PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN

The province is renowned for the resort of Hua Hin, where the Royal Family has a summer palace, Klai Kangwon, which is open to the public when royalty is not in residence. 'Thailand's first beach resort, it maintains a quaint old world feeling with small streets and night market to walk around, Thailand's oldest golf course, and a beautiful railway station

To the south is the magnificent Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, a marsh : wetland park, with soaring peaks, quiet beaches and a wide range of exotic bird life. Popular activities include nature walks, bird watching and boat rides along Khao Daeng Canal. Of the numerous caves, visitors usually head for Phraya Nakhon Cave, where a superb royal pavilion, built for King Chulalongkorm stands inside the mouth.

Prachuap Khiri Khan is a delightful town with a wide curving bay. At the north end is Khao Chong Krachok (Mirror Tunnel Mountain), with a large hole in it that appears to reflect the sky. At the top, Wat Thammikaram offers good views of the bay and is home to a colony of monkeys.