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| Phang-nga | ||
| province | Phang-nga | |
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| Residents | 10.412 (2014) | |
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Phang-nga(พังงา) is the capital of eponymous province in Southern Thailand.
The city of Phang-nga itself is relatively bleak if it weren't for the spectacular scenery. It is located on the lower reaches of the Phang-nga River, which branches into a delta here before flowing into the Bay of Phang-nga. It is surrounded by impressive, steep karst cliffs, which is why visitors want to keep their eyes on the sky.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Bangkok | 765 km |
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| Krabi | 80 km |
| Phuket Town | 95 km |
| Surat Thani | 155 km |
By plane
NokAir offers (as of March 2015) daily combined flight and bus connections from Bangkok-Don Mueang via Krabi to Phang-nga. The combined flight and travel time is 6 hours. The normal price is around 3200 Baht, saver prices from 1900 Baht.
By bus
The state-owned bus company The Transport Co. Ltd. (Bo.Kho.So.) offers night buses from Bangkok's southern bus station Sai Tai to Phang-nga. The journey takes about 12 hours and costs ม.4 ก 851 baht in the comfortable car class. Some buses with the destination Phuket also stop in Phang-nga. (As of April 2016)
In the street
Phang-nga is located on National Road 4 (Thanon Phetkasem), the main highway in southern Thailand. From Bangkok it is 765 km away, for which you have to plan about 10 to 10½ hours of pure driving time. Of Surat Thani it's 155 km (a good two hours) from Phuket Town 95 km (approx. 1:45 hours), from Krabi 80 km (approx. 1:15 hours)
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Tourist Attractions
The city itself offers little to see and is primarily a stepping stone for onward travel to Phang-nga Bay, one of the most charming and fascinating landscapes in southern Thailand.
- Chinese quarter. A handful of historic buildings leaning against the steep cliffs.
- Phung Chang Cave ((ถ้ำ พุง ช้าง, that means "elephant belly cave")). Impressive stalactite cave. Access behind the District Office.
- Phra Si Nakharin Park ((สวน สมเด็จ พระ ศรีนครินทร์)). Large and well-kept public park on the southern edge of the city. There are several limestone cliffs with caves on the site.
activities
- Festival of the Nine Imperial Gods. (Or "Vegetarian Festival"; Thesakan Kin Che) At the end of September or October.
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Practical advice
| Phone code | 076 |
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| Post Code | 82000 |
trips
- Tha Dan. About 8 km south of the city center of Phang-nga is the starting point for kayaking tours through the coastal mangrove landscape with bizarre islands, half-sunken caves and the Muslim pile village Ko Panyi.
- Guided boat tours in the Ao Phang-nga National Marine Park (Phang-nga Bay) with its dozen rocky karst islands, including Khao Phing Kan - the so-called James Bond Island (setting for the hiding place of the villain Francisco Scaramanga in The man with the golden gun)
