The park with an area of 400sqkm (154sqmi) lies merely 75km (47mi) northeast of Phuket and is one of the world's scenic wonders. Verdant limestone islands, honeycombed with caves and aquatic grottoes, soar perpendicularly, some 300m (984ft) high, from almost perpetually calm green waters.

Few islands are inhabited and except for the occasional fishing village, the bay is largely untouched by human hand. Visitors are awed by the bay's silent, primeval atmosphere which has remained constant for untold centuries and which, barring unimaginable catastrophes, will remain so far into the foreseeable future.

The bay's many moods range from early morning when mists evoke masterful Chinese paintings to spectacularly, riotously colored sunsets.

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