The small town 814 kms. away from Bangkok is a pleasant place to spend a few days sight-seeing before heading out to one of the local beaches or islands.
Surrounded by spectacular limestione karst scenery and mangrove and monsoon forest it offers the nature lover a huge choice of day trips. Visit any of the forest parks o r take a day trip out to the nearby Pha Nga bay to see strangely shaped mountains rising out of the sea above traditional Muslim fishing villages on stilts.
History seekers will not be disappointed either with a large number of old wats (temples) in the area including the famous Tiger cave Temple.
