For real remoteness and seclusion, it's hard to beat this place at the far western corner of Hat Khuat (Bottle Beach). Family-run Smile features an assortment of fan-only, spartan wooden huts climbing up a forested hill: the two-storey bungalows (920B) are our favourite.
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Ang Thong Marine National Park
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A short walk or scooter ride east of Ban Chalok Lam in the island's north, Hat Khom is a little-visited and desirable 500m length of sand. Water taxis…
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Than Prawet is a series of chutes that snake down for several kilometres and can be accessed from Thong Nai Pan Noi on the eastern coast. Don't expect a…
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This temple is one of the less visited on the island, and is therefore a haven of tranquillity (bar the occasional growling canine). Highlights include a…
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Linked to the Shrine of Our Lady Guan Yin Phangan by a small path at the back, this wát near the outskirts of Chalok Lam sits in a serene, forested…
6. Shrine of Our Lady Guanyin Phangan
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