KOH PHANGAN

The Island has to offer many popular things to do one being snorkeling at many of the island beaches, one bay in particular is in the northeast side near Ko Ma. Holiday makers like to search the Internet in order to get information about the island and recommended accommodation. A interesting website to book accommodation on Phangan, is www.PhanganIsland.com The easiest way from Bangkok to Koh Phangan would be to get tickets from Songserm Travel Center for boats and speed boats, buses, railway, planes to the island. Or you can get an 1 hr. flight by Bangkok Airways 6 times a day from BKK to Samui and take the speed boat to the island.

There are many ways to move around on the island, you can hire one of the taxi for a small amount of Baht,or if you feel really adventurist you can rent a jeep or big bike and do it in your own adgenda. Kho Koh Phangan is something for everyone. The resorts and guesthouses to choose from, ranging from the cheap charly 80 Thai Baht per night bamboo shack and having no private bathroom to first class fully serviced villa with a pool.

Simmilar to Samui, Koh Pha-ngan experiences enormous year on year increase in visitor numbers also it is well know for its every month held infamous Fullmoon Parties at Haad Rin beach. Due to its big party scene some have named Koh Phangan the Ibiza of the east. Weather condition in Thailand is highly tropic, high temperature and humid. Most of the time weather condition changes are caused by monsoons which create 3 contrastive weather seasons in Northern and Central regions of Siam and two seasons in south-central part of the Kingdom of Thailand. In the south monsoon around May to Oct has intensive downfall and cloudy, whereas in north-east monsoon approx Nov to March is almost waterless and relatively low temperature. Like it's neighbour island Koh Tao, Phangan was a while ago at the beginning visited by tourists searching a sanctuary from the commercialised Koh Samui and recently, the island has a large chooice of activities, parties, places to stay and spas. It is rare how can quitness and parties can mix so good on Phangan. On one side, you can participate in the non-stop parties attracting young people with a wide range of music, dancing and party style.

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