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Khao Lak

Things to see and do

  • The memorial

    Ban Nam Khem and Tsunami Memorial
    4 stars

    As part of the greater Khao Lak area, the small and charming fishing village of Ban Nam Khem was at the centre of the destruction caused by the 2004 Tsunami. It was proportionately the hardest hit village in the country, and among the lost was a son of one of the Thai princesses who was aboard a ... read more

  • Diving or snorkelling the Similans

    Diving or snorkelling the Similans
    4 stars

    Due to its central location within a day trip from Ko Similan, which is roughly 50 km due west of Khao Lak, the area boasts one of the highest number of dive operations of any destination in Thailand. While the Similan islands are the main draw, most dive companies can take you to Ko Bon, Ko Surin ... read more

  • Walk in the woods

    Lamru Khao Lak National Park
    3.5 stars

    Set in a relatively small area of land (at least as far as national parks go), this park occupies the hilly area between Nang Thong beach and Khao Lak beach, and it's worth paying the 100B entry fee to explore for a day. Aside from a picturesque white sand beach and another more rocky beach that ... read more

  • Butterfly farm and orchid garden

    Butterfly farm and orchid garden
    3.5 stars

    Run by an interesting Norwegian chap, the butterfly and orchid farm is set in a nondescript locale off Phet Kasem Rd in Khuk Khak, at the end of a tiny dirt road surrounded by forest. It's not a huge place, but worth the trip, particularly for the butterfly farm that features several species of ... read more

  • Damage in Khao Lak a week after the tsunami

    Tsunami Museum
    3.5 stars

    Located in what's little more than a shop house along Phet Kasem Rd in Bang Niang, the Tsunami Museum provides an opportunity to reflect on the momentous impact the 2004 Tsunami had on the Khao Lak area through the documented stories of locals. As far as museums go, there's not a whole lot to ... read more


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