“Lang movat barang napee ku-nung-yu-rai Bakee bava saket damum bavapee Minta sama-ah buvat dulu dulu Minta dudo sanang leenang Lati prahu kluwan bakee Juju ahna dudo sanang Lanang napruekee Ku-nung-yu-rai Brakee layak mudee batul Oh…Lajang Lajang napruekee ku-nung-yu-rai Lajang naturon prahu samullata Lajang napruekee ku-nung-yu-rai.

Ku-nung-yu-rai is my goal Please take away illness and sufferings. Protect me from the result of my wrong doing. May we live peacefully forever. Sail the ship from the shore. Please bring happiness to your posterity. JJAims toward ku-nung-yu-rai. Unfurl the sail and turn the rudder. Oh…..Lajang. Do not forger ro aim toward ku-nung-yu-rai. Come on board, friends. Lajang is going to…ku-nung-yu-rai.”

Amphoe Ao Luk   

Glimpse into ancien way of life through cave arts

The wealth of marine resources have lured people to settle here since prehistoric period, as revealed by the many colored cave paintings spreading through out the area. The people in Laem Sak today, mostly Muslim, continue their lifestyles as small and medium-scaled fishermen. Yet visitors can easilly rent local fishing boats at Laem Sak pier to visit many painted caves in this area, which is part of Tanboke Koranee National Park.

Amphoe Klong Thom   

Treasures of Culture and the Wild

The plain area next to the sea is fertile agricul tural land, which canals and brooks also link it to important ports on the eastern coast. Such geo-graphical feature has encouraged people to settle down here for generations, the historical fact revealed in the archeological site of Kuan Lud Pat Community literally meaning high plain with many beads. Historical findings here, including gold Roman coins, multi-colors beads, Carnelian stone depicting Greek Goddess of Good Fortune, New and Old Stone Age tools, confirm the contact between the people here and those of world’s ancient civilizations. These historical artifacts have been kept for educational pruposes at Khlong Thom Local Museum by Phra Kroo Arthornsungvorakit, the Abbot of Wat Khlong Thom.

Khao Phanom Bencha National Park

Krabi’s major source of Nourishment Amphoe Khao Phanom

Khao Phanom Bencha, the highest peak in Krebi, is the head watershed of many rivers and creeks. Natives call it Khao Nom (milk mountain), regarding it as mother who nourishes her children with abundant food.

Khao Phanom Bencha National Park covers 31,325 rai in the Amphhoe of Ao Luk, Phanom and Muang. The park, mostly characterizing as tropial rain forest, hosts many important timber trees such as Hopea odorata, Dipterocarpr sp, dagerstruemia sp.,oak and Intsia palembanica. Thanks to abundant water and food resources, animals roam happily here, mostly mountain animals including tapir and Panther.

Amphoe Muang

Krabi Boekfa Andaman To Diverse Tourist Activities

Downtown Krabi is located at the month of Krabi River, where it flows into Andaman Sea. To the east are Krabi Yai river and Khao Khanap Nam, the latter of which has become its provincial landmark. Amphoe Muang boasts fertile mangrove forest and abundant fist resources. Fishermen’s boats and commuting boats adapted from local fishing boats disembark at the pier in front of downtown Krabi.Dawn’s first light greets Krabi locals as they exercise in the parks. The sun being higher up in the sky, people crowd local markets for dimsum or Chinese finger food, hot coffee, soft boiled rice, chicken with yellow rice, roti and mataba, and khanom cheen with its many local vegetables. Some shoops and restaurants sell foods until early hours of next day.

Ko Phi Phi

When the wind changes its course

Record of an anonymous traveler An anonymous prehistoric traveler recorded his account on the wall of Tham Viking or Tham Phraya Nak in Ako Phi Phi Ley. Despite the discovery of modern navigation techniques, men of 100 years ago still stopped at Ko Phi Phi Ley in search of safe haven from monsoon.

Ao Nang, Hat Railey

Cliff climbing sites

From Ao Nang, visitors can rent a boat to visit the rennowned Railey and popular diving sites at Ko Poda or Ko Hua Kwan, Ko Yung and Ko Maipai.

Amphoe Ko Lanta

Beautiful simplicity

Covering about 134 square kilometers or 3,750 rai, this southernmots group of 52 islands in Krabi can be divided into 4 groups-those of Ko Rok, Ko Ngai, Ko Tukonlima or Ko Ha and Ko Lanta. The watershed in Lanta Range at the island center feeds water to these mostly limestone islands. Many types of forests can be found in these islands. Casuarina, Tulip tree, and Cycas, for instance, adorn Mangrove forests, Red Dracaena Euphorbia, Dracaena pile up in less dense forests on limestone mountains. Rain forest disperse in the southern part of Ko Lanta Yai, on Lanta Range and on Ko Ngai. Praire spreads on Ko Ha’s mountains, the major varieties of grasses being Imperata grass and Lygoclium.

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