Cha-am (160 kilometres southwest of Bangkok)
Immediate& Related Attractions
Cha-am Beach
The extensive and popular beach is considered to be one of the most beautiful on the western side of the Thai Gulf.

Chao Samran Beach
This scenic beach, 51 kilometres north of Cha-am, is one of several popular beaches to the east of Phetchaburi provincial capital.

Phra Ratchaniwet Marukkhathaiyawan
This beachside wooden palace was formerly used as a royal summer residence by King Rama VI during the 1920s. The palace is contained within the Border Patrol Police Headquarters south of Cha-am on the road to Hua Hin.

Kaeng Krachan National Park
Thailand's largest National Park is located some 50 kilometres northwest of Cha-am. The park extends towards the Burmese border to the west, is characterised by a topography of forested hills and mountains, and waterways, and has as a major focal point the Kaeng Krachan Dam, a 58- metre-high and 760-metre-long structure that dominates a scenic reservoir.

Khao Wang
This 92-metre hillock on the northern approach to Phetchaburi provincial capital (some 36 kilometres north of Cha-am), supports the Phra Nakhon Khiri palace constructed in 1860 by King Rama IV (King Mongkut). Phetchaburi residents refer to it as Khao Wang, literally Palace Hill. The area is now known as Phra Nakhon Khiri National Museum and is open to the public every day from 9.00 AM until 4.00 PM. Admission is 10 baht per person. Visitors may walk to the hillttop complex.