The beaches in the Ko Tarutao National Marine Park, a natural reserve are most magnificent of all of Thailand's beaches. The Island is green and is covered with rain forest. But it is not the rain forest alone that charms visitors to Ko Tarutao. It is the variety of marine life that is the greatest attraction. Scuba diving is a great way to sea the undersea life of Thailand. Ko Tarutao boasts of as many as 5 types of corals such as Brain Corals, Staho's Horn Corals, Leaf Corals, Mushroom Corals and Soft Corals.
You can find some accommodation on the island. Visiting Ko Tarutao between December to May would be a good idea. Like all of Thailand reaching your favourite Island is no problem at all. Tourism is one of the mainstays of thailand and it has taken great care to provide transportation facilities and othet tourism related services.
The Ko Tarutao National Marine Park, was once used for isolating political prisoners, and has a street named 'prisoners street' that is 10 km long.