Rural Thailand Discovering from Hua Hin with Sugar Plantation Visit

Located on the west coast of the Gulf of Thailand and only 200 kilometers from Bangkok, Hua Hin is Thailand's oldest beach town resort that offers the ultimate getaway destination for everyone. The town rise to become Thailand first enchanting getaway began in 1922 when King Rama VII instructed his Italian architect to construct the summer palace, Klai Kangwon (Far from Worries) in what was then just a humble fishing village. The charm of Hua Hin is that since then it still retains its fishing village serenity which is now side by side with the bustling center of a modern luxury beach resorts. Compared to Pattaya, the other beach destination near Bangkok, Hua Hin is relatively serene, and is a favourite with families and mature travellers.

Ban Thamrong is a small, rural agricultural village in Petchaburi Province that is very famous throughout Thailand for its traditional desserts. The village is surrounded by sugar palm trees and plantations along with many rice paddies. The locals living and working in their houses produce a wide variety of goods including sugar juice, toddy palm cake, palm leaf hats and even ice cream.