Welcome to our kite surf center in Cha-am

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Cha-am & Hua Hin

Just 20 kilometres to the north of the well known kitesurfing spot Hua Hin is a great alternative in the form of the friendly and rustic town of Cha Am.

Whereas Hua Hin has more facilities such as shopping, restaurants and expensive resorts, Cha Am is appreciated for it’s quiet laid back atmosphere and it's 5 kilometer long beach which is excellent for kitesurfing.

From the middle of February to the end of April this area is blessed with daily thermal winds of between 12 and 20 knots, an ideal wind-strength for learning

WIND

PLEASE NOTE

Cha Am and environs experiences a thermal wind, this type of wind is caused by the heating of the land and is a result of a local effect. Weather sites such as windguru.com or windfinder.com don’t show this local wind on their wind information, thus they will be showing only 3 or 4 knots for the area whilst it could really be blowing 18 knots.

Our Base in Cha Am
Our kitesurfing spot is actually at the beach that is next to Cha Am main beach. It is at the north end of Cha Am main beach.

There we have a great spot for learning kitesurfing in a pretty spot with a large area of shallow water where you can stand everywhere making learning so much easier. We are the only school on the east coast which has these kind of conditions at this time of the year.

After kitesurfing you can relax and enjoy a great meal or drink at the restaurant at our site.

Transportation to our site
Our kitesurfing spot is a 7 minute drive from Cha Am main beach,w e provide a pick up service from your accomodation to the spot.

Just phone us at 082-0115846 when you are in Cha Am to make an appointment for our pick up service.

Other Activities
Fishing in the nearby national park.
Checking out a huge selection of goods at Thai markets
Nightlife
A wide selection of sea side restaurants
Paint Ball

Kaeng Krachan National Park
To the east of Cha Am is Thailand’s largest park,home to the stunning Pa La U waterfalls, includes long distance hiking trails. Animal life includes wild elephants, deer, tigers, bears, gibbons, boars, hornbills, dusky langurs, gaurs and wild cattle.

Volunteering
If you love animals and aren’t afraid of a bit of hard work then a stint at the “wildlife friends of Thailand Rescue Centre” might be something for you. Based 35 kilometres north west of Cha Am the centre cares for an entire menagerie of animals that have been rescued from animal shows and exploitative owners.

An average day can involve feeding sun bears, building enclosures for macaques and establishing island refuges for gibbons. Travel agencies can organize day trips for 1200 baht or you can phone the centre directly and staff can arrange return transport for 900 baht, their phone number is 032458135, their website www.wildlifevolunteer.org

Accomodation
At the weekend can get busy in the Cha Am/Hua Hin area and accomodation harder to find, some places might charge slightly higher rates at this time too.

The south end of Cha Am beach stays relatively quiet almost all the time.

Budget
Down the beach road (Ruamjit road) there are numerous guesthouses with nice rooms which have airconditioning, t.v, hot water and fridge for 500 to 600 baht a night. Please note that at the weekend ie Friday and Saturday night the price might be a bit higher.There are also rooms going for 200 to 300 baht which are a bit more basic.

The Cha Am Mathong guesthouse has very nice rooms for 500 to 600 baht a night,their phone numbers are 0815502947 and 0851814419.

The White Hotel also has nice rooms for 500 to 600 baht a night,their phone numbers are 032471118 and 032434092 and 032434093.

Hattip seafood has some of the nicest rooms and bungalows on the beach plus it is situated at the more quiet south end of the beach. Their rooms go for 600 baht a night and their bungalows for 1200 baht. Tel 0816419466 or 0891664614.

Mid Range
Cha Am Villa Beach tel: 032471079 www.chaamvillahotel.com they have a pool, airconditioning, wifi, the price is 800/1000 baht a night.

Dee Lek tel : 032470145  www.deelek.com the price is 800/1200 baht a night.

Rungaran de Challet, tel 032471226 www.rungaran-chaam.com the price is 1200/1500 baht, this is apparently chaam’s best value mid ranger and is situated at the southern end of the beach.

Hattip seafood (our base): tel 0816419466 or 0891664614, they have nice bungalows for 1200 baht a night.

Top End
Casa Papaya  tel: 032470678  www.casapapayathailand.com the price is 2500/4500 baht a night.

Dusit Resort and Polo Club  tel 032520009  www.dusit.com

You can book many hotels in Cha-am online here: Cha-am Accommodation

Getting There and Away
Ordinary and airconditioned buses stop in the town centre on Petkasem highway.(from here it’s about a 5 minute drive to the beach road,a taxi motorbike would cost 30 baht)

There are frequent buses from/to:
Bangkok        140 baht                        3 hours
Phetchaburi    35 baht                         40 minutes
Hua hin          25 baht                         30 minutes

The train station is inland and a 30 baht motorbike taxi ride from the beach.

From Bangkok 3 train stations have daily services to Cha Am
1. Hualamphong 3.50 p.m
2. Sam Sen  9.27 a.m
3. Thonburi 7.15 a.m ,1.30p.m and 7.05 pm

Tickets cost from 60 to 150 baht and the journey is around 4 hours.

Getting Around Cha Am

From the city centre to the beach it’s 30 baht by taxi motorbike or 10 baht by songtaew (pick up truck with seats in the back)

You can rent motorbikes for 300 baht a day.

Bicycle rentals are available all over the place for 20 baht per hour or 100 baht a day and are a good way to get around.