The town is featured in Aditya Assarat's 2007 film Wonderful Town.
Get in
[edit]Regular buses from the provincial capital, Phang Nga, throughout the day. ~1 hour, 70 baht. Also, buses en route Bangkok-Phuket pass through Takua Pa hourly during the day.
Get around
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[edit]Do
[edit]Diving
[edit]Similan Dive Center, 22/37 Moo 4, Khuk Khak, Takua Pa, Phang Nga (Opposite Bangkok Bank in the centre of Khao Lak), ☏ +66 76 485792, [email protected]. Day trips and daily departing liveaboards to the Similan Islands, Ko Bon, Ko Tachai, Boonsung wreck, and Richelieu Rock.
Wicked Diving, 4/37 Moo 7 Khuk Khak, ☏ +66 76 485868, [email protected]. Safe, secure one-day trips to the Similan Islands with guides who speak English, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.
Buy
[edit]Eat
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]1 Extra Hotel, 46 Senarath Rd (~1 km south of the bus station, over the bridge, 40 baht via tuk tuk), ☏ +66 76 421026. Well-known in town. Typical Thai mid-range hotel, just a little worn. Minimal English. 700 baht.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Khao Sok National Park — less than an hour, 45 km north via Rte 4
- Krabi Province — 2 hours away, costs 120 baht on air-con bus
| Routes through Takua Pa |
| Bangkok ← Ranong ← | N  S
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→ Phang Nga → Sadao |