After the six-month annual closure, to allow the ecosystem to recover, the popular tourist attractions of the Similan and Surin islands, off the coast of Thailand’s southern province of Phang-nga, officially reopened today (Sunday).
Sarayuth Paso, chief of the Similan Islands National Park, said today that the closure for the rainy season, during which travel is unsafe due to strong winds and high waves, ended yesterday and the marine park is now ready to welcome tourists until May 15th next year.
Since the weather is fine and the sea is calm, he said he decided to reopen the marine park, adding however that, if he finds the weather conditions become unsafe for sea travel, he may close it again.
He also said that, during the six-month closure, the facilities on the Similan islands have been improved, such as the accommodation, toilets, restaurants and mooring buoys for tourist…
