A Taste of Hua Hin

A local tour that gives you the best introduction to Hua Hin: a royal summer palace, a mangrove forest, a fresh market and an evening market.

If you want to understand Hua Hin, this is the tour to start with. In Thailand we say you do not really know a place until you have been to its market.

What the day looks like

1. We visit Mrigadayavan Palace, the summer palace of King Rama VI, known as the palace of love and hope.
2. We continue to Pranburi Forest Park, one of the largest protected mangrove forests in Thailand. A raised boardwalk, the Mangrove Nature Trail, leads over the salt pools in the shade of the trees.
3. About halfway along the boardwalk, if the river level allows, you can take a long-tail boat along the Pranburi River to look for wildlife and exotic birds (optional, paid on the spot).
4. The boardwalk ends at a quiet, well-kept beach with public restrooms, food vendors and several restaurants.
5. We go on to a local fresh market, where Hua Hin people shop. Tropical fruit, vegetables and ready meals from the area are fresh and cheap, so try a few bites of your favourite fruit.
6. We finish at Cicada Market, an open-air market for handmade bags, dolls, paintings and other crafts, with an amphitheatre for music, dance and theatre. Then we drive back to your hotel.

Not available on Wednesdays. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday we visit Cicada Market. From Monday to Thursday we visit Hua Hin Night Market instead.

While Mrigadayavan Palace is closed, we visit Monkey Mountain and Hua Hin Railway Station instead.

Good to know

Departure	13:30 from Hua Hin or Cha-Am
Return	20:30
Included	Minivan, entrance fee, English-speaking guide, snack