How to enjoy the beauty of Phuket without the noisy tourist crowds
Photos: Pamela Chow, shot on Casio Exilim FR100 and Zr3600
We drifted idly in the calm blue waters, watching curious fish flit around us, a dramatic backdrop of karsts rising from the sea. The beach behind us was quiet. The shore before us was serene. There were no crowds in the water; only fish and corals.
"People who come to Phuket always want to go to Phi Phi Island," said one of our guides as he leaned lazily against the current. "But we want to show you that there are so many other beautiful places in the Andaman Sea."
Indeed, few other islands can compete with the one famously featured in a James Bond movie. But Ko Hong will change your mind. Here are five ways it changed mine.
4. See the famous Big Tree
Ko Hong is also home to a 300-year-old tree, which has grown to be a whopping 100m in height. It’s the only “Big Tree” in Phuket that is accessible by foot, and when you approach it, you’ll be enveloped by its sheer enormity.
Two or even three persons can fit between the giant roots of this tree, and it takes about 32 people to completely surround the base of this natural wonder.
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