Budget WorldClass Drives HUA HIN, KANCHANABURI AND WESTERN THAILAND
Highlights of the Drive Three Pagodas Pass THUNG YAI NARESUAN 1 11 ua Hin is an excellent starting WILDLIFE RESERVE CHAINAT SANGKHLABURI 333 H point for exploring the western KHAO LAEM 32 coastline of the Gulf of Thailand and NATIONAL PARK 340 the Tennasserim range inland along the CHALOEM RATTANAKOSIN SING BURI NATIONAL PARK THONG PHA PHUM SI NAKHARIN border with Myanmar. From the coastal NATIONAL PARK retreats of Prachuap Khiri Khan to the NONG PHRU 323 ANG THONG the canals of Ratchaburi and the valley SUPHAN BURI ERAWAN NATIONAL PARK 3086 of the river Khwae in Kanchanaburi, SAI YOK NATIONAL PARK U-THONG this drive offers great variety. BO PHLOI AYUTTHAYA 340 324 321 In addition to geographical variety, 3199 a variety which golfers in particular will KANCHANABURI KAMPHAENG SAEN SAI YOK 346 PATHUM THANI be able to enjoy at over twenty golf 4 courses, the territory is of significant 323 DAN MAKHAM TIA BAN PONG BANGKOK historical interest. Remains from NAKHON PATHOM M Y A N M A R 4 prehistoric times to the Dvaravati and SUAN PHUNG 3087 325 Khmer civilisations of the sixth to RATCHABURI 3 DAMNOEN SADUAK SAMUT SAKHON eleventh centuries may be seen at 35 1 = Section of this drive 3313 monuments and in national museums. = Described/Recommended Routes SAMUT SONGKHRAM = Main Trunk Route Royal Palaces give an idea of more 4 = Secondary Highway recent Thai history, and the memorials = Tertiary Road (sealed) PHETCHABURI to the Death Railway built in the = Unsealed Road/Track 2 = Railway KAENG KRACHAN G U L F Second World War will leave a lasting KAENG KRACHAN impression. NATIONAL PARK O F An easy one-day journey south T H A I L A N D from Hua Hin to Khao Sam Roi Yot 3219 HUA HIN National Park can be extended to an 1 N PRAN BURI overnight visit to the provincial capital of Prachuap Khiri Khan. Other places KHAO SAM ROI YOT to visit near Hua Hin are the historical 0 40 kms NATIONAL PARK city of Phetchaburi to the north and Kaeng Krachan National Park inland 4 to the west. PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN
A longer rural route leads to Kanchanaburi Province, which contains historical monuments and a ROADS IN THAILAND wealth of national parks and wild-life All main and most minor roads are sealed. Signs and reflective markers sanctuaries that protect the last warn of hazards on major highways, and sodium lighting illuminates major extensive wilderness in Thailand. intersections. Bilingual (English/Thai) road signs indicate destinations, high- way numbers and distances before and after intersections. Though this drive focuses on Hua Kilometre stones show highway number and distance along the road on the Hin as a starting point, fully integrated front face, and distances to destinations in the direction of travel on the side. The police and military set up road check-points on highways, especially at maps allow you to start and finish your night, but there are no security problems. tour in Bangkok (ask for Budget’s Please remember to drive on the left! Airport Routefinder Map to be Emergency Assistance 1-800-BUDGET, Bangkok Office (0) 2203 0250, delivered with your car) or to continue (0) 9896 4549, Hua Hin Office, (0) 3251 4220, (0) 9836 2755 your journey south (pick up a copy of Budget’s Bangkok-Phuket & Surat Thani Route Map before you leave) SOS along Thailand’s near endless beaches. www.budget.co.th 1 HUA HIN SECTION 1 : 90 kms. PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN
ua Hin first developed as a fishing to Cha-Am, Petchaburi KM222 AROUND HUA HIN 1 Anantara Resort & Spa $$$$ H village between long sandy beaches Tel: (0) 3252 0250 Fax: Tel: (0) 3252 0259 stretching for kilometres north and south 1 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2477 0800 Palm Hills 2 Majestic Beach Resort $$-$$$$ of the small harbour. Shortly after the Stamford International College Tel: (0) 3252 0162-8 Fax: Tel: (0) 3252 0477 railway reached the town in 1922, the Bkk rsvn: (0) 2751 4020-2 E-mail: [email protected] beach to the north was chosen as the site Hua Hin Elephant Village (H4 KM237) 15 Hua Hin Marriot Resort & Spa $$$-$$$$ for the ‘Klai Kangwon’ (meaning ‘far from Tel: (0) 3251 1881 Fax: (0) 3251 2422 Hua Hin Elephant Village (behind Wat
to Wat 3218 Itisukato Tong Kay Pang Chang Hua Hin Saeng Thai
Chomsin Rd. Hua Hin Downtown Charoen Pochana 2 Mae Karuna Thanachote station 3218 3 Chao Lae Ketsarin Seafood restaurants Khao Hin Fai Lek Dechanuchit Rd. night-life 15 Wat Hua Hin area – narrow night market lanes 16 Sasong Rd. 4 unsuitable 5 for cars
Amnuaisin Rd. Rd. Phunsuk 6 7 17 Royal Hua Hin Golf Course Royal Waiting Room 8 2 9 Oliver Hargreave Hua Hin Station Naretdamri Rd. 18 11 10 M 12 Pananchai Hotel $ 3 Damnoen Kasem Rd. KM Tel: (0) 3251 1707 Fax: (0) 3253 0157 10 Puangpen Villa Hotel 235 19 13 $-$$ Tel: (0) 3253 3785-6 Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa $$$ Municipal Offices – 4 Fax: (0) 3251 1216 20 Tel: (0) 3251 2888 Fax: (0) 3251 1135 tourist information Bkk rsvn: (0) 2253 0123 11 Jed Pee Nong Hotel $-$$ 21
Hua Hin $$$$ S a n d Ban-Boosarin Hotel $ 6 San Paulo Hospital Tel: (0) 3251 2021-38 Hua Hin Elephant Camp Tel: (0) 3251 2076 N Fax: (0) 3251 1014 22 7 Central Hua Hin Village $$$-$$$$ Bkk rsvn: (0) 2541 1463 Khao Sanam Chat Tel: (0) 3251 2021-38
2 www.budget.co.th Places to visit near Hua Hin HUA HIN to PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN 1) Viewpoint and gardens of Khao bypass
Hin Lek Fai, the hill overlooking Hua 3301 Hua Hin Airport Hin (4 kms). Nong Phlap 1 ∫.ÀπÕßæ—∫ 2) Khao Takhiap, the point at the 3219 2 3218 3218 southern end of Hua Hin beach (6 kms) HUA HIN checkpoint Majestic Creek 1 À—«À‘π 3) Wat Itisukato and its Buddhist Pala-U-Falls 4WD! Around Hua Hin theme park style of architecture (H3218 4WD! 4 4 Suan Son Beach north turn at either KM1+300m or 1 Khao Tao KM2+700m) R Pran Buri 4) The Marukathaiwan Palace (H4 ª√“≥∫ÿ√’ 2 2 Milford Paradise 4WD! PRAN BURI Pak Nam Pran KM216-7 hrs 08:00-16:00 90 Bht.) ª“°πÈ”ª√“≥
ACCOMMODATION 3 1 The Majestic Creek Country Club • Ban Duangkaew Resort $$ ([8]21 Tel: (0) 3252 0162-6 Fax: (0) 3252 0477 Bkk Off: (0) 2751 4020-2 Fax: (0) 2751 4017 Around Hua Hin) Tel: (0) 3251 5307 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (0) 3251 5532 E-mail: bd 2 Milford Paradise Golf Club Phetkasem Highway Tel: (0) 3257 2311-2 Fax: (0) 3257 2473 [email protected] Bkk rsvn: (0) 2251 2388-9 • Hotel Sofitel Central Hua Hin & Central 1 Tipawan Chalet $$-$$$$ Hua Hin Village $ $$-$ $$$ Bkk Off: (0) 2319 2693-4. Fax: (0) 2319 2692 ( 12 & 7 Hua Hin Downtown] 2 Pala-U Resort $ Tel: (0) 1215 3577 Khao Sam Roi Yot Around Pran Buri Bkk rsvn: (0) 2729 3673 4 Khao Sam Roi Yot Tel: (0) 3251 2021-38 Fax: (0) 3251 National Park HQ 1014 Bkk Res: (0) 2541 1463
• Hua Hin Marriot Resort & Spa $$$- Pak Khlong Klieo $$$$ ([3]15 Around Hua Hin) Tel: ∫.ª“°§≈Õ߇°≈’¬« Bo Nok (0) 3251 1881 Fax: (0) 3251 2422 ∫.∫àÕπÕ°
AROUND PRAN BURI to Hua Hin ‡¢“À‘π‡∑‘π ª√–®«∫§’√’¢—π∏å ·¥π ‘ߢ√ Hin Thoen Park PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN N
inland bypass Suan Son Pradiphat Dan Sing Khon 10 kms (local border 4 WD! crossing) Pran Buri Dam King Mongkut 4 Wat Memorial Park fo Science Khao 1 Tao
Oliver Hargreave KM246 Palace (no entry) 2 3 Pran Buri South to Khao Sam Roi Yot and Prachuap Army camp Forest Park Khiri Khan 4 WD! Pak Nam Pran Unless you wish to relax at a beach along station PRAN BURI KM the route, the return journey (130 kms if 254 New Pran Buri KM11 rounding the park) can be made comfortably 2 4 Evason KM within one day. An overnight stay is 258 3168 recommended if you wish to continue to 3 Shang Hua Hin Resort $$-$$$$ Old Pran Buri Ban Nong Sua (Milford Paradise Golf Club) 3 Prachuap Khiri Khan. Tel: (0) 3257 2311-2 Fax: (0) 3257 2473 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2251 2388-9 5 4 The Evason Resort and Spa $$$-$$$$ 6 KM240. Suan Son Pradiphat (army) Beach Tel: (0) 3263 1463 Fax: (0) 3263 1236 (East turn 1 km. 10 Bht. till 18:00 hrs) E-mail: [email protected] KM Bkk rsvn: (0) 2254 4775 264 Thao Kosa Ban Mai Forest KM243 Khao Tao temple and beach on Phetkasem Highway KM7 5 Hua Plee Lazy Beach $$ Park Tel: (0) 3263 1854 H3325 (East turn 1.5kms) Bkk rsvn: (0) 2511 1397 4 WD! KM246 Milford Paradise Golf and the Pran 6 Ban Pran Resort $-$$$ Tel: (0) 3263 1838 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2398 0458 N Buri Forest Park (Pointer 1. Turn east and then 4 Ban Nong Khaem Noi 6B Sailom Pran $ turn left after crossing the railway.) Tel: (0) 3263 1679 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2392 1776 6C Ban Chom Thalae $$ 5 kms Tel: (0) 3263 1739 6D Shalom Resort $$ Tel: (0) 3263 1372 6E Sea Hill Resort $ recommended route Tel: (0) 3263 1765 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2585 1987 to Khao Sam Roi Yot
National Park Oliver Hargreave 3 to Prachuap Khiri Khan KM246 Shortcut to Pak Nam Pran, a major fishing port AROUND PRACHUAP (Pointer 1 East turn, then turn right after crossing railway to Pran Buri, Hua Hin — this route joins H3168 near KM11), and the beach south KHIRI KHAN to Thao Kosa Forest Park 1 Ao Noi Beach Resort $ Tel: (0) 3260 1350 Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park 2 Golden Beach Hotel $ Tel: (0) 3260 1626 Fax: (0) 3260 1222 The 98 square km park is a contrast of flat wetlands 3 Had Thong Hotel $ and jagged crags reaching over 600m in elevation. Attractions Tel: (0) 3260 1050-6 Fax: (0) 3260 1057 include caves and the Thung Sam Roi Yot wetlands. The Ao Noi 1 fastest direct route to the park is to turn east at Pointer 2 N Ban Pak Ao and then go south from pointer 3 (130kms if on the circular (fishing port) route around the park). 2 kms
KM25 Ban Pu (East turn — 4kms) and car park for boats to Laem Sala Beach. The Phraya Nakhon Cave is a
430m climb from this beach. Kaeo Cave may be visited en KM323 route (1.2 kms on dirt road left — do not enter without proper 2 Rim Lae light as dangerous falls are possible — local guides with Rap Lom lanterns are usually available near the mouth of the cave) 326 Khao Chang Khrachok KM20 Sai Cave (East turn — 3kms. Torch required) Promenade Station KM17 Hat San Phraya (East turn 500m) 3
KM14 Wat Khao Daeng & boat trips (West turn — 500m) M Market and Horizon Adventure sea-canoe touring (East turn — Military checkpoint 600m) (surrender passport at to Hin Thoen Park office near gate to enter) KM13+500m. A 750m trail leads NW to a viewpoint (a (9 kms. Beware of dogs!) Phetkasem Highway steep climb almost qualifies as a scramble). KM13 National Park HQ (Park accommodation must Royal Thai Airforce be booked in advance by calling the park at (0) 3260 3751 Ao Manao or the RFD Parks Division in Bangkok
H4 (KM285—Pointer 4) For Thung Khao Sam Roi Yot 3167 wetlands, turn north onto H4 and then east on a cement to Dan Sing Khon Military checkpoint (border crossing lane 200m north of KM276 for the ranger station at the 12kms — little to see) lotus swamp (9kms). Boats can be hired to see the birds, which are best in August and September when migratory KM331
species arrive. to Chumphon Nong Hin Ban Nong Hin Station to Pran Buri to Pran Buri Hua Hin 1 KHAO SAM ROI YOT to King Mongkut Memorial Park of Science (4kms. 09:00-16:00) Lotus Swamp Ranger Stn. 2 3 Ko Ku Ram Oliver Hargreave Rong Che Parking & boats Park for Laem Sala Ban Phu Noi Checkpoint KM276 4 Prachuap Khiri Khan Ban Sam Roi Yot Laem Sala Beach K H A O S A M R O I Y O T Kaew Cave Prachuap Khiri Khan (90kms south of Hua Hin) Phetkasem Highway Wetlands has a spectacular setting and a provincial atmosphere Phraya which charms those seeking quiet corners of N A T I O N A L Nakhon Sai Cave Cave Thailand. You may visit Ao Manao, a private beach Ban Khung Tanot controlled by the Air Force, or climb to the top of P A R K Khao Chang Krachok. Otherwise there is little to do 4 Sam Phraya Beach except wait for the seafood stalls to open up along Wat Khao Daeng 1 Dolphin Bay Resort. $$ the promenade in the evening. Kayaking Tel: (0) 3255 9333 KM286 Fax: (0) 3255 9334 Park National
to Prachuap Oliver Hargreave Khiri Khan
4 www.budget.co.th HUA HIN SECTION 2 : 60 kms. KAENG KRACHAN – PHETCHABURI
AROUND KAENG KRACHAN to Nong Ya Plong 3206 ∑à“¬“ß HUA HIN to PHETCHABURI THA YANG ‡¢“¬âÕ¬ 3459 KHAO YAI to H4 3187 1 Tham KM8 Sawang 3499 to H4 Khao ∫â“π·À≈¡ ·°àß°√–®“π ∫.∑à“´‘° Resort GC Yoi BAN LAEM KAENG KRACHAN KM19 Ban Tha Sik (cave) KM22 KM21 Petch Dam Kaeng Krachan CC to H4 3176 2 4 Kaeng Krachan National Park HQ 1 2 Khao Luang (cave) 3432 3349 ‡æ™√∫ÿ√’ KM25 Ban Wang Won 3175 ∫.«—ß«π ∫.ÀπÕ߇¢“ÕÕπ PHETCHABURI Ban Nong KM11 7 Khao On 3171 8 3179 3432 to Tho Thip Falls 36kms KM12 3 KM14 ∫â“π≈“¥ Ban Nong Peun Taek BAN LAT 3177 Ban Huai Thawai 10 checkpoint KM10 ∫.ÀπÕߪóπ·µ° Ban Salahet 6 ∫.À⫬∑«“¬ 4 3410 ∫. “√‡ÀÁ¥ N KM15 3204 3432 3410 3187 Ban Yang Chum ∑à“¬“ß À“¥‡®â“ ”√“≠ 3301 ∫.¬“ß™ÿ¡ back routes to Hua Hin 0 5kms THA YANG Hat Chao Samran to Hua Hin R. Phetchaburi ·°àß°√–®“π Hat Puk Tian KAENG KRACHAN 5 Dam K A E N G K R A C H A N 2 Kaeng Krachan CC recommended Khao Phanoen Thong 3174 route to Phetchaburi Park HQ 3175
Thao Thip Falls N A T I O N A L 4WD One-way ! 7 3432 3 8 KM200 9 P A R K Ban Salahet Around Kaeng Krachan Pran Buri Falls 6 3410 ∫. “√‡ÀÁ¥ ™–Õ” 3410 4 CHA-AM 1 Thanu Resort $-$$ Tel: (0) 1944 6571 Yang Chum 2 Chatphet Resort $-$$ Tel: (0) 1866 8127 ∫.¬“ß™ÿ¡ 3 Petch Rim Tarn Resort $-$$ Tel: (0) 3241 1881 4WD only past this point Springfield Royal CC Fax: (0) 3242 7220 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2241 1192 — No entry after 14:30 Lam Luang Resort $$ Tel: (0) 3247 8177-9 West only 05:00-10:00 & 14:30-15:00 4 East only 12:00-13:00 & 16:30-18:00 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2392 7805 Imperial Lake View CC Casuarina Resort $$-$$$ 5 3301 Hua Hin-Cha-Am
Phetkasem Highway Tel: (0) 3244 3080-2 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2254 1410 Buri Pran R 6 Tipawan Chalet $$-$$$$ bypass N Bkk Off: (0) 2319 2693-4. Fax: (0) 2319 2692 7 Pala-U Resort $ Tel: (0) 1215 3577 Oliver Hargreave Bkk rsvn: (0) 2729 3673 Hua Hin Airport checkpoint 5 10 kms 3219 1 Sawang Resort Golf Club (H4 KM137) Nong Phlap Tel: (0) 3249 9556-8 Fax: (0) 3249 9555 7 6 ∫.ÀπÕßæ—∫ 3218 HUA HIN Bkk Off: (0) 2 440 0245 À—«À‘π 2 Kaeng Krachan Country Club Tel: (0) 3242 4213-4 Pala-U-Falls Fax: (0) 3242 5587 (closed Mondays) Majestic Creek CC
he 2915 square kms of the Kaeng Krachan National KM36, from where the Tho Thip Falls are 4kms on foot. T Park straddle the Tennasserim mountains to the west along the border with Myanmar. Two waterfalls may be Prior permission from the park HQ (H3432 KM29) must visited in the park. be obtained and only 4WD vehicles are allowed in (one- way access on dirt road: 05:00-10:00 & 14:30-15:00 up only; The Pala U Falls 12:00-13:00 & 16:30-18:00 down only; no entry after 14:30 Follow H3218 & H3219 to the Pala U Falls (60 kms — — avoid visiting at weekends). Drive with caution as you walk the final 700m of unsealed track if not driving a 4WD will be responsible for your vehicle on this road. Camping vehicle. Entry 08:00-16:30. Allow a full day), a series of 15 equipment can be hired at the Park HQ, but you must take levels of cascades in a narrow valley filled with evergreen food, drinking water, torch, repellents, etc. (Call the Park forest. HQ for details. Tel (0) 3245 9293). The park headquarters are most easily reached from The Tho Thip Falls Hua Hin by driving to KM12 on H3219 and then turning A 36kms dirt road leads to Ban Krang Camp at KM15, a north on H3301 following Pointers 5,6 7 & 8. walk to Pran Buri Falls from KM18 (visitors must take a park guide), Phanoenthong camp at KM30, and a car park at 5 North to Cha-Am and Phetchaburi to Phetchaburi to Phetchaburi HUA HIN to CHA-AM (recommended coast route) North of the Marukathaiwan Palace, several 3174 1 Taweesook Beach Resort $$-$$$ KM15 1 Tel: (0) 3244 8195 monolithic high-rise condotels mark the coast as Khrua Pa Chaliao 2 Eurasia Cha-Am Lagoon $$-$$$$ far as Cha-Am, where resort accommodation Tel: (0) 3247 1326-7 Fax: (0) 3243 0397 follows a beach-front road in this popular Thai Bkk rsvn: (0) 2693 1840-5 argreave 3 Cha-Am Methavalai Hotel $$-$$$ resort. Tel: (0) 3243 3250-3 Fax: (0) 3247 1590 2 Oliver H Bkk rsvn: (0) 2621 0600-9 E-mail: [email protected] industrial The coast road north from Cha-Am (Pointers 3B Cha-Am Villa Hotel $-$$ Tel: (0) 3247 1241 Fax: (0) 3247 1086 zone 9&10) offers a marginally longer, but much quieter E-mail: [email protected] Seafood road to Phetchaburi than the stressful main trunk 3C Gems Cha-Am Hotel $$$ quarry Tel: (0) 3243 4060-6 Fax: (0) 3243 4002 9 1 Springfield Royal route (H4). The coastal route is recommended if Bkk rsvn: (0) 2635 0944-7 CHA-AM Country Club 3D Jitravee Resort Hotel $-$$ 3 (H4 KM210 west turn 5kms) you are not in a hurry. North of Hat Chao Samran Tel: (0) 3247 1382 Fax: (0) 3243 3925 station Police box Bkk rsvn: (0) 2231 2244 E-mail: [email protected] the beaches become mud-flats backed by salt pans, 3E Kaeng Chan Hotel $$ inland Tel: (0) 3247 1314 Fax: (0) 3247 1531 Imperial Lake View Hotel bypass 4 2 and the coastal roads are severely broken up. 3F Long Beach Cha-Am Hotel $$-$$$ & Golf Club (H4 KM16) Tel: (0) 3247 2140-1 Fax: (0) 3247 2287 $$ Tel: (0) 3245 6223-9 Bkk rsvn: (0) 241 3897 Fax: (0) 3245 6241 TAT Tel: (0) 3247 1005-6 Bkk Off: (0) 2995 2312-5 ACCOMMODATION 3G Mark-Land Hotel Cha-Am $$-$$$ Tel: (0) 3243 3821-41 Fax: (0) 3243 3834 Palm Hills Resort & Country Club 4 (H4 KM226) Tel: (0) 3252 0800-11 • Anantara Resort & Spa $$$$ ([1] Around Hua 4 Nirundorn Resort $-$$ 5 Bkk Off: (0) 2233 2922 Tel: (0) 3247 1893-4 3 4 Fax: (0) 3252 0820 Hin) Tel: (0) 3252 0250 Fax: Tel: (0) 3252 0259 4B NP Place $-$$ Bkk Res: (0) 2477 0800 Tel: (0) 3247 1626 5 Cha-Am Marina Resort $$ inland bypass Tel: (0) 3247 1851-6 4C Santisuk Beach Resort $$$ 6 • Casuarina Resort $$- $$$ ([2]2 Hua Hin- Tel: (0) 3247 1214 Fax: (0) 3247 1212 Fax: (0) 3247 1858 7 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2295 0856-7 Phetchaburi) Tel: (0) 3244 3080-2 Bkk Res: (0) Bkk rsvn: (0) 2208 0523 8 6 Springfield Beach Resort 2254 1410 $$$-$$$$ Tel: (0) 3245 1181-5 10 Fax: (0) 3245 1194 10 9 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2231 2244 • Dusit Resort & Polo Club $$$-$$$$ ([7] Hua 1
H Phetchaburi parking 1 walk only Rathwithi Rd. With relics from the Khmer empire at Wat cable car Palace H Kamphaeng Laeng going back to the 12th century, Museum Phra Nakhon Khiri Phetchaburi is the site of an old settlement. Long a Phrathat Chom Phet Phongsuriya Rd. Historical Park seat of royalty, the city has many temples as well as Khao Wang 4 Chisra In Rd. Wat Yai Suwannaram two 19th century royal palaces — the Phra Nakhon Wat Phra Kaew Phrasong
Matayawong Rd. R d. Khiri Historical Park and Phra Ram Ratchaniwet (Ban Wat Mahathat Peun) Palace (to visit Ban Peun, enter the army camp). Reclining Buddha Wat Kamphaeng clock Laeng Photikarong Rd.
Bandai It Rd. Suriphan Rd. Temples of interest are Wat Yai Suwannaram (an Ratchadamnoen Rd. Ratchadamnoen to Wat Phetkasem Highway old ubosot, 18th C. murals and a library on a pond) Bandai It (300m) Damnoen Kasem Rd. and Wat Ko Kaeo Sutharam (18th C murals) and Wat Mahathat (Khmer-Ayutthayan prangs). Several Tha Hin Rd. of the temples have long wooden row houses (kuti) for monks. Wat Ko Kaew Sutharam Damrongrak Rd. The Buddhist shrines at Khao Luang (4 kms from 4 city centre) and Khao Bandai It (1.5 kms) are N military Ban Peun amongst the best examples of cave shrines common Palace (army) to the karsts and limestone hills of Phetchaburi and
Oliver Hargreave Ratchaburi provinces. 0 500m Ratchadamri Rd. The highlight, however, remains the Phra Nakhon 3177 to Hat Chao Samran & Khiri Historical Park. A short cable-car ride takes coastal route you up to King Mongkut’s hill-top residence, which 3179 to Cha-Am Hua Hin to Cha-Am to H4 has been converted into a national museum, and to cobbled pathways shaded by plumeria trees 6 covering the summit. RATCHABURI – NAKHON PATHOM SECTION 3 : 101 kms. KANCHANABURI
3040 NORTHWEST to KANCHANBURI via RARATCHABURITCHABURI 324 346 3232 3455 Grand Garden GC 323 23 Muang Singh 1 3305 °“≠®π∫ÿ√’ 346 Historical Park 3229 18 KANCHANABURI Vajiralongkorn Dam KAMPHAENG SAEN Ban Kao National Museum 3229 °”·æß· π 3229 3394 1 Wat Tham Khao Noi 2 THA MUANG 3233 3085 321 3455 3 ∑à“¡à«ß 3036 KM64 17 THA MAKA ∑à“¡–°“ 323 ¥à“π¡–¢“¡‡µ’Ȭ 3429 1 Baanrai Rimkwai Resort DAN MAKHAM TIA 3209 π§√ª∞¡ & Hotel. $$ Tel: (0) 3465 4077-8 Evergreen Hills GC NAKHON PATHOM Fax: (0) 3465 4186 2 ∫â“π‚ªÉß Bkk rsvn: (0) 2643 1748-9 3 3273 BAN PONG River Kwai Botanic Garden [$$ 2 3361 3209 Mission Hills GC 3089 4 Tel: (0) 3465 4088 Fax: (0) 3465 4088 Ban Nong Tak Ya Bkk rsvn: (0) 2934 4909 ∫.ÀπÕßµ“°¬“ 3089 Fax: (0) 2934 4909 16 3357 Wat Khanon 3 The Legacy. $$-$$$ 4 Tel: (0) 1213 9872-6, Phetkasem Highway Uniland CC 3097 (0) 3451 6788 Khao Chong Phran (cave) ∫“ß·æ Bkk rsvn: (0) 2860 7602-9 BANG PHAE Phawothai Resort & 5 4 Ratchaburi CC Royal Villa PHOTHARAM Museum $$-$$$ 3274 6 Tel: (0) 3222 1189 (Mon-Thur), Ratchaburi CC ‚æ∏‘Ï∑“√“¡ recommended route Khao Chom Phon (cave) 3089 (0) 3239 5192-94 (Fri-Sun) 3236
Ratchaburi-Kanchanaburi 15 3237 Oliver Hargreave 3087 CHOM BUNG «πº÷Èß ®Õ¡∫÷ß 3087 SUAN PHUNG Khao Bin (cave) Bo Klung Hot Springs 3291 325 3087 Chatpawai 14 13 Wat Prasatsit ∫.™—ƪɓÀ«“¬ 3208 RATCHABURI ¥”‡π‘𠥫° 4 DAMNOEN SADUAK Kao Chan Falls √“™∫ÿ√’ 3313 Rama II Park ∫“ߧπ∑’ 35 3337 BANG KHONTHI 1 Grand Garden & Golf Club (H3229 KM18) Dragon Hills CC 7 4 Bkk Off. Tel: (0) 2243 5816-17 Fax: (0) 2243 5819 ª“°∑àÕ Rama II Road 2 Evergreen Hills Golf Club & Resort Bkk Off: PAK THO Tel: (0) 2941 2801-8 Fax: (0) 2941 2810 3093 12 SAMUT 3 Mission Hills Golf Club (H3209 KM23) SONGKHRAM Bkk Off: (0) 2719 8949 Fax: (0) 2719 8959 35 3206 ¡ÿ∑√ ߧ√“¡ 4 Uniland Golf & Country Club (H4 KM60) 11 N Tel: (0) 2477 8976-9 Fax: (0) 2477 9798 Õ—¡æ«“ 5 Ratchaburi Country Club (H3087 KM25) Tel: (0) 3226 1223-6 Bkk Off: (0) 2281 8591 Fax: (0) 2281 7294 recommended route AMPHAWA to floating market 10kms 6 Royal (Villa) Ratchaburi Country Club (H3089 KM7) Tel: (0) 3232 1061 ‡¢“¬âÕ¬ Bkk Off: (0) 2255 6482 Fax: (0) 2259 1634 KHAO YAI 7 Dragon Hills Golf & Country Club Tel: (0) 3226 1205-7 ∫â“π·À≈¡ Fax: (0) 3226 1207 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2541 4311 Sawang Resort GC 8 BAN LAEM 8 Sawang Resort Golf Club (H4 KM137) Tel: (0) 3249 9556-8 Fax: (0) 3249 9555 Bkk Off: (0) 2440 0245
ollow the route indicated (Pointers 14-18) for the Khao Chong Phran cave (H3089 KM18 north from Ratchaburi) F shortest route to Kanchanaburi (223 kms from Hua Hin) is noted for the flocks of bats which fly out of its mouth as avoiding the busy highways. The minor roads on the banks dusk falls. Wat Khanon (east bank of the Mae Khlong 3.5 of the Mae Khlong is also an interesting and tranquil kms north of Photharam) has preserved the traditions of alternative to busy highways 4 and 323. shadow puppets (demonstration 10:00 am Saturdays only).
Ratchaburi The Floating Market at Damnoen Saduak The city of Ratchaburi is worth visiting for the National Though the market is for tourists, hiring a boat (300-700 Museum in the old city hall (08:30-16:30 Closed Mondays, Bt) to see the maze of canals in this area remains fascinating. Tuesdays & National Holidays) and the Khmer style of A return journey to the floating market from Hua Hin (145kms architecture at Wat Mahathat. one way) requires a very early start, as the market winds Several cave shrines are found in Ratchaburi Province. down after 11:00 hrs. www.budget.co.th 7 To reach the floating market, go to Pointer 11 to Photharam to Nakhon Pathom RATCHABURI 4 and take H35 (filter left for flyover east from H4 at (use H3291 for shorter route) Golden City Hotel (KM96)
KM126— signposted Rama II Rd. to Samut H4 (original) Songkhram and Samut Sakhon. This is the main N route to Bangkok — expect heavy traffic at all 0 1 km 3087 times). At Pointer 12 (KM63) turn north onto H325 recommended route to Chom Bung, to Damnoen Saduak. Follow H325 through Samut Kanchanaburi Songkhram and north until KM25. Turn west at Pointer 13 (1km to main centre for renting boats) Ruan Phe 3291 A through route west from Damnoen Saduak
9 Wat Mahathat liver Hargreave can be taken to Ratchaburi (22kms) and to the National O Rama II Park near Amphawan, which contains a Museum well-preserved Ayutthayan style wooden palace. Mae Khlong River 4 3088 Suan Phung Krai Peha Rd. to Damneon Saduak The Bo Khlung Hot Springs and Kao Chan Si Suriyawong Rd. Falls (H3087 KM34+ south turn — 10 & 14kms. to Chat- pawai H Golden City Hotel $ 4WD only for Falls) together with small resorts Tel: (0) 3231 7140-4 3208 Provincial Hall offer quiet retreats in this less-developed area Fax: (0) 3231 7145 to Phetchaburi (65kms from Ratchaburi)
to Sri Nakharin Dam, Routes between Bangkok and Kanchanaburi KANCHANABURI 1 RS Hotel $-$$$ 323 Erawan NP, Si Sawat, Tel: (0) 3462 5129-32 (198 Kms) to Sai Yok, Bo Phloi Thong Pha Phum Bkk rsvn: (0) 2291 9953-4 The most direct route between Bangkok and & Three Pagodas 1B Mittaphan Hotel $-$$$ Tel: (0) 3451 5906-8 Kanchanaburi is to use H338 and H4 to reach H323 3199 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2291 9953-4 (Pointers 19 &20), but there is no way to avoid 2 Duen Shine Resort (rafts) $-$$$ 24 Tel: (0) 3465 3369-70 the heavy traffic encountered within a 50km radius KM2 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2866 8180 of Bangkok. H346 (Pointers 21-23) takes a longer 3 Felix River Kwai $$$-$$$$ 3305 Tel: (0) 3451 5061 but less busy northerly route via Ban Len and Fax: (0) 3451 5095 Kamphaeng Saen. (see Budget’s Airport 1 4 Sam's House $ Tel: (0) 3451 5956 Fax: (0) 3451 2023 KHWAE YAI Castle Mall Routefinder Map for road information in Bangkok) 5 River Kwai Hotel $-$$ Tel: (0) 3451 3348-9 2 323 6 River Inn $ Tel: (0) 3462 1056 H4 (Phetchkasem Highway) Bridge over the River Khwae
• Felix River Kwai $$$ - $$$$ ([5]5 Kanchanaburi) Provincial Hall Tel: (0) 3451 5061 Fax: (0) 3451 5095 E-mail: [email protected]
to Wat Tham Khao Noi, 323 to Tha Muang, Vajiralongkorn Dam Nakhon Pathom, Ratchadamri 8 www.budget.co.th SONG PHI NONG ∫“߉∑√ BANG SAI BANGKOK - RATCHABURI Õßæ’ËπâÕß Bang Sai CC 1 3206 1 Bangsai Country Club (H311 KM16) ≈“¥∫—«À≈«ß 3309 Tel: (0) 3537 1494-6 Fax: (0) 3537 1491 3442 LAT BUA LUANG 3111 2 NCR Country Club Golf & Marina (H3422 KM14) Wat Phai Rong Wua Tel: (0) 3439 9012-4 Fax: (0) 3439 9013 321 3442 2 NCR CC 24 3 Dynasty Golf & Country Club (H346 KM58) Royal Folk Arts Tel: (0) 3439 1076-8 Fax: (0) 2434 5536 3231 & Craft Centre Bang Luang 4 Royal Gems & Sports Club 9 Tel: (0) 2441 9314-6 Fax: (0) 2441 9843 346 3040 347 5 Krisda City Golf Hills (H338 KM33) Tel: (0) 3423 2594-9 Fax: (0) 3423 2600 3232 ≈“¥À≈ÿ¡·°â« “¡‚§° Dynasty SAM KHOK 6 Rose Garden Golf Club (H4 KM32) LAT LUM KAEO Tel: (0) 3432 3770-1 Fax: (0) 3432 2768 3 22 346 Uniland Golf & Country Club (H4 KM60) ∫“߇≈π 7 21 Tel: (0) 2477 8976-9 Fax: (0) 2477 9798 23 346 BANG LEN 346 8 Ekachai Golf & Country Club (H3242 KM12) KAMPHAENG SAEN 340 PATHUM THANI Tel: (0) 2416 5557-8 Fax: (0) 2416 5559 °”·æß· π ª∑ÿ¡∏“π’ 306
3394 345 ∫“ß∫—«∑Õß 321 3233 BANG BUA THONG THA MAKA 3036 9 ∑à“¡–°“ Outer Ring Rd. (West) ππ∑∫ÿ√’ NONTHABURI π§√ª∞¡ Royal Gems NAKHON PATHOM 4 ∫â“π‚ªÉß π§√™—¬»√’ BAN PONG NAKHON CHAISI æÿ∑∏¡≥∑≈ PHUTTHAMONTHON 3089 4 338 Krisda Hills 5 Wat Khanon 20 3089 Thai Human Phutthamonthon 3357 Imagery Museum 19 æÿ∑∏¡≥∑≈ 7 6 Khao SAM PHRAN 3310 Chong Phran Uniland CC 3097 “¡æ√“π 4 (cave) Rose Garden ∫“ß·æ Phetkasem Highway BANG PHAE Samphran Elephant Ground 3414 PHOTHARAM °√–∑ÿ¡·∫π 3089 ‚æ∏‘Ï∑“√“¡ 35 BANGKOK Royal KRATHUM BAEN Ratchaburi CC. 3237 3236 3091 8 æ√– ¡ÿ∑√‡®¥’¬å Ekachai PHRA SAMUT CHEDI 3242
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¡ÿ∑√ “§√ Oliver H 13 14 SAMUT SAKHON 10kms ¥”‡π‘𠥫° Wat Prasatsit 3208 DAMNOEN SADUAK RATCHABURI Rama II Rd. √“™∫ÿ√’ church 4 3088 BAN KHONTHI ∫“ߧπ∑’ 35 = Elevated roadway / tollway / Expressway
to U-Thong, Suphan Buri to Bang Len NAKHON PATHOM Nakhon Pathom 3036 Nakhon Pathom is the site of Thailand’s largest stupa. Of 321 station particular note are the Buddha images surrounding Ratchadamri Rd. the outer wall round the stupa, Provincial Hall Ratchadamnoen Rd. Thesa Rd. as well as the adjacent national Maliraj M Rattabanrang museum (09:00-16:00 Closed Palace Phrapathomchedi Woramahawihan 4 Oliver Hargreave Mon-Tues. 30 Bt), Silpakorn University Ratchawithi Rd. 1 Museum 2 The Provincial Hall is part to Bangkok
Yingpao Rd. of the spacious Sanam Chan 4 1 Nakorn Inn Hotel $ Palace built by King Rama VI. Tel: (0) 3425 1152-4 Fax: (0) 3425 4998 The Maliraj Rattabanrang 2 Whale Hotel $-$$ 3 N Phetchkasem Highway Tel: (0) 3425 3855-63 Fax: (0) 3425 3864 within the grounds may be E-mail: [email protected] 3 River Hotel $-$$ visited (09:00-16:00 Thurs- 0 1 km KM60 to Ratchaburi, Kanchanaburi Tel: (0) 3428 0440-5 Fax: (0) 3425 0865 Sats. 30 Bht.).
www.budget.co.th 9 KANCHANABURI SECTION 4 : 233 kms. THE THREE PAGODAS
KANCHANABURI & SAI YOK C H A L O E M R A T T A N A K O S I N Chaloem Rattanakosin N. Park 3480 1 Huai Mae Khamin Falls Si Nakharin N. Park »√’ «— ¥‘Ï N. P A R K Green World GC SI SAWAT ÀπÕߪ√◊Õ 28 S I N A K H A R I N NONG PHRU 3306 Hin Dat Hot Springs Phathat Falls 1 Green World Hot Spring Resort & Golf Club N. P A R K (H323 KM106) Tel: (0) 3459 9210-1 3190 KM92 Fax: (0) 3459 9211 Bkk Off: (0) 2539 4613-6 2 Home Phu Toey Resort (H323 KM61)$$-$$$ 1 Bkk rsvn: (0) 2621 1510-3 Fax: (0) 2621 1514 Daowadung Cave 3199 3 Nichigo Resort & Country Club (H3199 KM9) $$-$$$ Tel: (0) 3451 3304 Fax: (0) 3451 3334 Bkk Off: (0) 2231 2681-3 Phrathat Cave 4 River Kwai (Milford) Golf & Country Club 2 Si Nakharin Dam (H323 KM40) $ Tel & Fax: (0) 3459 1037 Sai Yok N. Park Bkk Off: (0) 2235 2871-2 27 323 5 Grand Garden & Golf Club (H3229 KM18) S A I Y O K 8 $$-$$$ Bkk Off. Tel: (0) 2243 5816-17 Hellfire Pass Museum Home Phutoey Fax: (0) 2243 5819 Erawan Falls & N. Park 9 2 1 Suanthan Resort $ Tel: (0) 1908 0042 E R A W A N Bkk Tel: & Fax: (0) 2573 5138 N. P A R K ∫àÕæ≈Õ¬ BO PHLOI 3342 2 Saiyok View Raft $ Lawa Cave Off Tel: (0) 3451 4194 Fax: (0) 3451 5913 10 3 3 River Kwai Village $$ Tel: (0) 3463 454-6 N. P A R K Bkk rsvn: (0) 2251 7552 Fax: (0) 2255 2350 4
River Kwai Resotel $$-$$$ liver Hargreave 4 Nam Tok N O 5 Safari Park E-mail: [email protected] Tha Thung Na Dam
Kanchanaburi KM12 H3229 to Ban Kao National Museum (Left turn anchanaburi City is interesting for its market and for 16kms. H3445 KM2. 08:30-16:30 closed Mons & Tues. 30 K the accommodation on or near the river, but it is most Bht..), which has a collection of artefacts dating from around famous for the ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’ (actually River 2000 BC, and the Khmer Ruins of Muang Singh Historical Khwae) and war-grave cemeteries of the ‘Death Railway’. Park (25 kms. H3445 KM11 30 Bht..). Continue north on sealed road for back route to Sai Yok and the Krasae Trestle. Nearby temples of interest include Wat Tham KM15 H3343 left to Sai Yok. Direct route to Wang Po Mangkongton (9 kms H3429 KM5) and Wat Tham Khao Noi station and the Krasae Trestle and Wat Tham Sua (17kms. South on H323 to Tha Muang — KM45 Paksaeng Pier (Left turn — 2kms) for boats to cross over the Vajiralongkorn Dam and turn right) Lawa Cave and raft accommodation upriver. Fill gas tank if near empty! The Valley of the Khwae Noi (H323 from Pointer 24) KM65 The Hellfire Pass Museum (Left turn 300m — see The Khmer ruins at Muang Singh attest to the strategic Death Railway) value of this valley as a route between Burma and Thailand. KM80. Saiyok National Park (Left turn — 3kms). Caves, Passing close to the ruins a thousand years later, the Death waterfalls, boats to Lawa Cave and raft accommodation. Railway brought an infamy which contrasts starkly with the KM84. Daowadung Cave (Turn left and follow road across beauty of the surrounding mountains. the river. Turn right at T junction with dirt road. Turn left at sign to temple after 1.3 kms and drive up concrete lane — 10 4kms). Probably the best caves to see. KM103. Phathat Falls (Right turn 12kms - THE DEATH RAILWAY unsealed after 6kms) — more impressive than The Death Railway is named for the more than 100,000 lives taken to build and maintain the Sai Yok Noi Falls, and, like all falls in the it between 1942 and 1945. Places to visit in Kanchanaburi include the JEATH Museum Kanchanaburi area, features layered steps (08:30-16:30 daily. 30 Bht.) and the Chongkai and Kanchanaburi War Grave Cemeteries. The created by calcium deposits. bridge over the Khwae Yai is especially popular during the sound and light show (held at the end of November — call TAT Kanchanaburi Tel: (0) 3451 1200 for details). KM105. NW turn to Hin Dat Hot Springs The trestle at Tham Krasae (near Wang Po Station, Sai Yok. H3343) has only partly been (400m on unsealed road back round to car modernised since the original structure was built by POWs. More remnants of the railway park) can be seen at Sai Yok Noi Falls (H323 KM46), which is 1km beyond the terminus of the KM109 A road NE leads to the Phu Sawan operational part of the line at Nam Tok Station. Train schedules are as follows: Falls (22kms. 4WD) and an unsealed route Kanchanaburi Dep Nam Tok Arr Nam Tok Dep Kanchanaburi Arr. (4WD only) to Huai Khamin Falls in the Sri 06:11 08:40 05:25 07:25 11:01 12:50 13:00 14:48 Nakharin National Park. 16:37 18:40 15:15 17:51 Jack Chalker’s unforgettable drawings, sketched when he was a POW, are on display in North-West to the Three Pagodas Pass a small memorial park at the Home Phutoey Resort (H323 KM61— call first for permission H323 to Sangkhla Buri and the Three to enter unless booked for a round of golf or overnight stay). Similarly impressive is a visit Pagodas Pass goes right at a T-junction to The Australian War Graves Museum at Hellfire pass (H323 KM65 09:00-16:00 daily. Donation) and the historical walk along the old roadbed (4.5kms). More remnants of the (KM125 Pointer 25. Kilometres are measured line can be seen at Sai Yok National Park (H323 KM80). from this point — no fuel till Sangkhla Buri!) Continue to Thong Pha Phum on H3273 for Muang Pilok (63kms). THONG PHA PHUM -THREE PAGODAS T H U N G Y A I N A R E S U A N The pretty journey along the (restricted) narrower (H323) road to Sangkhla Three Pagodas Pass W I L D L I F E R E S E R V E Buri and the Three Pagodas border crossing (86kms) is worthwhile if you —ߢ≈–∫ÿ√’ Takianthong Falls plan to explore the culture of the Mon SANGKHLABURI and other ethnic groups who inhabit the borderlands around the lake. Your Songkalia River Hut & Resort $ Wat Wiwekaram Tel: (0) 3459 5023-4 hotel/guest house in Sangkhla Buri Bkk rsvn: (0) 2896 2347 will be able to provide detailed information on what to see. Sakho Cave K H A O L A E M Khao Laem N. Park KM25 (H323) NE turn to Lam T H O N G P H A P H U M Khlong Ngu National Park (26kms N. P A R K 4WD). N A T I O N A L P A R K Dai Hong Tong Falls Kroeng Krawia Falls KM32 Dai Hong Tong Falls (SW turn —1.5 kms) L A E M K H L O N G N G U KM33. Kruangkrawia Falls (near Laem Khlong Ngu N. Park road) 323 N. P A R K KM40 Khae Laem National Park Khao Laem Dam HQ (near road) no fuel KM68 NW turn to Three Pagodas M Y A N M A R for 80 kms! ∑Õߺ“¿Ÿ¡‘ Pass at T junction (18kms). Straight N THONG PHA PHUM ahead for Sangkhla Buri (4kms) 25 Phasawan Falls 10kms ∫.ª≈ÁÕ° 3272 Pilok The Khwae Yai Valley and Erawan National Park (50kms) Take H3199 from Pointer 24 (Fork Green World GC left at pointer 27 through the dam Oliver Hargreave checkpoint after KM46 — 3.5kms) to go to the famous falls in the Erawan National Park. A 2km North to Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park (97kms) walk follows the course of the stream up the seven tiers of H3398 and H3086 lead north to Nong Phru (Pointers the falls. 26&28), passing Bo Phloi, a former gemstone mining area. Turn west at Nong Phru (KM63 — pointer 28), following Continue on the road on the west side of the lake to signs to Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park. The main Phra That Cave (10kms — part of Erawan National Park) features are a cave (Tham Lot Noi) with a stream running and the Huai Mae Khamin Falls in Sri Nakharin National through and a 2km walk upstream passing the Trai Trung Park (45kms—4WD) Falls to a spectacular sinkhole (Tham Lot Yai).
KM23 (left turn 1.5kms) Nine Army Battle Historical KM23.(West turn) The Safari Park (09:00-18:00 Adults Park (09:30-11:30&14:30-16:30). 150/children 90 Bht. Elephant and crocodile shows scheduled between 11:00-16:00 hrs. Tel (0) 3462 8270-1) features a drive through zoo and a resort/theme park around a large restaurant. www.budget.co.th 11 See our web site o help you find your way through an unfamiliar landscape,
Distances and turnings are indi- Remember to allow for emergencies Only indication prices for accom- cated by kilometre references, — always take drinking water. A torch modation are given, as rates change. which follow the kilometre stones can also be useful, as can an umbrella Be prepared for additional government placed on all government high- or warm clothing, depending on the taxes to be added onto a hotel bill. ways: season when you are travelling. Walk-in rates are indicated as follows: $ = 0-999 Baht H4 KM13 = Kilometre stone 13 is the Help us get it right! If you have $$ = 1000-2999 Baht nearest kilometre marker on suggestions or find serious errors in $$$ = 3000-5999 Baht Highway 4 (Phetkasem Highway). this guide, please advise our staff. $$$$ = 6000 Baht up (west turn — 3kms) = if you are travelling north, this means you INFORMATION should turn left and reach your NATIONAL PARKS destination after 3kms This guide is designed to com- Visitor centres at park HQs usu- plement regular guide-books. The Fill up with petrol! Remote country ally have brochures with maps detail- offices of the Tourism Authority of roads have no filling stations, or fuel ing sights, though English language Thailand (TAT — locations on the is only served by hand pumps from versions may not always be available. maps) at Cha-Am (Tel: (0) 3247 1005-6 barrels, which is inconvenient and There are board maps and walking Fax: (0) 3247 1502. E-mail: tatphet more expensive. Check your fuel trails are usually well-marked. @tat.or.th) and Kanchanaburi (Tel: (0) before leaving towns if planning to go Park accommodation can be 3451 2500 Fax: (0) 3251 1200) can also on a long, remote route through back spartan, and is not well set up for walk- provide useful information and roads or the border country. in trade unless you bring your own brochures. Alternatives routes may be tent and food. Prior reservation from the Forestry Department in Bangkok suggested, and it is up to you to decide ACCOMMODATION which road is best for you. Where is essential in the peak periods. Tel: (0) 2579 7223, (0) 2579 5734, possible, the suggested routes try to A range of places that stand out (0) 2561 4292-4 ext. 724&725. avoid busy main highways in order to for ambience are listed, but many other Foreigners are charged 200 Bht. help you cruise happily along the places on the map listings can be just (children 100 Bht.) entrance fee to holiday road in Thailand. as nice. We strongly advise pre-booking national parks in Thailand. If you can accommodation in the high season and Broken and buckled road produce a Thai driver’s license, you during festivals. surface frequently encountered! should be charged at the rate for Thai Travel with enough cash to get you people (20 Bht./adult). The entrance 4 WD (only)! If you are driving a to the next ATM machine (at banks in fee will allow you to enter all sites in vehicle that does not have four-wheel district towns). Credit cards are usually that park on that day. drive, please do not enter this road. only accepted by larger resorts/hotels. Though it is not usually necessary to engage 4WD on most dirt roads, the higher clearance and fortified À¬ÿ¥ suspension of such vehicles make their use obligatory on many unsealed roads À¬ÿ¥ in Thailand. µ√«®
Dirt roads are common in border STOP NO PASSING STOP (POLICE) CHECK areas and in the mountains, and important unsealed routes are regularly maintained and classed as all-weather. In the green season, however, many roads can have deep muddy patches. ithin Design 0 5327 2111 We recommend that you avoid dirt greave (
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