:: Ban Chang

Hat Phayun and Hat Phala , 32 kilometres and 34 kilometres respectively from the provincial town,offer Ban Chang's own lovely beaches. Shaded by pine trees, it has both hotels and bungalows for visitors.

:: Ban Khai

Thirty kilometres from town is Suphattraland , an extensive orchard open to the public. It grows succulent mangosteen, durian and rambutan. They generally mature in late April-June. Visitors can enjoy not only the pleasant surroundings but also taste for themselves freshly-picked fruits from the trees.

:: King Amphoe Khao Cha-mao

About 7 kilometres from town, the Khao Cha-mao National Park covers a vast area extending into both Rayong and Chanthaburi. The park headquarters can be reached by proceeding on Highway No. 3 to Km. 274 where a left turn leads to the headquarters, some 17 kilometres further on. The forest is in almost perfect condition with a profusion of different plant life. A not-to-be-missed attraction is the multi-tiered Khao Cha-mao Waterfall, cascading down from the mountain top carving out shallow basins where visitors can splash around and where many fish live. There are also food shops and bungalows. Camping is possible within the park.

Other interesting sites in the park include Pha Sawan , the Heavenly Cliff, about 1.5 kilometres from the park headquarters serves as a vantage point for viewing the Khlong Pla Kang Waterfall 3 kilometres away and the Khlong Hing Phloeng Waterfall 10 kilometres from the office. All these sites can be reached only on foot. But the route offers stunning natural scenery and plant life.

  
The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon Herbal Garden is located within the grounds of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand, about 25 kilometres from town on Highways No. 36 and No. 3191 in Nikhom Phatthana sub-district. It is a center of various herbal plants and engages in herbal research. Open daily from 8.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Tel: 0-3868-1817-30

:: Activities

Horse-riding is available at the Orchard Park Riding Club , some 7 kilometres off Highway No. 3 after a left turn at Km. 260.
Tel: 0-2530-3860-3 (Bangkok).

Also at the Slo Bunny Horse Riding-Training Center at Mae Ramphung Beach, Tel: 0-3889-8623.

Golf Courses in Rayong are:-

Eastern Star Golf Course, 24/5 Mu 3, Tambon Phala, Ban Chang district, Rayong 21130, Tel: 0-3863-9410-7.

Great Lake Golf & Country Club , 77 Mu 3, off Highway No. 36, Bangkok-Rayong Road, Map Yang, Pluak Daeng, Rayong 21130, Tel: 0-3862-2630.

Rayong Green Valley Country Club , Mu 7, Ban Chang, Rayong 21130, Tel: 0-3860-3001

:: Hotels and accommodation list Part 1

Ao Prao Resort :: Krungthonburi Rd., Klong Sarn, Bangkok 10600 [(66 2) 438-9771]

Novotel Coralia Rim Pae Rayong :: 4/5 Moo 3, Pae- Klaeng-Kram Road, Klaeng, [(66 2) 260-2515]

Rayong Resort :: 186 Moo 1, Tambon Ban Phe, Amphur Muang, [(66 38) 651-000]

Amber :: 190/1-2 Ratbamrung Road, Tambon Noenphra, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 3862 0871] :: 40 rooms :: 1,100 baht

Ban Mai Taeng :: 1/17 Ratbamrung Road, Soi 15, Tambon Noenphra, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 3880 8739-41] :: 14 rooms :: 500-600 baht

Brookside Valley :: 129/5 Tambon Samnakthong, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 3862 9280, 0 3862 9088, Tel: 0 2 693 0233] :: :: 2,400 baht

Burapha Resort :: 2/13 Sukhumvit Road, Tambon Choeng Noen, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 3861 2482-3] :: 80 rooms :: 450-650 baht

 


Chan Muang :: 024 Tha Banthuk Road, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 38 614330] :: 13 rooms :: 250-400 baht

Diamond :: 51/2 Ratbamrung Road, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 3861 4577, 0 3861 4328 Fax: 0 3880 8170] :: 31 rooms :: 200-500 baht

Di Prathap Chit Resort :: 82 Beach Road, Tambon Paknam, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 3861 4271, 0 3861 3611 Fax: 0 3861 4271] :: 11 bungalows and 28 rooms :: 1,200-5,000 baht

Dream :: 365/1 Sukhumvit Road, Tambon Noenphra, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 38 614621 Fax: 0 3861 6895] :: 14 rooms :: 500-1,300 baht

Eastern :: 052/3 Sukhumvit Road, Tambon Choeng Noen, Amphoe Muang [Tel: 0 38 611167] :: 34 rooms :: 120-200 baht

 
 
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