Hin Ta Hin Yai or Grandpa and Grandma Rocks Formation is one of the top tourist destinations in the famous island of Kho Samui Surat Thani Thailand. It is located at Lamai Beach Tambon Maret, Koh Samui Chang Wat Surat Thani Thailand. For Google map click here. It's open from 9 in the morning to 6 in the evening. The entrance is free but you have to pay for the parking space for 10 baht for motorcycle and 20 baht for the car. The parking lot is small and not suitable to bring a car since the road is quite narrow.
This place is not so crowded. The main attraction of this place is the rocks formation similar to the male and female genitals, which is the "Hin Ta" or grandfather genitals and the "Hin Yai" or grandmother genitals. I haven't seen the female genitals because I didn't come to closer to that rock formation but the male genital is closer to the entrance. It stands there so proud so it will catch your attention.
We came here late in the afternoon so it's very windy. It will be very hot here to come in the middle of the day. It's best to come around 5 o'clock in the afternoon. You can find a lot of vendors here or food stalls if you want a refreshing drink or delicious snacks to enjoy while sitting in the big rocks formations. We spend our 30 minutes here. The location is in the western part of Lamai Beach. You can go down to the seashore and enjoy swimming on the beach.
Here's the interesting folklore story of the Hin Ta and Hin Yai Rock Formation that you can read in this place.
A folklore of Kho Samui tells the story of an old couple by the name of Ta Kreng (Grand Pa Kreng) and Yai Riem (Grand Ma Riem) who lived with their son in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat since their son had come of age, they felt Thai in was time he got married.
One day they decided to sail to the neighbouring province of Prachuap Khiri Khan to ask for the hand of Ta Monglai's daughter, during their sea journey, their boat was seized by a storm. The old man and his wife unable to swim ashore. They died at the sea, turning into rocks as proof to the would-be bride's parents of their true intentions. The rocks stand there to this day.
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