The Hidden "Emerald Cave" on Muk Island, Trang, is a Natural Wonder !
Koh Muk Island
Arriving on the island
My buddy on the beach all by himself
Our Map: From Charlie Bungalows to Morakot Cave
Our method of transportation
The entrance does not look welcoming
Aerial View of the cave (image source:http://www.dronestagr.am)
So, we tied of our kayaks to a bouy and dived into the ocean. Luckily we are all strong swimmers. We headed for the hole. Once a few metres inside it became dark very quickly, then black, you could see nothing around you, if I put my hand up I could touch the top of the cave. I dived under but could not reach the bottom. It was quite an eerie feeling swimming through pitch blackness not knowing where you were headed.
What felt like an eternity was probably no more than 5 minutes as we turned a corner in the cave and got out first glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel.
Light at the end of the tunnel
The emerald greens begin to show
In about another 20 metres we had arrived, our small tunnel now opened onto a vast inland beach completely closed off to the outside World. The cave was a sinkhole that opened to the sky and allowed the sun to stream in, tropical plants to grew on the foreshore and the water was the most amazing emerald green colour. We flopped on the beach for a moment and soaked it all in.
Our own private beach paradise
The pictures don't do justice to the beauty of this place. My images in this post were all taken nearly 10 years ago on a small pocket camera. They look like they were taken with a potato. I have shared some other better pictures also, but due to the difficulty getting in, not many high quality images exist.
If you get a chance I highly recommend that you try to visit the caves, you won't regret it!
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wow~ so beautiful!!!👍
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What a cool adventure @bkkshadow. That sounds pretty scary, but well worth it :)
Wow that looks so amazing.
Very cool! Colorful rocks and now this, you're becoming my source of Southern Thailand travel inspiration! Heading to Phuket in a few weeks, might have to dip down further south...
Hi @bkkshadow, it was a really great adventure you got there. I am a big fan of traveling and discovering wonders which maybe will only come true in my dreams. I wanted to travel. Really want to travel. All my life Traveling is my ultimate goal. Again great post, read it all and imagined my self like I was really there.
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