Uninhabited yet, not spoiled by good roads and the eastern edge of Phangan pleases with tourists unexpectedly beautiful and cozy beaches. Ao Tong Nai Pan Yai – one of these beaches who hide in bays between impassable rocks, in a small lowland at the foot of the hills. Crescent-curved shore, overgrown dense vegetation, chosen by several resorts and bars. AND longtails
The content of the article
- 1 Description of the beach
- 2 Entry into the water, depth and waves
- 3 Sun beds and shade
- 4 Beach Photos
- 5 Infrastructure
- 6 Houses and hotels on the beach
- 7 How to find a beach
- 8 beach map
Contents
Beach description
Unlike his brother, Tong Nai Pan Noah, who is located literally a hundred meters north over the hill, Nai Pan Yai is smaller, but no less attractive beach in terms of seals.
Due to its inaccessibility, the beach is not suitable for daily visits a la “arrived, sunbathing, left.” Need here settled thoroughly and for the entire period of vacation, so it will be calmer and safer.
Ao Tong Nai Pan Yai is about 800 meters wide strips of grayish-yellow sand with a slight incrustation of shell rocks debris. When the sand dries, it becomes almost white. During tide width of the beach is about 20 meters, and with low tide it reaches 40-50 meters, especially on the flanks.
If you are facing the sea, then on the left side of Tong Nai Pan Yai there is a river that cuts off the main beach from Cape Klang. Right beach rests on cape Tam Tong Rak, on which so far there is no particular building up. The coast is curved, has a slight slope and does not disfigured by all kinds of wave absorbers and walls of concrete.
Entry, depth and waves
Entry into the water at Tong Nai Pan Yai is very smooth, in calm weather when there are no waves and the sea, like a mirror, can be clearly seen clean without stones bottom. There are several large boulders protruding in the middle of the bay, as well as the bottom of the sea grows shallower closer to the edges of the beach.
On the right, it becomes more rocky, and on the left you will find a lot washed by a river of sand. Some especially large daily waves there is no observed, quite a calm tropical beach. The depth of the sea, on average in the hospital reaches one meter per distance of about 15-20 meters from the shore.
Sun beds and shade
The shadow of the beach is not offended, on Tong Nai Pan Yai trees grow throughout shore. In the afternoon, the sun begins to go over the hills and pull out the shadows of the palms following the fleeing ebb so that the shadow on the beach will be absent only until 12 o’clock – east coast, as no way.
Sun beds are not rented, but in large quantities presented in hotels and restaurants. AT Basically, one hundred one hundred and fifty baht for a cocktail – and you get the right to use the chaise longue without time limit.
Beach photo
You know what’s in the picture of the wonderful? This is the peak of the season and people. few
Often the coast is covered with boats and longtails.
A woman in the distance is waist-high in the water. So much for the depth
View to the right, approximately from the center of the beach
The whole coast in the shade, the ebb has just begun
Gray – when wet, and almost white when dries on the sun.
The shore is shallow, without sharpness. Houses – 50 meters from the water.
Some resorts are fenced off from the main beach. fences.
Left edge is Tong Nai Pan Yaya. Behind the Boulders – Tong Nai Pan Noi
Trees on the left edge of the beach. Pay attention to the sand – his combed rake.
Top view on Tong Nai Pan Yai
Infrastructure
The main road passes at a distance of 150-200 meters from the shore, so on Tong Nai Pan Yai, most of the buildings were erected between dear and sea.
In the central and left (if you look at the sea) part of the area, infrastructure has already slightly overlapped the road. Here you will find and resorts, and bars with restaurants, and rolling offices, and even there are your 7-Eleven convenience store.
From the center and to the right, behind the road there is nothing but the jungle, and buildings are huddled closer to the sea. The entire micro area of the beach represents a very narrow concrete streets intertwined with services for tourists.
In general, the area, of course, is not very developed. Do not reach, nor to Chaloklama, nor naturally to Tong Saly. But quite suitable for quiet quiet rest.
You will be here, be sure to take a trip to the observation deck with a bar. in the very right side of the beach on the hill, from there opens a beautiful view.
Houses and hotels on the beach
As I said above – the main residential development walked along the sea line and only some guesthouses are standing near main road or behind it.
Unlike Tong Nai Pan Noi Beach, there are not many hotels with highly rated, however I can still offer you something to choose from:
- The great escape chalets
- The Residence- Serviced Apartments
- Havana Beach Resort Phangan
- Dreamland resort
- PingChan Koh Phangan Beachfront Resort
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For the lazy, here are the direct links to the hotels listed above:
- The great escape chalets
- The Residence- Serviced Apartments
- Havana Beach Resort Phangan
- Dreamland resort
- PingChan Koh Phangan Beachfront Resort
How to find the beach
Moving from Thong Sala along the southern bank of Phangan, you will reach bifurcation of the main road, and immediately after the merger will stand 7-Eleven convenience store, before which you need to turn left (marker there is on my map). Then – all the way, without turning anywhere, by pointers. The road is new, wide, but many turns and descents, so do not accelerate and relax. Thai roads are dangerous because they always come across something slippery: leaves, sand, snakes, water or oil.
When we went here with friends, then on the way to one of the lowlands, the water applied sand and when braking on it, the scooter went skidding and rolled over with my acquaintances. As a result – a trip to hospital and 1500 baht for washing wounds. Well, and then a week without bathing.
By the way, the attempt to sail away from this beach to Boat Beach failed. First, the boatman broke the 1600 baht per boat, and then in general changed my mind to go there.
Beach map
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