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A very popular place to visit in Krabi is Khao Khanap Nam, a couple
of raged hills, the natural gateway to Krabi, stretching 100m out of
the water. lnside Khao Khanap Nam are several magnificent caves with
impressive clusters of stalactites and stalagmites. The only way to
get there is by boat from the Chao Fah Bridge in Krabi.
Khao
Khanap Nam..These
two hills, roughly 100 meters high, flank the Krabi River running between them to form a
distinctive vista and the town's most prominent landmark.
To visit them, take a long-tail
boat from Chao Fa Pier; travel time is just 15 minutes. From there take stairs leading up
to caves with stalactites and stalagmites. A large number of
human skeletons have been found here. It is theorized that they and the remains of people
who came and established a home at Kanab Nam, but were cut off by an inundation and
quickly perished.
Details: There
are no admission fees involved in a visit to Khao Khanap Nam,
however, most people combine the trip with a visit to local mangrove
forests and Koh Klang fishing village. To do this you can rent a
boat for around 300 Baht per trip.
How to get there: It takes 15 minutes to reach Khao Khanap
Nam’s twin peaks by long tail boat from Chao Fa Pier in Krabi.
It sits before the city and can be visited by long tail boat from
Chao Fa Pier. Travel time is about 15 minutes. From the boat, one
climbs a staircase to see caves with stalactites and stalagmites. A
boat can be rented at 300 baht per trip to visit Khao Khanap Nam,
mangrove forests and Ko Klang fishery village.
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