Son Bay 44 $   incl. Special Rate
Phangan Utopia Resort Haad Thong Lang Hill 31 $   incl.
Haad Tian Beach Resort Haad Tian Beach 15 $  
Seaboard Bungalows Haad Yao Beach 15 $  
Haad Yao Villa Haad Yao Beach 29 $   incl.
Long Bay Resort Haad Yao Beach 31 $   incl. recommend
Haad Yao Resort Haad Yao Beach 31 $   incl.
Baan Haad Yao Villas & Guest House Haad Yao Beach 42 $   incl.
Haad Yao Bayview Resort Haad Yao Beach 43 $   incl.
See Through Boutique Resort Haad Yao Beach 54 $   incl. Special Rate
Centara Pariya Haad Yuan Haad Yuan Beach 75 $   incl.
Hinkong Resort Hin Kong 14 $   incl.
Lucky Resort Laem Tathong In Bay 16 $  
Royal Orchid Resort Maehaad Beach 9 $  
Sabai Beach Resort Plaay Laem Beach 38 $   incl. recommend
Amstardam Bar and Stone Hill Resort Plaay Laem Hill 24 $   recommend
Smile Beach Resort Salad Beach 11 $  
Cookies Salad Resort Salad Beach 37 $   incl. recommend
Salad Hut Salad Beach 37 $   incl. recommend
Asia Bungalows Salad Beach 40 $  
Salad Beach Resort Salad Beach 40 $   incl. recommend
Haadlad Prestige Resort & Spa Salad Beach 54 $   incl. Special Discount
Green Papaya Resort Salad Beach 98 $   incl. recommend
Salad Buri Resort & Spa Salad Beach 101 $   incl. Special Rate
Sarikantang Resort and Spa Seekantang Beach 28 $   recommend
Cocohut Village Beach Resort & Spa Seekantang Beach 63 $   incl. recommend
Loyfa Bungalow Srithanu Beach 18 $  
Chills Resort Srithanu Beach 31 $   recommend
Mai Pen Rai Bungalows Than Sadet Beach 12 $  
J.S. Hut Resort Than Sadet Beach 14 $  
Baan Panburi Village Thong Nai Pan Noi 15 $   recommend
Phuwadee Resort Thong Nai Pan Noi 31 $   incl.
Thongtapan Resort Thong Nai Pan Noi 31 $  
Panviman Resort Koh Phangan Thong Nai Pan Noi 107 $   incl. Special Rate
Santhiya Resort and Spa Thong Nai Pan Noi 200 $   incl. recommend
Rasananda Resort Thong Nai Pan Noi 306 $   incl. recommend
Central Cottage Thong Nai Pan Yai 12 $   incl.
Dreamland Resort Thong Nai Pan Yai 18 $  
Starlight Resort Thong Nai Pan Yai 21 $  
Havana Beach Resort Thong Nai Pan Yai 58 $   incl.
Candle Hut Resort Thong Nai Pan Yai 75 $   incl. Special Rate
Buakao Inn Thong Sala 15 $  
Golden Hill Resort Thong Sala 24 $  
Grand Sea Resort Thong Sala 31 $  
Pha Ngan Chai Hotel Thong Sala 31 $  
Baan Manali Resort Thong Sala 38 $   incl.
A`s Beach Place Thong Sala 76 $   incl. Special Rate
Baan Bang Rak Resort & Spa Wok Tum Bay 76 $   incl.
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Rates for Kohphangan hotels are INCLUSIVE all taxes (10% service charge, 7% VAT)
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