Koh Phangan Thailand


Koh PhaNgan is situated on the north of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand. It is approximately 12 kilometers from the nearest border of Koh Samui and 100 kilometers from the northeast of Surat Thani province. There are six islands in Koh Pha Ngan group; Pha Ngan, Tao, Tae Nok, Tae Nai, Ma, and Nai Yuan.

Geography
2/3 of the Koh Pha Ngan is mountainous and covered with dense forest. The part of the east is covered with the series mountains with open seas until to the mountain of Luang in Surat Thani and Nakorn Sri Thammarat. The beautiful gulfs and beaches located on the west side. 70% of Koh Pha Ngan is mountainous and significant source of rivers. The important mountain peaks are Kao Rha, 627 meters, which is the highest peak in the north, Kao Mai Ngam, 535 meters, in the south, Kao Tah Luang, 478 meters in the northwest, and Kao Lad Mai Keaw, 378 meters in the east of Koh Pha Ngan.

The Full Moon is far more than a party; it is Had Rin's dance music festival, with everything from drum and bass to full-on psy-trance.
This wide, sandy beach in the south of Pha Ngan island is one of the most beautiful ones. Had Rin is actually comprised of two popular beaches, Rin Nai beach on the west side of the peninsula and Rin Nok on the east side.