The Black Sand Beach or ‘Hat Sai Dam’ in Thai is the only one of its kind in Thailand. There are only 5 black sand beaches around the world in Taiwan, Malaysia (Langkawi), California, Hawaii and here in Thailand. The Black Sand Beach is situated in Moo 6, Tambon Laem Ngop, Amphoe Lam-Ngaop and is part of Pa Lam Makham National Conservation Park. The Black Sand Beach is surrounded by fertile mangrove forests rich in natural resources including species of plants and marine animals. In the past, the Black Sand Beach used to be a degraded forest, but, with the reforestation campaign led by the local community, the’ once-called degraded forest’ has become fertile again.

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