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Ko Pha Ngan Destination Guide

Touring Ko Pha Ngan in Thailand

Ko Pha Ngan in the region of Nakhon Si Thammarat with its 11,846 citizens is located in Thailand - some 278 mi or ( 447 km ) South of Bangkok , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ko Pha Ngan

Time in Ko Pha Ngan is now 02:37 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Bangkok " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wiang Sa, Surat Thani, Phunphin, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Lang Suan. Being here already, consider visiting Wiang Sa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ko Pha Ngan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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My Backpacking Experiences, Thailand, Southeast Asia, 2011 HD

7:15 min by birkin169
Views: 28270 Rating: 4.96

See my blog for more: www.myalternativelife.net My first time travelling and the start of something new. Bangkok, Pattaya, Ko Phan Gan. ..

DJ Marc Antoine @ Half Moon party, Koh Phangan.

4:54 min by djmarcantoine
Views: 5594 Rating: 5.00

soundcloud.com Spangulation & Psyntific resident DJ Marc Antoine playing a Sunrise set for the Halfmoon festival in the Bantai jungle of Koh Phangan . More free promo mp3 download here: soundcloud.com ..


www.fullmoonparty-packages.com Full Moon Party New Year Party Koh Phangan Samui Thailand

6:02 min by fullmoonparty1
Views: 2401 Rating: 5.00

Full Moon Party Koh Phangan Samui Thailand www.fullmoonparty-packages.com ..

Searching For Wild Orchids - Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand

7:18 min by earthmagictours
Views: 1830 Rating: 1.89

A climb up a mountain on the north side of Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand, reveals gorgeous, delicate wild orchids. View gorgeous, natural waterfalls, with views of the sea. Mixed media of photo stills and liv ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ko Pha Ngan

Ko Pha Ngan is an island in the Gulf of Thailand in South East Thailand, and located in Surat Thani Province. It is famous for its full moon party at Haad Rin Beach and as a backpackers destination. Ko Pha Ngan has two sister islands: the larger Ko Samui to the south and the smaller Ko Tao to the north. Estimated perimeter: 40 km EST. (10hrs average walking time) From mainland: about 55 km From Ko Samui: about 15 km From Ko Tao: about 35 km Main town: Thong Sala Highest Point: Khao Ra, 630m asl.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.75 100.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Amphoe of Surat Thani Province, Islands of Thailand

Thong Sala

Thong Sala ("Tong saLaah") is the principal town and administrative centre of Ko Pha Ngan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. While Haad Rin hosts the Full Moon Party and attracts many of the island's more hedonistic visitors, Thong Sala is mostly used by tourists as a ferry terminal and jumping off point rather than a destination in itself.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.71 99.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Surat Thani Province

Haad Rin

Haad Rin is a peninsular beach area and town on the southern tip of Ko Pha Ngan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. Its two main beaches are Sunset Beach (Haad Rin Nai) to the south and the larger Sunrise Beach (Haad Rin Nok) to the north. The famous Full Moon Party takes place on Sunrise Beach each month. The town and beach first became popular with backpackers escaping the tourist influx to Ko Samui in the 1980s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.67 100.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Beaches of Thailand, Geography of Surat Thani Province, Visitor attractions in Surat Thani Province

Samui Airport

Samui International Airport, also known as Ko Samui Airport or Koh Samui Airport, is a privately owned airport on the island of Ko Samui (Koh Samui) in Thailand. The airport is located roughly 2 km north of the main city and largest resort centre on the island, Chaweng. It was built by Bangkok Airways; construction began in 1982 and the airport was officially opened in April 1989. Samui Airport is an unusual airport because there is no indoor area, except the gift shop.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.55 100.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 1989 establishments in Thailand, Airports established in 1989, Airports in Thailand, Amphoe of Surat Thani Province

Bangkok Airways Flight 266

Bangkok Airways Flight 266 was a scheduled domestic service to Samui Airport, Thailand, which overran the runway on landing and crashed into an old and unmanned control tower on 4 August 2009.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.55 100.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 2009 in Thailand, Accidents and incidents involving airliners, Accidents and incidents involving the ATR 72, Airliner accidents and incidents involving runway overruns, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2009, Aviation accidents and incidents in Thailand

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Ko Pha Ngan