Ko Lanta (เกาะลันตา) Lanta Islands National Park covers 152 square kilometers of Lanta Islands. This island forms the most southern district of Krabi Province. It was known long ago by its name in the Malay language, Pulao Satak, which means Long Beach Island. Later so many Thais, Both Buddhist and Muslim,came to live on island that there seemed to be a million eyes, which is what some people think Lanto menas in Thai. Others hold that the name is corrupted from Javanese lan tas, and means a fish grill (which is built of wood with a square grill on top where the fish are set in a circle). Several important islands are in the national park:

Lanta Yai Island where the District and National Park offices are located. Island geograaphy is mountainous and rugged, especially near the southern trip; some beaches are gravelly, others have fine white sands. A clan of Chao Ley, or sea gipsies are resident on Koh Yao Yai, and they preserve many of their ancient custmer and     .      .     .     READ MORE