Koh Lanta

The district, located approximately 70 km from Krabi Town, consists of two major islands, the larger, more populated Ko Lanta Yai (commonly known simply as Ko Lanta) and the smaller Ko Lanta Noi, as well as several minor islands. The island (Ko Lanta Yai) has 9 attractive white sandy beaches, splendid scenery; coastlines have more than 70 small islands with forests, coral reefs and underwater life. The geography of the island is typically mangroves, coral rimmed beaches and rugged tree covered hills. A popular tourist destination, the islands are known for their long, sandy beaches and scuba diving.

Krabi and Ko Lanta are a melting pot of Buddhists, Thai-Chinese, Muslims and sea gypsies. The majority of the population in the rural areas is Muslim. The area however, does not suffer from any religious tension and the folk live in peace and harmony. With this kind of mixture, Ko Lanta is always celebrating something, be it part of Thai Buddhist, Thai-Chinese or Thai-Islamic tradition.

134 km² of the district belong to the Ko Lanta National Park, which was established in 1990 as the 62nd national park of Thailand (Wikipedia).