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Presentation Khao Laem Ya National Park

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Khao Laem Ya - Mu Ko Samet National Park is located in the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Rayong, about 180 kilometers southeast of Bangkok. If people mainly know Koh Samet island, there is also a part of the park that is on the mainland and offers a beautiful coastal landscape. I am writing about this part, although the entrance fee covers the entire park including Ko Samed.

In 1981, the Royal Forest Department of Thailand declared Ko Samet archipelago as a national park. it includes Koh Samet along with nine other small neighboring islands, Koh Kudi, Koh Tai Khang, Koh Kruai, Koh Makham, Koh Gled Chalam, Koh Plai Teen, Koh Yung Kluea, Koh Talu, Koh San Chalam, Koh Chan and Koh Hin Khao, the promontory of Khao Laem Ya (the one this page is mainly about) and Mae Rampueng beach. The goal was to protect these beautiful natural areas from real estate developers.

The mainland part of the park, Khao Laem Ya promontory, near Ban Phe, offers a small trail through the forest that leads to the sea and then continues via wooden walkways along the sea (obviously you can do it the other way and start with the sea). You can sometimes see monkeys there, but rarely on busy days. The seafront with its rocks and its shades of blue in the water of the Gulf of Thailand, offers pretty postcard like landscapes.

Practical information about Khao Laem Ya National Park

Entrance fee for foreigners: 200 THB per adult and 100 THB per child (also valid for Koh Samet island)
Open 6am-5pm.
Note that on weekends and public holidays, there is a free songthaews service to take you from the visitor car park to the coast. The rest of the time, you will have to walk, it takes a about fifteen minutes.

How to get to Khao Laem Ya National Park ?

Khao Laem Ya National Park offers bungalow accommodation at a rate of 1,500 to 3,900 baht per night depending on the size of the bungalow. Rental tents are also available at 150 and 600 baht/person/night depending on their size (from 2 to 8 people). Setting up your private tent costs 30 baht per person/night. For more information you can call 038 653034. The coastal part of the Khao Laem Ya national park is 3 km from the Ban Phe Pier from where boats depart to Samet island (which is also part of the national park). There is no public transport to get there but at the pier you will find tuk-tuks that can take you there, wait for you in the parking lot and bring you back. The price should, depending on your negotiation skills and the duration on site (I recommend 1 hour), be around 600-800 THB.

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