Declared as a marine national park in 1981, Ao Phang Nga National Park is situated along the coast of Phang-Nga Province south of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. The popular attractions are James Bond Island, other picturesque limestone karst islands, a number of white sandy beaches and a few caves. The turquoise waters surrounding the islands are consistently calm, very ideal for canoeing. There are interesting canoeing spots that are sea level caves, leading to inland lagoons.
The park encompasses an area of 400 km², including the biggest native mangrove forests in Thailand along the mainland and many islands. The nearest popular towns and tourist destinations are Phuket, Phi Phi Islands, Krabi, Khao Lak and Ko Lanta.
Besides the natural beauties, the park also has a few archaeological sites that date back more than 1,000 years but also some prehistoric paintings on the cliffs. Stone tools and pottery items have been found in some sites.
Ao Phang Nga Bay is about 35 km from Rassada Pier in Phuket, about 50-65 km from various piers in Krabi and about 70 km from Khao Lak.
The most popular attraction of the park is no doubt the James Bond Island, the iconic limestone karst island rising straight up between two islands, featured in the James Bond movie “The Man with the Golden Gun” from 1974. A must see place for most tourists visiting the national park.
The crystal clear waters of the park is an ideal place for canoeing and snorkeling, a very popular activity in the park. It is no doubt the best canoeing destination in the country. There are a good number of lagoons in various islands accessible by canoeing through sea level caves.
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