Foreign tourists emerge in the lagoon after the dark 80 meter swim through the Emerald Cave passage (called Tham Morakot in Thai), at Muk Island, Trang province, southern Thailand, 19 February 2011, in this picture made available 21 February 2011.
Tourists on the internal surrounded beach and emerald lagoon only reachable by swimming an 80 meter passage through the Emerald Cave (called Tham Morakot in Thai), at Muk Island, Trang province, southern Thailand, 19 February 2011, in this picture made available 21 February 2011
A foreign tourist floats in the waters of the emerald lagoon only reachable by swimming an 80 meter passage through the Emerald Cave (called Tham Morakot in Thai), at Muk Island, Trang province, southern Thailand, 19 February 2011, in this picture made available 21 February 2011.
Thai tourists, wearing lifejackets stay close and in line as in the Emerald Cave (called Tham Morakot in Thai), for a swim in pitch-black darkness, through a winding 80 meter passage to reach an enclosed serene lagoon, under Muk Island, Trang province, southern Thailand, 19 February 2011, in this picture made available 21 February 2011
A tourist comes us for a breath after exiting the Emerald Cave passage into the open Andaman Sea as a long-tail traditional Thai boatt waits for the tourists they have dropped for a swim into the Emerald Cave (called Tham Morakot in Thai), at Muk Island, Trang province, southern Thailand, 19 February 2011, in this picture made available 21 February 2011.
Crew on long-tail traditional Thai boats wait for the tourists they have dropped for a swim into the Emerald Cave (called Tham Morakot in Thai), the entrance to the 80 meter long passage which must be swum in darkness seen at right, under Muk Island, Trang province, southern Thailand, 19 February 2011, in this picture made available 21 February 2011
A cave tourist shines a torch as he enters the Emerald Cave (called Tham Morakot in Thai), preparing for a swim in pitch-black darkness, through a winding 80 meter passage to reach an enclosed serene lagoon, under Muk Island, Trang province, southern Thailand, 19 February 2011, in this picture made available 21 February 2011.
A Thai guide holds up his torch calling tourists in line at the small entrance to the
Emerald Cave (called Tham Morakot in Thai), preparing for a
swim in pitch-black darkness, through a winding 80 meter passage to reach an enclosed serene lagoon, under Muk Island, Trang province, southern Thailand, 19 February 2011, in this picture made available 21 February 2011. The cave's small entrance in the
Andaman Sea, leads from the passage of darkness to a magical cliff enclosed secluded beach of white sand, with open sea pool surrounded by lush green covered high cliffs. The only exit is the dark swim back through the cave, back to the waiting long tail boats which bring tourists to the site. The waters in the cave and pool can shine an emerald green - caused by light reflecting through the water onto the limestone floor of the lagoon and tourists must be careful not to get trapped in the inner lagoon by tidal waters.
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