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NICE DAY FOR A WET WEDDING
Every Valentine's Day, Ko Kradan is the setting for a rather unusual wedding ceremony. Around 35 brides and
grooms don scuba gear and descend to an underwater altar amid the coral reefs, exchanging their vows in front
of the Trang District Officer. How the couples manage to say 'I do' underwater has never been fully explained,
but the ceremony has made it into the
Guinness World Records
for the world's largest underwater wedding. Be-
fore and after the scuba ceremony, the couples are paraded along the coast in a flotilla of motorboats. If you
think this might be right for your special day, visit the website
www.underwaterwedding.com
.
Sleeping & Eating
Paradise Lost
( 08 9587 2409;
www.kokradan.wordpress.com
; bungalows with/without bathroom 1200/600B)
One of the
first places built on Kradan and still one of the best, this groovy, inland Thai-American-
owned bungalow property has easy access to the island's more remote beaches. Small
bamboo nests have solid wood floors and shared baths. Larger bungalows are all wood
and have private facilities. Its kitchen (dishes 120B to 180B) is the best on the island.
GUESTHOUSE
$$
Kalumé Village
( 08 0522 8220;
www.kalumekradan.com
; bungalows 1300-1900B)
A basic place with attractive
but simple wooden and bamboo bungalows and plans for new ones at research time. The
location at the far end of Kradan - with a shady garden and just steps from blue water -
is spectacular.
BUNGALOWS
$$
Coral Garden
(
www.coralgardenresort.com
;
bungalows from 3000B)
A rather stunning collection of spacious, multi-
hued natural wood bungalows decked out with floating queen beds, rattan wardrobes, re-
cessed lighting, and private patios, and set at the wooded northwestern end of the island.
Online reservations only.
BUNGALOWS
$$$
HOTEL
$$$
Seven Seas Resort
( 08 2490 2442;
www.sevenseasresorts.com
; r 6600-7600B, bungalows 11,750-15,600B; )
This
boutique resort's ultra-slick rooms have terrazzo floors and enormous beds that could
sleep four. Beach bums will adore this stretch of sand. The breezy restaurant, hugging the
