Down the Andaman Coast, across Phang Nga and a stop in Krabi

Welcome back to Episode #5 of our Southern Thailand Road Trip series. In this video we drive from Khao Lak down the Andaman coast stopping briefly at Thai Muang Beach (maps.app.goo.g...) on our way to the Samet Nangshe Viewpoint (maps.app.goo.g...) overlooking the limestone karst islands that dot the fabulous Phang Nga Bay.
For anyone looking for the very best of Phuket’s beaches without the throngs of tourists and overdevelopment you won’t go wrong looking to the beaches north of Phuket. Same ocean. Same sand. No crowds.
Just don’t tell too many people...
Our plan was to spend some time in the provincial capital of Phang Nga but all the better lodging options we had short listed were full. We couldn’t find anything else in town suitable so we continued on another 1 1/2 hours to Krabi where we knew we could find a room given that it was past high season.
For those of you with time and wheels we hope this video inspires you to wander a bit off the beaten path and see parts of this beautiful country that don’t quite make it into the brochures.

[@user-oe4ss2si2l]

❤😊 so beautiful

[@nori-mm9px410]

Wow many limestone small islands! I've never seen before, interesting! I don't know why, but it's a healing form beautiful🥰

[@BobSchiff]

Phang Nga bay is one of the most beautiful and geologically dramatic places in the world. If you get the chance to visit ... go!

[@sokaiya1]

Beautiful. Of all the beaches you’ve been to in Thailand, which one has the nicest water?

[@BobSchiff]

Great question! If you're just asking about water we'd have to say something on the Andaman coast only because the Chao Phraya river empties into the Bay of Thailand so any of the beaches surrounding the bay while fine can't possibly be as clean as those of the Andaman. If you're really asking about beaches then that's a really tough question as there are many criteria that go into evaluating a beach. Bottom line is we don't have a best but our favorite is the beach at Prachuap Kiri Khan that we showcased in Episode #1 of this Southern Thailand Road Trip series.