Krabi is located in a very beautiful part of
Thailand. With karsts hills and mangrove forest, there are many
caves and nature trails for adventurers.
The most alluring part of Krabi provinces
are the secluded beaches and the off shore islands.
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This
unique sand bank is one of
the 2 strips that joins two islands during the low tides.
Holiday makers enjoy
the sun bathing in the open seas, surrounded by - only
tiny islands
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This tiny
rock has no beaches at all and recahes deep into the sea
from its sides. terrific place for diving, just a couple
of hundreds meters from the beach. |
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Defination of an
"island' varies tremendously. More important is the type of
activities the this single piece of outcrop that juts out from
the sea, can support.
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While the
depth beside this island also encourage diving
activities. The odd shaped left over from weathering
promotes tourism. Visitors are taken a tour of the
surrounding island with the landmark as a stopping point.
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The
whole province of Krabi has uncounted number of places for
holidays and vacations.
Can't help
including this tiny rock that has an under water cave.
One end of the caves is above the water level at all
times. That encourages curious visitors to take a dip to
experience some under water caving. |
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Apart
from recreations connected with the sea, there is the mangrove
forest and the tropical Forest. The waterfalls found in this
province are:-
Name of Waterfall |
Its
location |
Available on site? |
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Just outside Ao Luk |
Below |
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Khao Phannom National
Park |
Below |
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Khao Phannom National
Park |
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In Klong Thom along
Highway 4 |
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The Huay To Waterfall
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The fall
drops in 3 cascades. The first near vertical of almost 20
meters tall followed by the second fall breaking off at
15 meters high. The last part cascades through a
narrow gorge before ending up as rapids through the Park
ground.
The picture
on top is a good panoramic view of all the Fall seen at
the Park. This is followed by a close up of the middle
fall.
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The waterfalls
of Than Bokkharani National Park
Waterfalls in this park is unlike the normal
falls that we are used to expect to see.
There are many of them spreaded out within
the park compound. Each of them hardly a meter tall!
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This one
in the photograph is the main waterfall, draining water
from a large pool. |
The Park and its
waterfalls seems like a legend around this part of the country.
In December after the monsoon rain the large amount of calcium
laden water fills up this pool. The water will appear as emerald
green and at the same time water lilies existing inside the pool
itself will blossom.
Imagine
dark red flowers amidst emerald green water.
To
complete the scene water from the main fall will be
redistributed to branch out into many tiny streams, that
in turn quickly drops to the next lower level. Visitors
can see waterfalls along all the pathways. |
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This is
the cave where the stream collecting water from within
the karsts hills reappear. Water from the stream is the
only source of water. |
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