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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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