Ko Yao Yai
The larger of the two long islands in the middle of Phang Nga Bay, its name meaning big long island. Most of its people are Muslim fishing and farming families, and it is quieter and less developed than its smaller twin, Ko Yao Noi, to the north.
- Where
- Ko Yao, Phang Nga, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.0022, 98.5689
Get the Ko Yao Yai stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ko Yao Yai. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Phang Nga volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ko Yao Yai
Old Phuket Town 24 km
The old heart of Phuket city, along Thalang, Phang Nga, Krabi, Dibuk and Yaowarat roads. The streets are lined with pastel Sino-Portuguese shophouses, many now cafes, small hotels and museums.
Ko Poda 27 km
A small limestone island about 8 kilometres off Ao Nang, ringed with white sand and shallow, clear water. It is the largest of the Poda group, with Ko Kai, Ko Mo and Ko Thap, and all of them fall within a national park.
Ao Nang 27 km
A resort town on the Krabi coast, one of the ten subdistricts of Mueang Krabi, its beach framed by tall limestone cliffs. Long-tail boats leave straight from the sand for Railay and the islands offshore.
Railay Beach 30 km
A small peninsula between Krabi town and Ao Nang, cut off from the mainland by limestone cliffs, so the only way in is by boat. Climbers come from all over the world for the cliffs, and the beaches of Phra Nang, West and East Railay and Ton Sai lie beneath them.
Wat Chalong 31 km
The most important of Phuket's Buddhist wats, officially called Wat Chaiyathararam. It honours two revered monks, Luang Pho Chaem and Luang Pho Chuang, who treated the island's wounded with herbal medicine in 1876.
James Bond Island 31 km
A pair of limestone islands in Phang Nga Bay that became famous after appearing in a James Bond film. Just offshore stands Ko Tapu, a 20 metre spike of rock that narrows towards its base and seems to balance on the water.
Phang Nga Bay 31 km
A 400 square kilometre bay between Phuket and the mainland, filled with sheer limestone islands rising straight out of green water. Much of it has been protected since 1981 as Ao Phang Nga National Park, and it is best seen from a long-tail boat or a sea kayak.
Phuket FantaSea 31 km
A nighttime cultural theme park at Kamala on Phuket, opened in December 1998 on about 24 hectares. Evenings centre on a large Thai theatrical show, with a themed buffet restaurant and a shopping street around it.
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Questions
Where is Ko Yao Yai?
Ko Yao Yai is in Ko Yao, Phang Nga, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Old Phuket Town (24 km), Ko Poda (27 km), Ao Nang (27 km).
How do I get the Ko Yao Yai stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ko Yao Yai and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Phang Nga volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ko Yao Yai before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Phang Nga volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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