Orchard
Trips
In
western Thailand, Phetchaburi is well known for its fruit
orchards. The province's fine soils permit the cultivation
of many varieties of fruit, but the most famous of all are
Phetchaburi's rose apples or 'chomphu Phet' and sugar palms
or 'ton tarn'.
 Fruits
orchards at
Tha Yang District, located about 25 km to the north of Cha-am
District, are renowned for chomphu Phet and fragrant gold
bananas or 'kluay hom thong' that are grown for export. To
visit the orchards, contact the Tha Yang Cooperative Tel +66
32 461-153.
 Ban
Lad orchard,
a plantation of sugar palms at Ban Lard District, is about
12 km to the north of Tha Yang District. The sugar palm, the
main raw material for the production of sugar or 'num tarn
tanod' and a local whisky called 'kra chae', is mostly planted
at Ban Lard District. Here visitors can see how the fruits
are gathered and processed to make kra chae. To visit the
plantations, call Ban Lad Provincial Office +66 32 491-316
or the village headman +66 32 428-556, 440-300. Weekend trips
should be booked in advance.
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