Asia After Dark October 2017 | Page 19

Pat t ayas best kept secret s! When you f i rst come t o Pat t aya your f i rst t hought s t end not t o be t o t hi nk of i t as one of Thai l and’ s t op dest i nat i ons f or qual i t y beaches. However one of Pat t ayas best kept secret s are t he st unni ngl y beaut i f ul i sl ands t hat make up t he Pat t aya Archi pel ago whi ch t end t o be known by a smal l number of peopl e. These pi eces of paradi se can onl y be reached by boat wi t h a pri vat e chart er bei ng t he i deal way of doi ng so, Pat t aya Yacht Chart ers have boat s t o sui t i ndi vi dual s as wel l as l arge groups f or your t ri p. As t hese i sl ands are rel at i vel y unknown and come under t he care of t he Royal Thai Navy t hey have not f el t t he i mpact of t ouri sm and t hei r nat ural beaut y st i l l remai ns i nt act . Col l ect i vel y t hi s group of 10 or so uni nhab i t ed i sl ands are known as t he “Far I sl ands” and i t i s here you wi l l f i nd some of t he most pri st i ne beaches i n t he whol e of Thai l and. Koh Pai whi ch i s t o t he Nort h i s t he l argest of t hese i sl ands and ot hers i ncl ude Koh Ri n and Koh Man Wi chai . These areas are bl essed wi t h some amazi ng coral reef s and of f er some of t he best snorkel i ng avai l abl e wi t hi n t he Archi pel ago i f not Thai l and on a whol e. I f you t ravel sout h you wi l l come t o Koh Khram compl et e wi t h st unni ng perf ect whi t e sandy beaches.