Phuket Island and area, January 2019

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Phuket Island in the south of Thailand has become a very popular beach destination. It is as beautiful as always, but the number of tourists is a bit much for us, so we’re only overnighting on the way in, and then driving to the north.

Nai Yang Beach, Phuket in the early morning.

So, we drove about 2 hours north to Khao Lak Beach

Morning walk on Khao Lak beach. You can walk 10 miles north or south!

  • We stayed in this ultramodern apartment
  • The sun sets over the Andaman Sea

There are several national parks nearby, so we drove to one and hiked to a waterfall

  • Lush green Thailand
  • Many suspension bridges
  • You can camp here for a fee

Another day, we joined an all-day trip out to the Surin Islands to snorkel.

  • The water is warm and clear
  • There is a village of ‘sea gypsies’ on one of the islands.
  • Practical houses elevated above high waters
  • The girl on the right is from Myanmar
  • Giant clam

Leaving Khao Lak, we headed southeast to Khao Sok National Park.

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  1. Desiree Ferguson Avatar
    Desiree Ferguson

    We spent the night in a floating tent on the Khao Sok lake/reservoir, and hiked to a cave. It was wonderful.

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