Krabi Vacations, Thailand

Krabi town is very close to the river mouth that opens to the great Andaman Sea. Krabi river flows about 5 km through the town and opens into the Andaman sea at Tambon Pak Nam. Quite a few other rivulets originating from the mountain ranges in the province , Kao Panom Benja ; the Klong Pakasai, Klong Krabi Yai and Klong Krabi Noy, also joins the sea at this area.

Krabi province in Thailand is divided into eight districts : Amphoe Muang (Krabi Town), Khao Panom, Khlong Thom, Plai Phraya, Ko Lanta, Ao Luk, and Lam Thap and, Nhua Khlong.

Thai people are a highly tolerant and hospitable people. It is very easy to get along with them. They believe in Live and Let live ideology. Women have considerable status in society. Even though men folk seem to have upper hand in every decision making, women enjoys considerable privileges as well. Trading transactions are normally managed by womenfolk.

Krabi’s populace represent a multi ethnic multi racial society. It is a mix, mélange or mosaic of various ethnic groups. Each ethnic group in Krabi represents a page in the annals of immigrants to the area from time immemorial.

Krabi is not over populated just as Thailand in general is. As the country is poised in the middle of the states in the area, plenty of migrations have taken place in the past centuries overlooking geographical boundaries.

In the late 19th and 20th century, people from Chinese mainland, especially the southern area entered Thailand. Even though they came in for supplementing the local labor, they got assimilated into the society. You can see a cross section of the Chinese society in Krabi as well. Chinese rituals and cultural aspects were absorbed in parts by the Thai society as well.

There is an ethnic group called Sea Gypsies or Chao Ley whose origins are not known. But they have been natives in Krabi for quite some time now. They have been a nomadic tribe depending mainly on fishing, collecting shells and diving for sustenance. 75% of the total populace is of Thai origin, 14% are Chinese and the remaining 11% includes all other ethnic minorities including Indians.

Source: krabi.com

Things To Do and See in Krabi

Rai Ley, Krabi
Attraction type: Beach; Hiking trail

Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Sua), Krabi
This temple complex not only serves as a religious site for

the monks who live and worship there, but also features a maze of

natural caves in an overgrown jungle valley where stone tools,

pottery remains and the mold for making Buddha footprints have been excavated.
Attraction type: Religious site

Phra Nang, Krabi
With an exotic climate, a fantastic climbing site and a nearby beach,

Phra Nang is a magnet for visitors to Thailand.
Attraction type: Canyon; Beach

Ao Nang, Krabi
Attraction type: Beach

Railay Beach, Krabi
Attraction type: Beach