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What places to visit in Chumphon?
What to see in Chumphon
Other nice places to visit in Chumphon
Koh Tao island
Located in Surat Thani province, Koh Tao island is also accessible from Chumphon. It is actually more practical and faster to get there via Chumphon from Bangkok. It is the most famous destination for diving in Thailand. But its picture-postcard sandy beaches, its landscapes, viewpoints and its tourist activities do not only attract divers or candidates for a first dive. Come for several days as there is no day trip and anyway, you have to stay to really enjoy Ko Tao.Other visits suggestions in Chumphon
- Namtok Kapo Forest Park
About thirty kilometers in the Nnorth of Chumphon, nature and waterfall
- Hat Sairee beach
22 km in the East. It is a pleasant beach with not much tourists. They prefer to go to the surrounding islands (Koh Tao, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan )
- Hat Tha Wua Laen Lua beach
is considered to be THE place for kitesurfing and is also popular with windsurfers. It is located 12 kilometers in the North of Chumphon
Places to see elsewhere in Thailand
Wat Saeng Kaew Pothiyan
This recent temple, its construction started in 2006, is about 50 kilometers from Chiang Rai city. It clearly worths the detour as it is certainly one of the most beautiful and impressive temples...
Golden Mountain
which offers a beautiful view of the city and where you can see the contrast between modernity and the more fragile houses.
Phra Prang Sam Yot
located on a little hill not far from the railway, it consists of 3 prangs and is very popular with monkeys, it is the most famous monument in Lopburi.
Indigo Walking Street
This weekly night market is held near Wat Phra That Choeng Chum temple and offers plenty of stalls to buy clothes and textiles indigo dyed by hand.
All COVID-19 restrictions for coming to Thailand lifted from October 1 !
We have been waiting for it for months, hoping it will happen on July 1, but it will finally be October 1, 2022, when Thailand will lift the last COVID restrictions to enter the country. From this date, it will no longer be necessary to show...
