ENG -- Thailand - Krabi - Railay Peninsula

From Ao Nang Beach, where our hotel was, we were able to get quite often to Railay Beach and Phra Nang Beach, where the beaches are more spectacular. There we even saw little fishes swimming in the water. Even though we were in full tourist season, in December, none of the beaches we visited were very crowded.

From Ao Nang you can go by long-tail boat to Tonsai Beach, (West) Railay Beach or Phra Nang (Cave) Beach. To give you an idea, we added below the picture with the prices for the long-tail, but also for other trips that had Ao Nang Beach as a starting point.

The beach on which long-tail boats stop, called Railay Beach, is located in the western part of the Railay Peninsula, and is also known as Railay West. Another area, less touristy but at least as spectacular, is the eastern part (Railay East). The simplest way to get from one side of the peninsula to the other is to follow one of the marked paths, for which there are information panels, such as the one to which we took the picture that we added below.

We were charmed of the scenery and we missed the trail shortly after we started walking on it, but we were not upset because we took a longer walk in which we discovered other wonderful areas of that part of Thailand.

Thus, on our way to Railay East we discovered a cave: Phra Nang Nai Cave - Diamond Cave.

In Railay there is also a view point that promises spectacular views, but which we did not climb. We searched the internet for pictures at home, it seemed difficult to climb, both at home and also on the spot, so we preferred to enjoy what we could see from the ground level.

Below we have posted for you some pictures of the mangroves from Railay East.

We continued our walk exploring the area and we also discovered a bar that offers you the possibility to enjoy your favorite drink not sitting on a chair, but in a tree. What a wonderful view!

At the end of a day of walking and relaxing in Railay East, we followed another path to return to the western part of the peninsula, on another beach, Phra Nang Beach, from where we took the long-tail boat back to Ao Nang Beach. On this beach we returned one of the following days.

Phra Nang Cave or Princess Cave is a cave full of wooden penises of different sizes and colors. One of the local legends says that they are gifts left by local fishermen in order to be safe at sea. Another legend says that the sea brings to the princess from the cave all the wooden penises thrown into the water in that area.

From Phra Nang Beach you can walk to one of the nearby islands, when the sea recedes its waves or you can swim the rest of the time.

Also, from Phra Nang Beach or when you swim you can admire other islands in the area, most of them being formed by rocks rising directly from the water.

While relaxing on one of beaches in Railay, in the shade of a tree, you may be visited by probably the cutest monkeys we've ever seen in Asia.

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