Suwan Khuha Temple: This temple is located in
Moo 2 of Tambon Kasom. Starting from Phang-nga
Town, go 7 kms. down the Phang-nga-Khoke Kloy road (Route
4). At Km. 31, an asphalt road turns off to the right. The temple
is about I km. down this road.
Local people call this temple " Wat Tham " which means"
Cave Temple ", It is in a limestone mountain, full of caves
large and small. Each cave in the temple has a mane: Tham Yai
or Big Cave; ThamJaeng or Bright Cave; Tham Mued or Dark Cave;
and Tham Kaew or Crystal Cave. Tham Yai is the first cave encountered
at the foot of the mountain and serves as the entrance to temple.
It is much bigger than other caves; 20 meters wide and 40 meters
long. The floor is flat and the ceiling a curving dome overhead.
The cave's length is decorated in variously sized tiles of Lai
Khram (porcelain or china with designs in indigo blue) 
and
Benjarong (Thai porcelain). Inside Tham Yai, which is used as
a Vihara temple, are stucco figures of Buddha. The most important
one is a beautiful 1-5 meter long Reclining Buddha.
Rahman Waterfall: This waterfall is 7 kms.
down the same road as Suwan Khuha Temple. It is a medium-sized,
year round waterfall surrounded by green forest. Tha-noon Beach:
From Route 4, take the road leading to Phuket (Route 402) until
you reach.
Tao Thong Waterfall: This waterfall is about
9 kms. away from Thap-put District Administrative Office. Take
the same road that leads to Sra Nang Manorah Park until you reach
Moo 3, Tambon Bor Saen. Turn on to the gravel road and go another
11 kms. to the waterfall.
Rat Uppathum Temple: This temple is located
in Tambon Baang Riang, 11 kms. away on Petchakasem Road. This
place is noted for its cool, shady environment, the temple has
many important Buddhist artifacts, including the Phra Mahathat
Chedi Buddha Dhram Banlue on the top of Laan Mountain, shaped
like a bell. A statue of Kuan Im, a Chinese deity in Buddhism
is inside.
Khao
Lamphi-Thai-muang Beach National Park: This national
park covers a total area of 45,000 rai. It was declared a national
park on April 14, 1986. Tourist attractions in this national park
are:
- Lamphi Waterfall: This waterfall is located
in Moo 6, Tambon Thaimuang on Petchakasem Road for about 1.5 kms.
to the waterfall, which is a medium-sized waterfall divide into
three levels, each level about 100 meters high, flowing all year
round.
- Tone Phrai Waterfall : At Km. 28-29 is a
gravel road on your left. Follow that road for 7 kms. then continue
on foot for another kilo meter. Tone Phrai is a large waterfall
flowing all year round, but the best time of the year to visit
this waterfall is during the dry season.
-
Thai-muang Beach: This stretch of sand, 13 kms. long,
with beautiful, clear water and Phang - N ga's first golf course
nearby, is in Sukkhaphiban Thai-muang. Driving down an asphalt
road for about 500 metres and further 5 kms. on the road next
to the beach will bring you to the entrance to this beach. The
beach is clean and the swimming is excellent. During November-February
of each year, sea turtles come to this beach to lay eggs. It has
become a tradition of the local people to go view the turtles
on moonlit nights.
Conservation
center of the Princess Chulabhorn Undersea Park Project:
located in the naval base in Thap Lamu, this center was created
to spread knowledge of the undersea environment and its resources.
The two-story building has rooms displaying the work of the Chulabhorn
Research Institute's royal chairman, a meeting room, a dining
room, a performance pavilion, and an exhibition hall. The exhibition
hall is divided into two parts. The first part has four rooms
detailing the Chulabhorn Projects origins, the importance of undersea
resources and environment new ideas in undersea eco-tourism and
an exhibit of artworks fecusing on undersea world .themes. The
featured exhibition in the second part of the exhibition hall
is "Progress in Tourism Through Circulation of Information
and Knowledge" (Tel. 0-7659-5041-2 ext 1170, Tel.!Fax 0-7644-3299)
The Royal Navy's Third Fleet Sea Turtle Nursery:
Also located in the naval base in Thap Lamu, this nursery provides
a place where baby turtles from areas on the Andaman seaboard
are nurse until strong enought to survive on their own. It is
the country's most important such nursery on the Andaman coast.
Baan
Bor Daan Hot Spring: Travelling from Phuket, go north
through the Khoke Kloy intersection. At km 6, turn on the road
next to Baan Bor Daan School. Go down that road for about 3 kms.
The water at this hot spring consists of sodium, calcium, iodine,
chloride and many other minerals that relief arthritis, beriberi,
mental and physical stress, and even makes skin and hair healthier.
Open for bathing daily inexpensive admission. There is also accommodation
and a spa.
