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Phetchaburi
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● Best season West160 km from Bangkok

Phetchaburi

Khao Wang, Khao Luang Cave, Kaeng Krachan

Palace on a hill (Phra Nakhon Khiri), Khao Luang cave with sunbeams, a town famous for desserts; Kaeng Krachan NP (Thailand's biggest park, UNESCO)

HistoryTemplesNatureFood Ideal: 2 days160 km · 2–2.5 hrs
How to go
Van from Sai Tai Mai ≈ 120–150 ฿ · Train ≈ 100–400 ฿ · Kaeng Krachan is 60 km from town (go by car)
Entry
Khao Wang 150 ฿ + cable car 50 ฿ · Khao Luang cave free (donation) · Kaeng Krachan NP 300 ฿
Stay
Town 600–1,200 ฿; Kaeng Krachan lake resort 1,000–2,000 ฿
Season in Nov ● Best season

Sea of mist at Phanoen Thung (Kaeng Krachan) Nov–Jan (closed Aug–Oct). The town trip is good all year.

Day-by-day plan

3 days
1Day 1
  1. Van → Phetchaburi (2 hrs)
  2. Khao Wang — take the cable car up to Phra Nakhon Khiri palace (monkeys)
  3. Lunch and dessert shops in Phetchaburi
  4. Khao Luang cave (sunbeams 11:00–14:00)
  5. Wat Mahathat Worawihan, wall paintings at Wat Yai Suwannaram
  6. Go back or stay the night
2Day 2
  1. Kaeng Krachan NP — Phanoen Thung mist viewpoint (4WD, Nov–Jan)
  2. Boat on Kaeng Krachan lake + lunch
  3. Pa La-U waterfall area (optional)
  4. Lake resort
3Day 3
  1. Hat Chao Samran / Puek Tian beach (quiet)
  2. Seafood lunch in Ban Laem
  3. Van back

Food to try

  • •Phetchaburi palm-sugar desserts (khanom mo kaeng, thong yip)
  • •Khao chae (cold rice in water, April) — it comes from Phetchaburi
  • •Seafood in Ban Laem

Good to know

A good stop on the way to Hua Hin. For Kaeng Krachan you need a car and 2 days.

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฿3,800 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿7,560