Hua Hin Travel Information
 

Hua Hin is 144 miles south of Bangkok on the west coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Located in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Hua Hin is Thailand's oldest beach resort and a charming town famed for its pristine five-kilometre-long, white, sandy beach.
Hua Hin is easily accessible by rail, coach, or flights from Bangkok and takes less than three hours by car.

Getting Around
Tours and transport to the many sights around Cha-am and Hua Hin can be arranged by the major resort hotels. Alternatively there are regular and inexpensive bus services between the main centres. In the resorts the most common means of transportation is the trishaw accommodating two passengers.

Dining and Entertainment
Resort hotels offer an excellent choice of restaurants serving a variety of cuisines. In addition both Cha-am and Hua Hin have several simple but good restaurants where the local speciality is deliciously fresh seafood.

For evening entertainment there are cocktail lounges and nightclubs at the major hotels. In a different vein, Hua Hin's night market affords great pleasure for the browser and shopper alike. Best buys for the dedicated shopper are locally produced silk and cotton, as well as the region's famous dried seafood and various kinds of kanom, Thai sweets.

Attractions in Hua Hin
His Majesty the King's Summer Palace Klai Kang Won
Klai Kang Won, meaning 'far from worries', was designed with a European architectural feel and was built in the late 1920s by King Rama VII; it is still used as a summer palace by the present monarch. Beside the royal residence are beautiful gardens.

Hua Hin Night Market
Hua Hin's famed night market is popular among visitors and locals alike for souvenirs, clothing and general goods.

Cha-Am Beach
It is a very beautiful beach. The access road to the beach is two kilometers long.
Phra Ratchaniwet Maruldshathayawan
This place is located between Cha-Am and Hua Hin, make a left turn via a two kilometers access road. King Rama VI used it as accommodation during the summer time. Now it is administered by the Border Patrol Police Headquarters.

Khao Takiab, Khao Krailat
These two hills are only 4 kilometers from Hua Hin township. A local bus service from Hua Hin to Khao Takiab is located on the sea shore It is convenient to get to the top of Khao Takiab where it is cool and shady and one can view local scenery. Takiap is well worth climbing for its scattering of Buddhist shrines and the panoramic views. 

Sea Pine Tree Garden
This garden is located 8 kilometers from Hua Hin city. A left turn is made at Km. 240 for a distance a 500 meters. The original name of this garden was "Pradiphat Garden Convale-scence and RelaxationThere Area" and is taken care of by Army Welfare Office. There are food shops and accommodation for the public.

Khao Tao
This hill is located in the area of Amphoe Hua Hin Office. Bet ween Km. 243-244 there is a one kilometer branch road on the left which leads to the spot. There are two beautiful beaches called Sai No Beach and Sai Yai Beach.

Neighbouring Attractions

Kaeng Krachan National Park
Thailand's largest national park is located some 50 kilometres north-west of Cha-am. The park extends towards the Burmese border to the west, is characterised by forested hills and mountains and waterways, and has as a major focal point the Kaeng Krachan Dam, a 58-metre-high and 760-metre-long structure that dominates a scenic reservoir.

Chao Samran Beach
This beach, 51 kilometers from Cha-Am, used to be a famous seaside resort in the old days. Legend says that King Naresuan the Great and King Eka Thotsarot used to make royal visits there. They enjoyed the beauty of this beach so much that they spent many nights there causing the villagers to call it the "Beach of Royal Leisure"

Laem Luang Beach
Four kilometers from Chao Samran Beach is Laem Luang Beach - a white sandy beach some two kilometers in length. Seven kilometers from Chao Samran Beach is Pukitian Beach which is the latest popular beach in Phetchaburi.

Khao Wang
This hill in the vicinity of Amoghoe Muang Phetchaburi, 36 kilometers from Cha-Am is 92 meters high. King Mongkut was very fond of Khao Wang so he commanded a palace built on top of it in the year 1860 to be used for vacationing; he named it Phra Nakhon Khiri. However, Phetchaburi inhabitants have called it "Khao Wang" until now.
At present, Khao Wang is established as Phra Nakhon Khiri National Museum, open to the public from 09.00-16.00 hours every day. The entrance fee is 10 baht per person.

Khao Luang Cave
The cave is located in Khao Luang hill which is only 92 meters high, and five kilometers from Khao Wang. Khao Luang Cave is regarded as the most important cave of the province because it houses a Buddha image cast by the royal command of King Chulalongkorn as a dedication to

King Nang Klao and King Mngkut.
On the right hand of Khao Luang access road at the foot of the hill there is a large monastery called "Wat Tham Klaep" or Wat Bun-thawi which has a very large multipurpose hall. The Sala Kanparian and wooden door panels of the Ubosot are beautifully carved.

Khao Bandai It
This is a rather small hill, 121 meters high, located two kilometers from Khao Wang. An ancient monastery built in the Ayutthaya period is named Wat Khao Bandai It. There are several caves on this hill such as Tham Prathum, Tham Phra Chao Sua, and Tham Phra Puttha Saiyat.

Khao Yoi Cave
This cave is located on Khao Yoi hill,67 kilometers from Cha-Am. Various Buddha images are house(l in the cave. Khao Yoi Cave was the place where King Mongkut practised meditation while he was in the monkhood.

Sam Roi Yot National Park
This park is 58 kilometers from Hua Hin town ship. It occupies an area of 61,300 rais (some 24,520 acres) and was designated as a national park on June 28, 1966. The geographical characteristics of the park consist of high limestone mountains, wide Marshland near the sea shore, and islands. In addition it is also the center of various species and families of plants and trees as well as the home of wild animals. There are three caves worth visiting within the park:

Keaw Cave, Sai Cave and Phrayanakhon Cave.
There are bungalows and a camping area for those who require an overnight stay in the park. Reservations can be made at the National Park Division, Forestry Department Tel. (02) 5790529

Prachuap Bay
This bay is situated in the vicinity of Prachuap Khiri Khan township,90 kilometers from Hua Hin. Its beach is long and pleasant. There are bungalow accommodation operated by both the Provincial Administration Organizations and the Municipality for public service. Details can be obtained by telephoning (032) 611204.

Marukhathaiyawan Palace
This beachside palace was formerly used as a royal summer residence by King Rama VI during the 1920s. The palace was designed by an Italian architect and built of golden teak.

Manao Bay
This bay is located five kilometers from Prachuap Khiri Khan township area and is administered by the Royal Thai Airforce. A permit should be obtained from the commander of the 53rd Squadron, Prachuap Khiri Khan, prior to a visit.

Mirror Mountain
Klai Kangwon Palace Or Khao Chong Kra Chok stands near by Prachuap King Phra Plokklao commanded it built in the year Khiri Khan provincial office (Chang Wat Hall), is a small 1926. The palace is located 3 kilometers from Amphoe hill. At the top you may enjoy the view of Prachuap Hua Hin Office. A permit must be obtained from the Khiri Khan Bay and town.

Wanakon Beach
This beach is 22 kilometers from Prachuap Khiri Khan township Travel to Km. 345 make a right turn and go 3.5 kilometers to the sign board saying "Huai Yang Arboretum". The seven kilometers long beach is lined with sea pines. Accommodation facilities can be reserved at the Faculty of Forest Affairs, Kasetsart University, Tel. (02) 5790520 Huai Yang Waterfall Forest Park A few kilometers from Wanakon Beach, this is an ideal place for picnics and natural sight-seeing.

Pa-La-U Waterfall
This beautiful, 15-tier waterfall is in the middle of rich and fertile virgin forest. It is located about 60 kilometres west of Hua Hin town centre. Water cascades down the fall throughout the year and various species of birds and butterflies can be found there, especially in the morning.

Golf Courses
Hua Hin is home to six world-class golf courses, which are all within 15 to 30 minutes' drive from Hyatt Regency Hua Hin.

Springfield Royal Country Club
The course is generally considered as one of the premier golfing resorts in Thailand. The famous golfer Jack Nicklaus designed this course to meet the high demands of recognised championship golf, and yet it remains an enjoyable challenge for golfers of all standards.

Palm Hills Golf Club
The course is a garden paradise with over 40,000 mature palms and mountains all around. The 18 outcrop extends from the mountain range. Holes are arranged in two distinctive nine-hole sections, separated by the clubhouse and a rocky outcrop extending from the mountain range.

Majestic Creek Country Club
The course was designed by a local golf architect and is claimed to be a course needing to be played with imagination and skill. The journey to the course is interesting as the road passes through rural Thailand with small pineapple and sugarcane farms.

Imperial Lake View Golf Club
With a good championship length of more than 6900 yards from the back tees, the course has been designed to convey a sense of adventure. Greens are often hidden from the tees, but the well-defined fairways provide the necessary pointers for golfers to retain a sense of direction.

Royal Hua Hin Golf Course
The first golf course in Thailand, built in 1924, and set among the rolling coastal hills. A notable hole is the 14th, with an exotic glimpse of a Buddhist temple halfway up a densely wooded slope.

Milford Golf Club
The Milford course lies in a spectacular location, nestling in the valleys of a chain of mountains directly adjoining the coastline.

Transportation

By Bus
Air-con(litioned buses leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal (Tel. (02) 435-5032, 435-5097, 4357455) 36 times daily between 4.20 a.m.. and 4.20 p.m. (40 minute intervals).
Non-air-conditioned coaches leave from Bangkok's Southern Bus terminal on Petkasem Road 19 times daily.

By Train
Trains depart daily from Bangkok for Cha-Am, Hua Hin.
Express Diesel Railcar leaves Bangkok daily at 9.15 p.m.
Express trains leave Bangkok 5 times daily at 2.00 p.m., 3.15 p.m., 5.05 p.m.,7.20p.m.and 10.35 p.m.
Rapid trains leave Bangkok 4 times daily at 12.35 p.m., 4 p.m., 5.45 p.m., and 6.30 p.m.
Diesel Railcars leave Bangkok twice vice daily at 9.00 a.m. and 1.40 p.m.