Satun Satun Satun Hat Sunrise, Ko Lipe CONTENTS HOW TO GET THERE 7 ATTRACTIONS 9 Amphoe Mueang Satun 9 Amphoe Khuan Don 24 Amphoe Khuan Kalong 27 Amphoe La-ngu 27 Amphoe Manang 30 Amphoe Thung Wa 31 Events and Festivals 31 Examples of Tour Programmes 31 Travel Tips 32 Facilities 32 Accommodations 32 Restaurants 37 Travel Agency 37 Useful Calls 41 Ko Khai Satun Thai Term Glossary forest where mangrove and Samae trees are Amphoe : District mostly found. Ban : Village Satun is 973 kilometres from Bangkok. Most Chedi : Stupa or Pagoda of the people are Muslim. The coastal line Hat : Beach stretches over 144.8 kilometres. This province Khao : Mountain consists of seven districts ; namely, Mueang Khlong : Canal Satun district, Khuan Don district, Tha Phae Ko : Island district, Khuan Kalong district, La-ngu district, Mueang : Town or City Thung Wa district and Manang district. Namtok : Waterfall Tambon : Sub-district Tham : Cave Boundary Ubosot or Bot : Ordination hall in a temple North Borders Songkhla’s Rattaphum Wihan : Image hall in a temple district, Phatthalung’s Pa Bon district, Wat : Temple and Trang’s Palian district. South Borders Malaysia’s Perlis state. Note : English spelling here given tries to East Borders Songkhla’s vSadao district approximate Thai pronunciation. Posted signs and Malaysia’s Perlis state. may be spelled dierently. When seeking help West Borders the Andaman Sea in the from a Thai for direction, point to the Thai Indian Ocean. spellings given after each place name. HOW TO GET THERE Located on the western coast in the South By car: From Bangkok, take Highway 4 past of Thailand, Satun is a small and tranquil Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chumphon, then province next to the Malaysian–Thai border. switch to Highway 41 past Nakhon Si Thammarat There is an abundance of pristine nature and and Phatthalung, take Highway 4 to Songkhla, mountainous forests with more than eighty then head to Satun via route 406. The total beautiful surrounding islands. The well-known distance is 985 kilometres. and famous islands are Muko Tarutao, Muko By train: Take the Bangkok–Trang, or Bangkok– Adang–Rawi, and Muko Phetra. Kantang train to Trang Railway Station. Take Satun covers an area of 2,478 square kilometres. a passenger-van service from a travel agency Geographically, it features high hills. On the situated opposite to Trang Railway Station eastern side, there is a plain, mountainous which is available for two times at 09.00 a.m. and forests, and water sources. The plain and 11.00 a.m. or take a bus toward Satun. Visitors mountains together with a basin lie in the can take a Tuk-Tuk or motorcycle service from middle near the coast. Along the coastal line is the Raiway Station to Trang Bus Terminal, the a plain and an occasionally-ooded mangrove fare is about 20-25 baht per person. The total distance from Trang to Satun is 140 kilometres. Satun 7 For more information, contact Trang Bus air-conditioned bus service from 5.40 a.m.–6.30 Terminal on Phatthalung Road Tel. 0 7521 4504, p.m. The bus leaves every 15 minutes. The travel 0 7521 0544, or contact Hua Lamphong Railway takes about 2 hours. For more information, Station Tel. 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2220 4567 or contact the Satun Transport Company Limited visit the website: www.railway.co.th. (Hat Yai) Tel. 0 7424 3797 the Satun Transport By bus: There is a daily air-conditioned Company Limited (Satun) Tel. 0 7471 1229, 0 bus service from Bangkok to Satun. The 7471 1149. bus leaves the Southern Bus Terminal on From Trang to Pak Bara Borommaratchachonnani Road. For more By van: Take a passenger-van service at a travel information, Tel. 0 2894 6122 or visit website: agency opposite to Trang-Railway-Station at www.transport.co.th. 9.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. K.K. Travel and Tour By Air : Take the Bangkok-Trang filght, from Tel. 0 7521 1198 Trang take a bus, a taxi or a passenger-van to From Hat Yai to Pak Bara Satun. For more information, contact the Airline: By van: From Talat Kaset (a local market) on Air Asia Tel. 0 2515 9999 or www.airasia.com Phetchakasem Road, a passenger-van service Nok Air Tel. 1318 or www.nokair.com Lion Air Tel. 0 2529 9999, www.lionairthai.com is available every hour from 6.30 a.m. to 7.30 You can also take the Bangkok–Hat Yai ight. p.m. The travel takes 2 hours. Visitors can take From Hat Yai, take a taxi or a bus to Satun for a Tuk–Tuk taxi service from the Hat Yai Railway 98 kilometres, For more information, contact: Station to Talat Kaset. The fare is 10 Baht. For Thai Smile Tel. 1181, 0 2118 8888 or www. more information, contact the Satun Transport thaismileair.com Company Limited (Hat Yai Van Service Centre) Air Asia, Nok Air and Lion Air, Please contact as at Tel. 0 7424 5655. detailed above. Distance from Mueang Satun Transportation from Trang to District to Other Districts Satun Amphoe Khuan Don 21 km Amphoe Tha Phae 28 km By bus: From Trang Bus Terminal, there is an Amphoe Khuan Kalong 32 km ordinary-bus service from 6.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. Amphoe La Ngu 50 km The bus leaves every hour. The travel takes Amphoe Thung Wa 76 km about 2 hours. For more information, contact the Trang Bus Terminal on Phatthalung Road at Tel.0 7521 4504, 0 7521 0544. Distance from Satun to Nearby By taxi: From Ratsada Road, you can take a Provinces taxi from 7.00 a.m.–5.00 p.m. The travel takes Trang 140 km about 2 hours. Songkhla 125 km From Hat Yai to Satun Phatthalung 134 km By bus: From the Hat Yai Bus Terminal, there is an 8 Satun Satun Central Mosque or Mambang Mosque ATTRACTIONS the town of Satun can be seen. The inner part Amphoe Mueang Satun is shaped as a large hall for praying with an underground chamber. Satun Central Mosque or Mambang Mosque (มัสยิดกลางจังหวัดสตูลหรือมัสยิดมำาบัง) is located on the corner of Buri Wanit Road and Satun National Museum–Kuden Mansion Satun Thani Road in the heart of town. It is a (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติสตูล–คฤหาสน์กูเด็น) place for religious services. The mosque is in a is located on Satun Thani Road, Soi 5, opposite the Satun Provincial Land Oce. Construction modern style of architecture. Its white building was started in 1898 and completed in 1916 by is decorated with glazed tiles, marble, and glass. Phraya Phumnatphakdi or Tunku Baharutdin The building is divided into two parts. The Bin Tammahong (formerly Kuden Binkumae), outer part features a verandah with a ight up the ruler of Satun, during the reign of King to a dome-tipped tower. At the top, a view of Rama V. The mansion was intended to be a royal Satun 9 Satun National Museum–Kuden Mansion residence during a royal visit of King Rama V such as the sea dwellers of Ko Lipe, pot making, to the South. However, the king did not stay a room of the ruler of Satun’s residence, a overnight here. The building was later used room of the Thai Muslim culture depicting as an ocial residence and as the Satun Town arts, culture, traditions, local lifestyles, etc. Hall. Until WW II in around 1941, the building The museum is open on Wednesdays to was occupied by Japanese soldiers as their Sundays from 9.00 a.m.–4.00 p.m. It is closed command unit. It was also used as the Satun on Mondays, Tuesdays, and public holidays. City Hall and other important ocial places. Admission fee is 50 Baht. Tel. 0 7472 3140. During 1997–2000, the Fine Arts Department renovated the Kuden Mansion into a western Khao To Phaya Wang Public Park two-storey brick building. Curved doors and (สวน windows are in the European architectural style สาธารณะเขาโต๊ะพญาวัง) of art. Its Thai-styled hip-roof is covered with is located in the Municipality of Mueang Spanish terra cotta roof tiles. Window panels Satun on Khuha Prawet Road. This park consist of wooden shutters. The top of the oers a distinctive atmosphere unlike other pediment is adorned with a star-shaped vent parks. Because of its proximity to a limestone in accordance with Islamic architecture. mountain, visitors would rather feel like sitting in a cave than an open-air park. Furthermore, Inside, there are displays of history of Satun there is a canal owing by the park. Various town and ways of life of the people of Satun, 10 Satun Wat Chanathip Chaloem plants make the park shady and suitable for religious practice by Buddhist monks. for recreation. Food shops are available in The ordination hall has a front porch with neighbouring areas. two side stairways. The posts of the window panels are carved in a traditional ‘Khrueathao’ Wat Chanathip Chaloem (วัดชนาธิปเฉลิม) or intertwined design. The temple has been is located on Sunlakanukun Road in Tambon declared an environmental preservation Phiman. Formerly, it was called Wat Mambang. zone by the Environmental and Local Art This is the rst Buddhist temple in the town of Preservation Unit of Satun, the Cultural Centre Satun. Built in 1882, the temple was renamed of Satun, and Satun Witthaya School. For further Wat Chanathip Chaloem in 1939. In fact, most of details, call Tel. 0 7471 1996. the people of Satun are Muslim. The temple has served as a centre of spirit of the Buddhists here Laem Tanyong Po and Hat Sai Yao (แหลม for more than a century.