Walking Guide

Klongwan Beach, directly in front of the resort, is long, quiet and lined with coconut palms. Fishermen's boats rest on the sand, and the water is generally calm in the dry season. Early morning walks offer peaceful views of the sunrise over the Gulf of Thailand.

The Waghor Aquarium and the King Mongkut Memorial Science Park, a short drive away, commemorate the site where King Mongkut observed a total solar eclipse in 1868. The aquarium shows marine life of the Gulf, and the park has a small planetarium and exhibits on astronomy. It is ideal for families.

The narrowest point of Thailand, only about eleven kilometres from sea to border, lies in this subdistrict. A short drive west leads to the Singkhon border area, where a market sometimes operates and travellers can see the mountains of Myanmar.

Prachuap Khiri Khan town, about ten kilometres north, is a charming provincial town with a long seafront promenade, a night market and excellent seafood restaurants. Khao Chong Krajok, the Mirror Tunnel Mountain, rises above the town, with a temple at the top reached by hundreds of steps and populated by monkeys. The view over Prachuap Bay is spectacular.

Ao Manao, a beautiful bay inside an air force base just south of town, offers clean sand, calm water and seafood stalls. Visitors must show identification at the gate. The bay is a popular weekend spot for Thai families.

Prachuap is famous for seafood, especially squid, crab, prawns and fish, cooked simply with chilli, lime and garlic. Coconuts from the province are among the best in Thailand. Night markets along the promenade sell grilled seafood and Thai sweets.

Further north, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, around seventy kilometres away, offers limestone peaks, mangroves and Phraya Nakhon Cave with its famous pavilion lit by sunlight. South, Ban Krut beach and its hilltop temple are about seventy kilometres away.