Yesterday, the Chief of Hat Chao Mai National Park Prit Narasaritkul announced the temporary cease of tourism activities and overnight stays in the park from June 1 – September 30, 2023
Four islands in Trang province, southern Thailand, will close for four months to give nature a chance to restore itself after a hectic tourist season, namely Koh Muk, Koh Kradan, Koh Chuek, and Koh Waen. Thailand’s Similan Islands will also close for the monsoon season.
Unlike its neighbour Koh Muk, Koh Kradan has no village or local life. There are only small resorts and one minimart. The island is not designed to handle thousands of tourists.
After a bustling Songkran period, Thailand’s Similan Islands – a remote archipelago of 11 islands located 70 kilometers off the coast of mainland Phang Nga province – will also close to tourists this monsoon season. The marine park will close on May 19 and reopen again on October 15, 2023.