Ao Phang Nga National Park HQ

8° 24.1′ N · 98° 30.4′ E · approximate

Park headquarters for Ao Phang Nga National Park (400 km², declared 1981, Ramsar site 2002), at Tha Dan on the coast near Phang Nga town, where longtails and kayaks can be hired for the northern bay.

Phuket & Phang Nga Bay Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe Koh Samui & the Gulf of Thailand

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Position approximate, from several geotagged Wikimedia Commons photos titled Ao Phang Nga National Park (8.4018N 98.5060E). By road from Phang Nga, go about 3.5 km west on Highway 4, then take route 4144 south and follow the signs for about 2.5 km (Thai National Parks). Wikivoyage lists office hours as 8am to 4pm, phone +66 7-641-1136, and a 3-hour boat hire from the pier for about 1,500 THB in 2018 (verify locally). Yachts normally pay the fee to roving ranger boats instead of coming here. The park protects Thailand's largest remaining native mangrove forest.

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