Hello.….beautiful December to you all !!! How are things with you ? We hope you have joyous & wonderful moments. This is the happiest month for everyone to celebrate with your friends, loved ones & family. Anyhow, today I’d like to give you a new topic “Thung Yee Peng”. It was originally named “Toh Yee Peng”, after the ancestors or the pioneers who settled in the area before distorting the sound to become “Thung Yee Peng ” as it is today. The villagers here are engaged in local fishing and farming. The centennial Muslim community on the island has been incorporated into “The Ban Thung Yee Peng Ecotourism Community” to create understanding and inspiration for visitors.
Ban Thung Yee Peng is a quiet little community, hidden away in the popular tourist attraction Lanta Yai. It is far away from Krabi Airport 80 kilometers. It takes almost 2 hours to go there and there will be destination signs from time to time. This place is located along the coast, on the east side of Lanta Yai Island, Krabi province. It has an area of about 3,500 rai, most of them is mangrove forest about 1,950 rai which is in the east. To the west is the mountain range. The community is surrounded by nature, both mountain forests and mangroves in the sea.
Ban Thung Yee Peng is a community that is famous for being an eco-community or Green Community. The community itself is already environmentally friendly. As the community that has been dependent on nature for a long time. The essence of the community is already with nature, making it become an award-winning tourist attraction, “The Sample Tourism Village”. It was awarded the 1st Best Responsibility of 2020 from the Thailand Rural Tourism Award 2020.
Therefore, Krabi Province chose “Ban Thung Yee Peng Tourism Community” as a model community for natural tourism, tourism community management and coastal resource conservation. Due to Ban Thung Yee Peng tourism community, is very strong in driving tourism activities. For this reason, the tourism community of Ban Thung Yee Peng is like a source of recreation, under the immersion of the atmosphere of nature with water, forest, light and sound in the morning, afternoon & evening or even at night with bright moonlight.
Tourism here is designed for people who want to relax. Let the nature help to relax the mind and combine with seeking new life experiences from touching the community in various dimensions. Features of activities : Take a boat trip on an ancient gondola or a longtail boat to see the mangrove forest, Nature walk, Kayaking, Seagrass planting, Reforestation, See the community way & Cycling. In addition, there are many community products and handicrafts such as… real shrimp paste, T-shirts & bags, etc. Lastly, we thank you very much for your precious time here . We wish you the warmest love & happiness !!! Goodbye now, see you next !!!
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Author: Mayberry