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Tarutao Marine national park is the first marine National Park of Thailand, which is known for its History and beautiful nature. It is in Andaman sea, about 40 kilometres from downtown satun.
“Tarutao” is a distorted word from the word “talo tera” in Melayu language that means many bays. It is located in the middle of the Andaman sea about 40 kilometres from satun city and 22 kilometres from Pak Bara Pier. It is bordered to the north by the Mu Ko Petra national park. South in the sea is the border between Thailand and Malaysia, which the distance from the border is about 4.8 kilometres. The Park covers an area of 1,490 square kilometres of islands and sea combined. It consists of 51 large and small islands with seven large islands: Ko Tarutao, Ko Adang, Ko Rawi, Ko Lipe, Ko Klang, Ko Batong, and Ko Bissi. These are divided into two large island groups; namely, Ko Tarutao and Ko Adang-Rawi. The Park was declared a National Park on 19 April 1974, and was recognised by UNESCO as an ASEAN Heritage Park and Reserve in 1982. The best time to visit is during November-May of every year, and Ko Adang-Rawi tourism will be closed during May-October of every year because it is the monsoon season. Traveling to Tarutao National Park and the islands in the Park area Tourists must get a boat at Pak Bara Pier, which is located at the mouth of Khlong La-ngu, Pak Nam Subdistrict. It is about 8 kilometres from Amphoe La-ngu, and is the pier closest to the Park. During the Tarutao National Park tourism season (November-April), there is a boat service to different islands in the Tarutao National Park by private companies and the Cruise Ship Professional Association. Entrance fee: adults: 200 baht and children: 100 baht. The Park has accommodation on Ko Tarutao and Ko Adang, as well as camping sites for tourists. For further details contact, the Pak Bara Pier Visitor Centre Tel. 0 7478 3485 There is a passenger van (Hat Yai-Pak Bara Pier) providing daily services from Hat Yai. The van terminal is at the Agriculture Market on Petchkasem Road operating 06.00-19.00 hrs. The trip takes 2 hours. Tel. 0 7425 5333, 0 7425 5074, and 09 5087 1114 the Tarutao National Park office Tel. 0 7478 3597, Tourist Service Centre Tel. 0 7478 3485, or website www.dnp.go.th
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- Clean the places regularly.
- Provide alcohol gel and hand washing spots.
- Provide body temperature checkpoint.
- Provide Thai-Chana application for checking-in and check out when going to the places.
- Tourists and staff members need to wear facial mask.
- Keep social distancing; such as, providing plastic shields at the counter.
- Be able to use cashless payment system such as pay by scanning QR code/ Credit card, Contactless credit card, etc.
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