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Koh
PhaNgan
Guide
To North West
Around Haad Yao
Haad
Yao is thought to be one of the most beautiful beaches on Koh
PhaNgan with a wide cove flanked by steep rocky peninsulas surrounding
nearly one kilometre of perfect white sand. It is a popular beach
that has developed to accommodate both budget and high end tourist
markets with several great restaurants and a variety of beachfront
bars. There are also supermarkets, a snooker hall and some cool
viewpoint bars.
Further
up the coast Haad Tien and Haad Gruad are secluded getaways with
some great rooms on the beach. Haad Salad used to be a pirates
hideout but has moved on since then, with old skool and high end
resorts, a beautiful landscape and coral reef; making it very
similar to Haad Yao but on a smaller scale. Further north Haad
Mae Had and Koh Ma are a tropical and underwater paradise bordering
Koh PhaNgan's only Marine Park. Koh Ma is a small island just
off the coast with a sandbar that links the two islands. Here
it's possible to spot turtles, harmless reef sharks and swim amongst
shoals of colourful tropical fish. The region is fairly mountainous
away from the coast, with Wang Sail Waterfall and a number of
mountain trails and walks to follow; and with the large concentration
of beaches in the north west, it is possible to beach hop up the
coastline.
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