Local tour

We hired a local taxi driver for a tour of the Phang Nga region. He has lived in the area his whole life and took us to several sites and told us many things about the region. Sites we saw included:
A hot spring where locals come to soak and which is also part of a resort
A wooden temple on the beach
A local market
A turtle research center and town where they hold a large festival where turtles are released
The town near the turtle center
A large waterfall (more for locals, less touristy)
A smaller waterfall
A local temple
Seafood lunch by the beach

He has a "decked out"passenger van - set for partiers or for trips all the way to Bangkok (14 hours).

He commented a few times that people are coming from places like Dubai and building villas and big resorts.

It was a long holiday weekend for Thai people, but it mostly seemed quiet.Read more