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flowers and foliage climb over bamboo lattice sunshades, and the pool and lush
restaurant-bar look over the beautiful beach.
Ao Khlong Jaak &
Laem Tanod
The splendid beach at Ao Khlong Jaak is named after the inland waterfall.
Mu Ko Lanta Marine National Park Headquarters
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CAMPING GROUND
$
( in Bangkok 0 2561 4292;
www.dnp.go.th
; with own tent per person 30B, with tent hire 225B, 2-/4-room bunga-
lows 1500/3000B)
The secluded jungle grounds of the national park headquarters are a won-
derfully serene and wild place to camp. There are toilets and running water, but you
should bring your own food. You can also get permission for camping on Ko Rok or Ko
Haa here. National-park entry fees apply.
The road to the marine national park headquarters fords the
klong
(canal), which can
get quite deep in the wet season.
Baan Phu Lae
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( 08 5474 0265, 0 7566 5100;
www.baanphulae.com
;
Ao Mai Pai; bungalows 800-1000B)
Set on the rocks at
the end of this tiny beach, the last before the cape, are a collection of romantic, canary-
yellow concrete bungalows with thatched roofs, bamboo beds and private porches. The
restaurant's rickety deck juts over the sea; they also arrange trips with Go Dive (
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BUNGALOWS
$
La Laanta
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BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$$
( 0 7566 5066;
www.lalaanta.com
;
Ao Mai Pai; bungalows 2800-6200B; )
Owned and oper-
ated by a young English-speaking Thai-Vietnamese couple, this is the grooviest spot on
the entire island. Thatched bungalows have polished-concrete floors, platform beds,
floral-design motifs and decks overlooking a pitch of sand, which blends into a rocky fish-
ermen's beach. Set down a rutted dirt road, it's also the closest resort to the marine nation-
al park.
