70 kilometers away from the continental zone of Thailand, but belonging to this nation, there is the Tarutao archipelago, one of the few places of exotic and virgin beaches that remain in the world.
Formed by 51 islands, which approach the coast of Malaysia more than the Thai, and located in the Andama Sea, the archipelago knew how to be between 1940-1950 a prison for political prisoners.
Its fauna and marine flora, understood by blanket stripes, and whale sharks, makes its beaches ideal for the practice of diving. In addition, to the south of the country, the Marino Ko Tarutao National Park, made up of the Tarutao and Adang-Rawi Islands since 1974.
The most visited island of the archipelago is Ko Lipe, an excessively native and natural place, in which the electricity that arrives there is ration and it is only possible to use it for 10 hours of the day. His beaches invite tourists to forget for a moment in the world around him, and get away from all concern. Life in general in Ko Lipe is like that.
But if you want to get away from the beaches and enter jungle areas, the islands of Ko Tarutao and Ko Adang, are indicated. The lodgings here are not a problem, the government in the mid -2000s were responsible for building rustic but comfortable bungalows, which bring passengers even more to a pleasant stay, very close to nature.
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