Khao Phanom Bencha National Park
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.
- Where
- Krabi, Krabi, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.2353, 98.9312
Get the Khao Phanom Bencha National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khao Phanom Bencha National Park. 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 Khao Phanom Bencha National Park
Ao Nang 25 km
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.
Railay Beach 27 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 32 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.
Phang Nga Bay 37 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 Jum 47 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 Yao Yai 48 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.
James Bond Island 48 km
A pair of limestone islands in Phang Nga Bay that became famous after appearing in a James Bond film. Just offshore stands Ko Tapu, a 20 metre spike of rock that narrows towards its base and seems to balance on the water.
Ko Panyi 48 km
A fishing village built on stilts over the water of Phang Nga Bay, tucked against the foot of a limestone island. About 1,600 people live here, descended from two seafaring Muslim families from Indonesia, and the mosque rises above the rooftops.
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Questions
Where is Khao Phanom Bencha National Park?
Khao Phanom Bencha National Park is in Krabi, Krabi, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ao Nang (25 km), Railay Beach (27 km), Ko Poda (32 km).
How do I get the Khao Phanom Bencha National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khao Phanom Bencha National Park 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 Khao Phanom Bencha National Park 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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