Krabi

Krabi province is an area of outstanding natural beauty. The beautiful resort consists of more than 150 islands dotted the Andaman Sea. Located 800 km /500 miles/ South of Bangkok and with an airport Krabi is now beginning to pretend to be a worldwide tourist destination. Together with Phuket and Pattaya Krabi is in the top sea resorts in Thailand. According to some historians Krabi is one of the oldest settlements in Thailand. There have been discovered stone tools, ancient colored pictures and skeletons dating some 25,000 – 35,000 BC. The origin of the name Krabi is a result after a wrong pronunciation of the local tree known as "Lumphi". The Chinese and Malay merchants mispronunciated the name to "Ko-lo-bi" or "Ka-lu-bi" and finally resulted in "Krabi" meaning “sword”. The population of the Krabi province is about 370,000. The capital city is Krabi.

Krabi can offer the best opportunities for any kind of holiday and for any taste. The coastline is dotted with tens of gorgeous small and deserted islands surrounded by coral reefs, limestone formations towering from the crystalline clear waters covered in bright-green fauna. As most of the inland territory is mangrove and monsoon forest compared to the aqua-blue colour of the water makes an unique impression and contrast for the wild beauty it represents. Major attractions in Krabi are Koa Benja National Park with its caves and waterfalls or Nam Tok Hoay Toe where you can swim in the pools at this amazing 11-level waterfall. There is large number of wats /temples/ with the famous one Tiger cave Temple. You can practise any kind of water sports you like – water ski, paragliding, caving, snorkeling, deep-diving or a simple bicycle ride. The resort of Krabi provides any kind of accommodation – from small bungalows to five-star hotels. Krabi is a great place to relax. Many beaches can only be reached by boat, keeping development to a minimum in order to be preserved the virginity of the nature. Or just for a real natural delight you can go to the enticing Phi Phi Islands where Hollywood production “The Beach” was filmed and experience the paradise.