When people go to Thailand for the first time, they often visit Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket and other places that everyone has heard. But already in the second and third time they want something exclusive, unprecedented. And this, of course, is the island. Krabi (the name of the province and its capital) in the Andaman Bay is the best that can be advised. It is a paradise with a luxurious flora and exotic fauna ... The land where, after a descending wave, there are a lot of small mollusks and crustaceans on the sand (that's why the name is in the local area), where rocks, like whimsical mushrooms, look out from the depths of the sea ... Here There are tourists who know exactly what can be taken from life. Come from everywhere to admire the islands.
Krabi Town itself is also very good. Its center is small, but there you will find a good and cheap shopping. The city itself is on the mainland, but there are a lot of rivers near it, which, together with the sea waters, make up entire labyrinths in the jungle formed from mangroves. They are very interesting to swim on long tailed boats (in fact, it is very popular in Thailand vehicle, when the motor rises and falls with the help of a pole to taxi from shallow water). In addition, there are a lot of interesting limestone caves with remnants of stalagmites and stalactites, as well as natural hot springs right in the rainforest. The closest attraction is the Buddhist temple of the Tiger (Wat Tam Sua). One of the shrines of this complex is at the top of the mountain, to which more than 1,500 steps lead. Only the most courageous people decide on such a difficult path, especially in the heat. But also not for such feats inspires the guests of Thailand.
The island of Krabi - so sometimes jokingly called the tourists Raleigh. This is another "chip" of the mainland. The peninsula, pushed into the sea and separated from Krabi Town on the one hand, and the fishing village (and now the fashionable resort of Aonang) - on the other. These wild rocks have become a haven of many macaques that tourists love to feed. These monkeys themselves jump from the rocks into the water, frolic and dive - just for the sake of pleasure. You can get here only by boat, because the steep mountains are two hundred meters high and impassable. On the peninsula, there are several hotels, like five-star boutique, and inexpensive, designed for backpackers. With Reilly there are real islands. Krabi is famous for its tiny but amazingly beautiful rocks sticking out of the water. But the island of Poda - the object of many excursions. At their end on a sandy beach, tourists fry meat and fish at the stake. Or Chicken Island, like a chicken with a hundred-meter neck and feathers from the jungle. A long sand spit leaves him into the distance. When a person walks along it, it seems that he just walks on the water. There are other islands here. Krabi is often associated with the name "Hong". This is a larger island, which is farthest from the land. He in his time was badly affected by the tsunami, and there is a monument to the dead. Tour guides show tourists an internal lake, where you can get to only a narrow channel that disappears during the tide.
But more than once, and not even two need to come here to visit all the islands of Krabi. The map shows us that there are a lot of them here - there are big ones, and there are smaller ones. And if you look at all the islands near Krabi Town itself, there will still be large land areas like Ko Lanta. And the archipelago in the neighboring province of Pang-Nga. (Including the island of James Bond). And even further - in an hour's drive - are the most beautiful places in Thailand. For example, the island of Pi-Pi, where the famous film with DiCaprio was shot. In a word, these picturesque and bizarre landscapes, with greenish or crystal clear blue water, white or yellow sand, rocks, where monkeys, lizards and amazing colors of a bird lurk, will forever remain in your memory and heart. It is only once to see them.