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Trang Beaches
Think of limestone karsts rising from steamy palm-studded valleys and swirling seas.
Trang's beaches are mostly just jumping-off points to the islands, but if you have the time,
stop and enjoy the scenery.
Hat Pak Meng & Hat Chang Lang
Thirty-nine kilometres west of Trang in Sikao District, Hat Pak Meng is the main
jumping-off point for Ko Ngai. There's a wild-looking stretch of coastline here, and
though the beach is scruffy, the backdrop - jutting limestone karsts on all sides that rival
the best of Railay and Phi-Phi - is spectacular. The main pier is at the northern end of the
beach and there are several seafood restaurants with deck chairs under casuarinas where
Rte 4162 meets the coast.
Tour agencies at the jetty organise one-day boat tours to Ko Muk, Ko Cheuk, Ko Ma
and Ko Kradan for 750B per person (minimum three people), including lunch and bever-
ages. There are also snorkelling day tours to Ko Ngai (750B) and Ko Rok (1200-1400B,
plus national-park fees). Mask and snorkel sets and fins can be rented by the pier for 50B
each.
Hat Chang Lang is the next beach south from Hat Pak Meng and it continues the
casuarina-backed beach motif. At the southern end of Hat Chang Lang, where the beach-
front road turns inland, is the headquarters of Hat Chao Mai National Park (
0 7521 3260; adult/
child 200/100B; 6am-6pm) .
The 231-sq-km park covers the shoreline from Hat Pak Meng to Laem Chao Mai and
encompasses the islands of Ko Muk, Ko Kradan and Ko Cheuk plus a host of small islets.
In various parts of the park you may see endangered dugong and rare black-necked storks,
as well as more common species such as sea otters, macaques, langurs, wild pigs, pan-
golins, little herons, Pacific reef egrets, white-bellied sea eagles and monitor lizards.
Sleeping
National Park
Headquarters
CAMPING, CABINS $
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