Thursday, September 21, 2000

Ang Tho Marine Park

21-Sep-2000

Ang Tho Marine Park is a national park near Koh Samui - and the mythical setting for Alex Garland's backpacker classic "The Beach". It is a series of Karst formations at sea - similar to Ha Long bay in Vietnam, but not nearly as spectacular


 (The Travel Addicts, Thailand)
 (The Travel Addicts, Thailand)
 (The Travel Addicts, Thailand)

SGK looking out oveer the railing of Talay Nai

 (The Travel Addicts, Thailand)

Panorama of the national park

Talay Nai is a saltwater lagoon surounded by limestone mountains.   It is connected with the sea by an underground tunnel (Thailand, The Travel Addicts)

Talay Nai
Talay Nai is a saltwater lagoon surrounded by limestone mountains. It is connected with the sea by an underground tunnel.
A sign here said:
Talay Nai
[Saltwater lake inside the mountain]
A natural large basin surrounded by limestone mountains. It is 250m long, 200m wide, and 7m deep. It is connected with the sea by an underground tunner [sic], but people cannot get through. The emerald lake is supposed to be [sic] created by an underground collapse.

 (Thailand, The Travel Addicts)

Our boat

 (Thailand, The Travel Addicts)

The park

 (Thailand, The Travel Addicts)

Fishing boat in the park

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