Krabi at a glance

Krabi at a glance

Located approximately 814 kilometers from Bangkok is Krabi Province, one of most attractive destinations in southern Thailand. Encompassing an area of 4,708 square kilometers, the western border of Krabi is the Andaman Sea, the northern borders are Surat Thani and Phang-nga Provinces, the southern borders are Trang Province and the Andaman Sea and the eastern borders are Nakhon Si Thammarat and Trang Provinces. Krabi is an ideal getaway destination teeming with natural attractions including white sandy beaches, fascinating coral reefs, numerous large and small islands and verdant forests with caves and waterfalls.

Krabi's topography is mostly mountains and highlands separated by plains in some parts. Flowing through Krabi City to the Andaman Sea at Pak Nam Sub-district is Maenam Krabi which is 5 kilometers in length. In addition, there are several canals originating from the province's highest mountain range, Khao Phanom Bencha including Khlong Pakasai, Khlong Krabi Yai and Khlong Krabi Noi. Lush mangrove forests line the canals and the banks of Maenam Krabi particularly before it empties into the Andaman Sea. The provinces sandy soil conditions are suitable for growing various agricultural products, particularly rubber trees, palms, coconuts, cashew nuts and coffee.

Due to the influence of the tropical monsoon, there are only two seasons in Krabi; the hot season from January to April and the rainy season from May to December. Temperatures range between 17 °C and 37 °C.

Krabi is administratively divided into 8 Amphoes (Districts): Amphoe Mueang, Khao Phanom, Khlong Thom, Plai Phraya, Ko Lanta, Ao Luek, Lam Thap, and Nuea Khlong. The provinces jurisdiction covers not only in-land districts and sub-districts, but also extends to more than 130 large and small islands including the world famous Phi Phi Islands.

In addition, Krabi is the location of two world class beaches Ao Nang and Hat Rai Le which offer numerous diving trips, restaurants, shops etc. Additional attractions in the province are stunning limestone cliffs and rock formations which make it a heaven for rock climbers and a National Park located approximately 40 kilometers outside of town with lakes, caves and spectacular natural scenery.

Historical Wonders

Vihhara Laikhum
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The beauty of Vihara Laikhum lies not only in its penrfectly calculated architctural proportion.
but also in the supreme craftmanship put into therefined gold details that is contracted to the
background colour of red, which is that colous of the whois consttruction. The atmosphere inside the vihara can conjure faith in visitors, who will be thrilled by the painthings that recount the stories of Suwannahong and Sung Thong.
Wat Phra Singh at the end of Chiang Mai's Ratchaumnean Road Prra Singh sub-district, within city moat.

10 Ideas for new Year's in Thailand

10 Ideas for new Year's in Thailand




1.Tune on to the tevevision set and listen to HM the King's New year's Speech












2. For solemnity visit a church and learn more about the Christian. Uplift and join yous Christian brethren in their worship in prayer and song.














3. Farewell to the bygone year at Laem Phromthep
Enjoy the last ray of the year at the mast awesome sightseeing spot where the sun sets lates than any other place in the country















4. Take a Cha Phraya Rive Cruise
Enjoy the romatic atmosphere of the New year's Eve and admir the freworke from Sathon brige.

5.Moonlit dinner on the Top of Bangkok 's higherst building

on the tip of State Tower. The dome is a fabulous restaurant perfect for a moonlit dinner whlie enjiying the breathtaking view of bangkok by nigh

6. Launch a Floating lantern at Wat Phrathat Dol Suthep

Eam metrit and pray foy the good thing in the year to come

7. Countdown in Freezing temperatures at Dot inthanon

Lin down to gaze at the stre from the highest spot of thailand and countdown to new year with yous loved ome.

8.Bathe the New Year's light before anyone at pha Chana Dai, Khong Jiem District,Ubon Ratchathani

9. Offering food aims to monk at Sanam Luang

10.LUmphini Park

Exercise and breahe in fresh air on the first morning of year and stat the year with better care for you health - the best New Yeas's resolution

Thee Lor Su Waterfall

Thee Los Su Waterfall

Nothing beadts the inspining beauty and grandeur of Thee los su waterfall the forests the waters cascade down the cliff 100 metres in height and spans ared of

400 m. Thee Lor Su is ranked as one of the mast stunning waterfall in Asia

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Talay waey

Talay waek. or divided sea, refers to aphenomenon when the low tide is separater
into two directions in the midde of the Andaman sea, revealing a long white sand
dune that becomes a passage connecting together the three islands, namely Koh
Tab, Kon Kai and Kon Mo, hencethe name Talay ware

Loi Krathong

“Loi Krathong” is traditionally performed on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month, which usually falls on some day in November. The floating of a ‘Krathong' – a banana–leaf cup – is intended to float away ill fortune as well as to express apologies to Khongkha or Ganga, the River Goddess. Some believe that the ritual is meant to worship the Buddha's footprint on the bank of the Narmada River, while others say that it is to pay respect to Phra Uppakhut, one of the Lord Buddha's great disciples.

The Loi Krathong Festival is celebrated nationwide in Thailand, especially where there are rivers, canals or sources of water, with different unique characteristics.

This year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has joint with Educational Institution and Thai Baot Association to present the Electric Float Procession from Taksin Bridge to Krungthon Bridge and the 12 lighten up buildings and historical sites along Chao Praya River during Loi Krathong Festival.

http://www.loikrathong.net/en/

Regal Splendour

Regal Splendour
The Royal Barge Procession
Three and twenty Mandarins of the lowest Order of the Palace appeared first, every one in a Balon [barge] of State…These were followed by fifty other balons of his Majesties Officers...[which] had from thirty to sixty oars apiece...After these came twenty balons more, bigger than the former...Next, the king appeared in his, raised upon a throne of a piramidal figure and extraordinary well gilt...and...rowed by six score watermen... We reckoned in all one hundred and fifty nine, of which the biggest were near six score foot long and hardly six foot over at the broadest place.
— A description of the royal barge procession of 1685 by French Jesuit, Père Guy Tachard

Over three centuries have since passed, yet this breathtaking spectacle remains awe inspiring, not only in its majestic beauty but also the grace with which the fleet of 52 barges solemnly glides down the Chao Phraya River — the ‘River of Kings’.

When the gilded paddles of the principal barge, the swan-prowed Sri Suphannahongse, are raised in unison, it is as though a mythical bird is about to lift from the water.

The other 51 barges, arrayed across the river in what is traditionally termed a battle formation, create a panorama of rare regal splendour. The blare of conches and trumpets, the songs of the coxswains, and the stentorian chants of the paddlers provide the right cadence for the oar strokes, enhance the spectacle, and mesmerize spectators into respectful silence – much as these same rare sounds have done for hundreds of years

The Royal Barge Procession is the ultimate reflection of the Thai fascination with water, the central element in Thailand’s rites of passage, festivals, and religion. An aerial view of Thailand’s northern and central plains reveals why. A vast silvery labyrinth of natural and hand-dug waterways slices through the lowland plains. Villages hug banks of rivers and canals and draw from them the life-sustaining water that nourishes lush crops and harbours fish, the two staples of the Thai diet. It is along these liquid highways that a variety of water processions have travelled over the centuries.

In descending order of importance, they include

• Coronations

It was only appropriate that a prince travel in the most exalted vessel available to the most important event in his life: his coronation. Although wheeled vehicles have replaced barges, records of their magnificence abound in ancient manuscripts.

A Water-borne Procession with a Buddha image

Since ancient times, barges have carried revered Buddha images. When King Naresuan the Great (1590-1605) rode to battle, the Suphannahongse royal barge bearing the Phra Chai Buddha (Victory Buddha) image containing relics of the Lord Buddha led the flotilla. In 1781, barges transported the Emerald Buddha from Ayutthaya to its final home in Bangkok’s Wat Phra Kaeow. The famous image that now occupies the nave of Wat Suthat was transported from Sukhothai to Bangkok on a raft

Royal River Tour of the Great Capital

In the former capital of Ayutthaya and also in Bangkok, kings embarked on royal river tours along the moats that embraced their stout city walls. It was for this reason, as well as defensive considerations, that until the late 19th century, no permanent bridges were erected over the moats, and the royal progress on these annual circuits went unimpeded.

The Royal Kathin Procession to Present Monastic Robes

The progenitor of the Royal Barge Procession as we know it today dates from the reign of King Ramkhamhaeng of Sukhothai (1275-1316 AD). The Lanna Chronicles note that the King was conveyed by night in a fleet of barges to present robes to the monks to mark the end of the three-month Buddhist Rains Retreat, a ceremony known as the Kathin ritual. By the mid-Ayutthaya period a few hundred years later, these processions were conducted during the day.

http://www.tatnews.org/emagazine/3517.asp