Thailand it has many beautiful natural landscapes. When it comes to nature, Thailand is undoubtedly a paradise in Southeast Asia, and Krabi one most popular destinations. Krabi is a city and a province and as such has many natural parks, a beautiful coastline and a handful of islands fallen from the sky.
Krabi owns many of the most popular and well-known postcards of Thailand so if you plan a trip, write down all the information we have today about it. destination of beaches, sun and water sports.
Krabi
It is one of the provinces of Thailand, al south of the country and on the coast. The river of the same name flows here and on the coast itself is the Phang Nga Bay and its beautiful islands. Of course, with such natural beauties, tourism is the main activity in this area.
Since 1999 the city has an international airport so you can go directly there or travel by route the 800 kilometers that separate it from Bangkok. Although it is a tourist area, it is not too long ago that tourism arrived here, but you will find large hotels or bungalow-type rental houses.
That is to say, the accommodation offer is varied in terms of prices and styles and, in general, everything is located around the beaches. You can stay in the city or on the beaches of Phra Nang, Rai Ley and Ao Nang. Krabi is divided into eight districts where a total of 344, 61 people live. It's mountainous and the province includes 130 islands with mangroves and Cassis trees, mangoes, palms, rubber trees and even coffee trees.
Beyond the beaches, Krabi has natural parks and such a great place to relax. There is the Hat Noppharat Thara-Ko Phi National Park, part on the mainland, part on the islands, the Phi Phi Islands, where was filmed The beach with Leo Di Caprio, For example, him Ko Lanta National Park with coral islands and much more.
Krabi Tourism
Then, What can you do in krabi? Diving, bird watching, sunbathing, attending cultural events, relaxing a lot and even having a spa at a hotel. Regarding diving There are many agencies that you can hire to indulge yourself or do it more professionally. That is to say, there are tourists who do not want to spend ten hours in a boat just to submerge twice, so in that sense maybe the tours of snorkel or the simplest boat rides to swim and not much else.
Dive sites are the local islands of Ao Phra Nang, Phi Phi Islands National Marine Park, the King Cruiser Wreck, Anemone Reef, and Shark Point, for example. To visit these sites there are short tours that leave at 12 and return at 2 in the afternoon. Longer tours depart in the morning and return between 6 and 8 at night.
As we said before you can always avoid diving and snorkeling and just stroll between the islands and swim a littleor. Around here there are about 200 islands and islets. A good destination is the islands of Koh Rock, joined by a coral channel that is a phenomenal place to visit. There is also the Skull island or dizzying cliffs of Koh Talabeng. Whatever your destination you can always rent a boat for a few hours or for the whole day.
La rocky coast of Krabi It invites you to walk and climb, especially the profile of the Railay peninsula or the distant beach of Tonsai. What sites! Another popular activity is the kayak, something that allows to know marine caves and rare rock formations, hidden lagoons, exuberant mangroves. In this sense, one of the most popular kayaking destinations is Ao Thalane.
The Emerald Pond is another popular destination, in the Thung Teo Forest Nature Park. Here there are trails between waterfalls to go through and if you like to walk you can always explore the caves at the base of Khao Khanab Nam or climb to the Kh Phi Phi scenic point.
But there are temples around Krabi? Yes, there are temples and shrines. The most popular is the Tiger Cave Temple or Wat Tham Sua. To reach it you have to climb like a thousand steps and at the top there are statues of Buddha and pagodas and caves to explore. In the city itself you can visit the hill of Wat kaew korawaram with many murals.
But without a doubt the krabi beaches they are the main magnet for the thousands of tourists that arrive each season. The entire province has sublime beaches to spend the day belly up on white sands, refreshing from time to time in turquoise waters.
Among the most popular beaches are those of Ao Nang and Long Beach, in Koh Lanta and that of the Tonsai Bay, on Koh Phi Phi. In any of these beaches there are activities on offer and amenities, but if you want something more relaxed you can head towards Pra nang Beach, Tub Kaek, Kantiang Bay or Laem Tong.
Thailand even here has a lot of nightlife and this is concentrated more than anything in Ao Nang, the main beach on the mainland, bars, clubs, restaurants, people everywhere. from something more elegant to the simplicity of a bar on the sand. You can start the evening by walking through the krabi market, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with the street closed to cars and everything full of vendors, and from there you can stay for dinner and dance or drink until dawn.
If you go near the end of the year you can enjoy the Krabi Festival which takes place in November and celebrates precisely the opening of the tourist season with water sports competitions, cultural shows and more. But it is not the only time of the year in which there are festivals or cultural events: on December 5 the king's birthday is celebrated nationally, from April 13 to 15 there is a lot of culture and traditions in the air since according to the calendar Thai is the Lunar New Year and all the Buddha images are washed.
Then, May 15 is the Buddha's birthday and the months of June and November are the lunar months, plus August 12, which is the queen's birthday and in November the Loi Krathong Festival. To have fun!