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Kayak Thailand - Koh Hong

	In a land of heart-stopping beauty it take a pretty exquisite jewel to stand out above the rest - Koh Hong is such a jewel. Part of Tharn Bok Khorani Park, Koh Hong is the largest island in an archipelago that stretches like a string of Andaman pearls all the way north to Leam Taeng. What singles out Koh Hong as the most popular celebrity among so many stars is the beach and the lagoon from which it takes its name.
If there is a beach anywhere in Thailand with finer talcum powder sand than Koh Hong it has yet to reveal itself. Like all of the offshore islands in Krabi, Koh Hong's sand is actually fish excrement. Parrot fish and other coral reef munchers with fused teeth pulverize the exoskeletons of coral polyps as they graze like cows along the reef edge. The fine, milky white powder they defecate eventually works its way by wave action to the shore and over millions of years forms a beach with the finest of sands. Walking barefoot along the two lovely coves on Koh Hong's southeastern shore is like walking on Thai silk.
	Hong is the Thai word for "room" and Koh Hong (Room Island) has a hidden one. Rooms are most commonly formed in karst islands when the ceiling of a cave chamber erodes to the point it collapses: if the former root rubble rises above the highest tidal level a walled-in Garden of Eden will eventually flourish there. If the sea still inundates the chamber, a salt-water lagoon is formed.
Koh Hong's "room" is a little of both. At high tide it's a chest-deep giant swimming pool; at low tide it's a broad sandy tidal flat covered in five-pointed sea stars. The entrance to this chamber within the island is easy to miss if one is speeding past in a long-tail boat. Fortunately, more and more visitors are experiencing the magic of this site silently and with more environmental sensitivity through paddle power.

Circumnavigating Koh Hong by sea canoe is now becoming a popular pastime. In addition to the outstanding topographic features: the southeast beaches, the lagoon, and the sheer walls of limestone on the island, there are other attractions. Secluded cover leads to hidden caves; there are also bird-nest gathering sites. Indian Pied hornbills are commonly sighted as are White-bellied sea eagles which nest on hung platforms of sticks built atop trees precariously perched on cliff fronts. Sea turtles have been seen in these waters, and there are extensive beds of staghorn corals. A small islet to the east of the beach has beautiful displays of soft corals where sea snakes hide and schools of pelagic fish feed in the tidal currents.

Perhaps the best thing about Koh Hong's immense popularity is the fact that the other islands that make up this extensive archipelago remain largely unexplored. Hundreds of Flying Fox, or Giant Fruit Bats, roost on one of these isles. Hanging like elongated fruits from the branches of trees atop karsts, they stretch and yawn at sundown then fill the sky with life as they set off inland on 1.5 meter wings for the rich tropical fruit bounty of Khao Phanom Bencha's forests. A nearby island has a perfectly protected cove where ancient man (and contemporary Chao-Lay-Sea Gypsies) have left fire marks of continuous habitation in the deep soot layer of the cliff overhang. Elevated bamboo sleeping platforms, used seasonally by bird-nest gatherers, reflect a habitation style that may date back 40,000 years at this site.

Some island dazzle passers-by with the most alluring little beaches, and draw them ashore for a private picnic or a secluded swim. Others have fishermen and bird-nest gatherers living on elevated pilings or bamboo scaffolding built precariously on the cliff faces. A simple smile and a wave hello are sometimes enough to be invited ashore to share tea in their living chambers.

Krabi's northem coast is truly a paradise for paddlers to kayak in Thailand. From beginners on group tours, to seasoned explorers in search of new discoveries, there's still room to get lost, to make the first footprint on a beach, to sit out a thunderstorm under a cliff overhang adorned in prehistoric paintings. In this land lost in time, it is best to slow down and adjust your inner clock to the ancient rhythm of the tides.

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KH1 Kayak - Southern Thailand - 12 nights
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Bor Thor
Koh Garos
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Phang Nga
Koh Lao Liang South
Had Yao

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