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Exquisite Sand Beach,<br />
Clear Water and Alluring Sea View:<br />
Hat Thong Nai Pan<br />
The northeast of <strong>Ko</strong> <strong>Pha</strong>-<strong>ngan</strong> lies a crescent-shaped<br />
sand beach hugging a small bay. In the past, this place had<br />
hidden from people’s sight until a southern man from Songkla<br />
named Pan ran away from Arabian pirates and discovered<br />
this peaceful, secluded strand, therefore decided to harbor<br />
there. This incident took place in the time of King Rama III.<br />
Even after the pirates were subdued, Mr. Pan still resided on this<br />
beach until he passed away in the period of King Rama V. People,<br />
thus, called the beach “Hat Thong Nai Pan” (Thong Nai Pan<br />
beach). Presently, the beach can be divided into two parts<br />
according to the geographical appearance: Hat Thong Nai Pan<br />
Noi (small Thong Nai Pan beach) and Hat Thong Nai Pan Yai<br />
(big Thong Nai Pan beach).<br />
Hat Thong Nai Pan Noi stretches out 700 meters in the<br />
north of the shore, from the south of Laem Pak Chong which<br />
is the location of Santhiya Resort & Spa, down to a hill that<br />
splits the two beaches where Panwiman Resort & Spa stands.<br />
This beach is known to be the most beautiful beach in the<br />
<strong>Pha</strong>-<strong>ngan</strong> island, with long range of white sand, still rather<br />
untampered. Nonetheless, the waterfront has been mostly<br />
occupied by several five-star resorts similar to those in Phuket.<br />
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