Escape PM 2.5 dust: Visit Koh Lipe, Satun Province

     Satun Province is another province in the South with good weather conditions almost all year round. According to the report from the Air Quality and Noise Management Division, Department of Pollution Control, Satun has excellent air quality, with a level of particulate matter not exceeding 2.5 microns (PM 2.5) with an average value of only 10-15 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3).

     Therefore, we would like to recommend some interesting attractions that should not be missed in Satun. The first is the most suitable for escaping PM 2.5 dust – that is Koh Lipe.

     The highlight of Ko Lipe is the coral surrounding the island, the beautiful bays, and soft sandy beaches like powder. The two central bays are Pattaya Bay and Chao Le Beach. They have a concave shape and fine white sand and you can walk from one to the other in about 15 minutes.

The word "lipe" comes from the language of the Urak Lawoi people, meaning "a sheet of paper," because the island has a flat area and no high mountains. It is located about 2 kilometers south of Ko Adang.

In addition to this, there is also coral surrounding the island, beautiful bays, and soft sandy beaches. The main beaches include the following:

Hat Pattaya, or Hat Banda Ya, has a concave shape and fine white sand. It is the busiest beach because it is full of facilities for tourists, e.g., walking streets, resorts, restaurants, transfer points for passenger boats, and excursion boats to different islands. 

Hat Sunrise, or Hat Chao Le, is a beach where you can watch the beautiful sunrise with fine white sand. Accommodation is available, including Chao Le or the Urak Lawoi community. Most of the residents are engaged in local fishing. When HRH Princess Sirindhorn came to Ko Lipe, she bestowed the surname “Han Thale” to the villagers. 

Hat Sunset is where visitors can watch a beautiful sunset in an uncrowded atmosphere. It is pretty, peaceful, private, and suitable for swimming.

Old cultural traditions of the Urak Lawoi people include the floating ceremony "Per La Chak," which is held two times during the 13th-15th evenings of the sixth lunar month (May) and the 12th lunar month (November). The villagers build a boat based on the belief that it will float away and carry the suffering and misfortunes from the community.

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