Naithon Beach
A
new blacktop road will take you winding along through rubber plantations and hills
overlooking the Andaman Sea where coral reefs show clearly beneath the azure blue
water and waves breaking over magnificent rock formations offers yet another breathtaking
scene as you make your way along this 15 minute journey to one of the most beautiful
and isolated beaches on the island.
As you descend the
last hill you will find a peaceful, quiet cove, beautiful along its length, and
well sheltered from wind and waves and offers wonderful swimming. Both ends of
the beach are flanked with rocky headlands jutting out to the sea. Corals and
rich marine life are drawn to the rocks and they offer excellent fishing.
There
is a small fishing village across the road from the beach with some small bungalows
and a few small restaurants. There is seldom more than few people on the beach
but if you want total solitude backtrack down the road south keeping a sharp lookout
and you will find two small beaches. A magnificient Bungalow Resort and Spa offers
amazing views right on the Naithon Beach : Andaman
White Beach.
To Get There: From Surin Village
drive north past the turnoff to Bangtao Beach and continue north about three km
and you will enter a small village. Turn left on the first blacktop road and you
will start climbing up hills into rubber plantations.
Alternative
Route: Travel northward on Thepkrasattri Road (Hwy. 402), pass the Heroine
Monument, and Thalang town and turn left on into the side road 4031 the airport
turnoff. The canopy of rubber plantation trees forming an arch of branches over
the road is very picturesque. Turn left at the sign for Nai Thon Beach and follow
it for 2 km to the beach.
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