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Exquisite Sand Beach,

Clear Water and Alluring Sea View:
Hat Thong Nai Pan

The northeast of Ko Pha-ngan lies a crescent-shaped
sand beach hugging a small bay. In the past, this place had

hidden from people’s sight until a southern man from Songkla
named Pan ran away from Arabian pirates and discovered
this peaceful, secluded strand, therefore decided to harbor
there. This incident took place in the time of King Rama III.
Even after the pirates were subdued, Mr. Pan still resided on this
beach until he passed away in the period of King Rama V. People,
thus, called the beach “Hat Thong Nai Pan” (Thong Nai Pan

beach). Presently, the beach can be divided into two parts
according to the geographical appearance: Hat Thong Nai Pan
Noi (small Thong Nai Pan beach) and Hat Thong Nai Pan Yai
(big Thong Nai Pan beach).

Hat Thong Nai Pan Noi stretches out 700 meters in the
north of the shore, from the south of Laem Pak Chong which
is the location of Santhiya Resort & Spa, down to a hill that
splits the two beaches where Panwiman Resort & Spa stands.
This beach is known to be the most beautiful beach in the
Pha-ngan island, with long range of white sand, still rather
untampered. Nonetheless, the waterfront has been mostly

occupied by several five-star resorts similar to those in Phuket.

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