6 REASONS WHY SURIN ISLANDS ARE YOUR NEXT DREAM DESTINATION | 6 āđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāļœāļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļļāļ“āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ„āļ›āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ

Mu Koh Surin Island Thailand Dream Destination Food Travel Lifestyle Blog

–-* 5 āđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāļœāļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļļāļ“āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ„āļ›āđ€āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ –-* (āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļĨāđˆāļēāļ‡)

One of the most unexplored paradise islands of Thailand is Surin Island National Park in the Andaman Sea.  Locally known as “Mu Koh Surin”, this hidden gem is an archipelago of five islands 60km from Phang-Nga province on the West Coast.  Being a 100% Thai native, I have been to many beautiful places in Thailand.  But what has made Mu Koh Surin my all-time-favourite destination?

First, let’s watch this video: Best of Surin Islands (All original footage from my trips):

āļĨāļ­āļ‡āļĄāļēāļ”āļđāļ§āļĩāļ”āļĩāđ‚āļ­āļŠāļ§āļĒ āđ† āļĢāļ§āļĄāļŪāļīāļ•āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒāļāļąāļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āđ€āļĨāļĒāļ”āļĩāļāļ§āđˆāļē (āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļĩāđ€āļ­āļ‡āļŦāļĄāļ”āļ„āđˆāļ°):

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MOKEN STYLE: SEA GYPSY WAY OF LIFE | āļ§āļīāļ–āļĩāļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™

Moken Village on Surin Island, Phang Nga, Thailand. āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™ āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ āļ­āļļāļ—āļĒāļēāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļžāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļē

Despite the fact that there have been more and more tourists visiting the island, the Mokens are truly island childs still.  In this blog I have put together a few footage and images of them doing their “Moken things”: building huts, fishing, picking up wild fruits in the woods, and simply chillin’!

āļ–āļķāļ‡āđāļĄāđ‰āļ§āđˆāļēāđƒāļ™āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āđ† āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē āļĄāļĩāļ™āļąāļāļ—āđˆāļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļžāļĢāļąāđˆāļ‡āļžāļĢāļđāļāļąāļ™āđ„āļ›āđ€āļĒāļĩāđˆāļĒāļĄāļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒāļĄāļēāļāļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™ āđāļ•āđˆāļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļāđ‡āļĒāļąāļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ§āļīāļ–āļĩāļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ”āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļ”āļīāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ„āđ‰āļēāđ„āļ§āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ•āļĨāļ­āļ”āđ€āļ§āļĨāļē āđƒāļ™āđ‚āļžāļŠāļ™āļĩāđ‰āļšāļĩāļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄāļ§āļĩāļ”āļĩāđ‚āļ­āđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļđāļ›āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡ āđ† āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļĄāļēāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ”āļđāļāļąāļ™āļ™āļ°āļ„āļ° āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ§āđˆāļēāļˆāļ°āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļˆāļąāļšāļ›āļĨāļē āđ€āļāđ‡āļšāļœāļĨāđ„āļĄāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļē āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āđˆāļ­āļĄ āļĢāļ§āļĄāđ„āļ›āļ–āļķāļ‡āļĒāļēāļĄāļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļŠāļīāļ§āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ āļĨāļ­āļ‡āļ”āļđāļāļąāļ™āļ„āđˆāļ° ðŸ™‚

Moken Village on Surin Island, Phang Nga, Thailand. āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™ āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ āļ­āļļāļ—āļĒāļēāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļžāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļē

Moken Village on Surin Island, Phang Nga, Thailand. āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™ āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ āļ­āļļāļ—āļĒāļēāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļžāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļē
Being welcomed to the village by the Moken kids (I brought my own flower halo though haha)

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BONDING WITH THE MOKEN SEA GYPSIES | āļĄāļēāđ€āļĨāđˆāļ™āļĄāļēāļŠāļīāļ§āļāļąāļšāļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļāļąāļ™āļ”āļĩāļāļ§āđˆāļē!

Moken Sea Gypsy Surin Island Thailand Travel Adventure

After a few days of adjusting-ourselves-to-primitive-island-life, it was time to properly bond with the lovely Moken Sea Gypsies.  We came up with games, taught them to sing, and simply hang out with them, trying to learn as much as possible about them and their way of living.  Let’s have a look at a video on how we did this:

āļŦāļĨāļąāļ‡āļˆāļēāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļšāļĩāđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™ āđ† āđ„āļ”āđ‰āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ„āļļāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļ„āļĒāļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŠāļīāļ§āļīāļ•āļšāđ‰āļēāļ™ āđ† āđāļšāļšāļŠāļēāļ§āđ€āļāļēāļ°āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ Â āļžāļ§āļāđ€āļĢāļēāļāđ‡āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļĄāļēāļ—āļģāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļđāđ‰āļˆāļąāļāļāļąāļšāļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļāļąāļ™āļ„āđˆāļ° Â āđ€āļĢāļēāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļ”āđ‡āļ āđ† āđ€āļĨāđˆāļ™āđ€āļāļĄāļŠāđŒ āļŠāļ­āļ™āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ āđ† āļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļžāļĨāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŠāļ™āļļāļāļŠāļ™āļēāļ™āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ āļĨāļ­āļ‡āļ”āļđāļ§āļīāļ”āļĩāđ‚āļ­āļāļąāļ™āļ™āļ°āļ„āđ‰āļē:

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ARRIVING AT THE MOKEN VILLAGE, SURIN ISLAND | THAILAND

Last year I had a spontaneous trip to the Surin Island National Park in the South of Thailand, and this trip has and will surely remain my Top 10 favourite trips of all time.

Accompanied by my childhood friend and her freediving instructor, I hopped on a speed boat from Phang-Nga province in the West coast and headed off to our destination.  Just like most tour boats, there is a mix of foreign and Thai travellers and some staff from the touring company.  I however spotted a small group of young men who didn’t look like visitors from abroad.  They didn’t look like guides either.

They all had very similar features, height, big shiny eyes and beautiful dark skin.  They spoke some sort of dialogue in which didn’t at all sound familiar to me.  My freediving instructor then explained that they were the “Mokens”.

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