Hua Hin! Why are you so beautiful & colourful?!
Hua Hin. Also known as Thailand’s Royal Beach Resort town, this district is rested on southern Bangkok and has the oldest and most traditional Thai resort combines the attractions of a modern holiday destination with a charm. While most of the other Thai holiday destinations cater mainly to foreign tourists, Hua Hin is a place where Thais spend their holiday. Now, it’s getting more popular with foreign visitors too!
When most people asked us, “Where to?”
“Hua Hin!”, we exclaimed excitedly.
“Where’s that?” bombarded back.
Here’s where! A lovely district closely associated with the Thai royalty & this is where the King lives now 🙂 There is plenty in Hua Hin to entertain the creative minds in you, with local artists eager to display their talents & handicrafts.
Perhaps you could consider making a trip to Hua Hin, to sense this special atmosphere and old world charm.
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There’s 2 district very close each other that we visited:
Cha-Am and Hua Hin.
Both are beach destinations located on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Cha Am is a district in Phetchaburi province, while Hua Hin is a district in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, about 2-3 hours drive from Bangkok by car, bus or train
HOW TO GET TO HUA HIN from BANGKOK? Click on the picture below!
Discovering Hua Hin!
#1 Swiss Sheep Farm @ Cha-Am
A cute atmosphere setting of a farm in a valley surrounded by the touches of styles from European country.
#2 Maruekhathaiyawan Palace Hua Hin (Palace of Love & Hope)
This is a summer seaside palace, and it’s often referred to as “The Palace of Love and Hope”. This palace is one of the oldest and most attractive royal palaces in Thailand & was constructed by His Majesty King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in 1923 as a place where he could fully relax in great comfort surrounded by a naturally serene atmosphere.
#3 Hua Hin Night Market
This night market is situated right in the town centre between the Petchkasem Road and the railway line.
A place where generally you might expect from a Thai market, with stalls selling various apparels, crafts, art, and cheap, tasty bites. Nothing special you can say, but they have a superb selection of seafood restaurants that line the road that hosting the night market. This draws a lot of attention from visitors that are eager to feast.
#4 Chatsila Market
Chatsila market is a night market open daily from 6pm to 11pm. Located just next to Hua Hin Night Market and opposite the “Clock Tower”. We prefer this market to Hua Hin Night Market as the area is moe spacious with many small shops offering souvenirs of Hua Hin, handmade items & food stalls.
#5 Hua Hin Floating Market
About 20-30 minutes drive from Market Village, Hua Hin Floating Market offers a delightful alternative to the Night Market. It features a large man-made lake, surrounded by picturesque countryside a mini farm. Shops are fashioned in the style of 1920s Hua Hin, selling a range of merchandise, from artsy handmade crafts to yummy snacks!
#6 Sam Phan Nam Floating Market
This is is one of the two floating markets found on the same street, very near to Hua Hin Floating market, about 1km deeper in. Comparing the two markets, Hua Hin Floating Market has a distinct retro theme, while Sam Pan Nam offers a wider range of activities and goods. Both have daily cultural shows, boat tours and boat vendors selling all kinds of mouthwatering treats.
#7 Hua Hin Railway Station
This is one of the most famous sightseeing attractions in Hua Hin with a long cultural heritage and Royal connections. The station is one of Thailand’s oldest railway stations, built in the reign of King Rama VI. This railway station is one of the country’s most beautiful train stations with its unique architecture. The most striking feature of the station is the splendid Royal Waiting Room constructed in the Thai architectural style. Very pretty.
#8 Plearnwan Eco Vintage Village
A small village that accommodate the two-storey wooden complex of sylish old-fashioned shophouses, reminiscent of those that made up the Thai-Chinese neighbourhoods of Hua Hin. This includes shops and cafes that host a variety of vintage merchandise, retro fashion, toys, and home-made food! Walking through this faux village is like stepping back into time they said, creating a nostalgic time capsule that offers visitors a glimpse of the seaside town’s good old days!
#9 Cicada Market
Cicada market is definitely not your usual Thailand street night market!
This market is created as a medium of connection to artists, creators, designers, tourists, students and community through integrating culture and arts with lifestyles.
As an art market with atmosphere of Hua Hin, this place is a source of contemporary art in various fields, including the invention of handmade decorative items, fashion clothes, collectible secondhand items and little products with innovative ideas to be displayed and sold in open-style mat and shops.
They are only open on weekends: every Friday, Saturday from 4pm to 11pm and Sunday 4pm to 10pm.
#10 Hua Hin Hills Vineyard
Thailand had vineyard too! Did you know? 🙂
Sitting on the veranda of The Sala Wine Bar & Bistro at Hua Hins Hills Vineyard, one could be forgiven for thinking they were actually somewhere other than Thailand, say Australia’s Barossa Valley?
Visitors are welcome to explore New Latitude Wines at the Sala Wine Bar& Bistro! This is an open -air dining pavilion that was built 5 years ago into the side of a hill. Overlooking superb & serene panoramic views of the vineyard. Wine tasting and pairing with their gourmet dish could be done with a refreshing Colombard, a smoky Shiraz & many more! Definitely not just an average wine-tasting experience.
#11 Wat Huay Mongkol, the Big Buddha
This temple complex located about 15km west of Hua Hin & is famous for its enormous statue of, one of Thailand’s most famous monks: “Luang Phor Thuad”. This place is very popular among the Thai people from all over the country, who come here to pay respect to Luang Phor Thuad and to ask for things as favours, good luck, health, fortune and happiness 🙂
#12 Santorini Park @ Cha-Am
Santorini Park brings a slice of the picture-perfect Greek island to Cha-Am. It’s got all the details right, from classic whitewashed buildings, colourfully painted windows, down to stone-paved paths and domed towers. Very impressive isn’t it? Bagged with impressive lineup of shops, restaurants and an amusement park promise good times for everyone. All so cute! Can take tons of pictures at every corner 🙂
#13 Jek Be-Ak Seafood Restaurant
Just an old wooden house located right across Hua Hin night market, opposite 7-eleven, this restaurants serves you memorable seafood meal. Many locals Thai will tell you “very famous!”
Must order their sukiyaki hot pot (they use claypot over charcoal stoves), stir fry seafood & steamed glass noodles with seafood whih are some of their specialties.
#14 Dang Seafood Restaurant
On your journey to or from Bangkok, you will pass by the Samut Songkram province & most people called it Mae Klong, which is a river in the area that connects to the Gulf of Thailand. Means? Very fresh seafood at a very reasonable price! Dang seafood restaurant is very famous among the locals and their menu is all in Thai!
Details of every places & more pictures will be up soon! ♥♥♥
Meanwhile, we hope you will enjoy this sneak peek & itinerary 🙂
Such a beautiful place! How to go hua hin from bangkok?
Hi Hwei Fang 🙂
There’s no direct flight to Hua Hin yet, so you will still need to travel from Bangkok either by train, taxis, bus or shared van. We travelled by a shared van which would be relatively cheaper (but have to be pre-booked) via agency to ensure no delayed schedule 🙂
details will be up on blog soon 🙂 About 2.5-3 hours journey drive from Bangkok.
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Hi C&C great page awesom 🙂 i use the this link for how to get to hua hin too http://tongmeehousehuahin.com/how-to-get-to-hua-hin/
thanks! 🙂
oh another site to refer to. great 🙂
well written! make me look even forward to my hua hin trip in a week!
can i find out how you travel each attraction in Hua Hin? book a cab to bring you around? or?
Hi Kelly, sorry for the late reply.
We travelled around Hua Hin via a pre-booked van 🙂
As we travel in a group, it was much worth it.
Here’s the details that we blogged about. You can look under the VAN section 🙂
http://www.broughtup2share.com/2014/01/how-to-get-to-hua-hin-from-bangkok-2/
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Did you book with tour guy or free and easy?
Hi Michelle,
We just booked the van & planned our own itinerary. Just tell him where to go and he will advise route too 🙂
So it’s free and easy 🙂
Hi Brought up to share,
I would like to ask which hotel did your stay in at Hua Hin ? Do you still have the pre-booked van contacts ?
Thanks !
Hi Apple,
We stayed at the Anantara Resort & Spa Hua Hin during our visit 🙂 But would like to say if you’re out most of the time visiting around like us, this hotel would be quite a waste as it’s quite expensive and we didn’t really get to enjoy the facilities there. Haha. If more of staying in for beach & spa, then it would be worth it 🙂
For pre-booked van, we engaged a transport agency named Toey Member, which was pretty reasonable. The 4D3N trip costs about 1500 baht per pax inclusive of petrol & tolls (approximately RM149.4).
Email: toeymember-7@hotmail.com
Hope these infos help. Enjoy your holiday! 🙂
Hi, chance upon your blog when searching more on Hua Hin. very well written blog and pictures taken are all v nice 🙂
Can I checked with you, can I plan my itinerary as follows:
Driver pick up at BKK (8am)
Visit Swiss Sheep Farm @ Cha-Am (Est 11am)
Lunch at Chom Talay Beach Restaurant (est 100pm)
Visit Santorini Park (est 3pm)
Continue Journey to Hua Hin (est 5pm)
Is the itinerary too tight?
Thanks in advance 🙂
Hi Katherine,
Thanks for your support 🙂
I think your itinerary looks fine to me. But as a personal thought, initially we wanted to visit Swiss Sheep Farm & Santorini Park on the same day but decided to put Santorini on the last day itself when we are on the way back to BKK. Cos we wanted to spend more time strolling and taking pictures at Santorini Park. So it’s better to visit in the morning. Just a personal thought 🙂
Oh I see… 🙂 thanks for your suggestions. 🙂 I will re-plan 🙂
Btw if I plan to visit HUA HIN in late Feb or March 2015, is the weather too hot? or best stick to Nov & Dec period?
Hi Katherine,
late Feb or March is still alright. If April will be hot.
You can double check the weather forecast just in case. Hehe. Well you know, the weather nowadays are pretty unpredictable sometimes 🙂
Thanks so much! 🙂
Hi. What is duration for prebooked day trip van? By time or hour?
Hi Patricia,
They have options of days or hours. Depends on your preferred package. You could email them for further details 🙂
Will do. Tks.
Hi, the prebooked van that u took in hua Hin is it the same van from Bangkok? Or prebooked with other local tour agency? Did the driver have any times restriction on the place you visit ? And the cost you mentioned was 1500 batt/pax is it included transfer from Bangkok to hua Hin ?
Thanks and regards
Hi Ivy,
Yes it was the same van. No time restriction as the driver just go to places according to our own-planned itinerary. We just have to tell him about the places that we wanted to visit and he will drive us there. We would also advise which route is the best and which should be visit first.
And yes the amount that we paid is inclusive of the transfer from Bangkok to Hua Hin.
The same driver drove us from Bangkok to Hua Hin and back too.
How much is the package as above. .4days 3 nights?
I m interested.pls email me more details
Hello 🙂
This itinerary is planned by ourselves and thus it was not a package. A free and easy itinerary 🙂
hi,
could you please recomend day trip for me from bangkok to hua hin ?
Hi Chole,
You mean recommend you places to visit for a day trip?
You can choose the places you like from the itinerary we made in this post 🙂
Hi! I’m new to blogging and came across your site. WOW! It’s amazing. You guys are such an adorable couple! My bf and I were recently in Hua Hin right on the beach with our friends Nat and his gf Giftza (Girly Berry), I fell in love! I wrote a post about it and would love any feedback you’re willing to give 🙂
http://www.romcomcation.com/#!single-post/c1eyj/A1B2DB24-378D-4F9B-B8DF-3FEE05BDCDB9
Feel free to link to any of our posts/photos…. What’s mine is yours 😉 And we would love to say hi when we are back in Thailand next month if you’re around!
Sincerely,
Chantelle
Hi,chance upon your blog when searching for more on Hua Hin. Like your itinerary and pictures. Very well planned. Understand that the pre-booked van from Bangkok to Hua Hin will only take off when full. We only have 2 pax, do the same pre-booked van also accept to take us around in Hua Hin?
Hi Lynette,
Yes they do. except that you will have to pay much more for the whole van. You can contact them via email to enquire and see. We engaged with Toey Member.
Email: toeymember-7@hotmail.com
Hope this info helps 🙂
Hi, may I know how much total you spend for the trip exclusive hotel?
Hi Hui Wen,
We spent about 4k for 2 pax as our flight ticket was expensive that time 🙂
Hi C and C,
At Hua Hin, what is the common mode of transportation? Is it easy to hire tuk tuk to go around hua hin place of interest?
Example, from hua hin center go floating market can get there by tuk tuk?
Or to big buddha?
Hi can share with me your itenary for the lovely trip to Hua Hin? Many thanks.
Hi Chloe,
This is the itinerary already. Haha. Listed in the table with summary below 🙂
Hello
This is a very informative and detailed write-up on the itinerary and places of attraction in Hua Hin. Really appreciate your sharing of information.
Would like to find out more about the driver service.
1. Will the driver wait for you to finish the night market visit, then send you back to the resort/ hotel ?
2. Is there a maximum no. of hours that the driver work per day?
Thanks !
Hi Kei,
Sorry for the late reply!
1. Yes, the driver will wait for you until you finish the whole day routine, then only he will send you back to the hotel.
2. Yes there are and you can enquire from the email stated on our blog. Not sure if they’ve revised the price. But our driver was very negotiable that time.
Hi
I’m Mr. Toey How are you ?
I thank you so much for share information van service.
Hi Mr Toey!
Good to hear from you!
No problem and we hope our readers are happy with your service too! 🙂
Mr Toey
Thanks to the recommendation in this website, we used your service from 30 Oct to 1 Nov. We are pleased with your service. Thank you.
From Kei (Jolene)
Hi Toey,
What is your email address? I would like to check the transportation charges from Bangkok to Hua Hin
Hi Mr. Toey i will travelling to Huahin and Cha Am at 5-7 March 2016. Do you have tour for this day? I’m solo traveler but i want join for group tour hehe
Hi Monika,
You can concat Mr Toey via his email as this is our personal food and travel blog. Thanks!
Luv ur blog 😀 Listed traveling in Hua Hin
I’m Vika From Indonesia
Thanks Diarysivika! 🙂
Hi, im from malaysia n expected to go to hua hin in august 2016. Would u recommend the cheapest trip for 2 to hua hin from bangkok airport ? Do email me , .. Tq
Hi Ekyn,
Details are on our blogpost: http://www.broughtup2share.com/2014/01/how-to-get-to-hua-hin-from-bangkok-2/
Hi, love your blog and this itinerary. I just confirm with mr. Toey for the van service. Do you pay him a deposit by transfer the money to his bank account in Thailand? Is it safe?
Hi Chriselle,
Thanks for your support 🙂
Yes we paid him deposit and it was safe for us 🙂 Mr Toey has brought quite a number of our readers around and we’ve heard good feedback from them. So not to worry. Enjoy your trip!! Happy holidays! When are you going? So nice!
Thanks for your reply… 🙂 We are planning to go in May.
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