The Wonders of Phra Thong Island

Phra Thong Island locates at Phra Thong sub-district, Khunra Buri district, Phang-nga province. It has a large area of plateau with white sand beach an the west side on the side of the Andaman sea. Nearby are Pling and Por Ta islands where the under water seen filled with shallow reef.

In the middle of the island is a Africa savanna style plain. The scenery there is very impressively beautiful in the morning and afternoon light. On the east side of the island lies the mangroves and swamp area.

The island is the 5th largest island in Thailand and is able to maintain its unique flourish biodiversities such as savanna plain, Samed glove plain and mangrove forest.

There are also variety of wildlife, for example, deer, boar, several species of monkeys, sea birds and other endangered species. In the sea you can find, dugongs, or sea-cows as the are also called, when they are searching for there favorite food, which is seagrass, near the island, as well as several types of turtles – Mafueng, Ya and Tanu tortoises, who regularly lay eggs on the beach. Sea- or salt-water crocodiles were sighted there also.

To get to Phra Thong Island, you could board a ferry boat either at the pier on Surin Island at the National Park Office or at the nearby Khura Buri Green View Resort pier. It takes less than an hour to reach Phra Thong Island where you could rent a tent at the camping site at the office of Koh Ra-Phra Thong National Park, at a cost of 100 to 200 Baht a night. There are bathrooms and a restaurant service available.

For more information you can contact the Tourist Information Center Surin Island National Park Office at Khura Buri boat pier.