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Koh Phangan is about 2 1/2 hours from Don Sak and approximately 45 minutes from Koh Samui Island by boat. The cheapest way from BKK to Phangan is to get yourself a ajoint ticket from Songserm Travel Center who operates joint ticket for Ferry and Express boats, buses, railway, air) to Phangan. Or you can get an 1 hr. flight by Bangkok Airways daily from BKK to Koh Samui and catch the catamaran boat to Phangan. Although Pha-ngan was for the first time discovered by backpackers about twenty years ago, Phangan was before inhabited for more than 2000 years ago by sea gypsies traveling by boat from Malaysia. Phangan was then settled by chinese refugees most of them from the chinese province Hainan . The Island is blessed with stunning beaches and stunning natural beauty, the Phangan attracts tourists from all over the world. Booking a bungalow early for dates suchlike New Years Eve or full moon party week can be useful. Places suchlike Milky Bay Phangan or B52 Beach Resort have web sites with booking services.

Like Samui, Phangan has experienced enormous development in visitor numbers and it is well know its own right for its every month held notorious Full Moon Parties at Haad Rin beach. Due to its massive party scene some people have dubbed Phangan the Ibiza of Asia. Accommodation on Koh Phangan has choice of rooms, with bamboo made huts near the hillside to first class airconditioned fully serviced bungalows with hot water, satellite TV and large garden area. You can find a good overview of all kinds of resorts on Phangan on www.PhanganBungalows.com. As a natural eden-like place in the South-central Gulf of Thailand, Koh Phangan serves as the perfect getaway retreat.

island of Koh Phangan. The Island is much quieter and relaxed than Samui, only with the exception of the Full Moon party where every month a estimated number of 5 - 10,000 visitors come on the island for the famous full moon on the east side beach of Haad Rin. If you want a modern hotel for your holdiay on Koh Phangan, I can advise you to look for See Through Boutique Resort .