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เกาะพิทักษ์ |
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Phitak Island is located in Ao Thong Khrok, Bang Nam Jued
Sub-district, Lang Suan District, Chumphon Province. It is 1
kilometer from the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. At first, Ko
Phitak was called Ko Phee Tak because, in the past, when the
fishermen went fishing by boat to Ko Phitak, they looked at the
shore of the island and saw a shadow of someone beckoning them.
However, when they approached the shore, they could see no one.
Therefore, the fishermen called the island Ko Phee Tak (which
means the ghost greets). But when there were some people living
on the island, Phitak Island was renamed as Ko Phitak for luck.
Owing to the peaceful atmosphere and the island’s nature,
later, people gathered and established the home stay community,
providing around 15 houses for the tourists to experience the
villagers’ lifestyle. There are many activities for the tourists
to do, including studying the lifestyle of the fishermen’s
community, eating fresh delicious sea food with good quality,
cycling around Ko Phitak, sailing, and seeing corals in the
water shallows. Ko Phitak is accepted as an interesting
community and as an island which still conserves the beautiful
environment around it very well. A number of tourists start to
be fond of this island now.
There is a paving block road
around the island. The tourists can walk leisurely around it. If
the tourists want to enjoy the spectacular view, they have to
walk northwards because there is a view point which is around
200 meters high. There is also a pavilion for relaxing and
enjoying the breath-taking scenery which can be seen as far as
Ko Tao, Ko Samui, and Ko Pha Ngan. When the tide is on the ebb,
the tourists can stroll on the sand dune or walk across to the
other side of the island which has a pier to Phitak Island.
In addition, Phitak Island community is referred as a
community that can conserve marine environment very well and is
no inferior to any island. In the past, the community was
rewarded a drug-free island. At present, Ko Phitak community is
a center that conserves tridacna and beautiful corals around the
island. Besides, around the nearby island like “Kram Island,”
which is approximately 1 kilometer from Ko Phitak, there are
staghorn corals, brain corals, tridacna, and beautiful sea fish,
which the tourists can enjoy seeing. Travelling to Phitak Island
is, therefore, regarded as an ecotourism and many people wish to
keep the beauty of the island as long as possible.
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Lang Suan |
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Ban Nam Chuet |
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Scenary |
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Best exposure |
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Afternoon |
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N/A |
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Free |
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Coordinates: |
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10.052895 N |
99.188244 E |
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