Beaches and coves of Trang Islands

Ao Niang is a white-sand bay near the southern end of Koh Kradan, south of the national park ranger station.

Ao Pai is a small white-sand beach about 200 m long on the north-east shore of Koh Kradan, just north of the main beach.

Ao Phang Ka is a quiet bay on Koh Mook’s south-east coast with a muddy shoreline fringed by mangroves.

Chang Lang Beach is a long, wide strip of sand on the Trang mainland just south of Pak Meng, shaded by coastal trees and home to the headquarters of Hat Chao Mai National Park.

Emerald Cave Beach is a small crescent of pale sand hidden inside a collapsed sinkhole on Koh Mook’s west coast, enclosed by sheer limestone cliffs and jungle.

Farang Beach, also known as Charlie Beach, is a short but unusually wide stretch of fine off-white sand on Koh Mook’s west coast, framed by a limestone massif to the north and rocks to the south.

Haad Lo Dung is a secluded crescent of khaki sand on Koh Mook’s north coast, backed only by dense jungle, banyan trees and a dramatic limestone cliff.

Haad Sabai is a tiny cove of tan sand on Koh Mook’s remote west coast, tucked between forested cliffs that shelter its emerald water.

Hat Samran is a sandy beach on the south-west-facing coast of Trang’s Hat Samran district, which is named after it.

Hat Talo Yai is the main beach of Koh Sukorn: a gently shelving strip of brown sand about 500 m long on the island’s south-west shore, backed by coconut palms and a few resorts.

Hat Yao is a long, wide sandy beach in Kantang district, Trang, stretching north from a rocky hill shaped like a shark’s fin.

Hat Yong Ling is a curved sandy beach in Hat Chao Mai National Park on the Trang coast, backed by a long line of casuarina trees.

Koh Kradan Beach is the main beach of Koh Kradan off the Trang coast, a strip of fine white sand running for about 2 km along the island’s east side.

This small crescent of fine white sand lies on Koh Lao Liang Nong, the smaller, northern one of the two limestone Lao Liang islands, which stand about 300 m apart between Koh Libong and Koh Phetra.

This narrow beach of fine white sand lines a cove on Koh Lao Liang Phi, the larger, southern twin of the Lao Liang islands in Mu Ko Phetra National Park, about 300 m from its sister.

This long, narrow strip of golden sand lines Koh Libong’s south-west coast at the fishing village of Ban Lang Khao, home to most of the island’s few resorts and a few restaurants.

Pak Meng is a long, crescent-shaped sand beach in Sikao district, about 35–40 km from Trang town, backed by a line of casuarina trees.

Rajamangala Beach lies on the Andaman coast of Sikao district, within the Trang campus of Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, north of Pak Meng beyond a wooded headland.

Sivalai Beach lines Koh Mook’s east coast, running from the main pier to a white-sand spit in front of Sivalai Resort and continuing south along the squeaky sand of Ao Wua Nawn.

Sunset Beach, known locally as Ao Chong Lom, is a small sandy cove about 100 m long on the west coast of Koh Kradan.