National park
Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park
Archipelago of forty-two limestone islands hiding an emerald lake sealed off by underwater caves.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park off Koh Samui follows the young British writer Alex Garland, who turned a backpacker's rumor of a hidden lagoon into his novel The Beach. It traces the pull of that secondhand story against the real island of Ko Mae Ko and its saltwater lake, Thale Nai, and touches on why the film version was shot elsewhere entirely. Best heard from the Ko Wua Talap viewpoint at sunrise, when the islands turn the gold the park is named for.
This audio guide was created using AI.