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KOH HONG NORTH ANCHORAGE

10 miles from Ao Nang, Krabi

KOH HONG NORTH. 8°4.896N, 98°40.707E

This bay at Koh Hong North has good holding in 15-20 metres with some National Parks moorings also available. In the southwest monsoon season an uncomfortable ground swell sometimes curves around the eastern headland. Koh Hong gets its name because of its large internal lagoon (hong). It is accessible by dinghy and speedboats across a shallow reef on tides above 2 metres.

This large ‘hong’ has a small entrance between limestone walls. Sometimes gill nets are strung across its width on the ebb tide. The hong, about 200 metres across, is the biggest in the area. The sheer cliffs on all sides make a picturesque backdrop for photography. You can swim inside at high tide.

East of the entrance to the hong a superb silica sand beach nestles between two small cliffs. At the far eastern end of the beach and behind the undergrowth is a small entrance into a deep amphitheatre limestone cave complete with bats, stalagmites and stalactites. Bring a flashlight.

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The entrance to the 'hong' at Koh Hong North — The entrance to the ‘hong’ at Koh Hong North, Krabi | Photo by Bill O’Leary

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