Khao Lak, Phang Nga and surrounding area: Thailand, between beaches and mountains

By Cristina Rebiere and Olivier Rebiere

Welcome to your new Voyage Experience guide: ‘Khao Lak, Phang Nga and surrounding area',  which we hope will help you discover a part of this beautiful country that is less known by tourists and less detailed in travel guides. Yet, in this corner of Thailand, there are paradisiacal beaches, stunning karst landscapes, lush nature, warm and welcoming people, and a culinary richness that will delight your taste buds. This vast region has a lot to offer everyone, from families to couples seeking romance, to seasoned backpackers. It truly is an ideal destination to spend a fantastic holiday! A blend of culture, nature, and gastronomy that we have greatly appreciated through several unforgettable trips, and we want to share these experiences with you. We returned to this area and explored it extensively for several weeks.. We added our new discoveries and corrected some information that changed in our guide about Phuket and its region, but we thought it would be a good idea to write a guide specifically about Khao Lak, Phang Nga and the surrounding area  because few guides detail them. We really liked it and were happy to be able to come back to discover more!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cristina & Olivier Rebiere
• Release date: Feb 13, 2024

Cristina Rebiere

Courte biographie:Cristina Rebière est auteure de nombreux guides et livres. Elle a dirigé une maison d'édition, un parc d'aventures et mené à bien de nombreuses missions dans la fonction publique européenne. Elle est aussi spécialisée dans la formation continue.Ses origines:Après la Révolution roumaine, Cristina interrompt de brillantes études pour entrer à l'université en France où elle suit tout le cursus en faculté de droit et obtient une Maîtrise en Administration Économique et Sociale. D'abord chargée de communication dans un Institut Français en Allemagne, elle devient statisticienne à Bruxelles pour un bureau d'assistance de la Commission Européenne. De retour à Bucarest elle est successivement contrôleuse de gestion, directrice de maison d'édition, experte européenne puis professeure de français. En Roumanie elle fonde avec son mari une entreprise de team building puis le premier parc d'aventures jamais créé dans ce pays - construit de leurs mains - qui attirera des milliers de personnes, écoles et entreprises dans la pratique du sport et d'activités de cohésion en pleine nature. Avec son équipe, elle conçoit et construit des parcours d'escalade dans les arbres pour d'autres clients.Au rectorat de l'Académie de la Martinique, Cristina prend en charge la coordination de la Cellule Académique des Fonds Européens et de Coopération où elle accompagne les porteurs de projet dans le montage des dossiers, assure la formation en ingénierie de projet, gère un réseau de plus d'une soixantaine d'enseignants référents à l'ouverture internationale. Elle assure la gestion opérationnelle de plusieurs projets de coopération. Elle assure l'actualisation du site internet de la Délégation Académique aux Relations Internationales et à la Coopération.La pédagogie de Cristina Rebière est basée sur le pragmatisme et l'efficacité.Domaines de compétence:management de projet, voyage, marketing social de contenu, team building, formation initiale et continue, expertise en fonds européens, budgétisation, planification, productivité et stratégie, coaching, ingénierie financière, webmestre, statistiques, procédures, web intégration, conception graphique, communication, conception et construction de parcs d'aventure

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Khao Lak, Phang Nga

and surrounding area

Thailand, between beaches and mountains

A vitamin-packed supplement to classic tourist guides, to be consumed without moderation!

Cristina & Olivier Rebière

Copyright © Cristina & Olivier Rebière

All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

Practical tips and tips - Thailand

Formalities

Budget tips

How to get around?

Accommodation

Restoration

In situ

How to navigate the eGuide?

PhotoNAV

IcoNAV

GeoNAV

1. Khao Lak

2. Takua Pa

3. Phang Nga

4. Thai Mueang

5. Kapong and Phanom

6. Khao Sok

Thailand: general presentation of the country

Fruits & Vegetables

Flora of Thailand

Fauna

Thai Gastronomy

Acknowledgements, Authors

Welcome to your new Voyage Experience guide: ‘Khao Lak, Phang Nga and surrounding area, which we hope will help you discover a part of this beautiful country that is less known by tourists and less detailed in travel guides. Yet, in this corner of Thailand, there are paradisiacal beaches, stunning karst landscapes, lush nature, warm and welcoming people, and a culinary richness that will delight your taste buds. This vast region has a lot to offer everyone, from families to couples seeking romance, to seasoned backpackers. It truly is an ideal destination to spend a fantastic holiday! A blend of culture, nature, and gastronomy that we have greatly appreciated through several unforgettable trips, and we want to share these experiences with you. We returned to this area and explored it extensively for several weeks.. We added our new discoveries and corrected some information that changed in our guide about Phuket and its region, but we thought it would be a good idea to write a guide specifically about Khao Lak, Phang Nga and the surrounding area because few guides detail them. We really liked it and were happy to be able to come back to discover more!

This paperback is based on an ebook that you can get for free on your smartphone or tablet (see at the end of the book for details) and where you can use all the features explained in the following section: How to navigate the eGuide, and which also contains the fully functional navigation modes called GeoNav, PhotoNav and IcoNav. The eGuide offers you a different approach to travel, between a logbook and a classic guide. As you can imagine, we don't have a team like Lonely Planet, so you won't find a lot of accommodation or restaurant addresses in this e-book. Instead, we share our travels and experiences with you. Please note that the electronic version functions almost like a website and does not require an internet connection to be used. (unless you want to access OpenStreetMap, Google Maps and the other hyperlinks we give you throughout the book). Bon voyage!

Yours sincerely,

Cristina & Olivier

Practical tips and tips - Thailand

Formalities

If you are French or European, a visa is not required if your stay is less than 30 days. However, this duration can vary and return to 45 days or every 3 months as before the COVID health crisis. So check the validity period of your passport, which must be at least 6 months from the date of entry into Thailand. As the country has lost a lot of tourists, the government seems to want to relax the rules of entry and stay. We had the pleasant surprise of passing through customs very quickly. A simple stamp is affixed to your passport with the exit date, which must not be exceeded (so plan a stay of 29 days like us, if you don't want to have a (bad) surprise and be forced to apply for another visa).

Budget tips

Depending on the country of origin, the best deals can be different to get cheaper airline tickets. Here are some tips that apply regardless of the country of origin.

Buy your tickets in advance (at least 3 to 6 months) to benefit from the best prices. If you have the possibility to choose the dates of your holiday, prefer those where