Krabi Culture Travel Guide

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Krabi is a part of Thailand that has not only a mix of Muslims, Buddhists, Chinese and Thaïs, there is also a small minority of sea gypsies here that all contribute to the varied culture of Krabi. It is because of the famous Thai spirit of tolerance that all these groups of people live in harmony and mutual respect with each other while contributing to the Krabi culture scene of Krabi. [more]

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Krabi boasts of a varied Krabi culture

There are numerous festivals and traditions being celebrated in Krabi culture throughout the year. It is mainly because of the varied religions in Krabi that you have such interesting Krabi culture. The varied Krabi culture constitutes of the Songkran, a water splashing festival of Krabi, boat launching ceremonies by sea gypsies, the Chinese nine day vegetarian festival and the annual Muslim cultural fair conducted in Krabi town. In addition to all this, Krabi culture boasts of secular fun, food fairs, traveling markets and the Andaman Festival with many long tail boat races.

The Thai dance is an important part of Krabi culture

Most of the people of Krabi live on land. If you are interested in getting a glimpse of the countryside with traditional houses and temples and mosques, there is not much driving you have to do. You find large plantations of palm oil, coconuts, rubber and pineapples dominating the interior landscape of Krabi. This shows how much the economy of Krabi culture is dependant on agriculture.

While looking at the art aspect of Krabi culture, the predominant rural population in Krabi does not provide you with lots of formal and decorative arts. Art here is related to Krabi culture, and is practical like the design of a bamboo fishing creel, the painting of a long tail boat and the shape of a coconut shell cooking implement.

The Thai cultural dance which is a popular performing art is an important part of Thai culture. You can get a look at the dance in many hotels which offer Thai cultural dance accompanied by a traditional Thai orchestra.