Ta Kuapa Attractions

The town of Ta Kuapa lies on the Bay of Bengal about 75 km (47 mi.) north of Khok Kloi (120 km (75 mi.) from Phangnga). There are some very beautiful beaches in the vicinity of the town. In the first millennium BC Ta Kuapa was a destination for Indian traders who either settled on the coast of the Malay Peninsula or moved on from here to Cambodia and China. The area around Takua Pa has not yet been examined archaeologically. Three paintings of Pallava (late 9th c. bc) found here are displayed in the national museum of Nakhon Si Thammarat; the remains of an old settlement have also been discovered.

Highway 401 leaves Takua Pa and passes through a valley to Surat Thani on the Gulf of Thailand.