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Even Koh Phanganwas first discovered by backpacking hippies about twenty years ago, Phangan was before inhabited as long as 2000 years ago by sea pirates coming from the Malayan Peninsula. The area was some time later settled by Chinese people many of them originating from the chinese province Hainan fleeing the economic hardship in their country. Simmilar to the other surrounding islands, Phangan has experienced substantial growth rates in tourism numbers and the island is well know for its every month held amazing FullMoon Party happening on Haad Rin beach. Due to its massive party scene some people have dubbed Phangan the Ibiza of the east. Koh PhanganIsland has also a selection of top end hotels to offer, to name just a few as example Mandalai Hotel or Raiwin BeachResort. All of them offering high quality service and accommodation. If you want a very modern accommodation for your holdiay on Koh Phangan, I can suggest you to have a look at See Through Resort . Bookingin in advance for dates suchlike Christmas or the week around the fullmoon party can be a good advice. Hotels like Milky Bay Phangan and B52 Resort Phangan offer web sites with bookingservices. Kho Phangan is a place of natural beauty and charm, an island, where you can have a holiday far anyway, lazy and relaxed or active and fast paced. There are multiple ways to get around the island, you can hire a taxi for a little amount of money,or you are able to drive you can rent a bicycle or motorbike and drive around in your own adgenda. Many of the more popular places to stay, for example High Life often completely booked during week of the Full Moon Party. Perhaps a valuable advice could be to arrange for your place in a resort before you arrive. You can use the concrete roads to HaadRin, but we have warned you that the roads are not in the greatest state and only if consider yourself a competitant motorbike driver then do not attempt to get to HadRin, as nearly all accidents involving motorcycles happen in this area. Our advice is to leave your motorbike at the 7/11 at BaanTai and pay approx 40 Baht for a pickup over the mountains to HaadRin. Koh Phangan used to be a backpackersdestination, by now a different type and a mixed range of tourists arrives here. One thing most of visitors have in common, want to search a relaxed and easy going place. One exemption can be the Full moon party when the beachchanges into a dancefloor. Looking for trip in the nearby Ang Thong archipelago composed of 38 different sized islands endowed with clean beaches, caves and the Tha Laem Nai a salt water blue lagune lake presented in the book The Beach by Alex Garland. It looks like that whatsoever it is you are searching for, there is something here for everyone. If you get bored with hanging around on one of the beachestry something different. Phangan offers some day-time activitiessuchlike windsurfing, Dirt-bike Rentals, Elephant Riding, Mountain Treking, Snorkeling, Muay Thai, Yoga,a Chinese Temple and Thai Cooking Lessons. Specially for yoga nutters the island can offer some Bungalowplaces like the Sanctuary and Ananda, both offering to their guests and colonic fasting. Two of the most visited of the beaches, Haad Rin and Chaloklum most of the time are crowded with sun worshipers but there's also quieter, more secluded bays and beaches. Kohphangan's monthly Fullmoon Party is asia's best known beach party, with international DJ's from all over the world lining up to have the honor of playing. Full Moon Party is most important of the local happenings on the place. Thousands of party hungry FMP fans visiting to Phangan monthly just to see for them self the Full Moon Party.