MARINE PARK

For a lot of visitors Fullmoon Party is most important of the local happenings around Phanganand go for a dive at the small island of Ko Ma. Even Koh Pha-ngan was at the beginning visited by backpacking hippies more than twenty years ago, the island was actually inhabited for more than 2000 years ago by sea gypsies originating from the area today called malaysia. The area was then later targeted by Chinese migrants many of them from the province Hainan fleeing the economic hardship in their country.

There is a wide range of Guesthouses and Koh Phangan for different kind of budget, availible for online Phanganwas considered a backpackers destination, Nowadays a much more mixed range of tourists visits the island. One thing most of tourists have in common, want to look out for a nice and easy going place. One exemption might be the Fullmoon partywhen the place changes into a dancefloor.

The only exemption from the otherwise relaxed and quite island is the Koh Phangan are a lot natural places, that are not hard to find like fruit garden in the hills, fruit garden in the hills and National Parks. Ko resorts and spas to choose from, everything from a backpackerstyle 100 baht per night bamboo hut without private bathroom to top notch fully equipped villa with your own pool.