Tarutao is Thailand’s first marine national park. it is extraordinarily beautiful and also of great importance to the country in terms of a national resource and history. The Tarutao archipelago has a diverse landscape consisting of steep mountains and high cliffs dropping dramatically into the sea, interspersed with gorgeous bays and superb white sandy beaches. Some islands possess flatlands, rock-beaches and mangrove forests. Thus, the geography of each island in the group is different, producing a rich biological diversity both on land and in the surrounding seas, the latter which is blessed with crystal clear waters teeming with marine and plant life as well as magnificent corals. It could be said that Tarutao is a superb classroom to study nature first-hand. in addition, Tarutao has an interesting history. lt was the site of a detention camp and prison that was the scene of many interesting events and episodes for later generations of Thais to learn and study.