Hua Hin – Prachuap Khiri Khan – Thailand
Hua Hin – Prachuap Khiri Khan – Thailand
The provincial capital is a fishing port with a superb location beside beautiful curving bays and amongst steep mountain outcrops. About 100 kilometres to the north of Prachuap Khiri Khan is Hua Hin, Thailand’s first beach resort which is renowned for golf and spa. Between Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan are Pran Buri with many boutique resorts and Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park with soaring peaks, numerous caves and exotic bird life.
Hua Hin 281 kilometers south of Bangkok, Hua Hin, which literally means stone head in Thai, is the oldest beach resort of the country and is still very popular. Clean white sand, crystal clear water and a tranquil atmosphere has continued to attract tourists in search of peaceful and relaxing holidays.
The town was originally known as Ban Samoe Rieng, or Ban Laem Hin (Stony Point Village). The construction of a railway station in the city as part of the Southern Railroad in the reign of King Rama VI resulted in making Hua Hin stand out from many quite fishing villages. In addition, the construction of a Summer Palace of King Rama VII totally transformed the village into a high-society resort town for royalty. Even today, the Royal Family continues to reside at the Palace for part of the year.
Hua Hin’s consequence came with the opening of the Railway Hotel (known today as the Sofitel Central Hotel), an elegant Victorian-style resort hotel, and also the countrys first standard golf course. A cluster of royal and high-society residences gradually became more visible resulting in the transformation of the whole village into the first seaside resort of the country, where visitors could enjoy swimming, fishing, and golfing in the country’s first standard golf course.
Today, Hua Hin is a well-established beach destination with word-class facilities coupled with a true sense of Thai hospitality. Despite its expansive growth and development as a luxurious destination, the splendor of Hua Hin remains intact. Remaining content in itself, Thailand’s oldest seaside resort has never sought international recognition. It has continued to provide a peaceful and relaxed sanctuary in a picturesque environment that comes with a true sense of historical identity.
Veeranda Resort
Veeranda Resort
Dusit Resort Hua Hin
Can see this from my boss condo.
Hua Hin Night Market
Ro ti – Yummy Yummy
Eat and go to bed
Twilight Beach
Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2007
Yearly Special Even on Hua Hin Beach
My Models 
Getting to Hua Hin Prachuap Khiri Khan : from Bangkok
By air
SGA Airlines operates daily flights between Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) and Hua Hin. The flights take about 1 hour.
Schedules are subject to change without prior notice. Please contact SGA for more flight details Tel. +66 (0) 2664 6099
By road
From Bangkok, drive for about 3 hours along Highway 35 (Thon Buri – Pak Tho route) via Samut Songkhram. Then turn left to Highway 4 (Phetkasem Road) via Phetchaburi and Hua Hin to Prachuap Khiri Khan. The total distance is 281 kilometres.
Another route is Highway 4 by driving via Buddha Monthon, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi and Phetchaburi, a total distance of 320 km. or about 4 hours’ drive.
By bus
Air-conditioned and non air-con buses leave Bangkok’s Southern Bus Terminal for Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan many times daily.
For further details,
call the Southern Bus Terminal, 0 2435 1199, 0 2435 1200 (air-con bus)
or 0 2434 5557 to 8 (non air-con bus).
By rail
Trains leave Hua Lamphong (Bangkok Railway Station) for Hua Hin 12 times daily and Prachuap Khiri Khan 9 times daily. Please check the timetable before traveling at the Bangkok Railway Station.
For details, call
the State Railway of Thailand, 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2220 4444 (RSVN),
0 2220 4334, 0 2621 8701.
For taxi : Hualamphong Station
