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Petchaburi Palace and Thai Farm
A one hour-ride leads you to Petchaburi, 60 km north of Hua Hin. This busy commercial center is famous for its great many temples (the mining of diamonds= petch=however finished long ago)
Fist you go to the Wang hill near to the city. On the hilltop you visit an old summer-palace of King Rama 4th and the scenic park.
After that you head for the famous Mahatat temple in Petchaburi, a remarkable monument of the centuries old Khmer architecture, an important spiritual center of Buddhism in Thailand till today. In front of the temple you can admire traditional Thai dances, too.
Departure 9.00 a.m. Return 5.00 p.m.
Petchaburi Palace
Price: 1090 Bth per Person
The next destination is Khao Luang (royal mountain), situated about 4 km outside the city.
There you enter an extended natural cave.
Its several cavern are filled with rows of buddha-images including a remarkable large reclining statue. Its particular impressing at noon, when the sunlight floods into the dome-shaped central cave. Another 15 minutes ride passes through rustic villages and bright green paddy fields. Finally you reach a large coconut plantation and new tourist territory. Inside this ‘jungle like plantation lives a German expatriate and raises fish with his Thai family.
You have lunch on the verandah of a wooden Thai-house.
After lunch a short boat-trip starts in front of the house.
The narrow tributary with its lush tropical vegetation flows soon afterwards into the wider Petchaburi-River.
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The small fishing-boat passes along old wooden Thai-style-houses, along orchards, tropical gardens, palm trees and mangroves. It heads for the impressive Wat Khao (temple on the hill). Though famous in Thailand, its barely explored by western tourists. The hilltop provides fine views of the surrounding countryside. Back at the farm you visit the fish-pond, accompanied by the farmer.
Boat trip
Farm
Included in the price is lunch, all entrances, boats trip and soft drink in the Minibus.
Note: You enter Buddhist temples and cultural heritage of Thailand please consider appropriate clothes
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