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Activities
In Hua Hin and its surrounding area, you can enjoy a variety of activities and excursions.
Hua-Hin provides activity programs that suit everybody's interest.
Excursions (Optional Tours)
They can bee booked in the local Travelling Agency.
- Bangkok - Full Day Tour incl. Royal Palace
- Snorkelling Tour at Koh Thalu Island
- Sam Roi Yod National Park, known as
Three-hundred Peaks
- Pa-la-U Waterfall - Take your bathing suits and
swimming gears with you!
- Petchburi - in translation as "City of Diamonds"
- Huai Yang Waterfall - Take your bathing suits and
swimming gears with you!
- Damnoen Saduak Floating Markets in Ratchaburi
- River Kwai Bridge in Kanchanaburi incl. a boat trip
- Elephant Riding and Rafting Tour - a ride on Dead
Railway Train over the River Kwai Bridge
- Thailand - Getting to know more about the people,
the country, and the culture
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Car Rental
There are several local car rental stations in Hua Hin.
Left-hand driving works quite easy in Hua Hin. Traffic is manageable and navigation is easy. Therefore you need to hold an international driving license.
PLS check carefully about car insurance. Or you can contact:
HUA-HIN AIRPORT / CAR RENTAL COUNTER (Open daily at 8:00 - 20:00 Hrs.)
Tel. 053 715777 Ext. AVIS Fax. 02 2546718-9
THANAVITH HOTEL: 64/1 Amnuaysindhu Road, Hua-Hin
Tel. 032 531238-9 Fax. 02 254 6718-9
Wellness & Massage
In Hua Hin you will find various massage-parlours, which offer foot-massages, traditional Thai-massages, aroma therapy massage, oil-massage as well as wellness and SPA-treatments. "Thai Orchid Massage", for example, is downtown and located right across from the Sofitel Hotel has good quality service with reasonable prices. If you want to, you can also make reservations and may have the massage in your room. Please find information about this service in the "Information Book" in your apartment.
Water Sport
The Hyatt Regency Hotel (ca. 10 minutes walking distance southward along the beach) offers various water sport activities such as:
- Wind Surfing - 1 hour THB 700,-
- Catamaran Sailing - 1 hour 1200,-
- Catamaran Sailing with instructor - 1 hour THB 1500,-
- Kayak Boat - 1 hour THB 400,-
- Mountain Bike - 1 hour THB 150,-
All prices are subject to 7% tax and 10% Service Charge.
(Base on September 2006. It may change.)
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Damnoen saduak floating market
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Horse Riding
Directly on the beach of our luxury apartments, there are serveral offers for Horse Riding. You can rent out horses for a ride along the beach (for 30 minutes the fee is approx. THB 300,-).
Cinemas
At the new large shopping mall "Market Village" on Petchkasem Road (main road) on the third floor, you will find 4 cinemas, which show the most up-to-date original English Soundtract movies.
Bowling
Also at the shopping Mall "Market Village on the third floor, You will find 8 new bowling lines (open daily from approx. 10:30 am. until midnight)
Sights-Seeing and Attractions in Hua-Hin and the surrounding area
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Elephant Village, Hua Hin
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Elephant Village
You might want to attend a show where the fascinating pachyderms are the main-actors or maybe you are interested in a trekking tour riding on an elephant's back. All that you can experience just about 2 kilometres westwards from Hua Hin.
Khao Takiap Tempel
From this hill on the south side of Hua Hin Beach you have a great view via the Seaside Resort. On top of the hill are two Buddhist Temples. Close-by, at the beach, is a great seafood-restaurant which is called "La Mer" (great ambiance and good food).
Historical Hua-Hin Railway Station
One of the oldest railway stations in Thailand (built in 1920). And its royal waiting hall have been renovated in all facets. It is definitely worth while visiting it. Ca. 500 metres southward (just down the road along the rail track) you will find a small restaurant, which serves only chicken-dishes calls "Kai-Ko-Son. Simply delicious and definitely an insider tip! You will recognize the restaurant by the chicken in the illuminated advertising or just ask the taxi driver at the Railway Station to show you the way or to take you there.
Pra Tamnak Marukkataiyawan Ratchaniwej
Is a golden teak wooden palace located on the beach. It was built in the Twenties by His Majesty King Rama VI to be used as a Summer Residence. Today it is open for a public to visit.
Shopping / Factory Outlets
In Cha Am, about 25 minutes by car northwards from Hua Hin, is a large Outlet-Center (Premium Outlet) with more than 100 shops. Opening daily from : 10.00 AM to 08.00 PM. There are also a FREE OF CHARGE shuttel service from Hua-Hin.
Golf Courses
There are 6 top-quality International golf courses surrounded around Hua-Hin and near by area (detailed information here)
Or you can contact "Thailand Golf & Leisure";
Mr. Paisarn Boon-In "PATRICK" at Tel. 032-530555 or 081-9410155
They can arrange you a Course Booking, Golf Pro, Tee-Off Time, Equipment, Transfer, etc. at special price.
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