PHOTO ESSAYS: THE URAK LAWOI: Urak__JDX2006

Thai tourists from the Satun province prepare for their departure back to the mainland. Many Urak Lawoi' men now use their boats to shuttle tourists to and from resorts on Koh Lipe and to larger mainland ferry service operations docked offshore in deeper water.

Thai tourists from the Satun province prepare for their departure back to the mainland. Many Urak Lawoi' men now use their boats to shuttle tourists to and from resorts on Koh Lipe and to larger mainland ferry service operations docked offshore in deeper water.