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Khao Lak (Thai: เขาหลัก, pronounced [kʰǎw làk]) is a small village in Phang Nga province, located South of the main mountain.Tour operators like to use the popular name as location for a series of other villages, now tourist-oriented, mainly in the Takua Pa District of Phang Nga Province, Thailand.
Khao Lak–Lam Ru National Park is 115 kilometres (71 mi) north of Phuket city and 30 km (19 mi) south of Takua Pa. The coastal area here is typically referred to as "Khao Lak". The park is just off Route 4 (Phetkasem Road). Khao Lak–Lam Ru park covers parts of four districts: Kapong, Mueang Phang Nga, Takua Pa, and Thai Mueang. [1]
The quiet resort town of Khao Lak is located on a stretch of golden sandy beach, famed for its hotels overlooking the Andaman Sea and hilly rainforests. A video, taken by a local restaurant manager from a hill adjacent to the beach, showed that the tsunami's arrival was preceded by a sudden retreat of the sea exposing the seafloor.
Thailand was once a sanctuary for leatherback turtles. Monitoring between 2003–2013 at Thai Mueang Beach found turtles laid 2,678 eggs there and 1,574, or 58.7 percent survived. The species is disappearing. Irresponsible trawler fishing is one of the factors to blame. Property development on the beach has kept the turtles away.
Khao Yai–Khao Na Pha Tang and Khao Ta Phrom Non-hunting Area; Khu Khut Water Fowl Park; Krabi River Estuary; Kraburi River Estuary; Mae Salit - Pong Daeng Forestry Reserve; Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake; Nong Thung Thong Non-hunting Area; Pha Nam Thip Non-hunting Area; Phanom Rung historical park; Phu San Khiao Non-hunting Area; Phutthabat Chon ...
Prachuap Khiri Khan Lak Mueang. The city of Muang Na Rang was reconstructed after it had been abandoned during the fall of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1767. The town was rebuilt at the mouth of the Ron River and renamed "Prachuap Khiri Khan" in 1855, which means 'city in the mountains'.
Rice whiskeys such as lao khao and ya dong are common distilled liquors. [1]: 40 [3] [6] A common cocktail is Whiskey Soda, which is a generic term for any brown liquor mixed with soda water. [1]: 162 According to Andy Ricker, many bars in Thailand are BYOB; customers pay for their mixers and food. [1]: 162
Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park was declared a protected Ramsar Site (no. 1185) of international ecological significance on 14 August 2002. Phang Nga is a shallow bay with 42 islands, comprising shallow marine waters and intertidal forested wetlands, with at least 28 species of mangrove; seagrass beds and coral reefs are also present.