Moo Koh Similan ( Similans Island )
The Similan Islands is a group of islands in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Phang Nga Province, southern Thailand. Its're very beautiful islands people call its that The Emerald of Andaman.
Group of Similan islands have most of perfect beautiful of corals in the World , " Similan" in malayo means "Nine" because of this islands feature with 9 islands so some people call them " Koh Khao" ( Koh= Island, Khao = 9 ) and almost of islands in Koh Similan are beautiful. Koh Similan include with Big islands and small islands and lay from North to South.
These are the name of Islands in group of Similans Island.
- Koh Bon
- Koh Ba-ngu ( Ba-ngoo)
- Koh Similan
- Koh Pa-yu ( Pa-yoo)
- Koh Hah
- Koh Mieng
- Koh Pa-yan
- Koh Pa-yung
Group of Similans Island was National park at 2525 b.e. Area of Similans have a perfect nature , full of many plant and insect, animal. Landscape is the kind of strange ans awesome Cliff. In sea view: under the sea has many sea animal , plentifully beauty corals reef. The beaches are white sand and clean.
Landscape: National Park Similans are include with the land, granite mountains , beaches and lot of crags. The shape of islands are not fine and so indented. Because of they are located at the part of outing-sea so its get directly action washout of sea wave. Lay on North and South, the water's the part of Andaman, the East of Indian Ocean at continental shelf next to the coast of Pangnga Province and Myanmar parallel with row of Nicobar Island ( continental shelf of India) At the beaches, they're no cray so its clean beaches and white, sand so fine. At the Peak of Mountains are tall and steep. The tallest at 244 metres from sea levels. The shape of some island will be flat and surround by sand dune and coral reefs.Off ( Close) the travelling season from 16 May - 14 November of every year.
On ( Open) the travelling season from 15 November - 15 May of every year.
Plants and Animals here in Koh Similans :
We can classify the kinds of plant in Similans island for 3 groups.
1. Mangrove forest, kind of sparse forest and slot of plants not taller than 15 metres such as Indian almond trees, Asiatica, Borneo Mahogany. Small Standing timber and Big Shrub such as orange mangrove, sea cockscomb, sea hibiscus etc. Moreover, there's small shrub such as Capparis micracantha, sea fish bone, Pandanus odoratissimus.
and etc when you visit them you'll see all. (^๐^)
2. Grove Wood is the society of the plants which can't grow at the soil not too deep over 30cm. , seeding to find not to much dense, as cactus, small general shrubs to find areeverywhere are small tiber trees and ect.
2. Grove Wood is the society of the plants which can't grow at the soil not too deep over 30cm. , seeding to find not to much dense, as cactus, small general shrubs to find areeverywhere are small tiber trees and ect.
3. Tropical rain forest, there's alot of big tree ( standing trees) and tall over 20 metres and the seconde are tall about 10-15 metre.
Animals : Almost General animals you'll see at Similan would be small mammal such as , island fruit bats , Black-bearded Tomb Bats, Prevost's Squirrel and big mammal such as Bottlenosed dolphin and etc.
Reptile: features with sea turtles, such as leathery turtle, Hawksbill turtle moreover we can meet the kind of lizard as voranus ,regarding snakes, never find poisonous snake here in Similans island and most of snake to find is Boa.
**Note from me ( Website owner) I think that Boa's very dangerous snake, they can eat a Buffalo so the visitors should beware when you stay at national park or rent a tent to stay in the forest at Night. ๐_O"
Bird : the general birds easy to find here are :
Bird : the general birds easy to find here are :
1. Origin Thailand birds and will live in Thailand permanent and no emigrate to other place such as Brahminy Kite , marsh hem etc
2. Emigrant birds, will come to Thailand some chance some season such as Pintail Snipe, Gray Wagtail
3. Local Birds and sometime emigrant such as Barn Swallow , Cattle Egret, Watercock and (Sterna dougallii) theyare just the xmple. when you visit there you'll meet more.
3. Local Birds and sometime emigrant such as Barn Swallow , Cattle Egret, Watercock and (Sterna dougallii) theyare just the xmple. when you visit there you'll meet more.
Fish : Important fish to find in sea such es Shark ( awwwwwwww!!!!) , Merlin ( Spearfish) stingray, flyingfish, Pufferfish and Boxfishes include the kinds of fish which live in the coral reefs such as butterfly fish, angle fish.
How to go to National Park Similans Island.
From Bangkok to Pangnga Province , far about 788 KMs, the fare depend on vehicle the visitor take, price between 375-685 bath. From Pangnga come to Aumpher Tublamu the distance is about 65 KMs the fare's about 35 bath. After that get the motorcycle transport to the port of Tah Rua Tublamu for 30 bath ( distant 5 KMs)
Rules and Prohibition :
Please the visitors should help to do follow the rules to make everything fine for environment.
- Do not keep everything out from this area except the garbage.- Do not make around noise to bother other include forest animals.
- Do not hunt and destroy or any act to broke the plants , animal damage or die.
- Please aware that the value of natural everyone should help to conserve.
Travelling Points and interesting activities.
- Koh Mieng or Koh Si is located of office National park , white sand beache and clean water. When the visitors will go the beach they have to walk past the Forest about 20 minutes that the home of many kind of birds, bats, and many kind of wide animals,you can take a photo ( please no flash to bother the animals) On this Island has freshwater, official residence, platform for tents, shops and longtail boats service to snorkel.
- Koh Similan or Koh Phad is the Bigest island of Group Similans Island. A beautiful big bay curve called Aow Kherk, very white find sand as flour. Front of bay the visitors can dive by snorkel to visit the coral, the right of bay has the rock shape look like sailboat it's symbol of Similan island, the visitor can go there and view the landscape.
- Koh Payu or Koh Jed. The East side has diving points both of snorkel and scuba. It's very beautiful, many diver love here the most because of alot of hard , soft corals, sea fan, and many kind of fish. The Second popular's on the West and the North has the rocks look like sea fan. Tihs Island has no beach.
- Puza stone or skull rock, it's small island the shape like the skull over the sea and underwater is very strange looking with the hole in the rock.
- Koh Hah , the west Side has a big stone lay on and soft corals around. Fantasy stones is the diving scuba point
- Hin Sun Chalam, is a groups rock near Koh Payun or Koh Sarm, the diver always see the Silvertip shark, Leopard shark
- Koh Bon, located between Group of Similans Island and Koh Thachai, there's no beach and underwater not beautiful as other but here's many chance to meet manta ray. This point is good for scuba diving.
- Koh thachai is located at the North of Group of Similan Island. There's a very beautiful white sand beach, here has freshwater and plantform for tent, good for scuba diving that often to meet the Whale Shark.
- Koh Hah , the west Side has a big stone lay on and soft corals around. Fantasy stones is the diving scuba point
- Hin Sun Chalam, is a groups rock near Koh Payun or Koh Sarm, the diver always see the Silvertip shark, Leopard shark
- Koh Bon, located between Group of Similans Island and Koh Thachai, there's no beach and underwater not beautiful as other but here's many chance to meet manta ray. This point is good for scuba diving.
- Koh thachai is located at the North of Group of Similan Island. There's a very beautiful white sand beach, here has freshwater and plantform for tent, good for scuba diving that often to meet the Whale Shark.
