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Khao Lak is a long strip of sandy Andaman coast north of Phuket, with rainforest hills behind, waterfalls and boats to the Similan Islands.

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Khao Lak runs for some twenty kilometres along the Andaman Sea in Phang Nga province, about eighty kilometres north of Phuket. Wide beaches such as Khuk Khak, Nang Thong and Bang Niang are backed by rubber and palm plantations and hills covered in rainforest. Khao Lak–Lam Ru National Park protects the forest and waterfalls behind the coast. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck this shore, and memorials stand along it.

Boats leave from the piers at Thap Lamu for the Similan Islands, a marine national park of granite boulders, white beaches and coral, open to visitors in the dry months only. Khao Sok National Park, with limestone cliffs, rainforest and a vast lake, lies about an hour inland by road. Elephant sanctuaries, waterfalls and the limestone islands of Phang Nga Bay are other day trips.

Southern Thai food is spicy and rich in seafood: grilled fish, squid and prawns with chilli dips, sour curries, and coconut-based dishes sold at local night markets. Roti with curry is a common snack. The dry season runs from November to April.

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