Haad Yao or Long Beach - a fine material for a post card of Koh Phangan island. Kilometer sand beach, which is wide enough for example to open the local championship on football or volleyball. Beried in verdure magnificent coconut palms in which shadow numerous resorts and hotels, beach bars and restaurants, massage interiors and minimarkets were cosy placed, and inverted by the person to the west, Haad Yao suggests the visitors of a picture of delightful sea sunsets. Magnificent sea kinds and more than sufficient space, have created this place the "perfect" beach.
If you search than to engage and what to look on island - Had Yao beach that to you it is necessary. The rich coral reef surrounding southern and western coast of island, and being a shelter for numerous kinds of a sea life, was stretched from Ao Chao Phao up to Koh Ma island, and it is considered the best in Koh Phangan, drawing in the region of various enthusiasts of snorkelling. Nearby To Koh Ma - small island, in one hundred meters from northwest coast Koh Phangan, with alluvial sandy slanting, connecting two islands and - unique national Sea Park in Koh Phangan. Here possible to meet turtles, reef sharks and numerous colourful tropical fishes. The area around of Haad Yao beach is rather mountainous, and there is a set of mountain tracks and various tracks on which it is possible to travel from one beach to another. Wang Sai waterfall and popular fresh-water Laem Son lake , located not far from Haad Yao, are local sights.
Haad Yao developed for these last years, in harmony with an environment, keeping the natural shine drawing here set of travellers.
Because of its old popularity, the beach was transformed so that it was possible to involve here both rich, and budget travellers, is especial during a season of a great demand - from December till Aug...
Actually all resorts in Haad Yao, have the good restaurants offering, both Thai, and the menu of the various countries of the world that means, on Had Yao beach is from what to choose, and the main thing will not be necessary to go too far for looking the necessary place. All restaurants look face to the West, and the majority are directly on coast. To tell, that everyone are identical, would be not correct, but fortunately is not so...
Taking into account, that this end of island is quiet enough, you will not find here much, in sense of shops. The whole area has only two supermarkets, and one of them offers " the resort prices ".
Strikingly differing from populous Haad Rin, Haad Yao nightlife has the features during low and high seasons. The calmness operates a beach during a low season and in spite of the fact that the coast is rather quiet during a season of a great demand, you will find here some night institutions arranging night parties.
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