Krabi is a southern province on Thailand's Andaman
seaboard with perhaps the country's oldest history of continued
settlement. After dating stone tools, ancient coloured pictures,
beads, pottery and skeletal remains found in the province's many
cliffs and caves, it is thought that Krabi has been home to homo
sapiens since the period 25,000 - 35,000 B.C. In recorded times it
was called the 'Ban Thai Samor', and was one of twelve towns that
used, before people were widely literate, the monkey for their
standard. At that time, c. 1200 A.D., Krabi was tributary to the
Kingdom of Ligor, a city on the Kra Peninsula's east coast better
known today as Nakhon Si Thammarat.
At the start of the Rattanakosin period, about 200 years ago, when
the capital was finally settled at Bangkok, an elephant kraal was
established in Krabi by order of Chao Phraya Nakorn (Noi), the
governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat, which was by then a part of the
Thai Kingdom. He sent his vizier, the Phra Palad, to oversee this
task, which was to ensure a regular supply of elephants for the
larger town. So followers many emigrated in the steps of the Phra
Palad that soon Krabi had a large community in three different
boroughs : Pakasai, Khlong Pon, and Pak Lao. In 1872, King
Chulalongkorn graciously elevated these to town status, called Krabi,
a word that preserves in its meaning the monkey symbolism of the old
standard. The town's first governor was Luang Thep Sena, though it
continued a while as a dependency of Nakhon Si Thammarat. This was
changed in 1875, when Krabi was raised to a fourth - level town in
the old system of Thai government. Administrators then reported
directly to the central government in Bangkok, and Krabi's history
as a unique entity separated from the other provinces, had begun.
During the present reign, the corps of civil
servants, the merchants, and the population generally of Krabi and
nearby provinces have together organized construction of a royal
residence at Laem Hang Nak Cape for presentation to His Majesty the
King. This lies thirty kilometers to the west of Krabi Town on the
Andaman coast.
Krabi hotels are indeed exemplary with the class of warmth &
hospitality they offer to the tourists. Among the most popular Krabi
hotels is the Andaman Holiday Resort - which is like a mythic palace
of relaxation, just besides the unspoiled sun - kissed beach. Ao
Nang Bay Resort & Spa is hailed high in the endless list of the
Krabi hotels - situated in a secluded bay, it is truly unique for
its accommodation, facilities and services.
The Ao Nang Pakasai Resort near the Ao Nang beach
is also a popular family resort for the tourists looking for Krabi
hotels, which is nestled between a tropical lagoon and the sparkling
Andaman Sea. Another popular option among the tourists hunting for
the Krabi hotels is the Ao - Nang Sunset Hotel because of its
perfect positioning, impeccable service & exotic crusine. Among the
other reasonably charged Krabi hotels, Beach Terrace Hotel is also a
good choice because of the par excellence service it provides to its
guests.
