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Ko Sipe or Ko Lipe is an island located 2 km to the south of Ko Adang.
There is a community of Chao Le or sea dwellers here. Most families
earn a living by fishing. During the period of three days and nights,
around the middle of the sixth and eleventh lunar months, villagers of
Chao Le origin will gather at Ko Lipe for a festive fair.
Most
importantly, the villagers will built a boat from Rakam wood and
perform a ceremony to float the boat, according to their belief in the
prediction of their fishing. The prominent features of Ko Lipe are
natural coral reefs, beauty of a vast open bay, and a powdered-sand
beach. Ao Phattaya is a beautiful bay in a curved shape with a white
fine beach, which is within a 15-minute walking distance from Hat Chao
Le or Chao Le Beach. Accommodation run by private operators is
available on the beaches.
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