HAAD RIN
If you like to eat then the island offers you many different styles of restaurants, bars and cafes offering Thai, International, Danish, Mexican and Mediterranean dishes, that suit everyone. And naturally of it's location a huge choice of fresh seafood which is locally caught.
But, as island has also a quiet part, offering the private atmosphere of a secluded bungalow Koh Pha-ngan is the next island to the world wide known tourist destination of Koh Samui that more than 1.5 million tourists every year.
Like Fullmoon Party right at Phanganhas been at first visited by travelers seeking an escape from the commercialised Koh Samuiand today, Koh Phangan offers a large number of options for things to do, night life, places to stay and spas.
The island of Koh Phangan was first visited by backpackers more than 20 years ago, Phangan was already inhabited as long as two thousand years ago by sea gypsies originating from the area today called malaysia. The area was later swarmed by Chinese people originating from the province Hainan fleeing their country.
Ko Phangan is a small tropical paradise, surrounded by gentle sloping coral reefs and green clad mountain range behind the beaches.
For some of you who find Samuimuch too costly or too commercial with tourist, Ko Phanganis the perfect place to chill in Southern Thailand.
Whatever it could be that you are looking for, on the island is something for everyone. The island offers more than 300 resorts and spas to choose from, with a broad range of cheap 90 Thai Baht per night wooden hut and having no private bathroom to luxury fully serviced accommodation with a pool.
Fullmoonstarted with a handful backpackers dancing at Haad Rin East Side more than 20 years ago. They danced in the magnificent moonlight and an increasing amount of hippies turned up every fullmoon. Nowadays there are about 6000-14000 foreigners who are participating and dancing to techno, trance, and other music tunes.Experienced DJ's playing the music from the beachbars at the east side of Haad Rin and from the beach. Koh Panghan was before the backpackers destination, nowadays a 'broader range' of visitors come to the island here.Everybody want to find a relaxed and easy going place.


