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Noppharat Thara, Ao Nang and finally the Shell Cemetery. From Ao Nang to Hat Nop-
pharat Thara or the Shell Cemetery it's 40B.
Airport buses to and from Ao Nang cost 80B to 100B and leave throughout the day.
Private taxis from the airport cost about 800B. Minibuses go to destinations all over the
south including Phuket (350B to 400B, three to four hours), Pak Bara (300B, 3½ hours)
and Ko Lanta (400B, two hours).
Dozens of places along the strip rent out small motorcycles for 150B to 200B. Budget
Car Hire charges around 1600B.
BOAT
Boats to Railay's Hat Railay West are run by the Ao Nang Long-Tail Boat Service ( 0 7569 5313;
www.aonangboatco-op.com ) ; rates are 100B per person from 7.30am to 6pm or 150B per person
from 6pm to 6am. It's a 15-minute journey. Boats leave when there are a minimum six
people, or you can charter the whole boat by paying for the equivalent of eight people.
During rough seas, boats leave from a sheltered cove about 200m west of Ao Nang - you
can get here from Ao Nang by motorcycle taxi (30B), sŏrng·tăa·ou (10B) or on foot.
Ferries and speedboats leave from the nearby pier at Hat Noppharat Thara to Ko Phi-
Phi, Ko Lanta, Phuket and the Ko Yao Islands.
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Around Ao Nang
Hat Noppharat Thara
North of Ao Nang, the golden beach gets a bit more au naturel as it curves around a head-
land for 4km, where the sea eventually spills into a natural lagoon at the Hat Noppharat
Thara National Park headquarters. Here, scores of long-tails mingle with fishing boats and
speedboats against a stunning limestone backdrop. The small visitors centre has displays on
coral reefs and mangrove ecology, labelled in Thai and English.
Several resorts falsely advertise a 'central Ao Nang' location - if you don't read the
fine print, you may end up sleeping out here (though you might prefer it anyway).
Around the national park headquarters are several restaurants serving snacks such as fried
chicken and papaya salad.
 
 
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