Sights to see near Bang Rong

Hi All,

Would like to take a drive up to Bang Rong , is there anything interesting to see up that way?

Cheers,

Stewie.

Sights to see near Bang Rong

Hi Stewie.

Bang Rong is out of the way, but there are some nice places nearby.

I suggest the following.

Wave to Mark%26#39;s house at Ban Suparmart as you go by.

Stop at the Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre, this is on your left 6 or 7kms (guess)from the Two Heroines Monument. It is at Bang Pae. There is also an elephant riding place and waterfall there. Go for a walk in the jungle. A small restaurant as well. Nice place for a dip and cool off. It costs about 200 baht per head to go into the national park, but none of this goes to the Gibbon people, they rely on donations.

Continue on to Bang Rong. Not much to look at, at that pier. But, park your car and walk back a bit the way you came in and you will see a walkway leading off to a restaurant amongst the mangroves. This is a community project, very nice. Live fish in nets hanging in the sea below the restaurant. You will like this. Not so good in the evening, mosquitos. Lunch is the best time. Good food, cheap, meet the locals.

Boats from Bang Rong go to Kho Yao and Krabi (I think), not much else there for tourists at Bang Rong.

If you go back to the main road and turn right you come to the turn off to Aur Por (Po Bay on some maps). This is where the Sakai lives. Lots of boats and people leave from here for trips into Phang Nga Bay.

If you continue on the main road it goes on past Mission Hills Golf club and then runs back to Thepkassatri Roaad near the airport.

Stop at the cashew nut place on the way back, if it interests you (bit touristy, but has some nice snacks. Try the coconut balls).

Good luck,

Mark.

Sights to see near Bang Rong

Ooops.

Forgot to mention. As you turn off the traffic circle at the Two Heroines Monument, there is a museum on the right hand side. Not a tourist one, a proper one. I haven%26#39;t been there for ages, but worth a look. Some Phuket history for you.

The Thai word for museum is something like ';pis-it-sa-pan'; if you are with a driver. Just don%26#39;t say it with a mouth full.

Bye,

Mark.

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your info, we have been to Bang Pae and the Gibbon Rehab place on a previous visit,just looking for other interesting spots we havn%26#39;t been to before.

Cheers,

Stewie.

Very informative Khun Mark !

Just to add a bit info. As Khun Mark says, There are transferring boats from Bang Rong to Koh Yao Noi frequently. It%26#39;s worth to see local%26#39;s life on Koh Yao Noi, beautiful scenery, hundred of water buffaloes, big rice field which about 15 meters far from the sea, some home stay accom. and some tradition bungalow stlye, perhaps you have enough time to do it, just park a car there. And agree with Khun Mark, it%26#39;s worth to take a look Phuket history in the museum, I would adjust Thai word a little bit for museum as ';Pi-Pit-Ta-Pan';.

Enjoy your driving and Have a Wonderful Holidays here!

Ae :)

I saw your post about money in another topic, there are some amount of monkeys in mangrove forest around Bang Rong pier too.

Sorry! I would say %26#39;monkey%26#39; in mangrove forest..

Sorry! I mean ';monkey'; in another topic.