PHANGAN INFO

Koh Phangan has unnumbered beautiful beaches and coves, a few of them are reachable by a treck over jungle paths or hiring a taxi boat. As a natural eden-like retreat in the Southern Gulf of Thailand, Phangan serves as the perfect getaway retreat. If jungle trekking, scuba diving is your kind of vacation activity, this island is the perfect location. If you want to meeting travelers from every part of the globe and having one of the best holidays of your life, this is just perfect, as well.

Ko Phangan has to offer many popular activities one being snorkeling at most of Koh Panghan beaches, one beach in particular is in the northeast side at Koh Maa. Like it's sister island Koh Tao, Phangan was initially visited by hippies searching an escape from the overcrowded Samui and recently, Phangan offers an amazing chooice of daytime activities, night life, resorts and alternative yoga resorts. Although Koh Pha-ngan was for the first time discovered by backpacking hippies about twentytwo years ago, Koh Phangan was inhabited already about two thousand years ago by sea pirates traveling by boat from the Malayan Peninsula. Koh Phangan was later targeted by Chinese migrants coming from Hainan .

Although Koh Pha-ngan was for the first time discovered by backpacking hippies about twentytwo years ago, Koh Phangan was inhabited already about two thousand years ago by sea pirates traveling by boat from the Malayan Peninsula. Koh Phangan was later targeted by Chinese migrants coming from Hainan . Ko Phangan has to offer many popular activities one being snorkeling at most of Koh Panghan beaches, one beach in particular is in the northeast side at Koh Maa. On Kohpangan tourists can find typical picture-postcard views of shady palm trees , crystal clear bays and beautiful sunrises.

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