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28 March 2015
Katathong...a new golf course for Khao Lak Just a 40km drive from central Khao Lak, the newly-opened Katathong Golf Resort & Spa is the area’s first privately-owned, 18 hole championship course - and it’s a real beauty... “Katathong combines the beauty and power of nature with the history and traditions of a bygone age” Katathong Golf Resort & Spa, Phang Nga Opened on February 09, 2015 this brand new championship golf course lies in a stunning natural valley in the heart of Phang Nga Province, just 40 kilometres from Khao Lak and easily accessible from Phuket International Airport. The new…
Me, My Selfie & I To celebrate the arrival of High Season we’re launching the Khaolak Selfie Contest - with the chance to win some great prizes and get you and your selfie seen by the world! THE 2 BIG RULES 1. A ‘Selfie’ means a photo you took of yourself - any photo where the camera may have been being held by a person other than the person in the picture will not be entered into the competition for judging. 2. Any selfies entered must have been taken in or around the Khao Lak, Phang-Nga or Khao Sok regions…
Even a complete novice can learn to dive at the world-famous Similan Islands - in just 4 days! The Similan Islands is world-famous for providing some of the best scuba diving in South East Asia - and every year more and more scuba divers from all over the globe converge on Khao Lak, the gateway…
If you are looking for a fantastic overnight (or longer) getaway, look no further - Khao Sok National Park has it all. Located about a 75-minute drive North-east of Khao Lak, this 740 square kilometre expanse of virgin rainforest is teeming with wildlife, pristine waterfalls and jungle streams – all framed by the spectacular and…
Meet Khao Lak's most loveable reptiles :) The tropical waters of the Andaman Sea have long been home to at least four species of turtles. Encounters with turtles are frequent around the Similan and Surin Islands and are a firm favourite with snorkellers and scuba divers. What’s more, you do not even have to journey…
Soi Bang Niang is Khao Lak's Food Street Offcially ‘Soi Bang Niang’, Food Street easily offers the most eclectic and diverse dining in Khao Lak. While the Bang La On area may have more restaurants, this single soi (Thai for ‘small street’) offers perhaps even more diversity. Food Street is short enough that you can…
Chic on the Lake Take a piece of family land next to water, use local renewable timber and resources to build a homemade-style restaurant, take a lifetime’s experience of cooking delicious, traditional Thai food and family recipes, get creative with presentation and voila, you are now ready to get Chic on the Lake! A short…
Mattias Pawlik, Executive Chef Sassis Beach Restaurant & Bar, Bang Niang Beach, Khao Lak... was a little confused on first meeting Chef Mattias, the new Executive Chef at Sassis Beach Restaurant & Bar at the Ramada Khao Lak Resort. The name had suggested I was meeting someone from Germany or Switzerland. But meeting Chef Mattias…
he Sparrow Bar is a spacious new and well-decorated music bar located opposite Khaolak Inter Clinic at the top end of Bang Niang Beach Road (Food St). Opened in October 2013 by friendly Dutchman Jack and his lovely Thai wife Son, the bar welcomes everyone all year round of any age or nationality. Six nights…
And the Tsunami Memorial by Alan Hunter Koh Kho Khao (or just KKK as it is commonly known) is a beautiful small island that lies just off the coast of Takua Pa - about a 30 minute drive north of Khao Lak followed by a 10-minute ferry ride to cross the few hundred metres of…
Mattias Pawlik, Executive Chef Sassis Beach Restaurant & Bar, Bang Niang Beach, Khao Lak... was a little confused on first meeting Chef Mattias, the new Executive Chef at Sassis Beach Restaurant & Bar at the Ramada Khao Lak Resort. The name had suggested I was meeting someone from Germany or Switzerland. But meeting Chef Mattias…
The Island That Time Forgot Many visitors love the idyllic, secluded beaches and charming rural scenery of Kho Khao Island, about a ten minute ferry ride from the mainland, about 25 kilometres or so north of Khao Lak. Yet what most visitors don’t know is that just to the north of Koh Kho Khao lies…
Ready to get Extremely Wet on Songkran If you’re here in mid-April, you WILL be joining in the Songkran (Thai New Year) Festival activities - whether you like it or not! Celebrated nationwide between the 13th and 15th of April annually, the festival of Songkran marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. Driven by…
With Khao Lak’s 2014-2015 high season in full swing, swings of a different kind grabbed the spotlight as the prestigious new Katathong Golf Resort and Spa officially opened to the public. After years of building and meticulous planning owner Khun Somkiat Ratanarungsiwat and his family shared the launch of this excellent new sporting facility with…
