Scaramanga's hideaway
So here it is, then – Koh Ta Pu, also known as James Bond Island. It’s in the magical setting of Phang Nga Bay, one of the undisputed jewels in Thailand’s marine crown. The bay, covering some 400 sq kms, is an area of outstanding limestone cliffs and stacks, mangroves, sea grass beds, coral reefs and intertidal wetlands.
And here, left of frame, is Koh Ta Pu, the stack which featured in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun starring Roger Moore as 007 and Christopher Lee as the villain Scaramanga. The stack rises to some 21 metres and has a diameter of around 4 metres at sea level and 8 metres at the top. Although it’s a major tourist site and sight, no boats are allowed anywhere near it because of its vulnerability to erosion and eventual collapse. You view it from a distance. And what a view!
Scaramanga's hideaway
So here it is, then – Koh Ta Pu, also known as James Bond Island. It’s in the magical setting of Phang Nga Bay, one of the undisputed jewels in Thailand’s marine crown. The bay, covering some 400 sq kms, is an area of outstanding limestone cliffs and stacks, mangroves, sea grass beds, coral reefs and intertidal wetlands.
And here, left of frame, is Koh Ta Pu, the stack which featured in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun starring Roger Moore as 007 and Christopher Lee as the villain Scaramanga. The stack rises to some 21 metres and has a diameter of around 4 metres at sea level and 8 metres at the top. Although it’s a major tourist site and sight, no boats are allowed anywhere near it because of its vulnerability to erosion and eventual collapse. You view it from a distance. And what a view!