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Go bananas with "kluay lep meu naang"
wondersF Says: Chumphon province has a new slogan "Eat seafood Taste fresh fruits". Have not read before my 1st visit, or had heard about this specialty of the region. Only upon arrival we saw that this place indeed was the fruit growing region or perhaps Chumphon was the collecting...
sarahreynold Says: Many people quickly pass through Chumphon to take the ferry to Koh Tao, but if you want to enjoy a provincial Thailand town, it can be a chance to skip off the beaten track for a day or so. There are some reasonable cheap hotels in the town and there are some sights around,...
Snorkeling off the Sunrise Coast at Chumphon
sarahreynold Says: Chumphon is the mainland location for boats to the popular dive island of Koh tao. You can also snorkel from Chumphon and the Cabana resort has daily snorkeling trips.
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San of Sadej nai Kromluang Chumphon Khet Udomsak
reezal Says: Located at Had Sai Ree Subdistrict. It is 20 kilometers far away from Chumphon city center, along highway. This is a scared place of the people in Chumphon and nearly provinces.At this place stands the Monument of Admiral Phra Boromawong thir Kromluang Chumphon Khet Udomsak....
reezal Says: A large torpedo-ship named the Royal Chumphon is also here. It is 68 meters long and 6.55 meters wide. This ship was decommissioned on November 26,1975. The Royal Thai Navy gave the ship to Chumphon province in 1979. After that it was put near this monument.
1 Review and 47 Opinions The Novotel Chumphon resort is a luxury resort hotel with a Golf Course located outside of Chumphon....
Clean Wave Resort: Beach Resorts
reezal Says: Less than a minute walk to beach...located at Thung Wau Laun beach with fine white sand. Its 14km from Chumphon city.Chalets are clean with AC, bath, and TV. Rates starts from 800THB for double(Villa), for 3-4 person Villa at 1400THB and for 4-6 person villa(2rooms) at...
Suriwong Chumphon Hotel: Probably the worst hotel staff in Thailand
maffustan Says: Stayed here for one night, room was clean but found several cockroches in bathroom. The young and poorly trained staff caused me the most problems. First I was asked 6 times (including a phone call to my room) when I was checking out. Despite telling them 11am each time. I...
Unnamed restaurant.: A cooking masterclass
planxty Says: You may know that on Virtual Tourist I am what is called a tip group editor for several places, London included. Part of this job entails creating pages for various restaurants and I end up looking at a lot of restaurant websites. This is no great trial as I love cooking and...
Farang Bar: Bar/Resturant/ Guesthouse/Travel Agent???
traceyspacey Says: To be honest we were hungry and we didn't want to walk far.It has everything. The food was excellent and cheap, beer cheap as well. It is a very popular place for people who are passing through Chumphon. 75B for large Singha. 80B for Penang curry and Rice. No dress code
Chumphon area at night: Very quiet
sarahreynold Says: Chumphon is a provincial town so don't expect a range of restaurants or nightlife. Most people would tend to stay at their hotel or resort and enjoy the restaurants and bar facilities there. In Chumphon town though there are many small Thai restaurants and seafood is quite...
Traveling to Koh Tao/Phangan from Chumphon
reezal Says: From Chumphon, there are several boats (fast & slow) leaving for Koh Tao and Phangan daily.Fares and time as follows :Chumphon-Koh TaoExpress Boat : Depart 7am, Arrv 9.30am (400THB/person)Lomprayah Catamaran : Depart 7am, Arrv 8.30am (550THB/.person) & Depart 1pm arriv...
Go to the bus station and book it yourself
traceyspacey Says: After far too many minibus journeys that take far longer than they should. We decided to go to the bus station in Phuket and book it ourselves.We tried to find out the information first, but everyone assumes that we are going from Bangkok. Not Phuket.Any way we booked the...
sarahreynold Says: Regular express buses operate from Bangkok and Hua hin to Chumphon. In addition Lomprayah operates express services from both Hua hin and bangkok to Chumphon twice daily.
reezal Says: Getting around chumphon to other places is very easy and cheap. There are motocyle taxis which u can rent in the city . There's also mini trucks coverted to bus and the blue taxis. U can also rent a motorbike for 200thb/day or Jeep at 1000THB/day.For long distance travel to...
reezal Says: Its a long street located near to CHUMPHON train station where u can find clothes, food and etc. Various typy of food, Jeans and shirts... Bargain
Road manners - showing respect to a shrine
wondersF Says: Most Thais are Buddhist and they are fairly serious about their religious practices. Around the country, it is customary to have small shrines erected by the roadsides to bless road users. To jive in with this practice, passer-bys would paused momentarily and clapped their...
blowin3 Says: Hi Carol I know Chumphon pretty well as my wife comes from there so we spend quite an bit of time on holidays there and are also attending an wedding there in November. The questions you posed about dress and presents have been answered but the advice I can give you is that...
Take time to explore this Province
wondersF Says: The beaches here in Chumphon are good, the caves and waterfalls in this region are nothing to shout about. Still the regions offers plenty of destinations for visitors to get acquainted with. That's my interest and I hope to share them with youCavesComing from the north,...
Cross Road at this junction town
wondersF Says: Chumphon is a town that you would not drop in by accident.It is way out from the main arrival destination and to be in Chumphon is a journey deliberately planned. What I am trying to say that the low traffic to this place allow accidental drop in plenty of choices when it...
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Wattham Kwan Muang, Chumphon, Thailand - If you are finding yourself, here is a place that I recommend 'Wattham Kwan Muang', Amphur Sawee, in Chumphon Province, Thailand. It is a Buddhist temple (Hinayana), that help teach about mind...
3 members live in Chumphon
Q: good day Everyone, My name is Natasha, and my partner and i are travelling Thailand soon.... we have been advised to take the...
A: Natasha, Why not take the bus all the way to Phuket from Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok. The journey takes 13 hours and costs between 650-950 baht.
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Most hotels on Koh Tao are geared towards diving. You can learn to dive at various places that also have accommodation. You can travel to Koh Tao by boat from Chumphon or Koh Samui. Koh tao now also...
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Chumphon - Small town & big offerings
Chumphon slowly grew in importance when vehicular traffic increases. The important land route of Highway 4 from Phuket and Ranong through the Ithmus of Kra needed to past through this town. Then...
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Cowboy town, 15km to nearest beach.
Arrived this small town at 3am from Butterworth....first impression was scared, wrong destination and etc. As I was moving towards the exit after disembarking frm the train, I saw the information...
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Probably worth longer than I spent.
Chumphon, variously spelt Chumporn and Chumpon, would seem to be mainly visited by tourists as a jumping off point for the nearby islands of Ko Tao, Ko Samui and Ko Phangan and I must admit I fell...
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SOUTH EAST ASIA 2006:PART 18:CHUMPHON
CONTINUED FROM SOUTH EAST ASIA 2006 PART 17 Hua Hin Tuesday 27 June 2006 Got the 8am bus down to Chumphon. Feel completely shattered after the late night last night. Went a walk round town very...
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