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Northern Beaches
Stretching from Chalok Lam to Thong Nai Pan, the dramatic northern coast is a wild
jungle with several stunning and secluded beaches. It's the most scenic coast on
the island.
Bottle Beach (Hat Khuat)
This isolated dune has garnered a reputation as a low-key getaway, and has thus
become quite popular. During high season, places can fill up fast so it's best to try
to arrive early. Grab a long-tail taxi boat from Chalok Lam for 50B to 120B (depend-
ing on the boat's occupancy).
SMILE $
( 08 1956 3133; smilebeach@hotmail.com; bungalows 400-700B) At the far west
corner of the beach, Smile features an assortment of wooden huts that climb up a
forested hill. The two-storey bungalows (700B) are our favourite.
Bungalows
Thong Nai Pan
These beaches have been increasing in popularity over the last few years, as bam-
boo bungalows are being razed to make room for elaborate resorts.
ANANTARA RASANANDA $$$
( 0 7723 9555; www.rasananda.com ; villas from 5000B; ) Rasananda
represents the future of Ko Pha-Ngan. This attempt at five-star luxury is a sweeping
sand-side property with a smattering of semi-detached villas, many bedecked with
private plunge pools.
Resort
LONGTAIL BEACH RESORT $
( 0 7744 5018; www.longtailbeachresort.com ; bungalows 390-1150B; ) Effort-
lessly adorable, and one of the last remaining batches of beach bungalows in the
area, Longtail offers backpackers a taste of Pha-Ngan's past with its charming
thatch-and-bamboo abodes.
Bungalows
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