KOH PHANGAN ISLAND GUIDE
Whatever it could be that you are searching for, here something for everyone. Ko Pha Ngan offers over 250 resorts and spas to choose from, everything from a budget 120 THB a day bamboo hut and having no private bathroom to luxury air-conditioned accommodation with private swimming pool.
On the island a lot of activities to fill up your day. Once it's late Phangan has a interesting nightlife, everything from typical Ladybars, Beach Bars to real Clubs and upscale Night Clubs.
If relaxing in a hammock, visiting a Spa is your type of holiday activity, Phangan Koh Phangan is perfect. If you like to meeting people from the whole world and having a really good time, this island is the place to be, as well.
Koh Phangan is about 2.5 hours from Surat Thani Province and approximately 45 minutes from Koh Samui Island by boat. The easiest way from BKK to Koh Phangan is to buy joint tickets from Songserm Travel Center who operates joint ticket for (Ferry and Express boats, bus, train, planes) to Koh Phangan. Or you can fly an 60 minute flight by Bangkok Airways daily from BKK to Koh Samui and get the catamaran speed boat to Koh Phangan.
Koh Phangan was considered a backpackers destination, today a more mixed range of tourists arrives here. A thing many of guests have in common, visitors want to find a relaxed and interesting place. One exemption can be the Fullmoon party when the beach changes into a dancefloor.
Although Koh Phangan was for the first time discovered by backpackers about 22 years ago, the island was actually inhabited as long as 2000 years ago by sea gypsies traveling by boat from Malaysia. Phangan was then later targeted by chinese refugees many of them coming from the province Hainan .
Koh Phangan is full with postcard like beaches and stunning natural beauty, the island attracts visitors from all countries.
Currently, Phangan continues to be a popular destination and people from every part of the planet visit it. Most people prefer to browse the World Wide Web in order to get information about the island and recommended accommodation. A useful place to reserve a bungalow in a resort on Koh Phangan, is www.PhanganIsland.com
The only exemption from the otherwise relaxing and quite island might be the Fullmoon when Haad Rin East Side changes to a dance floor constructed of sand. If you dislike huge party's or very loud music, do not worry on Ko Phangan are various nice beaches, that are all over the Island like fruit garden in the hills, fruit garden in the hills and fruit garden in the hills.
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