Phang Nga Bay(攀牙湾)
A distinctive feature of Phang Nga Bay are
the sheer limestone karsts that jut vertically out of the emerald-green water.
James Bond Island and Koh Panyee are just two of the more famous spots in
this bay. By far the best means of enjoying the spectacular scenery, with only
brief encounters with the tourist crowds at James Bond and Koh Panyee, is to
take one of the boat trips from the northern end of Phuket.
A leisurely day trip cruising through the
dramatic limestone islands, occasionally stopping to enjoy quiet beaches, is
far more rewarding than the standard bus-boat tour.
James Bond Island is a famous landmark in Phang Nga Bay. It first found its way onto the international tourist map through its starring role in the James Bond movie 'The Man with the Golden Gun'. A distinctive feature of this famous bay is the number of sheer limestone cliffs that vertically jut out of the emerald-green water.
The bizarre, why-doesn’t-it-fall-over outline of James Bond Island or Koh Tapu (meaning Nail Island in Thai), lies next to the equally well known Koh Ping Ghan (sometime spell ‘Ping Gan’ or ‘Ping Gun’). The entire area surrounding this island is indeed spectacular, but it can get crowded with tourist boats in high season.
Phang Nga Bay covers an area of 400sqkm and is home to some 100 islands, many of which could feature in The Guinness Book of Records either for their beauty or for their freakish shapes. James Bond Island, with its signature rocky pinnacle, has been a major attraction ever since it featured in the 1974 Bond movie. Luckily it is under national park protection and as a result no boats of any kind are allowed to go too close to the island because of its precarious position – big on the upper part and relatively slim at the bottom. The two best ways to view James Bond Island are from boats or from the small beach on Koh Ping Ghan.
Koh Ping Ghan is another sample of how the Mother Nature works her magic. Basically it’s a very high leaning rock that has some small caves inside. It’s pretty amazing and fun to check them all out. On its crowded eastern beach, there are stalls and stands selling knickknack souvenirs, mostly made from shells and woods.
Koh Panyee
The sky is clear and the breeze is warm. It is a perfect day to go on a boat trip. We are on Phang Nga Bay and heading for the famous Koh Panyee. Koh Panyee is about 20 minutes by long-tail boat from Surakul pier in Phang Nga province.
Many people flying into Phuket will have looked down on this village seemingly floating in the magical bay and wondered what it is like to live in the place. Phuket.com went out to Panyee to take a look and discovered the true meaning of the phrase, ‘a simple life’.
Koh Panyee is a small island. Most of it is huge, almost vertical, limestone cliffs. The hundreds of huts, shacks, restaurants and houses where the villagers live are built on stilts over the surrounding shallow sea. No one seems quite sure how many wooden and concrete piles hold up this extraordinary community, but it is certainly a fascinating and unique feat of informal engineering.
At first, fishing was the sole industry for this Muslim community but nowadays it is No 2. These days, half the locals service the tourism industry and 40% are still fisherman.
The village has its own school, a mosque, a health center, lots of small souvenir shops and a handful of large restaurants, all facing the sea, where tourists can enjoy a fresh seafood lunch. The latest development on Koh Panyee is the construction of bungalows that offer overnight accommodation for as little as 300 baht.
位于普吉西北边的攀牙湾，是普吉离岛热门游程之一。数 千年前整片石灰岩地形受到地层运动，承受侵蚀才转变为现在宛若千岛的模样。1981年整个攀牙湾被泰国政府规划为国家公园，早期游客可搭乘长尾船，现在以 快艇接驳前往。位于普吉岛东北角７５公里处，被誉为全岛风景最美丽的地方。那里散布着许多大小岛屿，怪石嶙峋、景色变幻万千，属世界奇景。
攀 牙湾中大约有40多个矗立在海中的大型岩溶岛，怪石嶙峋，风景秀丽，被称为"海上桂林"。攀牙湾是1974年詹姆斯·邦德的电影《带金枪的人》所使用过的 场景之一。如今旅游者乘坐狭长的小船，顺着邦德的路线驶往平甘岛（背靠背的两个岛屿）——个很久以前因地震而中部断裂的小岛。 你可以租一点塑料轻便独木舟在攀牙湾中徜徉，细细品味造物的鬼斧神工。
被 誉为泰国的“小桂林”,这里遍布着诸多大小岛屿，怪石嶙峋，景色变幻万千，堪称“世界奇观”。其中，占士邦岛、铁钉岛、钟乳岛石洞更以其天然奇景而名声在 外。尤其是占士邦岛，因为007系列电影曾在此取景，因此大家都不再注意小岛的本名TapuIsland，而称之为007岛，或者占士邦岛了。在这里，大 家都会特别关注“大白菜石”，一块据说不久以后会消失的奇怪的石头。攀牙湾波光粼粼,呈淡绿色的海湾水面上，石灰岩奇峰怪石星罗棋布，有的从水中耸起数百 米。许多岩岛看上去像驼峰，有些则像倒置栽种的芜菁。
小贴士：普吉岛有众多 旅行社代理攀牙湾一日或半日游——有2 in 1到6 in 1多种类型可供选择，价格在700-1200泰铢之间；包括探访007岛、水上渔村、独木舟探险、皮划艇、骑大象、看猴子等。旅行社负责到酒店接送。根据 当地资深导游表示，因为攀牙湾游客过多，当地管理部门提高所有船只的上岸费，部分船公司因此开发新游程。
交通：去攀牙是坐车过跨海大桥到攀牙府，然后坐长尾船或快艇去007岛。所搭乘的长尾船也是泰国独有的，长长的、一排可坐两个人，大概有十六排左右。
James Bond Island is a famous landmark in Phang Nga Bay. It first found its way onto the international tourist map through its starring role in the James Bond movie 'The Man with the Golden Gun'. A distinctive feature of this famous bay is the number of sheer limestone cliffs that vertically jut out of the emerald-green water.
The bizarre, why-doesn’t-it-fall-over outline of James Bond Island or Koh Tapu (meaning Nail Island in Thai), lies next to the equally well known Koh Ping Ghan (sometime spell ‘Ping Gan’ or ‘Ping Gun’). The entire area surrounding this island is indeed spectacular, but it can get crowded with tourist boats in high season.
Phang Nga Bay covers an area of 400sqkm and is home to some 100 islands, many of which could feature in The Guinness Book of Records either for their beauty or for their freakish shapes. James Bond Island, with its signature rocky pinnacle, has been a major attraction ever since it featured in the 1974 Bond movie. Luckily it is under national park protection and as a result no boats of any kind are allowed to go too close to the island because of its precarious position – big on the upper part and relatively slim at the bottom. The two best ways to view James Bond Island are from boats or from the small beach on Koh Ping Ghan.
Koh Ping Ghan is another sample of how the Mother Nature works her magic. Basically it’s a very high leaning rock that has some small caves inside. It’s pretty amazing and fun to check them all out. On its crowded eastern beach, there are stalls and stands selling knickknack souvenirs, mostly made from shells and woods.
Koh Panyee
The sky is clear and the breeze is warm. It is a perfect day to go on a boat trip. We are on Phang Nga Bay and heading for the famous Koh Panyee. Koh Panyee is about 20 minutes by long-tail boat from Surakul pier in Phang Nga province.
Many people flying into Phuket will have looked down on this village seemingly floating in the magical bay and wondered what it is like to live in the place. Phuket.com went out to Panyee to take a look and discovered the true meaning of the phrase, ‘a simple life’.
Koh Panyee is a small island. Most of it is huge, almost vertical, limestone cliffs. The hundreds of huts, shacks, restaurants and houses where the villagers live are built on stilts over the surrounding shallow sea. No one seems quite sure how many wooden and concrete piles hold up this extraordinary community, but it is certainly a fascinating and unique feat of informal engineering.
At first, fishing was the sole industry for this Muslim community but nowadays it is No 2. These days, half the locals service the tourism industry and 40% are still fisherman.
The village has its own school, a mosque, a health center, lots of small souvenir shops and a handful of large restaurants, all facing the sea, where tourists can enjoy a fresh seafood lunch. The latest development on Koh Panyee is the construction of bungalows that offer overnight accommodation for as little as 300 baht.
位于普吉西北边的攀牙湾，是普吉离岛热门游程之一。数 千年前整片石灰岩地形受到地层运动，承受侵蚀才转变为现在宛若千岛的模样。1981年整个攀牙湾被泰国政府规划为国家公园，早期游客可搭乘长尾船，现在以 快艇接驳前往。位于普吉岛东北角７５公里处，被誉为全岛风景最美丽的地方。那里散布着许多大小岛屿，怪石嶙峋、景色变幻万千，属世界奇景。
攀 牙湾中大约有40多个矗立在海中的大型岩溶岛，怪石嶙峋，风景秀丽，被称为"海上桂林"。攀牙湾是1974年詹姆斯·邦德的电影《带金枪的人》所使用过的 场景之一。如今旅游者乘坐狭长的小船，顺着邦德的路线驶往平甘岛（背靠背的两个岛屿）——个很久以前因地震而中部断裂的小岛。 你可以租一点塑料轻便独木舟在攀牙湾中徜徉，细细品味造物的鬼斧神工。
被 誉为泰国的“小桂林”,这里遍布着诸多大小岛屿，怪石嶙峋，景色变幻万千，堪称“世界奇观”。其中，占士邦岛、铁钉岛、钟乳岛石洞更以其天然奇景而名声在 外。尤其是占士邦岛，因为007系列电影曾在此取景，因此大家都不再注意小岛的本名TapuIsland，而称之为007岛，或者占士邦岛了。在这里，大 家都会特别关注“大白菜石”，一块据说不久以后会消失的奇怪的石头。攀牙湾波光粼粼,呈淡绿色的海湾水面上，石灰岩奇峰怪石星罗棋布，有的从水中耸起数百 米。许多岩岛看上去像驼峰，有些则像倒置栽种的芜菁。
小贴士：普吉岛有众多 旅行社代理攀牙湾一日或半日游——有2 in 1到6 in 1多种类型可供选择，价格在700-1200泰铢之间；包括探访007岛、水上渔村、独木舟探险、皮划艇、骑大象、看猴子等。旅行社负责到酒店接送。根据 当地资深导游表示，因为攀牙湾游客过多，当地管理部门提高所有船只的上岸费，部分船公司因此开发新游程。
交通：去攀牙是坐车过跨海大桥到攀牙府，然后坐长尾船或快艇去007岛。所搭乘的长尾船也是泰国独有的，长长的、一排可坐两个人，大概有十六排左右。
