Budget WorldClass Drives and the Eastern Gulf of Siam

Tourism Authority of (TAT) SELF DRIVE VACATIONS MAP 1 -KLAENG To Prachin Buri 33 SI MAHAPHOT

3124 Bangkok International 304 Airport (Don Muang) 3281 To Kabin Buri

9 BANG NAM PRIEO 3079 319

304 PHANOM SARAKHAM

BAN KHLA 3245 9 3121 Nong Ngu Hao CHACHOENGSAO (New International Airport Project) 304 20 304 3256 SANAMCHAI KHET 7 314 BANG PHLI BAN PHO 3304 3268 PLAENG YAO BANG BO 34 Muang Boran

315 3 19 PHAN THONG 7

315 PHANAT NIKHOM THA TAKIAP 3259 331 349 6 3245 344

7 BAN BUNG 777 m. BANG SAEN 3340 798 m. G U L F O F S I A M 5 G Natural Park Hill Golf BO THONG 3138 3401 Natural Park Golf G G Khao Kheow Country Club Noble Place Golf G G G Chonburi Century 732 m. 4 3241 Ko Si Chang G NONG YAI See Map 6 Page 7 For the eastem section of this drive. Treasure Hill Golf 3 SriRacha Golf G 3245 3138 Industrial Zone Laem Chabang Golf G 344 7 G 3 Burapha Golf 8 BAN LAMUNG

2 PLUAK DAENG Siam Country Club G Pattaya Country Club 3191 G G Great Lake Golf Pattaya City 36 WANG CHAN 3191 1 3471 331 3376 Phoenix Golf 3138 G Green Valley 13 3377 G 3143 Century Golf BAN KHAI KLAENG 3 G 36 To Chantaburi 332 10 3139 3320 BAN CHANG 3161 3392 9 Phutaluang 3 3 3163 Ko Khram G G Eastern Star RAYONG SATTAHIP 11 Hat Phayun 12 3145 Uttapao 3192 International Airport Laem Charoen Laem Mae Phim Map Ta Phut Ban Phe Industrial Zone G Golf Course Laem Ya Hat Mae Ram Phung Industrial Estate Ko Samae San Ko Samet Ko Man Group Provincial Capital District Town () Sub-district (king amphoe) N Expressway Useful Terms Motorway amphoe = district khlong = river, canal Main Trunk Route ao = bay ko = island 0 5 10 15 kms hat = beach namtok = waterfall Secondary Highway laem = point soi = lane Indeterminate (unsealed) khao = mountain tha = harbour wat = temple

2 R Budget WorldClass Drives PATTAYA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF SIAM

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PATTAYA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF SIAM

Pristine sandy beaches, idyllic islands, succulent seafood, exciting sea sports, inland adventures — whether wild thrills on the waves, golf with the greats, or family fun under the sun, this tour along Thailand’s eastern seaboard on the Gulf of Siam has it all.

se your Budget car to visit the host MAPS AND KEY U of attractions within day trips from Pattaya, then head east along the POINTS Sukhumwit Road (Highway 3), a fast divided highway that passes The maps in this through Rayong to the booklet are intended to wealthy coastal provinces of make navigation as easy as Chantaburi and . possible. Important road The recommended route junctions are indicated as takes you to the scenic island Key Points. of Ko Chang, but there are di- versions that include crossing into at Hat Lek to ENTRY FEES gamble at the casino just across the border (a visa must be ob- tained prior to leaving Bangkok). These are usually in- Only the outward drive is di- expensive, but to save on vided into days with suggested side attractions near Pattaya inquire at our trips, so leave something for your local representative office before return journey. Distances are quite making a journey. short, which allows plenty of time to Full prices are listed as follows: enjoy yourself along the way, espe- (2000 plus) cially as you enter the more relaxing (1000-2000 Baht) atmosphere of the coast beyond (500-1000 Baht) Rayong. (Less than 500 baht) Your car allows you to choose. You can visit excellent seafood restaurants Visa and Master card are widely (sea maps), take country roads not accepted except on the islands. Take suggested as side trips, and even re- cash for places without mainland pre- turn via (shown only payment facilities. Dial country code on the map) to explore inland Thai- 66 and the area code without the 0 if land on your own. calling from overseas.

ACCOMMODATION WHEN TO GO

The listings are necessarily limited The high season and clear skies and places have been selected for qua- last from late November till after the lity. The maps show additional places Songkran festival in mid-April. The low to stay. Advanced booking is highly key atmosphere and tubulent condi- recommended, especially if visiting at tions of the green season have a charm weekends or national holidays. of their own.

4 R N MAP 2 PATTAYA 7 KEY POINT SEVEN you have to return on busy roads after dark. 1 2 km R The intersection of the Start from Key Point 2 and drive to Ao Wong Phra Chan Naklua Market Cholburi bypass spur (H.3) with Central Shopping Arcade Ban Lamung, passing a fishing village Pattaya 2nd Rd. Laem Ton Tan the Rama 1X-Cholburi Motorway Tel: (038)720-611-3 before joining Sukhumwit Road (H3) Fax: (038)720-567 (H.7) between KM.78-79. and heading north. Just before Key Beach Rd. Naklua Rd Rd Mike Shopping Mall Point 4, turn left into Si Racha town 8 Pattaya 2nd Rd. KEY POINT EIGHT (see map 5).

Sukhumvit Pattaya Nua Passenger ferries depart hourly 2 (North Pattaya Rd) The intersection of H7 with

R from Soi 14 on a 45 minute trip to the Amari Nipa Resort H H36.

Soi Diana Inn City Hall Car and Truck Rental Mark Land H pleasant historical island of Ko Si

Central Shopping Arcade 3 Parking Beach Rd ater sports,motor sports, Chang (last ferry from island 17:00). Montien Bavaria Pattaya 3 Motorcycle taxis tour the island via the House II Pattaya H exotic zoos and gardens, PattayaPattaya 2 Klang W (Central Pattaya Rd) Parking Soi 8 inland adventures, 17 competition fishing town, the San Jao Phaw Khao Mike Shopping Mall class golf courses within an hour’s Yai Chinese temple and the site of a Soi Post Office Central Shopping Arcade royal palace abandoned when the South Pattaya Pattaya Land drive and a beat that pulses through the night till dawn — French occupied the island in 1893. H Pattaya T Royal Cliff Beach ai Pattaya has something for every- From Si Racha drive inland from Wat Khao Phra Bat (South Pattaya Rd) 147 1 one. So when the pace gets too Key Point 4 to Si Racha Tiger Zoo for Royal Varuna TAT (tourist information) Yacht Club Wat Phra Yai hectic, laze sublime and let Pattaya a shorter trip. Otherwise continue north Nightlife Centre put life in the pink. to Nong Mol Market, which is famous Prasit Rd The maps locate main attrac- for basketry from Phanat Nikhom and tions within day trips from the city dried seafood delicacies. At Key Point and where restaurants out MAP 3 AROUND PATTAYA TOURING AROUND of town serve 3 To Si Racha 137 To Motorway & Bangkok PATTAYA seafood that Si Racha Tiger Zoo Tel: (038)296556-8 will seduce BANG LAMUNG 7 Tel: (038)298188 1 KEY POINT ONE your palate. Naklua Market 8 A The T junction of South Pattaya Rd. DAY Pattaya Nua (north) 3240 (Pattaya Tai) with Highway (H)3, the 2 City Hall TRIPS Pattaya Klang (central) Sukhumwit Rd. near KM.147 I 3240 NORTH 145 Pattaya Tai (South) B 36 Wat Nong Pru 14 G C 108 2 KEY POINT TWO (Round trip Wat Sutthawat Bira Circuit TAT 1 G G D Siam Country Club to Ang Sila and Wat Phra Yai Pattaya Country Club The traffic circle joining North Wat Khao Soi Thong 17 Khao Kheow Pattaya (Pattaya Nua) Rd.,Beach Rd., H Open Zoo. 120 Hat Chom Tian Pattaya Road 2, and the road to Naklua. () F To Rayong kms.) E 151 Wat Mai Hat This drive Krathung Thong 3 KEY POINT THREE goes north to Si Map 3 114 153 Racha, where Seafood 154 The junction of H36 to Rayong with Jomtien Yacht Club Asian University of Science you may take a and Technology H3 at KM.137 Sharky boat trip to Ko 117 Ambassador City Si Chang Island. 3 4 KEY POINT FOUR Ocean Marina From Si Racha 158 G 120 The intersection of H3241 with H3 follow coastal Ban Amphoe (seafood) Phoenix in Si Racha at KM 118. roads to Ang 160 N Sila, or turn in- Wat Yang Sang Wararam land to visit Nong Nooch Tropical Garden 5 KEY POINT FIVE Vihara Sien 331 Khao Kheow 163 Khao Din (Buddha footprint) 4 km The intersection of H3137 to Hat Open Zoo and Ban Sarae (seafood) 3 Bang Saen with H3 near KM.104. Si Racha Tiger Khao Chi Chan Buddha Image Farm. If visiting To Sattahip To Sattahip 6 KEY POINT SIX Si Chang Island Traffic lights E Pattaya Monkey Training Centre Tel: (038)756367 temple Bull Fighting Stadium & Elephant Garden Tel: (038)756582 avoid planning A Million Years Stone Park Tel: (038)249347 F Lakeland Water Cable Ski Tel: (038)232690-2 The intersection of H3 and the too much for B World Dogs Centre Tel: (038)731275-6 G International Snake Show Tel: (038)730608 C Panarak Park H Pattaya Kart, Bungee Jump, Paintball Cholburi bypass near KM.98 your day lest D Pattaya Elephant Village I Mini Siam

5 R 5 turn west towards , Tiger Zoo specialises in big cats and MAP 5 SI RACHA To Chonburi visiting the Institute of Marine Science crocodiles (East turn at KM.20 on H7. aquarium at (2 kms Hrs 08:30-18:00. Shows hourly). N from Key Point 5. 20 Bt. Entrance Hrs: 3 08:30-16:30. Closed Mondays) and MUANG BORAN & 500 m unusual Buddhist sculptures at Wat BANGKOK ROUTES Saen Suk. Drive north to , District office 7 KEY POINT SEVEN where monkeys roam the peak over- Ko Loi (Viewpoint) looking seafood restaurants on the The junction of the Cholburi by- Map 5 north side of the point. Where the road pass spur (H3) with the Bangkok- Ferries to Ko Si Chang turns sharply inland at Ang Sila, con- Robinson Department Store Cholburi motorway (H 7). 14 tinue straight on a narrow (one-way) Sea Side 4 3241 18 lane to enter the high street of the 19 KEY POINT NINETEEN wooden village well-known for its Municipal office stone mortars. The intersection of the Sukhumwit (Viewpoint) Two zoos will delight families on Rd. (H3) with the Bang Na-Trat High- the return route inland. To avoid way (H34) near KM.75 (approx. 25 kms To Si Racha Tiger Zoo, H7 dangerous direct crossings of H7 go from Key Point 6. If going to Muang To Pattaya via Key Points 6&7 or 4. Khao Kheow Boran from Pattaya, enter the front- Open Zoo has over 300 species in a age road prior to reaching the intersec- 2000 acre drive-through park (East turn tion). at KM.14 on H7. Hrs: 07:30-18:00. Map available at zoo office). Si Racha 20 KEY POINT TWENTY

To Bangkok The intersection at MAP 4 NORTH OF PATTAYA the start of the Bang Na- Trat Highway (H34), the expressway to Din Daeng CHONBURI (for Bangkok Interna- Motorway tional Airport) and the GOLF COURSES Bypass Sukhumwit Rd. Ang Sila 6 344 The golf country clubs welcome visitors, but call 7 first to book your round and accommodation. Map seafood To Klaeng & Khao Sam Muk The Bangkok-Chon- (M) numbers indicate how to locate the courses Chantaburi Bangpra International Golf Club (M4) Wat Saen Suk 3 7 buri Motorway (H7) is the Tel: (038) 341149-50 Fax: (038) 341151 78 Hat Bang Saen best way to and from Burapha Golf Club (M4) 5 Tel: (038) 345151-2 Fax: (038) 345 153-8 Institute of Marine Science Bangkok International Century Golf & Country Club Rayong (M1) (Burapha University) G Natural Park Hill Airport, but the Sukhum- Tel: (038) 602889 Fax: (038) 602889 Nong Mol Market Khao Kheow Open Zoo Chonburi Century Country Club (M1) wit Road offers an alter- Tel: (01) 212 0825 Natural Park G native coastal route that Eastern Star Resort & Country Club (M1) Tel: (038) 630410-17 Fax: (038) 630418 G Bangpra passes Muang Boran Ban Bang Phra 112 Great Lake Golf & Country Club (M1) (ancient city). Tel: (01) 321 1913 seafood G Muang Boran (H3 Khao Kheow Country Club (M4) 14 Khao Kheow Golf Tel: (01) 921 4928 Fax: (01) 353 2511 KM.33 4 kms west of G Laem Chabang International Country Club (M4) Bang Po Industrial Estate Tel: (01) 485 0639 Fax: (038) 338350-2 SI RACHA 4 7 Natural Park Hill Resort Country Club (M4) approximately 70 kms. Tel: (038) 393001-18 Fax: (038) 393019 seafood 3241 Si Racha Tiger Zoo 21 from Key Point 6. En- Natural Park Resort Country Club (M4) Saha Group Tel: (038) 349370-81 Fax: (038) 349365 3 Industrial Park trance 50 Bt: Hrs 08:00 - Noble Place Golf Resort & Country Club (M1) last entry 17:00, closes Tel: (01) 484 9066 Fax: (01) 212 9327 Pattaya Country Club (M3) Pinthong G Si Racha 18:00) contains over 100 Tel: (01) 211 2491, 212 0278 monuments in a drive- Phoenix Golf & Country Club (M3) Industrial Estate Tel: (038) 239391-8 Fax: (038) 239402 Laem Chabang Industrial through 320 acre park. Phutaluang Golf Course (M1) Estate & Zone Life-sized or reduced rep- Tel: (038) 431189 Rayong Green Valley Country Club (M1) licas and relocated origi- Tel: (038) 603000-5 Fax: (038) 614916 3 3 N G Burapha nals, all with bilingual Siam Country Club Golf Course (M ) 7 Tel: (038) 249381-6 Fax: (038) 249387 G 95 explanations, provide an Soi Dao Highland Golf Course, Chantaburi (M6) Laem Chabang Tel: (039) 322131-2 Fax: (039) 321483 4 km unmatched view of 3 SriRacha International Golf Club (M4) 331 Thailand’s historical Tel: (01) 211 4163 Fax: (038) 338379 36 buildings. Treasure Hill Golf & Country Club (M1) To Pattaya & Sattahip To Rayong & Pattaya To Sattahip Tel: (02) 294 0218 ext 216 or 01 211 7156

6 R 33 MAP 6 EAST COAST OF THAILAND FROM KLAENG TO HAT LEK SI MAHAPHOT 304

3281 Return route to Pattaya

3079 33 319 SA KAEO 348 PHANOM SARAKHAM WATTHANA NAKHON

33 3245 ARANYAPRATHET KHA0 CHAKAN 304 SANAMCHAI KHET International Border Crossing & Border Market

Gateway 3395

3067 THA THKIAP

3259 3448 777 broken suface—not recommended

317 3246 C A M B O D I A To Chonburi 3406

SOI DAO Local border crossing N SoiMap Dao Falls 6 3193 1556 3210

Khao Chamao Falls 1024 1670 G Soi Dao Highland

3138 PONG NAM RON 3193 344 Khlong Pong Nam Local border crossing 3139 Khao Wong Ron Rafting 3433 3409 Krathing 5 10 15 20 25 30 3377 746 13 H 3406 KLAENG Wat Khao Sukim Khiritan Dam 1164 3 3322 3249 317 RAYONG 3161 14 11 3322 12 Sunthorn Phu 3399 MAKHAM 15 731 3152 3323 Ban Noen Laem Mae Phim Tak Daet Ban Phe 3147 CHANTABURI Hat Khung Wiman THA MAI 3 924 BO RAI Hat Chao Lao Trok Nong Falls 3157 3388 Ko Samet 3149 Phliu Falls

Continued Map 1 LAEM SINGH Dan Chomphu KHLUNG 3159 Ko Proed 16 3157 317 3156 G U L F O F S I A M Seafood 3

17 18 TRAT 3148 3155 Tha Dan Kao H CAR CAR LAEM NGOPBan Pu Resort 318 Hat Sai Khao KO CHANG 3155 Ao Khlong Phrao Laem Sok H Hat Muk Kaew Resort

Ao Salak Petch Khao Lan Ko Mai Si Yai Ko Rang Ko Wai

Ko Mak Hat Ban Chuan KHLONG YAI

Ko Kut Ban Hat Lek International Border Crossing

7 R DAY 1 : PATTAYA - BAN PHE, KO SAMET & HAT MAE PHIM 157 kms.

MAP 7 RAYONG 12 KEY POINT TWELVE To Si Racha & Pattaya 3138 The T junction of 3140 with H3 at KM.278

Laem Thong 36 Shopping Arcade he first Day’s drive follows the To Map Ta Phut, Golden City T Sukhumwit Road divided high- Sattahip & Pattaya way (H3) past Rayong’s industrial Rayong Star 3139 H H Orchid area to Key Point 12 and the pleas- 3 market Wat Pu Pradu ant coastline from Ban Phe to Laem H H d. Mae Phim. Stay overnight on Ko ung R MapRayong 7 City onbamr Rasad H Rayong Provincial Hall Samet or visit the island for a day Yindee (Sala Klang) trip (ferry time approx. 45 minutes), PMY 3 returning to stay at a resort east of H H Chedi Klang Nam Saeng Chan Seaview Ban Phe along H3145. N 11 The inland route (H36) via Key Hat Saeng Chan Fishing Harbour 3 To Ban Phe & Chantaburi Points 3, 8 and 11 is direct, but has slow, heavy traffic. Places to visit Laem Charoen Seafood along H3, a divided highway, in- 3 km clude Sattahip (continue south at Key Point 9), a market town serving the extensive naval facilities nearby, and Hat Phayun beach near the in- 1 KEY POINT ONE 10 KEY POINT TEN dustrial area of Map Ta Phut (just before Ban The T junction of South The intersection of H331 and Chang turn south near KM.192). Pattaya Rd. (Pattaya Tai) with H3, H332. Turn south here for Go to Ban Phe on H3140 from Key Point 12 the Sukhumwit Rd., near KM.147 Uttapao International Airport (or go via Hat Mae Ram Phung, turning off H3 after KM.229), passing a small museum before reaching the bustling market in the old part of 9 KEY POINT NINE 11 KEY POINT ELEVEN town. The has several piers which serve The T junction of H332 with The junction of H36 and H3 Samet island and provide parking with overnight H3 at KM.169 at KM. 226 security. DAY 1 : SIDE TRIPS

★ BAN AMPHOE — ST 1 include a Chinese-style vihara housing Good seafood restaurants are Tang dynasty bronzes (Vihara Sien), a located at Ban Amphoe (West turn hill-top mondop with Buddha foot- towards beach off H3 at KM.158) and prints (Khao Din), and a huge Buddha Ban Sarae (Turn towards coast off H3 image fashioned on a cliff (Khao Chi at KM.165) Chan).

★ WAT YANG SANG WARARAM ★ LAEM CHAROEN — ST 3 —ST 2 Go to Laem Charoen (KM. 220 Wat Yang Sang Wararam (KM.160 south turn in middle of Rayong City. left turn. 5 kms.) A first class royal 3 kms) to look at a modern fishing temple, Wat Yang has large grounds community and to eat at Laem Charoen Si Chang Fisherman containing unusual structures that Seafood.

8 R Vang Kaew AAAA - AAAAA (H3145 KM.16) Bangkok Res. only. Tel: (02) 259-4150-1, 259 9296 Fax: (02) 259 9297. Wide choice of self- catering cottages for 1-6 persons in woodlands by the sea. Hin Suai Nam Sai Resort Hotel. (H3145 KM.16) - . 250 Mu 2, Sakpong, Klaeng, Rayong 21190. Tel: (038) 638035-6 Fax: (038) 638034. Bangkok Res: Tel: (66 2) 243 0095-7, Fax: (66 2) 243 5188. Large hilltop hotel complex. PalmeraieAAAAAA(H3145 KM.21) Ban Phe-Mae Phim Rd., Chak Pong, Klaeng, Rayong 21190. Tel: (038) 638071-2 Fax: (038) 638- 073. Bangkok Res: (66 2) 213 1162 Fax: (66 2) 213 1163. Pleasing low- key hotel. Soi Dao Highland Golf Course

ACCOMMODATION MAP 8 BAN PHE & To Klaeng & Chantaburi (Mainland) KHAO LAEM YA MU KO SAMET NATIONAL PARK 12 3 3300 The best places to stay are along the coast between To Rayong Bang Phe and Laem Mae Phim (H3145, especially Sawet Sobha Museum To Laem Mae Phim 3140 between KM.12 and 21) H 3145 Nuanthip Pier Pines Beach $$$ Purimas Beach Hotel. . 3 Phayun Namrin P (Tel: 038-651636-40 Fax: 651641 Rd., Ban Chang, Rayong. Tel: (038) 630 382-90; Ao Phrao Resort Pier P P Tourist Information Centre Pier Fax: (038) 630380. Bangkok Res: (02) 392 6900-3; Ban Talat Phe market R e d u c t i o n 3 k m s. Fax: (02) 391 6829. Luxurious low-rise hotel on Phayun P beach; ideal for access to nearby industrial areas. Sri Ban Phe Pier PMY Beach Resort. - . 147/394 Mu 2 Liabchaifang Rd, Nemphra, Rayong 21000. Tel: (038) Ban Pak Khlong Phe 614855; Fax: (038) 614887. Bangkok Res. (02) 321 8875- 6; Fax: (02) 321 8878. High-rise hotel on Hat Saeng Ban Ko Samet Chan Beach near Rayong. To Hat Mae Ram Phung KO SAMET Rayong City Hotel . 11 Ratchabamrung Rd., Ao Phrao H Ao Phrao Resort H Coconut House Rayong 21000. Tel: (038) 613887, 614827-3. Fax: (038) H Diamond Beach 614872. Downtown Rayong hotel. H Map 8 Hat Sai Kaeo Rayong Resort H Ao Phai Star Hotel. . 109 Rayong Trade Centre Rd.4, H Samed Villa Rayong 21000. Tel: (038) 614901-7; Fax: (038) 614608. Tubtim Resort Laem Ya Malibu Bangkok Res. (02) 279 6786-7; Fax: (02) 279 3336. H Ao Wong Duan Downtown Rayong hotel. Vong Duan Villa H Candle Light Beach H Rayong Resort 186 Mu 1, Laem Tan, Ban Ao Thian Phe, Rayong 21160. Tel: (038) 651000 Fax: (038) 651 007. Bangkok Res: Tel: (02) 255 2392 Fax: 255 2391. Samed Ville Resort H Ao Wai Luxury hotel with private beaches on Laem Ya. Rayong Chalet. - . (3145 KM.13) 4/32 Mu 3 Phe -Klaeng Rd., Klaeng, Rayong 21190. Tel: (038) 648287-8. Bangkok Res: (02) 2603592-9 Fax: (02) Ao Kiu N 2603590. Small hotel with bungalows in garden. Park Station Rim Pae Resort, Rayong (Novotel). .(H3145 KM.14) 4/5 Mu 3 Phe-Klaeng Rd, Klaeng, Rayong 21190.

Tel: (038) 648008 Fax: (038) 648002 or Fax: 001 800 2 kms Ko Chan 611 3606 Thailand wide. Luxurious garden setting next to sandy beach.

9 R Khao Wong Caves KO SAMET MAP 9 To Chonburi Khao Chamao Falls

Hat Sai Kaew is 344 KLAENG the finest of white Ban Sam Yaek Nam Pen sand beaches with 13 numerous back country numerous resorts. 344 dirt roads in this area Like those of Ao 3406 3433 Wong Duan Beach, 3430 3377 these resorts get signposted 269 3 3139 route to/from KLAENG 13 275 crowded at week- Laem Mae To Chantaburi ends. The sunset 3161 Phim beach of Ao Phrao 3161 and the beaches Map 9 + 9B 3162 south of Ao Wong Duan are more 3320 3 3163 tranquil. 9 Resorts on Sa- Sunthorn Phu To Rayong 21 met generate their 27 3192 17 H H 3145 H Sin Siam Resort $$$ (Tel:038-638114-5) own electricity and 12 3300 9 H H 13 H Ao Khao Seafood H H H import water from Hat Mae Ram Phung 3140 Pines Beach Laem Mae Phim H Silver Beach Ko Man Nai the mainland. Local H Ban Phe pick-ups ply the Ao Phe Palmeriae Beach Hotel Ko Man Klang Hinsuai Namsai Resort Hotel Bay View $$ N island’s unsealed H Laem Ya Vang Kaew Resort (Tel:038-898678) Rayong Resort tracks. Ban Phe Cabana $$$$ (Tel:038-648489) Ko Man Nok Piers on Ban Sea Wind Resort $$$ Rayong Chalet Phe offer safe over- (Tel: 038-651562) Ko Samet Coral Resort $$$ (Tel:038-648412) night parking and Rungnapha Lodge $$$ (Tel:038-2770288) 5 10 can pre-book ac- Novotel Rim Phe commodation, ar- ranging boat trans- 239 0208 port directly to the beach you plan to ACCOMMODATION stay (take what you need and lock pos- Ko Samet Samed Villa.AAA-AAAAo Phai sessions out of sight). Pre-booking Beach. Tel: (01) 2390223, (01) 4948090 should not be necessary during the Fax: (01) 2390223 Resort on smaller Diamond Beach ResortAAA- beach week in the green season. AAAAASai Kaew Beach. Tel: (01) Tubtim Resort, Tubtim Beach. AA- AAAA. Tel: (01) 2186425 Fax: (01) 2187759 Resort on smaller beach. Vong Deuan Resort AAA - AAAA. Wong Duan Beach. Tel: (01) 446 1944, (01) 218 85731. Ban Phe Office Tel: (038) 651777, (038) 652408 Fax: 9038) 651819. Candle Light Beach AAA . Tel: (01) 2186934, (01) 940 2575 Ban Phe Office: (038) 651223. Basic bungalows on quieter beach. Samed Ville Resort. AAAA. Ao Wai Beach. Tel: (01) 210 3580. Ban Phe Office (038) 651681-2, Bangkok Res: (02) 2471090 Fax: 246 3196. Only resort on beach Ao Phrao Resort AAAA- AAAAA. Ao Phrao Beach. Tel/Fax: (01) 218 7742, (01) 213 3533, Ban Phe Office: (038) 651134-5 Fax: (038) 651962, Bangkok Res: (02) 438 9771-2 Fax:(02) 439 0352. Slick resort with private ferry White Sands Beach, Ko Samet and pier.

10 R DAY 2 : HAT MAE PHIM -

CHANTABURI 80 kms.

13 KEY POINT THIRTEEN Nua (1605m) north of the MAP 10 CHANTABURI suggested streets for walking provincial capital of Chan- To H3 & Key Point 14 The junction of H344 from taburi. N Cholburi to Klaeng with H3 near Waterfalls tumble off KM.268 the high, jungle-clad 500 m mountains, whose proxi- 14 KEY POINT FOURTEEN Camp mity to the sea has cre- (Marines) ated a rainy climate ideal Taksin Memorial The intersection of H3249 with H3 City Pillar at KM.324. North turn to Krathing Falls, for fruit production. Chan- To H3 & Key Point taburi is the centre for the To Tha Mai & 15 H317 north to south turn to Chantaburi City. Laem Sadet Wat Bot Muang Khao Soi Dao pungent durian fruit, which is celebrated with Map 10 15 KEY POINT FIFTEEN Provincial Hall Rim Nam Rd a fruit festival in the har- (Sala Klang) Si Chan Rd. RC Cathedral vest season at the begin- H The junction of H3 at KM.333 with Caribou Night market area H317 to and Sa Kaeo ning of May. Chantaburi lies close Province. Wat Phailom to sapphire and ruby Taksin Statue rom Mae Phim Beach, H3161 goes mining regions and the KP Grand Hotel H Khun Daeng F to Klaeng, skirting a flat landscape gem trading area along Si Chan Rd. throngs with Nai Thian rat & of villages, prawn farms and mangrove Robinson Department Store To H3, T forests typical of the river estuaries on traders on Fridays and H Eastern Hotel Laem Ngop 3146 Alternative route to Saturdays. Nearby depos- 3248 this coast. The road passes a park To Noen Wong Laem Singh & celebrating Thailand’s classical 19th its at Bo Rai are largely Oasis Sea World century poet, Sunthorn Phu, after 3 exhausted, but stones kms. A side road next to the park gives come from Phailin in access to the estuary east of Laem Mae Cambodia and elsewhere. 1843 to defend the wealthy area, but it Phim. Chantaburi was dominated by the could not prevent the French from From Klaeng, Highway 3 runs Khmer from Angkor in the 14th occupying Chantaburi and Trat in 1893 between the estuaries and increasingly century, and repeatedly invaded from as part of their colonial expansion west higher mountains that peak at Soi Dao Cambodia in the 16th. In 1767 Phraya of the River Mekong in Cambodia and Taksin occupied the city after the Laos. The French left in 1907, when Burmese destruction of the Siamese Siam finally ceded Battambang, Siem capital of Ayutthaya. From Chantaburi Reap and Sisophon. he began the campaign that forced the With the fall of France in 1940, Thai Burmese out of Siam and secured the forces retook the lost provinces, though polity that evolved into modern they suffered a naval defeat at Ko Thailand. Chang. In 1947, the provinces were From the 18th century Chantaburi restored to French Indochina. provided a haven for Christians fleeing persecution in Vietnam and The waterfalls in the later attracted many overseas Chinese. national parks are best The Catholic cathedral was completed during weekdays and at the in 1909 and may be reached by foot- end of the green season. bridge across the river from Rim Nam Reaching the different levels Street, a charming narrow street for involves sweaty climbs up walking and sampling the city’s sometimes slippery paths Chinese-Vietnamese rice-noodles. through lovely moist ever- Chantaburi’s thriving night market is green jungle. Take swimming also within close walking distance. gear to enjoy the cool pools. Noen Wong fortress was built in King Taksin Shrine, Chantaburi

11 R Krathing Falls To Pong Nam Ron MAP 11 AROUND CHANTABURI Khao Khitchakut ACCOMMODATION

H Krathing Resort To vary you itinerary, stay in the city on your Ban Krathing 3249 outward journey and stay on the beach or in the 22 To Klaeng & Rayong mountains on your return. 3249 18 Ban Khanun To Khiritan Dam 3407 3 Wat Khao Sukim 3322 In Chantaburi City 302 566 m. Chantaburi has good, modern hotels as well as 3399 3249 10 a few inexpensive local hotels in the downtown 3322 MAKHAM 14 area. 3 Fruit market 318 Ban Noen Sun Caribou Highland Hotel. AAAA 14 Chawana 3152 3323 316 15 Uthit Soi 3, Chantaburi 22000. Tel: (039) 323431-55 Fax: (039) 321584. Medium rise hotel includes Hat Khung Wiman THA MAIMap3147 11 H Maneechan Resort 3277 Rabieng Restaurant (Hrs. 10:00-23:00) Ao Khung Krabane Noen Wong CHANTABURI Namtok Trok Nong Laem Sadet Eastern Hotel. AAA- AAAA 899 Tachalab Rd. Hat Chao Lao 3146 924 m. Chantaburi 22000. Tel: 312218-20 Fax: 311985. Close H H Ban Tha Chalaep H 3248 Namtok Phliu to nightlife area. Try the small Nai Thian Restaurant (Tel 322624 Hrs. 14:00-23:00) directly opposite. Oasis Sea World Tuk Daeng 3 KP Grand Hotel. AAAA-AAAAA. 35/200-201 Chao Lao Beach Resort Khuk Khi Kai Trirat Rd., Chantaburi 22000 Tel: (039) 323201-13. Ocean Beach Resort H KHLUNG To Trat 3149 Fax: (039) 33214-5. High-rise hotel near traditional Laem Sadet Resort LAEM SINGH downtown area. Try the Khun Daeng Restaurant Ban Pak Sombun $$ (Tel:039-363151) seafood (Hrs: 09:00-22:00) opposite. Maneechan Resort & Sport Club AAAAA. 110 N Ko Proed Mu 11 Tambol Plubpa, Chantaburi 22000. Tel: (039) 343777-8. Fax: (039) 344123. On outskirts of city. Modern sports facilities include tennis and golf. 5 10

To Noen Sun MAP 12 THA MAI 3323 To H3 Airfield

3152 DAY 2 : SIDE TRIPS To Chantaburi

3147 ★ KHAO CHAMAO - KHAO amidst pleasant scenery, narrow high street (one-way) WONG NATIONAL PARK — ST 4 Map 12 while Hat Chao Lao has nu- To Laem Sadet & Hat Chao Lao (H3. KM.275 north turn onto merous resorts and restau- follow signs for "Khung Krabane" To Noen Wong H3377. 16 kms.) The 8 levels of Khao rants, particularly at Hat Suai N To estuary - no Chamao falls are less impressive out Chao Lao, serving local cli- through route of the green season, but there is a entele in an area of rustic 1 2 2 km. nature trail. Khao Wong (H3 coastal charm. KM.286 12 kms. north on H3433) has a succession of small caves inhabited ★ WAT KHAO SUKIM AND KRA- ★ NOEN WONG FORTRESS by bats. Khao Chamao and Khao THING FALLS — ST 6 — ST 7 Wong are linked directly by a dirt (Take H3322 north from H3 at either (H3146 approx. 4 kms from road from Ban Sam Yaek round a KM.306 or KM.318 - 25 kms round route. the city. Take H3147 at the T junc- reservoir (no signs). Krathing falls may be reached from H3322 tion by the fort to go to Thai Mai at KM.318 or 22 kms direct on H3249 from District and Laem Sadet) The ★ LAEM SADET, HAT KUNG H3 KM.324 at Key Point 14). Wat Khao bastion was built on a bluff WIMAN AND HAT CHAO LAO — Sukim is an active meditation centre (no south-west of Chantaburi city in ST 5 access). The main attraction is a vast 4 1843 as a defence against the Laem Sadet, Hat Kung Wiman story building containing an extraordi- Vietnamese. Ramparts for 39 and Hat Chao Lao. (South turn off H3 nary array of artefacts. From the temple canons enclose 270 rai of land at KM.302 immediately after sign to Ban you can go to Krathing Falls in Khao that includes the Yotanimittara Laem Sadet onto H3399, or from Khitchakut National Park, which has 13 temple and a small museum of Chantaburi city via - levels accessible from a steep 500 metre underwater archaeological see maps). Hat Khung Wiman is set path. exploration.

12 R On Chao Lao Beach resort in leafy location near falls. Numerous places to stay are Eng Dao Hill Re- located along the beach sort. AAAA- AAAAA 299 Mu 1 Thapsai, Pong Chao Lao Beach Resort. AAAA- Nam Ron, Chantaburi AAAAA. 99 Mu 6 Tambol Khlong Khut, 22140. Tel: (039) Thai Mai, Chantaburi 22120. Tel: (039) 360179, 360259, Fax: 369123-5; Fax: (039) 369126. Bangkok (039) 360258. (west Res. (02) 2519008, 2529933 et. 369,371. turn by District offices Fax: 2549797 ext. 369. Hotel and beach by main T junction in bungalows with pool and tennis. Pong Nam Ron.) Bun- Had Saithong Resort (Golden galows on hill with Beach) $$$. 57/5 Mu 5 Khlong Kut, views over country- Laem Sadet, Chantaburi 22120 Small side. resort. Tel: 039 369080-1 Soi Dao Highland Laem Sadet Resort. AAAA. Hat Hotel & Golf Club. Chao Lao, Thai Mai, Chantaburi 22120. AAAA. 153/1 Mu 2 Tel; (039) 369194. Bangkok Res. Tambol Tabsai, Pong Soi Dao Falls Tel: (02) 277 4159, Tel & Fax: (02) 691 Nam Ron, Chantaburi 7564. Cabins in traditional resort, 22140. Tel: (039) 322831-2. Fax: (039) you to hill country close to the 321483. Comfortable rooms over- Kampuchean [Cambodian] border. For looking golf course. river rafting in season take H3193 for In the Mountains 18 kms. from (KM.36), but call first Tel: [039] Krathing Country Resort. AAAA- 3601790). Try the Sida Restaurant AAAAA. (H3249 KM.20) 21/7 Mu 2 KHAO SOI DAO AND BACK-COUNTRY (10:00-22:00) or the Eng Dao Resort Tambol Phluang, Khao Khitchakut Sub near the District Office, or continue to District. Chantaburi 22210. Tel: (039) ROUTES (H317) Soi Dao Highland Hotel (KM.42). Soi 452453-5. Bangkok Res. Tel: (02) 259 Dao Falls (West turn at KM.62. 6 kms.) 8121-4, Fax: (02) 259 0087. Modern H317 north from Key Point 15 takes are a 45 minute walk from the car park. Back country routes connect H317 to Krathing Falls and Wat Khao Sukim (West turns off H317 at KM.10 or KM.22), to via the Khiritan Dam (East turn at KM.18 — 4WD only during upgrading) and to via Makham on H3277. The latter passes an access road to Trok Nong Falls at KM.9. A 3 km. walk from the car park leads to the top level of the falls.

Ao Khlong Phrao Beach, Ko Chang Chantaburi Fruits

13 R DAY 3 : CHANTABURI - TRAT, LAEM NGOP AND KO CHANG 83 kms.

16 KEY POINT SIXTEEN Laem Ngop town for passenger ferries or To Chantaburi MAP 13 TRAT drive to the car-ferries to cross to the is- 3 To Khlong Yai T junction of H3156 with H3 at land. The National Park HQ and a me- 318 approx. KM.379 (2 km. east of large morial commemorating when the French 17 concrete pineapple). sank two Thai ships in January 1941 are on the sea front road just west of town. 399 17 KEY POINT SEVENTEEN To Wat Bupharam T junction of H318 to Khlong Yai Map 13 District and H3 at KM.399 near Trat. ACCOMMODATION N Provincial Hall (Sala Klang) 18 KEY POINT EIGHTEEN Cabin rooms may be found by the beach at Ao Tang Ku (H3156 at KM.11) Wat Phailom T junction of H3156 at KM.18 on 0 500m and at Laem Ngop. To Tha Dan Kao H3148 from Trat to Laem Ngop Ban Pu Resort & Suan Pu Restaurant. AAA -AAAAA 199 Mu 1, Tambol Nong Khan 3148 he drive goes to Laem Ngop, the Song, Trat 23120. Tel: (039) 542355, To Laem Ngop & Laem Sok (H3155) T mainland port for passenger or car 512400; Fax: 542359. (Take H3155 at KM.5 ferries to the lovely island of Ko Chang. on H3148 between Trat and Laem Ngop. Laem Singh beach may be visited on Turn left at KM.6 on H3148. Restaurant Sukhaphibal Rd, Laem Ngop, Trat. the way and Namtok Phliu Falls are a Hrs. 10:00-22:00) Unusual setting in man- Tel: (039) 597085. Wooden cabins short distance from the highway. A grove forest for recommended restaurant close to the main town and pier at long side-trip may be made to Hat Lek and rooms in wooden lodges. Under same Laem Ngop. and Cambodia. management as Ban Pu Ko Chang Hotel. Park in front of the TAT office in Laem Ngop Resort. AAA 199/12 KO KUT SPECIAL

You can pre-book an inclusive package to the less visited island of Ko Kut south of Ko Chang with DAY 3 : SIDE TRIPS Koh Kood Cabana. Bangkok Office () Tel: (02) 9232645-6 ★ LAEM SINGH — ST 8 Thai prisoners beneath a chicken coop Fax: (02) 9232974. Local office (Tel: (25 kms return. H3 KM.345 turn with a grill floor (on parallel inland 039 522955-6) and restaurant is at onto H3348 and then left (south) at sharp road approx 400 m. from fishing port). Tha Dan Kao, approx. 7 kms west bend after almost 3 kms. Follow fish signs Both were built in 1893. of Trat Provincial Capital. to Oasis Sea World dolphinarium and butterfly farm. One hour shows 09:00, ★ NAMTOK PHLIU FALLS — 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00. Adults 90 Bt. ST 9 MU KO CHANG From Oasis Sea World, the first sealed (KM 346 left turn to Phliu Water- NATIONAL PARK road right (south) leads to inland roads fall 1.7 kms) From the entrance the falls parallel to the beach and H3149, an are a 300 m walk. In 1876 King Rama Ko Chang is the largest of alternative route to H3 at KM.347) V (Chulalongkorn) built the moss cov- 40 islands in the national park. A Oasis Sea World offers family en- ered chedi and the pyramid housing jungle clad ridge peaking at 743m tertainment, after which you may the remains of his beloved Queen runs the length of the island. drive to Laem Singh where there is a Sunantha, who drowned in an accident Against this backdrop the western sandy beach with local restaurants. on the Chao Phraya two years after side of the island has three very Nearby is a fishing port located at the their visit to the falls. A 1 km. nature fine sandy beaches providing end of the spit. Sights include Tuk trail goes round and above the falls. ample opportunity for idyllic mo- Daeng, a former French officer’s quar- Note the Chinese temple (Wat ments. ters and Khuk Khi Kai (chicken excre- Mangkol Buppharam) by H3 between From Ao Sapparot west the ment prison), where the French jailed KM.345 and 346. road is sealed for 10 kms (4WD

14 R garden around To Key Point 16 10 MAP 14 LAEM NGOP & KO CHANG FERRIES TO KO CHANG H3156 pool. Ao Tang Ku 4 Ko Chang Ferry LAEM NGOP To Trat Ferry Ko Chang (H3156 KM.10 south Khlong Ferry Ko Chang 1 18 Naval Battle H petrol H3148 turn 4 kms. crossing 20 min. Tel: 039 Phrao Resort Memorial H 3 597143, 521661); Ko Chang Ferry (H3156 AAA - AAAA. 20 min 2 Khlong Phrao KM.4 Centre Point Pier. crossing 45 min. TAT (information) Tel: (01) 318 9789). Both charge 400 baht Beach. Tel: (01) Ao Sapparot 45 min Tel: (039) 597 259/60 one-way per vehicle and driver plus 2193899. Laem Khlong Son Tha Dan National Park HQ 4 H extra for passengers. Arrive early to catch Ngop Office danger! H 5 the last ferry. Consult our representative Tel: (039) 597- Hat Sai Khao Hospital 626 m. KO CHANG SUB DISTRICT H 6 637 m. office in Pattaya before departure for 216, 538236, 7 H Police H Ban Pu Ko Chang Hotel Petrol up-to-the-minute ferry information. Fill up Fax: (039) 597- 8 H with petrol before leaving mainland 106. Cabins and 9 H 10 National Park Visitor Centre H H 11 (small gas station by Key Point 18). lodge rooms on H Khlong Phrao Resort Than Mayom N Ferry Ko Chang (11 vehicles) attractive la- Ao Khlong Phrao MapKhlong Phlu 14 goon setting. Outward Inward Hat Kai Bae KO CHANG 5 kms. H 12 07:30 14:00 08:30 15:00 Sea View Steep!(4WD) 10:00 16:30 11:00 17:30 Resort. AAAA. H Sea View Resort 743 m. H 1 Laem Ngop Resort 13 12:00 13:00 Kai Bae Beach. Ban Salak Phet Tel: (01) 218- 2 Ruan Thalae Ko Chang Ferry (18 vehicles) 3 Laem Ngop Inn Ao Salak Petch 5055, (039) (Tel:039-597085) 4 departures daily 07:30 to 17:00 4 Ratcha Resort 14 529022. Laem $-$$ (Tel:01-8620948) Ban Rong Than depending on tides 5 White Sand Beach Resort Ngop Office. $-$$ (Tel: 01-2187526) Ban Khlong Tian Ferry Ko Chang 6 Ko Chang Lagoon Resort $-$$$ (Tel: 01-2193830) Naval battle wrecks Pier, Thammachat 7 Best Garden Beach Resort 12 Kai Bae Huts / Kai Bae Beach $$ beyond). Be careful on the very steep, $-$$$ (Tel: 01-212 7493) 13 Siam Bay Resort $-$$ (no road access H 15 Bay. Tel and Fax: 8 Ko Chang Grand View Resort Tel:039-530740, 511017) Ko Lao Ya tight turns south of Khlong Son village. $-$$$ (Tel: 01-219-1542) 14 Salak Petch Seafood & Resort Ko Khlum (039) 597143. Cha- 9 Plaloma Cliff Resort (boat tours Tel: 01-219-3043, Hat Sai Khao (White Sand Beach. 6 $$ (Tel: 01-2193880) 01-219-8955) lets in mature gar- 10 Coconut Beach Bungalows 15 Lao Ya Resort $$$ kms) has resorts throughout its length $ (Tel: 01-904-7971) Ko Wai den overlooking (Tel: 039 531838-40) and the liveliest nightlife. The long 11 Rooks Ko Chang Resort sandy beach. $$$ (Tel:039-538055) sandy beach of Khlong Phrao (12 kms.) offers the greatest isolation, but deep inlets must be forded/swum if walk- sino (Tel: 039 544383-5) just across the ing. Khlong Phlu falls at the back has SPECIAL SIDE TRIP TO border from Hat Lek, you will need a a natural pool 400 metres walk from HAT LEK. 89 kms. visa from the Cambodian Embassy in the parking area. Kai Bae Beach (19 Bangkok (185 Ratchadamri Rd. Tel: 254 kms.) has lower density development To gamble at the Grand Hotel Ca- 6630, Fax: 253 9859) together with a than White Sands Beach. re-entry permit/visa for Thailand. You On the east side of the island a must leave your Budget car on the Thai dirt road (4WD. 28 kms. from Ao side. Sapparot) goes to fishing villages on The drive on H318 from Key Point scenic Ao Salak Petch bay. Good sea- 17 ends at the small, but interesting food restaurants are found at Ban Rong border market at Hat Lek. It passes a Than. On the way Than Mayom falls small museum exhibit at a former refu- offers isolated pools at the upper lev- gee camp at Khao Lan Ratchakarun els for those willing to scramble up. (KM.48) and the long undeveloped beach at Hat Chuen (KM.58). The old style fishing town of Amphoe Khlong ACCOMMODATION Yai (74 kms.) and Muslim communi- ON KO CHANG ties established by Thai-Malays who came by boat across the Gulf are not without interest, but accommodation The choice is considerable, and is only basic beyond KM.41. many places offer a basic, clean Hat Muk Kaew Resort. $ $$. H318 bungalow for 500 baht up (see map KM.41. Pleasant isolated setting in for more suggested places). garden by beach. Tel: 039511777, Ban Phu Ko Chang Hotel AAAAA. 01-2113358. Bangkok: 02 559 3247-8, Hat Sai Khao. Tel. 01-219 3869, 01-942 Fax: 02 530 7226 2964. Comfortable chalets in manicured Kai Bae moment

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