Koh Panyee Also written Koh Pannyi, Koh Panyi, in Phang Nga Bay National Park, Thailand
Koh Panyee is a towering limestone outcrop jutting out of the sea at Phang Nga Bay. Below the limestone hill, a Muslim village on stilts has developed. This is Panyee. Many tourist brochures call it a floating village of sea gypsies. However, the village is not floating and the inhabitants, although are not sea gypsies, but rather permanent settlers who depend on the sea for their livelihood.
Koh Panyee, Phangnga Bay National Park.
As Phang Nga Bay embraces tourism, the village of Panyee is cashing in by putting up a few seafood restaurants. These can be prominently seen as one passes the island. Another distinctive feature of Koh Panyee is the village mosque which towers over the rest of the stilt houses.
Koh Panyee is often the stopover point for tourist on their way to explore the caves and grottoes of Phang Nga Bay National Park, as well as the rest stop for trips to James Bond Island. I am documenting it so that you may have a better idea of the sights in Phang Nga Bay National Park.
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