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The island is beautiful and can be
explored best by motorcycle - but you have to get used to the driving of the
Thai people, otherwise it can become a real adventure.
It's worthwhile to drive along the west coast. The viewpoints on the hills are
fantastic, from where you have a magnificent view of the bays and beaches.
For people looking for party and action, just go to Patong Beach and you will
find lots of it. The regions around Kata Beach can be recommended for those
who prefer the silence.
A tropical resort with charming bungalows amongst palms can be found in Chalong
at the Palm Garden Resort. It's a typical place for divers as it is associated
with the diving centre Sea Bees Diving.
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Typical dive sites,
which all dive centers go to are: Racha Yai, Racha Noi, Shark Point, Anemone
Reef, King Cruiser and Phi Phi Island.
Very beautiful is the Anemone Reef, which deserves its name, because there are
different fish and anemones everywhere. Another interesting dive site is Shark
Point which offers a beautiful underwater area.
You can see many cuttlefish, white eyed morays, porcupinefish, pufferfish, boxfish,
Kuhl's stingrays, scorpionfish, banded sea snakes as well as many different
coloured nudibranchs.
Unfortunately the visibility isn't very good because of a lot of sediments in
the water. The dives are easy ones with none to light current. The dives always
end by ascending with a safety sausage, then you just relax and wait until the
boat comes to pick you up.
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