Trang, or Taptiang, is another big town in the South, which is the first to grow rubber trees of which the saplings were brought in from Malaysia by Phraya Rassadanupradit Mahissarapakdi. Trang is a seaport on the Thai west coast. 1,124kms. from Bangkok on Phetchakasem Road. At present, there is a new route, from Suratthani to Trang, which makes the total distance from Bangkok 864 kms. Its area is 5,216 square kms.
Trang is a coastal province on the Indian Ocean and on a narrow piece of land, thus, there are monsoons all year round, resulting in a very high amount of rain. Only the time from February to April is without rain. The amount of rain in 1980 was as high as 2,607.6 mm. For this reason, Trang only has two seasons, summer and rainy season. The above said characteristics make Trang most suitable for agriculture, especially rubber planting.
Attractions off shore
Ko Mook and Tham Morakot (Mook Island and Morakot Cave) Ko Mook is an interesting island for tourists who enjoy the sea. It is a big island with most of which is cliffs, especially its west side which faces the open sea while there is a fishing village in its eastern part facing the mainland. The high cliffs are habitats for a large number of swllows. Underneath these high cliffs i the beautiful Tham Morakot, or Morakot Cave. This cave can be seen both of the tide is high or low. The entrance to the cave is rather small just high enough for a boat to pass through. This winding cave is approximately 80 meters long. At the other end of the cave is a beautiful beach with clean white sand and enclosed by high cliffs. The blue sky is its roof and its walls are decorated with green trees. The entrances to the cave is on the west of the island.
Ko Kra Dan (Kra Dan Island) This island is Trang's most beautiful island covering an area of 600 Rai. Five parts out of six of the island is under the responsbility of Hat Chao Mai National Park. The rest of it is covered by privat rubber plantations and coconut plantations as well as restaurants and accommodation for tourists. One of the highlights of the island is its beautiful beach of very find white sand as fine as powder. The other highlights include its crystal clear blue water though which you can see beautiful coral reefs on the north side of the island, together with colorful fish moving gracefully.
On the other side of the island. There is a small basin where big waves rolling onto the beach making it very suitable surfing.
credit : Tourism Authority of Thailand
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