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Ranong, Ranong
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Southern Thailand has many interesting and attractive places
such as Ranong where usually
very few visitors go.
One "undiscovered" place
is the area around Ranong, Thailand's least populated area. The
little problem is the location. Behind are
mountains and at this mountains the clouds coming in from the
Andaman Sea / Indian Ocean stall. That means lot of rains all year
around. The town of Myeik or Mergui as it was know under the British
colonial time a little bit further up in Myanmar is one of wettest
place on earth because of that.
Ranong Thailand
is the best Thailand Myanmar border crossing in the southern part of
both countries, it's is a synonym of the so called "visa run"
in southern Thailand. At the Ranong seaside are several resort
Thailand, accommodation Thailand and Ranong hotels, the area is not
a beach destination,
Phuket beaches are much better.
The little
problem at Ranong is, it rains almost all year round, only between
about January and April the rain stops since there are no clouds
coming in from the Indian Ocean. Several Andaman islands
offer a great time during the dry season.
A typical trip to
Ranong is from Phuket to Khao Lak into Ranong province, the area is best known for diving Thailand.
Ranong is also the main Thailand port
on the Westside with a
huge fishing fleet.
Every evening the refrigerator trucks start their rally from
to Bangkok, to reach the markets on time with the fresh catch. The
city is also a busy port and the gateway to trips into southern
Myanmar
(Burma), mainly diving excursions, also very popular
for the Thailand "Visa Run" out of
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That means if the Thailand visa expires you can quickly take
a tour to the Thailand Myanmar border crossing for a visa to Phuket.
On the other side of the bay is
Kawthaung Myanmar, come back and
get the new immigration stamp into the passport. Some companies in
Phuket and elsewhere offer tour programs to handle this. The biggest
company offering this service is the one who runs a off shore casino
on a island on the Myanmar side.
They have their own jetty in Ranong
port and carry you straight to the hotel and casino, there you
get a visa and also if you like do some gambling. Gambling is
strictly forbidden in Thailand but almost everyone does it, gambling
and betting is very popular in Thailand, there are continuous raids
on gambling den's who are operated under the protection of
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many casinos where opened in the
neighboring countries to serve the ever growing appetite
of the Thais for gambling. |
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The area around
Ranong shows plenty of beautiful scenes like this
picturesque Mosque and the the colorful
trees fresh
blossoms along the road. Ranong port is home to a big fishing fleet and lots of
refrigerator trucks leave for Bangkok every day with the new catch.
The river banks with houses on stilts beside the channel
out of Ranong port towards Kawthaung in Myanmar.
Ranong province southern Thailand is one of the
real attractions in Thailand. Its less a Thailand beach
destination and also has no luxury hotels like Phuket
Thailand, but the area is full of green, trees, jungle and has
a couple
of beautiful islands around.
The trip from
Phuket or
Samui is very popular for
the visa run. Its the trip to
Kawthaung in southernmost Myanmar
or Burma and come back for a Phuket visa. |
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Ranong Mosque
Colorful Roadside
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Ranong port |
Ranong port houses on stilts
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Ranong Andaman islands |
Ranong port
Ranong port
Ranong to Phuket visa run
Wat or Monastery
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Here you can find Ranong pictures
from harbor, fish
trawler and a great water world between the islands. There
are a few hotels and other accommodations around even for
the backpacker Thailand level.
Ranong
at the Andaman sea is the home of one of Thailand's
biggest fishing fleet.
The Ranong casino on a island just right in Myanmar waters
is a destination for Thai gamblers.
Diving around Phuket and Ranong is usually during a live
aboard trip into the Mergui Archipelago to the north or
to the Similan Island plus Surin Island further south on the
coast between Phuket.
A Phuket vacation could include a trip to Ranong since the
trip from Phuket to Ranong brings totally different pictures as just around at
Phuket Island. Ranong has not the same climate as
Phuket. The area from Mergui in Myanmar or Burma all the way
down to Ranong receives plenty of rain throughout the year
with less during November to April.
South of Ranong is extensive fish and shrimp farming in the
plains between the coastal hills and the seaside.
Plenty of Ranong Thailand tourist attractions are around in
form of hot springs, waterfalls, lush tropical vegetation
and some nice beaches, unfortunately the beaches around
are not maintained to a standard level.
You could do a Ranong Thailand tour during a Thailand
vacation, its worth it and easy done, just take the bus from
the Phuket bus terminal and off you go, it costs around baht
300,- and takes around 3-4 hours for one way. Flights to
Ranong are only out of Bangkok. No need to care about the
hotel, there are enough and quite low priced.
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Fishing Vessel
Ranong visa run
Ranong
Thailand Trip
Phuket visa run
Phuket to Ranong
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Ranong Water World
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Ranong Water world Long Tail Boat |
Ranong Water world Rush |
Ranong Island Jetty |
Ranong Long tail boat Busy |
Ranong Passing Thai Custom |
Ranong Myanmar Fishing Vessel |
Ranong Long tail Boat Speeding |
Ranong Fishing Trawler |
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Thailand Myanmar Border |
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Harbor Pier and Monks |
Ranong port |
Long tail Boat |
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to download our unique e-book on
southern Thailand where you will find much more content and a lot of
exiting full scale pictures. You can have a look on the screen and if
you like you can print all content on any desktop printer, ...more
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