Eat· Koh Tarutao· Thailand
Ao Son Ranger Station Restaurant and Water
6° 38.7′ N · 99° 37.2′ E
The park canteen at the north end of Ao Son, the only food on Tarutao's long west-coast beach, with a freshwater stream, toilets and rooms beside it.
Practical
Position: OpenStreetMap 'AO Son restaurant' (toilets mapped beside it). thainationalparks.com: the ranger station has a camping ground, a restaurant and rooms for rent on arrival (basic rooms 500 THB a night; verify locally), and a small stream runs through the station area; ranger-station restaurants normally open 7am to 2pm and 5pm to 9pm but may close earlier. Moorings Siam guide: the ranger station offers a basic selection of food and cold beer. Southeast Asia Pilot: toilets and a freshwater stream by the ranger station at the north end of the beach. Treat stream water before drinking (no source says it is potable). No ATMs on Tarutao (Wikivoyage): bring cash. Land by dinghy at the north end of the beach from Ao Son Anchorage, NE season only.
Best for
A cold beer and a meal after the Lu Du waterfall walk
Season
NE monsoon (Nov–Apr)
Nearby
- Lu Du Waterfall (Ao Son Trail)0.7 NM away
- Turtle Nesting Season, Ao Son0.9 NM away
- Ao Son Anchorage1.4 NM away
- Ao Molae Beach, Tarutao2.6 NM away
- Ao Molae Park Restaurant (Tarutao)2.6 NM away
- Ao Pante Anchorage (Tarutao)3.6 NM away
- Crocodile Cave (Tham Jarakhe) by dinghy3.6 NM away
- Ao Pante Park Restaurant (Tarutao HQ)3.7 NM away
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