Ao Talo Wao, Koh Tarutao
Ao Talo Wao is a quiet bay on Koh Tarutao's east coast, once a penal colony site, now valued for its mangroves, forest trails and glimpse into the island's history.
Ao Talo Wao, Koh Tarutao
Ao Talo Wao, on the east coast of Koh Tarutao, was the site of one of the two penal settlements the Thai government established on the island in the 1930s. Ordinary convicts were held here; political prisoners were kept further south at Talo Udang.
During the Second World War supplies to the island were cut off, and the guards and prisoners together turned to piracy in the Malacca Strait - a period that ended only when British forces were sent to suppress them in 1946. The camp was closed and the island abandoned to the forest.
Reconstructions of the prison buildings and a small exhibition stand at the bay today, along with the remains of the track that crossed the island. It is reached by boat around the coast or by the rough road across from Ao Pante Malacca, and sees very few visitors.
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