Ao Nang
A resort town on the Krabi coast, one of the ten subdistricts of Mueang Krabi, its beach framed by tall limestone cliffs. Long-tail boats leave straight from the sand for Railay and the islands offshore.
- Where
- Krabi, Krabi, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.0444, 98.8086
Get the Ao Nang stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ao Nang. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Krabi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ao Nang
Railay Beach 5.1 km
A small peninsula between Krabi town and Ao Nang, cut off from the mainland by limestone cliffs, so the only way in is by boat. Climbers come from all over the world for the cliffs, and the beaches of Phra Nang, West and East Railay and Ton Sai lie beneath them.
Ko Poda 8.2 km
A small limestone island about 8 kilometres off Ao Nang, ringed with white sand and shallow, clear water. It is the largest of the Poda group, with Ko Kai, Ko Mo and Ko Thap, and all of them fall within a national park.
Khao Phanom Bencha National Park 25 km
A national park in the hills north of Krabi town, named after the mountain of Khao Phanom Bencha at its heart. It protects a stretch of virgin rainforest and rare wildlife, a world away from the beaches along the coast below.
Ko Yao Yai 27 km
The larger of the two long islands in the middle of Phang Nga Bay, its name meaning big long island. Most of its people are Muslim fishing and farming families, and it is quieter and less developed than its smaller twin, Ko Yao Noi, to the north.
Ko Jum 32 km
A quiet island about 25 kilometres south of Krabi town, with three villages and a slow pace of life. Also known as Ko Pu, it has beaches face west across the Andaman Sea.
Ko Phi Phi Don 34 km
The largest island of the Phi Phi group, about 8 km long, and the only one with people living on it. Two curving bays almost meet at its narrow middle, where the village of Ton Sai sits on a low sandy neck of land.
Phang Nga Bay 35 km
A 400 square kilometre bay between Phuket and the mainland, filled with sheer limestone islands rising straight out of green water. Much of it has been protected since 1981 as Ao Phang Nga National Park, and it is best seen from a long-tail boat or a sea kayak.
Ko Phi Phi Le 40 km
The smaller, uninhabited island of the Phi Phi group, almost all sheer limestone cliff rising from the Andaman Sea. It is part of a national park, and its lagoons and Maya Bay, the cove from the film The Beach, are reached only by boat.
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Questions
Where is Ao Nang?
Ao Nang is in Krabi, Krabi, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Railay Beach (5.1 km), Ko Poda (8.2 km), Khao Phanom Bencha National Park (25 km).
How do I get the Ao Nang stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ao Nang and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Krabi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ao Nang before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Krabi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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