iam . ▁Administr atively ▁Ko ▁Lan ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Am ph oe ▁Bang ▁Lam ung , ▁Ch on b uri ▁Province . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁island ▁of ▁hills ▁covered ▁with ▁low ▁tropical ▁forest . ▁A ▁Buddh ist ▁shr ine ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁its ▁highest ▁point , ▁ 1 8 0 ▁metres ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁The ▁island ▁has ▁two ▁small ▁villages , ▁Ban ▁Ko ▁Lan ▁and ▁Ban ▁K rok ▁Mak han , ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁lod g ings ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁Fer ries ▁connect ▁Ko ▁Lan ▁to ▁the ▁main land . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁Ko ▁Lan ' s ▁eight ▁be aches ▁are ▁on ▁its ▁west ▁side . ▁Most ▁visited ▁is ▁T awa en ▁Beach , ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁har bor . ▁The ▁beach ▁is ▁l ined ▁with ▁small ▁tour ist ▁sh ops ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁Other ▁be aches ▁are ▁T ong lang ▁Beach , ▁T ien ▁Beach , ▁S ama e ▁Beach , ▁and ▁Na on ▁Beach . ▁ ▁Ko ▁Lan ▁has ▁ 1 , 5 6 7 ▁hotel ▁and ▁resort ▁rooms ▁and ▁two ▁wh ar ves . ▁ ▁The ▁" K oh ▁L arn ▁Classic " ▁is ▁a ▁sail ing ▁and ▁running ▁race ▁event ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Royal ▁Var una ▁Y acht ▁Club ▁in ▁P att aya . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁islands ▁Two ▁smaller ▁islands ▁are ▁near ▁Ko ▁Lan : ▁Ko ▁Sak ▁( เ ก า ะ ส า ก ), ▁a ▁narrow ▁" c " - sh aped ▁island ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁bay ▁open