Advertising a chocolate bar, periodically appearing, then disappearing from the big screens, is familiar to everyone, if not from childhood, then from ancient times. Bounty Island has always been associated with a lost piece of land somewhere in the heavenly warm waters of the ocean, where sultry brunettes in white flying dresses walk under the palm trees. Many will be surprised to know that this heaven on Earth exists, moreover, it was there that the commercial for "Bounty" was filmed.
However, if you try to find Bounty Island on a map of the globe, Google will give you several similar names - to the disappointment of chocolate fans, this is a fairly common name for tropical islands, translated from English as "generosity", "gifts". Indeed, for tourists, each island is a real gift of fate, whether it is located in the Dominican Republic or closer to Thailand.
The Bounty Island
First of all, we are interested in the places where the coconut bar commercial was filmed - and they are called Ko Samet, and for amateurs in Thai notation - Bounty Island in Thailand. This is how tourists indicate the direction, expressing the desire to go there. The island is located not far from Pattaya and Bangkok, soupon arrival at these competing capital cities, you will be taken to the island on a regular boat.
But there will be no Robinson Crusoe adventure: enterprising agents and local businessmen equipped the island, building up the lion's share of the coastal strip with hotels - there are about 20 of them, half of them five-star.
How else to evaluate a quiet, gentle bay, so beloved by tourists all year round?
The climate that Bounty Island enjoys allows you to swim in the ocean and sunbathe 300 days a year - the rest of the days the monsoons are so strong that they provoke a storm. But the shallow shelf and transparent bottom attract couples with children in the hope of rebuilding their nest, preserving vivid sensations for life.
Bounty Island is a true toponym
Speaking of the Bounty (the island with the real name), we mean the waters south of Thailand, directly off the coast of New Zealand. In fact, the Bounty is an archipelago that includes 13 islands, not counting a large number of rocks. It has its own highest point - the mountain rises as much as 90 meters above sea level. In total, the territory of the Bounty does not occupy more than 1.5 km, therefore it is uninhabited for people. But seals and albatrosses, and even surprisingly rare guests - penguins, Bounty Island attracts. It seduces and deceives: back in the early 20th century, the shooting of these animals was so widespread that it caused irreparable damage to the fauna of New Zealand.
Where did the archipelago get its name from? Obviously not fromgenerosity of the gifts of nature: in 1788, the Bounty ship stumbled upon it. Since the sailors became the discoverers, it was decided to assign this name to the island. Is there a fatal glory here? After all, just a couple of months after the opening, a mutiny broke out on the ship, and the captain and a team of like-minded people were launched in a boat and sent on a journey through the waters of the ocean.
A curious fact: the climate on the island is far from paradise, the coldest time of the year here is the end of summer, August, the temperature can drop to zero. However, thanks to the amazing landscape and wildlife, today Bounty Island is a UNESCO heritage site.
