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Trang the next morning. From Trang, trains leave in the early and late afternoon. Fares
are around 1480B/831B for a 1st-/2nd-class air-con sleeper and 285B for 3rd class.
Getting Around
Túk-túk mill around near the train station and should charge 30B for local trips and 250B
per hour. Motorbike taxis charge the same price. Motorcycles can be rented at travel
agencies for about 200B per day. Most agencies can also help you arrange car rental for
around 1500B per day.
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Trang Beaches & Islands
Think: 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.
The mythical Trang Islands feel like the lost fragments of the Andaman's iconic lime-
stone that have tumbled into the sea, and most have pure white sand beaches, home to
roving sea gypsies.
Hat Pak Meng & Hat Chang Lang
Thirty-nine kilometres from Trang in Amphoe Sikao (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, which attract Thai day trippers and weekend warriors.
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 (450B) and Ko Rok (1200B to
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-
