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KOH MUK WEST (THAM MOROKOT)

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KOH MUK WEST (THAM MOROKOT)

13 miles from Koh Lanta Lighthouse

KOH MUK WEST. 7°22.128N, 99°16.963E

Also known as Sabay Bay, this anchorage is our pick of the group. Anchor in the northeast monsoon only in 6-8 metres between the two towering cliffs and off the very small beach. The shoreline north and south is honeycombed with crevices and caves, making for excellent dinghy exploring. The beach leads to a small freshwater creek. There is a rough path that leads up over the hill to the main village of Koh Mak.

A few hundred metres south of the anchorage is the entrance to Tham Morakot − the ‘Emerald Cave’− easily recognisable by the mooring buoys with ropes leading into the entrance of the cave.

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Inside the Emerald Cave on Koh Muk
Inside the Emerald Cave before the ban on kayaks & dinghies (we paddled in and out!) | Photo by Grenville Fordham
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