Krabi Information - Interesting Information About Krabi Area, Thailand

Krabi is the country’s oldest history of continued settlement. After dating stone tools, ancient coloured pictures, beads, pottery and skeleton remains found in the province’s many cliffs and caves, In recorded times it was called the “Ban Thai Samor”, and was one of twelve towns that used, before people were widely literate, the monkey for their standard, at that time, c.1,200 A.D., Krabi was tributary to the Kingdom of Ligor, a city on the Kra Peninsula’s east coast better known today as Nakorn Sri Thammarat.

Huay Toh Waterfall

This waterfall has eleven levels. The pools are named, and the best known is Wahng Tewada (Angel’s), Wahng Sohk (Year’s), and Wahng Jahn (Platter).
Kao Panom Benjah National Park

Lies about 20 kilometers from Krabi Town. It is composed mainly of virgin forest growing amid craggy hills and valleys.

Phi Phi Islands

The name is derived from Malay, and the original was Pulao Pi Ah Pi, where in pulao is the Malay word for island, and Pi, pronounced with only a half p sound, was very close in pronunciation to the English word be; the ah was eventually dropped, so the name was said something like Bi Bi. Later the P was pronounced with a stronger aspiration and the name became the Pi Pi we know today (the H with which it is usually spelled is confusing and superfluous). The name refers to the mangrove wood found there. Six Islands are in the group; Phi Phi Don, Phi Phi Ley, Biddah Nok, Biddah Nai, Yung, and Pai; total area is about 35 square kilometers, They were incorporated into the national park in 1983.

Pi Hua Toh or Hua Gah Lohk Cave

This is a big cave with many grottos in a mountain surrounded by water and mangrove forests. Formerly a ghost with an impressively large skull resided in the cave, from which comes its name; Pi Hua Toh means bigheaded ghost. Also of interest are the many prehistoric-coloured pictures of men, animals, and various limbs and organs that decorate the walls. Shells in great numbers, on top of the other, are another feature of this cave. To visit Pi Hua Toh, board a ferry at Bor Tor Pier.

Rock Climbing:

Krabi’s strange and beautiful limestone cliffs have become popular rock and mountain climbing attractions for adventurers from around the globe. The uninitiated needn’t be afraid, local companies are happy to teach and climbs have been mapped out for every level of expertise.

Bird-Watching:
Bird watching is especially good from January till April in the mangrove forests surrounding Kanab Nam Hill near Krabi Town. Many rare birds are to be seen there: Gurneys, Finfoots, Bigwinged Brown Kingfishers, Egrets, Bitterns, Herons and more. Another excellent bird-watching sight is Khao Nor Chuchi Forest Preserve, com-monly known as Tung Tiao, in Klong Tom district, a low-land forest populated by the nearly extinct and only recently re-discovered black-breasted Pitta Gurney.

Diving:
Krabi’s waters are great for snorkeling and scuba diving. Popular sites include: Koh Poda, Koh Hong, Koh Yong, Koh Phi Phi Lae, Hin Muang and Hin Dang reefs, Koh Rok and Koh Ngai. Many companies cater to divers of every level and pocketbook; most are located at Ao Nang, Krabi Town, Phi Phi Don Island and Koh Lanta.