Koh Lanta Yai is home to "Chao Le" or sea gypsies who continue to maintain their traditional lifestyle and beliefs, such as setting a boat a drift to drive out evil and bring good luck, which is practiced during the full moon in June and November. The gypsies continue to live at the southern tip of the island and they have a gypsy village there. Some gypsies were sighted living their normal life, but out of respect, i did not snap their pics. We also saw gypsies riding motorcycles and trucks, some attending to their fishing nets and some repairing their boats.
an original gypsy home
a modern gypsy home built by the goverment to rehabilitate gypsies
a model gypsy home & boat on display at the gypsy village for tourists
