Nui Bay
Secluded bay with a driftwood beach bar, a rocky snorkel reef, and no resorts crowding the sand.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Nui Bay on Koh Lanta near Krabi follows a driftwood beach bar built entirely from wood the sea washed up, and the generations who worked this coast before any resort arrived: the Chao Leh sea gypsies who freedove for shrimp and oysters, then Malay fishermen, Chinese traders, coconut cutters and rubber tappers. You'll hear why nothing here was ever built for a view. Bring a mask for the rocks on the bay's right side, where the reef they once fished for still holds fish and coral.
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