Ao Phang Nga

Ao Phang Nga National Park, located in Phang Nga Province in southern Thailand, protects one of the most spectacular coastal landscapes in the world: a vast bay studded with towering limestone karst islands, sea caves, and mangrove forests. Established in 1981, the park covers approximately 400 square kilometers of the Phang Nga Bay between Phuket and Krabi. The park is internationally famous for Ko Khao Phing Kan (commonly known as James Bond Island) after its appearance in the 1974 film "The Man with the Golden Gun." The bay's dramatic scenery, with over 40 limestone towers rising from emerald waters, has made it one of the most iconic landscapes in Southeast Asia.