"Leave nothing but your footprint" is written on large wooden billboards along the concrete path, sometimes lerstig, leading by Koh Tarutao – 26 km long island in the National Park of the same name, which, in total, consists of 51 Islands.
One who has reached the last beach, Ao Son, Sascha, James naturfotografen from Vienna. 39-year-old left the family on the Mainland, came here with his tent, and now have the whole Beach to yourself.
– The island is that of the United States's national parks, the longer you go, the less people will see. On the first Beach, there were about 60 people, the others had 20, and here I am alone, smiling Austrian. Sascha knew already that the Park was artrik, but when he did his research on where in Thailand the most unspoilt nature, he had learned that the Islands are home to no fewer than 100 species of birds.
– In the night, I take with me the flashlight and headlamp bulb and leaves me out in the Woods. This is where pytonormarna comes down on the ground to hunt!
It takes a snabbåt and go West for an hour straight out of Andamanska sea is to Koh Lipe. Unlike the other islands in the Tarutaos National Park, which is mountainous, so is this little island, relatively flat, and has thus also been easy to exploit. The past five years, despite the fact that Koh Lipe in Ko Tarutaos National Park, built on the island, and as a result, bars, restaurants, holiday Centre, travel agents, bakeries, mopeduthyrare and many other businesses are flocking to the small space that is located along the island's main road.
With one of the island's many dykarrangörer, Castaway Divers, the Spaniard Aitor Campos worked as an instructor in the last four years. Every day he takes with the dykentusiaster for a view korallrevets diversity, but these days, he has difficulty holding back his disappointment.
– A few years ago there were plenty of large fish, such as sharks and sword fish, but now there are only small fish, clarifies Aitor and continues:
– Sea nomads has always been fishing here, but now comes the big boats in and vacuums the sea on the large predatory fish. On each boat are working 40-50 people and when they throw plastic garbage in the water washes up on our shores and messes down for everyone.
The image of a tropical paradise, attracts thousands of new travelers each year, and despite the fact that in some places begin to resemble other exploited Thai holiday island raises still calm and the feeling of just being, above all, on the eastern shore, Sunrise Beach. It is the longest beach of the clearest water, perfect for snorkelling, and a handful of resorts are scattered along the beach. This is Castaway Beach Resort, which in addition to its dykarrangör also has a restaurant where loungemusiken is mixed with vågsvallet. Some of the guests is in hammocks and just look out over the sea; It is the same kind of atmosphere that on Ko Tarutao, though in a more developed bottling. For 100 years ago the sea nomads, or chao leh, which is an Indonesian nomads, to Koh Lipe. Chao leh means "people of the sea".
John is the chao leh and feed himself and his family to run out of tourists to the Islands in their longtailbåt. His weathered, läderartade hy bear witness to many years in the strong sun. The smiling face is genuine, and he learned English when he tells visitors to his home. The turquoise water is all the more incredible, like a movie recording when the colorful wooden boat slowly touches on the pristine beach of Ko Adang. The hilly island has, so far, only one resort, and most of the few travelers who decide to stay overnight on the hilly island and regnskogstäckta choose to camp on the campsite.
Koh Rawi feels like the scene of a wild jungle, even though the island is just an hour's boat ride from the tourist flocks on Koh Lipe. The only thing that breaks the total wilderness feeling is looking back out to sea, where fishing boats hunting on the sea's riches are in full swing, then the Sun of pardiset has started to go down.
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