Top Attractions in Thailand

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The new Palms Hill Resort in the outskirts of Phang Nga Town is a very beautiful resort next to the limestone cliffs. The tropical jungle of these cliffs contains various wildlife, e.g. monkeys. Another attraction is the 3-storey viewpoint tower in the center of the resort. From the top floor there is a splendid view of the mountains encircling the town. Here you can relax with a tiny cup of healthy tea that is freshly brewed from a selection in glass containers. The rooms come in two varieties, bungalows in the back near the cliffs and a row house type with one or two floors. Both of them come with all modern facilities and are also very beautiful. To climax the great attractiveness of the resort there is also a beautiful spa with a nice swimming pool. The staff and the Manager, Khun Son, are very friendly and attentive. We highly recommend this resort when in Phang Nga with your own vehicle.

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Wat Rat Upatam, commonly called Wat Bang Riang is is a hill top temple in the mountains at the eastern border of Phang Nga Province.

The hilltop pagoda overlooks surrounding undulating mountains and hills as well as a huge Buddha image and a Guan-yin Chinese Goddess statue.
It is surrounded by hills where a big Buddha with Naka (the 7 heads snake) and a statue of Kwan Him are facing it. Inside the temple are various important Buddhist artifacts including the Phra Maha that Chedi Buddha Dhram Banleu.


Wat Bang Riang or Wat Rat Uppatham is situated on Khao Lan hill in Tambon Bang Riang, 11 kilometers from the Amphoe Thap Put office on Petchkasem Road.

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Wat Phra Mahathat Wormaha Wihan, formerly named Wat Phra Borommathat, is a royal temple of the first class, one of the most important historical sites in southern Thailand and in all of Thailand.

According to the legend of Phra Borommathat Nakhon Si Thammarat, Prince Thanakuman and Queen Hem Chala were the ones who took Buddha relics to Hat Sai Kaeo and built a small pagoda to mark the location. Later on, King Si Thammarat built a new pagoda.
The present pagoda has a distinctive Sri Lankan style. It is 55.78 meters high (measured by the Fine Arts Department during the renovation of the gold top in 1995). The height from the lotus base to the gold top is 6.80 meters. The top is entirely covered in pure gold.
Inside the temple are many buildings of importance, especially the royal building where the Buddha image attired in royal wardrobe, Phra Si Thamma Sokart, is housed.
There are also the Phra Maha Phinetkrom (the equestrian image) building, the Thap Kaset building, while the Khian and Pho Lanka buildings are used to display artifacts donated to the temple by Buddhists.

Wat Phra Mahathat is located on Ratchadamnoen Road in Tambon Nai Muang.

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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Thailand.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is also well-known as Khlong Ton Khem Floating Market. Around 1866, King Rama IV commanded to dig Khlong Damnoen Saduak with a distance of more than 32 kilometers, connecting the Mae Klong River at Bang Nok Khwaek to the Tha Chin River at Pratunam Bang Yang.

There are several small canals, so people in Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, and Samut Sakhon can commute to visit each other conveniently by boat.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market was first known as a tourist attraction in 1967 in the picture of the floating market crowded with small rowing boats which contained necessary products for living. We could see tradesmen, who dressed in dark-colored clothes with a hat made of palm leaves like farmers, rowing boats to sell and exchange products in the period when the waterway was the main transportation route. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market opens early in the morning until noon.
Eat Prasatsit Floating Market, where we still can see traditional ways of life, opens early in the morning until 8.00 a.m.

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi is approximately 80 kilometers west of Bangkok.

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