Tour holidays in Koh Samet, Thailand combining watersports, sightseeing, or property and retirement fact finder tours

Located approximately 220 kilometers from Bangkok is another delightful resort on Thailand’s eastern coast – Rayong province. A late bloomer, the province is well known for its pristine beaches stretching along a 100-kilometer coastline and scenic waterfalls amidst exotic surroundings. Aside from this, Rayong is blessed with an abundance of seafood products such as shrimp paste, fish sauce and dried seafood, and tropical fruits of which rambutan, mangosteen and durian are the most famous.

Rayong’s biggest attraction is Koh Samet, a typically tropical paradise, where leafy trees shade white beaches with turquoise waters. It is also a national marine park, and as such charges a small admission fee, collected at every beach. As with any resort near Bangkok, it is notoriously difficult and expensive to find accommodation here during public holidays, but otherwise you should not have a problem. There are plenty of cheap bungalows and restaurants on the island; perhaps too many on Hat Sai Kaew and Ao Wong Deuan, but the other east coast beaches are still relatively peaceful. Ao Hin Kho and Ao Pai are among the many other choices.

Most of the land is marked by a series of mountains interspersed by flat plains and large tracts of forest and fruit plantations. Administratively, the province is divided into Mueang Rayong, Klaeng, Ban Khai, Bang Chang, Pluak Daeng and Wang Chan districts and Khao Chamao and Nikhom Phatthana Sub-districts.