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Pro
beautiful small city
Con
Very little for tourists and dull at night
In a nutshell
Good mixture of city life and also a taste of Thai life
cs_zee Says: The elevator is going to take you 3 minutes to Tang Kuan hilltop along 170 metres tracks . there are Old Royal Pagoda , The Lighthouses at the top of Tang Kuan Hill & enjoy the panaramic view of Songkhla City .
cs_zee Says: The Naga a new attraction sculpture of Samila beach , Songkhla
The Sculpture of the Mouse and the Cat
cs_zee Says: Hat Samila ( Laem Samila ) . Located about 3 kilometres from Songkhla market ( Thalat Supsin or Thalat Sot Thetsaban ) , Hat Samila is pleasantly free of crowds and a joy to amble along. The two islands off this part of the coast ( Koh Nu - Mouse Island, Koh Maewo - Cat...
cs_zee Says: Situated at the famous Samila Beach from where the Cat Island and Mouse Island can be seen afar in the sea. The mermaid statue is the outstanding symbol of Songkhla that most visitors to Songkhla often never miss.
travelpug Says: Kau Tang Kuan is a temple on top of a small hill. There is a white pagoda on top. It was under repair or renovation when I was there in 2004. According to legend, a dog from the same story of the Cat and Mouse Statue turned into Kau Tang Kuan Hill. There are two ways to get...
travelpug Says: Koh Yo is linked to the mainland via the longest bridge in Thailand. It is famous for seafood restaurants.
travelpug Says: This Red Mansion is located at the back of the white pagoda on Kau Tang Kuan. I don't know the purpose of the building. I think it is a good looking historical building. The government should at least restore it to be a museum.
travelpug Says: This is another landmark of Songklha located on Samila Beach. There is a story for the Cat and Mouse statue. In the story, the cat and the mouse stole a pearl, and they eventually turned into individual islands that we can see from Samila Beach. There is a dog in the story...
travelpug Says: Located on Samila Beach, this is the symbol of Songkhla. I really don't know the significance of the statue but it sure provides a good location for taking photographs. It is something like 'you have never been to Songkhla if you have not come to the Mermaid statue' kind of...
travelpug Says: Samila Beach is not the nicest beach you will find in Thailand. But it provides a leisure location for the locals and tourists in Songkhla town. Perhaps this is the most visited tourist spot in Songkhla town.
Thai's 16th Prime Minister Birth Place
PS_Lee81 Says: You can visit the birth place of the Thailand's 16th Prime Minister just at the end of the Songkhla Ancient City Wall within a walking distance. You can see the wooden house was built completely in local traditional style, including the room and the kitchen.
on Samila Beach: Coconut Flavour Ice-cream
travelpug Says: If you are in Samila Beach, you must try the local famous COCONUT FLAVOUR ICE-CREAM. It is so so so good especially under the hot sun. It is a white colour ice-cream with toppings like peanuts, palm seeds, cendol, chao-kuay, etc. The ice-cream has such wonderful coconut...
trisanna Says: We just came across this place. Besides fresh hot bread, like their name suggests they have cakes, strudel, sandwiches and coffee. A good place to relax at. If they have it available, you shouldn't leave without some pumpkin bread. It's quite good.
Dr. Cool Radio, Sea of Love and others: Lots of karaoke.
trisanna Says: There isn't much nightlife in sleepy songkhla. There are bars all along Samila beach. Many karaoke places. Our hotel's restaurant had a musician, who played Thai and western music. Some people came up and did some karaoke.There are also some bars on Srisuda Road.
trisanna Says: From Songkhla city, you need to get a tuk tuk to take you to the pier, where you catch the ferry to ban hua khao. From there, you can take a tuk tuk to ko yo, if you can find one. We hired motorcycle taxis. You will recognize them by men wearing colorful vests. They drove us...
To get up the hill-take the furnicular
trisanna Says: The best way to get up Khao Tang Kuan is to take the furnicular. It doesn't cost much, plus your legs will thank you later.
various stalls: buy traditional cloth
trisanna Says: On the island of Koh Yo, you can buy handmade cloth from local women or men along the street. You can buy a plaid design or one color pieces of cloth/textiles. Expect to haggle hard.
trisanna Says: I was disapointed with the shops in Songklha-but they don't cater too much to tourists. They do sell silly souvenirs-like this basket of mermaid paper weights. Near Samila beach, there are a bunch of stores that sell t-shirts, stuff made out of shells and other tourist...
phil_uk_net Says: I'm more of a cat person than a dog person but I felt sorry for this little fellow. There are stray dogs everywhere in Thailand. This little guy, who could only have been a few weeks old, was all on his own sleeping on the beach.
phil_uk_net Says: Yet another one of those silly stories. This time about a cat, mouse and a dog on a boat. The cat and mouse end up drowning and are of course turned into islands. The small islands in the background are Cat Island and Mouse Island.
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Songklha is a peaceful city, about a 45 minute drive from Hat Yai, a little longer by bus. This city doesn't have much nightlife or attractions, but it's full of wonderful people. The children are...
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Just one weekend after going to Phuket on the $1SGD Tiger Air promotion, my wife and I along with our friend Scott flew to Hat Yai on another $1 promotion. Rather than staying in the unattractive big...
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Songkhla Town is actually the provincial capitol of Songkhla province. However, it is less popular among tourists than Hatyai town. (Songkhla is about 30km away from Hatyai). In terms of history,......
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Songkhla is a big provincial town/city near Hat Yai but doesn't have a lot to draw tourists and is not strategically located as a staging post, as is Hat Yai. It seems to have a lot of big schools and...
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Songkhla, the only resort area in this perfecture where only 30 minutes drive from hat yai.
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