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Koh Panghan is a small tropical paradise, surrounded by gentle sloping coral reefs and green clad mountain range towering above the beaches.
The south eastern part of Koh Panghan is the main
party area including
Haad Rin and the
fullmoon
party beach. Most of the area surrounding
Haad Rin is mountains making most of the excellent fine white sandy
beachesunable to reach by road, the only way to get to them is by boat from HadRin.
searching for a good place to stay at Phangan, I would like to suggest you B52 Beach
Resort Phangan, not far from Thongsala, the biggest village on the place. From this place you will have an unproblematic access to restaurants, ATM machines and Tesco Lotus.
Simmilar to Koh Tao, Koh Pha-ngan is enjoying enormous growth rates in tourist arrival numbers and the
island is well know its own right for its every month held infamous Full Moon Party happening on Haad Rin . Because of its massive party scene some media have dubbed
Koh Phangan the Ibiza of the east.
Fullmoon took place for the first time with a not many backpackersdancing on Haad RinNok more than 20 years ago. They raved in the brightly
moonand more a more hippies turned up every month. Currently there are about 7000-15000 foreigners who are participating and raving to hardcore, trance, and many different other music tunes.Experienced Disc Jockeys playing the music from the clubs at Haad Rin East Side and from the the town.
On the
island many different
activitiesto fill up your day. At nighttime the island has a interesting nightlife, everything from thaistyle Karaoke bars, Pubs to normal Clubs or bigger Night Clubs.
The island has also a choice of top end hotels to choose from, for example Mandalai Hotel or Raiwin BeachResort. Both of them have a high class service and accommodation.
A lot of people consider
Phanganis just another island for budget traveler or party freaks and everything focused on the Fullmoon Party on Haad Rin beach. But Phangan is not so small and the party is only a relative small part of Koh Phangan.
For
yoga nutters the island can offer some Bungalow
resorts for example Ananda or the Sanctuary,
yoga massages. Kohphanganhas a lot of popular things to do one being snorkeling at many of beaches, one
beachin particular is in the northeastern tip near by Ko Ma.
If you do not like laying on one of the beach try out something else. Phangan offers a few day-time
activitiessuchlike wake boarding, ATV Rentals, Elephant Riding, Jungle Trekking, Snorkeling, Thaiboxing, Yoga Lessons,a Chinese Temple and Cooking Lessons for Thai Food.
Here are many really nice
resorts and cozy hotels on all of Koh Phangan's
beachesand nearly all of them are able to book online on this site.
For a nice resort in
Had Yaobay, check out
Sandy BayResort, all of the
bungalowswill be serviced regular and as one of the original places on Phangan they realize the standards anticipated from visitors.
Once the
Fullmoon Party is over and the next day begins in Had Rin you'll be stunned to find how much more
Koh Phangan has to offer.
Simmilar to it's neighbour island Koh Tao, Koh Phangan has been at first visited by young people seeking an escape from the more developed island of Koh resorts and alternative island named Ko Ma, a preserved National Phanganwas then settled by Chinese most of them originating from Hainan fleeing the economic hardship in their country.
Many known hotels, like for example Sunset Cove are often running out of available rooms for the Christmas and new year. Probably a valuable advice could be to book your place in a resortbefore you arrive.
On Ko Phangantourists can find typical picture-postcard views of swaying palms , bright blue water and breathtaking sunrises.
A large variety of marinelife and fantastic coral reefs offer divers unrivalled adventures. Other day time activitiesnow include kite surfing, snorkeling and fishing tours.
Another great alternative for lodging is Holiday BeachResort, because it is perfect for different kinds of tourists. It is perfect for newly-married couples and young families or several people as well. 
There are roads to Koh Phangan was explored by backpacking hippies more than 25 years ago, Phanganwas later settled by chinese refugees from the chinese province Hainan fleeing their country.
