Phra Nang Beach

Phra Nang Beach was one of our favorite beaches in Thailand! The walk from the hotel was amazing. A natural trail that lead to a super paradise beach! There is so much to do on the beach once you get there. Lots of action! Rock climbers, sales of hand made jewelry, monkeys (you can feed and hold), food and food..

Phra Nang Beach was one of our favorite beaches in Thailand!

The walk from the hotel was amazing. A natural trail that lead to a super paradise beach! There is so much to do on the beach once you get there. Lots of action! Rock climbers, sales of hand made jewelry, monkeys (you can feed and hold), food and food boats (floating on along the shore), massages and great scenery.

The beach has an area with action and an area with seclusion. We chose to walk to the farthest part of the beach and spend the day in a secluded area with huge mountains and coves. There was a boat floating that was selling food to anyone who walked up. Anything from grilled corn, pad thai, fresh fruit shakes, fried rice, spring rolls and beer. The cost was anywhere from 20-60 baht and the food was prepared fresh to order right in the boat! You can also buy beer, soda and water from the vendors on the beach if you chose.

There were locals climbing rocks and a huge penis shrine in the action packed corner of the beach. The shrine symbolizes fertility hence the penis' all around it. If you like you can swim to a private beach on the farthest side (secluded side) or hike around the mountain on the busy side and see another part of the beach.

It's easy to spend the entire day there. The water is calm and the long tail boats aren't piled up along the beach. Along the walk to the beach, you can climb a small trail (uphill) to a private lagoon that sits on an upper part of the mountain. There is access to a bathroom and shower (for a small fee) and there are long tail boats available to take you off the beach to anywhere if you don't feel like walking.

I loved this beach because of the scenery and the mountains that sit around and in front of the beach. It has a rough wilderness feeling to it.

I highly recommend this beach, instead of the west side of the island (lots of long tail boats along the coast so it's hard to swim around them.