Attractions
in Krabi
Place of interest in Muang District
 Beaches
& Island l Phi
Phi Islands l Koh
Lanta Island l Khlong
Thom District
Khao
Phanom District l Ao
Luek District l Muang
District
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Muang district
Nopparat Thara Beach - Phi Phi Island National Park
This lies in Tambon Nong Talay, Tambon
Sai Thai, Tambon Ao Nang, and Tambon Pak Nam, with many
interesting places to see. Among which are:
Nopparat Thara Beach
In times past villagers in the area called this three kilometer
long beach Haht 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, there 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 National
Park, P.O. Box 23, Amphoe Muang, Krabi 81000, Tel. (075)
634436
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Khao Khanap Nam
These two hills, roughly 100 meters high, flank the Krabi
River running between them to form a distinctive Vista and
the town's most prominent landmark. To visit them, take
a longtail boat from Jao Fah Pier; travel time is just 15
minutes. From there take stairs leading up to caves with
statagmites and statactites. A large number of human skeletons
have been found here. It is theorized that they are the
remains of peple who came and established a home at Kanab
Nam, but were cut off by an inundation and quickly perished.
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Tham Seua Kao Kaew Ao Luk Tanu Monastery
lies in Ban Tam Sua of Tambon Krabi Noy, 9 kilometers from
Krabi Town. Tam Sua means Tiger Cave, and the reason for
this name is that an especially large tiger once live there.
It roamed the foothills of the Ao Luk Tanu Mountains, also
called Kao Kaew. Inside the cave are natural rock impressions
of tiger paws. Outside, the forest has great trees hundreds
of years old growing in a fold of Kao Kiriwohng Mountains
that surround the monastery. Among the best known are Ko
Tan (Heavenly Musicians), Lod (Passing Through), Chang Kaeo
(Crystal Elephant), Luk Tanu (Arrow), and Pra (Monk's).
Aside from the monastery itself, this area has another aspect
of interest, especially to archaeologists : Many stone tools,
pottery shards, and unfired clay holy images have been found,
dating from prehistoric into historic times.
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Tham Sadet
is located at Ban Nong Kok, Tambon Sai Thai, 7 kilometres
from the town on Highway No. 4034. It is a beautiful cave
with stalactites and stalagmites. In 1909 the future King
Rama VI visited the cave here, earning it the title "Sadet"
indicating the presence of royalty.
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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 dating from the
Tertiary Age, about 40 millions 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 Poh.
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Phi Phi Island (click
here for more information)
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.
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Sa Kaew
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)
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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.
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Huay Toh 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).
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Provided by Tourism Authority of Thailand
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