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● Best season West290 km from Bangkok
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Ao Manao, Khao Chong Krachok, Kui Buri elephants
A bay town, quieter than Hua Hin — Ao Manao beach on an air-force base, monkey mountain, wild elephants at Kui Buri (90% chance to see them), Khao Sam Roi Yot cave
BeachWildlifeNatureFood Ideal: 2 days290 km · 4–5 hrs train
How to go
Train ≈ 200–600 ฿ (4–5 hrs) · Van from Sai Tai Mai ≈ 250 ฿
Entry
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park 200 ฿ · Kui Buri safari 850 ฿ per truck + 200 ฿ park fee · Ao Manao free (show ID)
Stay
Seafront 700–1,500 ฿
Season in Nov ● Best season
Nov–Mar is calm. Kui Buri elephants come out 14:00–18:00 all year. October is rainy.
Day-by-day plan
3 days
1Day 1
- Train to Prachuap (4.5 hrs)
- Lunch, Ao Manao beach (show your passport, it is an air-force base)
- Sunset at Khao Chong Krachok monkey temple (396 steps)
- Night market
2Day 2
- Khao Sam Roi Yot — Phraya Nakhon cave (boat + hike, sunlight comes in 10–11am)
- Lunch in Bang Pu
- Wild elephant safari in Kui Buri National Park (15:00–18:00)
- Back
3Day 3
- Wat Ao Noi cave temple, Ao Khan Kradai
- Lunch, train back
Food to try
- •Seafood at Prachuap night market (Wed/Fri)
- •Fried fish at the air-force canteen in Ao Manao
- •Pineapple (Prachuap is the pineapple capital)
Good to know
Hua Hin 1 day + Prachuap 2 days = a quiet 3-day trip on the west coast.
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฿4,450 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿8,940