Prachuab Khiri Khan - Bang Saphan

Prachuab is home to the world famous tourist destination, Hua Hin, complete with golf courses, water park and fake floating markets.

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However, Prachuab has / is much more than Hua Hin. In the southern part of the province, you will find Bang Saphan. It is mostly known as the starting point for the ferry to Koh Talu

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But Bang Saphan district should also be considered a tourist destination in its own right. Apart from the obvious attraction of long stretches of nice beaches with very few tourists, it it also an area with numerous small fishing villages where life goes on untouched by the hustle and pollution that Bangkok is known for. As the beaches generally are open and exposed to storms, canals have been dug along (and behind) the beach to ensure that fishing vessels can be tucked away there in bad weather.

20 km north of Bang Saphan, you find Ban Krut (or Kroot) Beach. It is one of the most developed beaches of the area, but it is not busy at all.

Wat Thangsai sits atop a small hill at the north end of Ban Krut Beach. Views of the bay and the ridge of rolling hills inland can be had if one walks the final stretch to the top of the hill.