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The province of Trang
General information about the province of Trang
Located a 2-hour drive east of Krabi, Trang province is much less popular with foreign tourists. On the other hand, its popularity continues to rise among Thais. It must be said that it has very pretty islands, some of which for which tourism is clearly only a secondary activity. These are my favorites! We often think of the trio Koh Mook, Koh Kradan and Koh Ngai which are neighbors but we often forget Koh Sukorn and Koh Libong, less often visited by foreign tourists and with more marked local life.
The most famous place in Trang province is probably the Emerald Cave on Koh Mook, this open-air cave with its secret beach, not so secret anymore, which can be accessed after swimming or paddling to cross the natural tunnel that leads there.
On the land side, there are also some interesting places in the province of Trang, temples, a cave with its interior river which will scare away claustrophobics, a town with Street Art, Kantang and its wooden station, the oldest of Thailand, hot springs, nice beaches, a set of suspension bridges that take you across the canopy of a forest...
Served by train and plane, Trang is a destination for those looking to get off the tourist routes popular with foreigners.
Destinations to visit in Trang province
Koh Kradan
The small island of Koh Kradan is renowned for having the most beautiful beaches in the province. A reputation that is certainly deserved but somewhat undermined by the presence of waste at the top of the beaches far from the area where the resorts are located. The fact remains that its pretty turquoise waters and…
Koh Libong
Koh Libong is the largest Trang island. It is also one of the less visited by tourists. If its beaches are a little less beautiful than those in Koh Kradan or Koh Ngai with more ocher sand and a slightly less turquoise sea because it is often more hectic, the island has other asstes like its mountains and its…
Koh Mook
The small island of Koh Mook is one of the 3 most famous islands off the coast of Trang, along with Koh Ngai and Koh Kradan. They are no longer as protected from mass tourism as in the past, notably because of a website that classified Koh Kradan beach as the most beautiful in the world (in my opinion unfairly because…
Koh Ngai
The small island of Koh Ngai (or Koh Hai, you will find both spellings) is one of the popular islands off the coast of Trang. Its long beach of fine white sand faces a turquoise sea which also offers interesting snorkeling spots a little further offshore but easily accessible (the water is shallow). We are in a…
Koh Sukorn
The small island of Koh Sukorn is one of the least known among the Trang islands, yet I must say it may be the one that impressed me the most. With very few tourists, it has a genuine local life that is deeply rural and agricultural. Here, the population does not live from tourism but rather from rubber cultivation…
Trang
In the South of Krabi, Trang still avoïd the tourist fever of its neighbor. Beautiful beaches, small islands, waterfalls, mountains, beautiful landscapes and accomodations more affordable than nearby Krabi and Phuket, the province has good assets. This is one of the few destinations in the South of Thailand that has…
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