Trang Hotels

Midway between Krabi and Hat Yai, bustling Trang is a cheerful and pleasant Thai town. We love the lolly-coloured Vespas and vintage túk-túk whizzing around the place.The city's Vegetarian Festival, taking place in September/October, is a frenzied fiesta complete with acts of self-mortification that would be struggling to attract even the most committed of Western activists. Primarily a rubber trading center, Trang is a good base to visit lush tropical parks nearby, including clusters of untouched islands.Trang has numerous exotic islands and natural wonders. One island has the nicest beach while some has an underwater cave and an inland emerald green lagoon. Some island is a habitat of sea cows and migrating birds while some boosts the best diving spot. To get to these islands, most travelers start from Pakmeng Beach. Trang Province is dotted with caves: Tham Phra Phut shelters a large reclining Buddha, and Tham Tra is adorned with enigmatic carvings of seals. More caves near the broad, sandy beach of Hat Jao Mai contain fossils and ancient human bones. From here, boats sail to nearby Koh Libong. Waterfalls are plentiful, too. The remote Roi Chan Phan Wang is unique for its numerous mini-falls that feed pools in a shady picnic park amid limestone rock formations.