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DAY 1: PATTAYA - BAN PHE, KO SAMET & HAT MAE PHIM 157 kms
The first Day's drive follows the Sukhumwit Road divided high-way
(H3) past Rayong's industrial area to Key Point 12 and the pleas-ant
coastline from Ban Phe to Laem Mae Phim. Stay overnight on Ko Samet
or visit the island for a day trip (ferry time approx. 45 minutes),
returning to stay at a resort east of Ban Phe along H3145.
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inland route (H36) via Key Points 3, 8 and 11 is direct, but
has slow, heavy traffic. Places to visit along H3, a divided
highway, in-clude Sattahip (continue south at Key Point 9),
a market town serving the extensive naval facilities nearby,
and Hat Phayun beach near the in-dustrial area of Map Ta Phut
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DAY 1: SIDE TRIPS
BAN AMPHOE - ST 1
p>Good seafood restaurants are located at Ban Amphoe (West turn towards
beach off H3 at KM.158) and Ban Sarae (Turn towards coast off H3 at
KM.165)
WAT YANG SANG WARARAM - ST2
Wat Yang Sang Wararam (KM. 160 left turn. 5 kms.) A first class royal
temple, Wat Yang has large grounds containing unusual structures that
include a Chinese-style vihara housing Tang dynasty bronzes (Vihara
Sien), a hill-top mondop with Buddha foot-prints (Khao Din), and a
huge Buddha image fashioned on a cliff (Khao Chi Chan).
LAEM CHAROEN - ST 3
Go to Laem Charoen (KM. 220 south turn in middle of Rayong City. 3
kms) to look at a modern fishing community and to eat at Laem Charoen
Seafood.
KO SAMET
Hat Sai Kaew is the finest of white sand beaches with numerous resorts.Like
those of Ao Wong Duan Beach, these resorts get crowded at week-ends.
The sunset beach of Ao Phrao and the beaches south of Ao Wong Duan
are more tranquil.
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on Sa-met generate their own electricity and import water from
the mainland. Local pick-ups ply the island's unsealed tracks.
Piers on Ban Phe offer safe over-night parking and can pre-book
ac-commodation, ar-ranging boat trans-port directly to the beach
you plan to stay (take what you need and lock pos-sessions out
of sight). Pre-booking should not be necessary during the week
in the green season. |
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