Phang Nga Town

Phang Nga Town reviews

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• Nice base for Phang Nga Bay

  One of the best ways to keep costs down for a bay trip is to base yourself in Phang Nga town.
  This is a bustling place maybe half way between Phuket town and Krabi. The guidebooks call it a small town but it stretches for several kms along at least 2 different road routes - it aint small by Australian small town standards.
  
  The Ratangapong is a typical Thai hotel - I got me a clean basic fan room with bathroom for 150. They also have air-con. This joint is about 300m from the bus station - turn right, stay on the same side, go thru traffic light intersection.
  There is a 7-11 street level, a similar place across the road, several nearby restaurants and an internet cafe about 100m further on. The markets are down a soi alongside - a bit noisy from 4am, but lots of fresh and cooked stuff to eat for brekkie.
  
  More modern Phang Nga Inn is 30m further on and a similar joint across the road.
  
  Mr Kean's Tour can organise bay and other local tripst from his shop in the Pang Nga town bus station compound. The very similar Sayan Tour is about 2 shops away.
  Mr Kean often meets incoming buses - he's a rugged looking old dude and I thought he was a tout trying to drum up business for an out of town guesthouse (which I didn't want) when I arrived at 8pm. I suggested next day he get a small sign MR KEAN TOUR or a printed t-shirt. Most travellers know about Mr Kean (and Sayan) from the guide-books and are less likely to ignore him.
  His songthaew picks up booked people at accommodation places around town and takes them down to Tha Dan pier about 9km away for the start of the bay tours. Mr Kean also does a local mainland tour taking in the Monkey Cave Temple, the Heaven and Hell Cave and Sa Nang Manora Forest Park.

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  By tezza (dabbler)
  Written on 18th January, 2011 after a visit to Phang Nga Town in December, 2010

  Also reviewed by tezza: Ao Phang Nga National Marine Park, Coral and Raya Islands, Haad Sai Khao, Khao Lak, Ko Kho Khao, Ko Lipe, Ko Pha Ngan East Coast, Ko Samet, Ko Samui, Kuala Perlis,

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