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Chalong
Bay
This quiet bay is used as
anchorage by many
yachts and tour boats
because it is protected from strong winds. Many trips to the nearby
islands starting here so it is crowded between
sunrise and 9am, when the boats leave, and between 4pm - 5pm when they
return. In the evening the beach restaurants are a favorite place for
tourists coming back from watching the sunset at
Promthep Cape.
Lon Island
This large, mountainous
island is only 20 minutes by regular passenger boat from
Chalong
Bay, in the south of Phuket. The mainly Muslim inhabitants engage in
fishing, rubber and coconut planting. There is a long stretch of
beach on the northeast coast. Boats to Ko Lon leave daily in the
early morning from Chalong Pier.
Accommodation
Chalong Temple (Wat Chalong)
Phuket’s most popular, biggest and famous temple, Wat Chai
Tararam, or Wat Chalong, was built in 1837. Located
approximately 8 kilometers from the city, the temple houses the
famous “Luang Po Cham”, a monk who helped the locals fight the
Ang Yi rebellion during the reign of King Rama V (in 1876). A
recent addition to the temple is a 61.4-meter high chedi
containing the Phra Borom Sareerikatat relic, a piece of the
Lord Buddha’s bones brought over from Sri Lanka. The chedi is a
mixture of southern, central and northeastern architectural styles
and is the first in this region to house the holy Buddha’s relic
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