Welcome to our kitesurf center in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Newsflash : Our Prachuap Khiri Khan kite center is open in March, April and May.

Prachuap Khiri Khan is a great little seaside town full of ambience set in between beautiful curving beaches and steep limestone cliffs, a number of scenic islands dot the bays.

From March until the middle of May the Prachuap Khiri Khan area experiences daily thermal winds.The wind is further strengthened when passing between the high cliffs at the entrance of the bay.Our kitesurfing spot is at a 5 kilometer long beach with side/side onshore wind, a perfect place for learning or perfecting your kiteboarding skills.

PLEASE NOTE

Prachuap Khiri Khan experiences a thermal wind in combination with a funneling effect caused by the geography of the land, this type of wind is caused by a local effect.Weather sites such as windguru.com and 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 Prachuap Khiri Khan
We are based at Bangnangrom Guesthouse which is about 1 kilometre north of Prachuap Khiri Khan town.



Accommodation

Please see the above map for the location of the below listed accomodation.

Budget
Bangnangrom Guesthouse.This is our base, they have nice rooms and if you are staying on the second floor there is a very large balcony common room area down the whole side of the building with a view over the sea, a nice place to hang out. Their rooms go for 400 to 500 baht a night, with airconditioning and TV. www.bangnangrom.9nha.com tel 032-2604841 or 087-0404946.

Happy Inn guesthouse. Right by our base, they have small clean bungalows for 250 baht a night. The highlight is a sitting area over the mangrove lined water. Tel : 032-602082.

Baan Thai Hut. Also located near our base, they have basic rooms for 350 baht with aircon and 250 baht with fan.

Golden Beach Hotel. Situated next to our base, they have rooms from 400 to 700 baht.
www.goldenbeachprachuap.com tel : 032-601626 or 032-551199.

Ning's guesthouse is a bit further south located on the seaside boulevard, a nicely decorated and artistically painted place, her sea view rooms with airconditioning go for 500 baht a night, her other rooms are between 350 and 400 baht, a shared bathroom, free wifi. No phone number available.

Chabakeaw Guesthouse. Also located on the seaside boulevard. A nice guesthouse, rooms have aircon, fan, fridge, hot water and internet, for some rooms there is a shared bathroom. Prices range from 300 to 500 Baht. Tel: 084663081 or 0843189416.

Mid Range
Suksant Hotel. Situated on the boulevard and close to the centre of things. Rooms are very clean with satellite T.V, fridge and hot water. Swimming pool downstairs. Bungalows go for 800 baht a night, hotel rooms 600 baht. www.suksanthotel.com tel: 032-611145 or 032-601207-8

Hadthong Hotel. The rooms at the front have a balcony with a great sea view, the ones at the back an ok but less spectacular mountain view. Rooms have aircon, T.V, telephone and mini bar. The prices are between 950 baht and 2000 baht per night. www.hadthong.com tel: 032-601050-5

Prachuap Beach Hotel. Situated on the seaside boulevard,they have nice rooms with aircon,T.V,hot water,fridge and a view of the bay. Rooms are between 650 baht and 1200 baht.
www.prachuapbeach.com tel: 032601288 or 032603322

Sun Beach Guesthouse. Situated at the south end of the seaside boulevard,this is a very nice looking place. Rooms have airconditioning,T.V,fridge,hot showers and balconies with ocean view. Also there is a swimming pool with a Jacuzzi. They do breakfast, laundry and have the internet and wifi.Room prices are between 700 and 900 baht a night. www.sunbeach-guesthouse.com tel: 032604770

Please Note.
Some hotels may add a small surcharge for the weekend (saturday night), or long weekends.

Also....
There is a lot more accomodation in Prachuap Khiri Khan, if it's not listed here it doesn't mean it isn't good, if you have found a good place for staying at let us know.

Prices change from time to time, the prices we have noted here are from the year 2011 (November).

Non Kitesurfing activities

Do you need to take a break from the hard life of kitesurfing?, here are some other things you can do in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Restaurants
Check out one of Prachuap Khiri Khan's many sea food restaurants. Prachuap Khiri Khan is famous for it's cheap and delicious sea food, Phloen Samut Restaurant on 44 Thanon Chai Thaleh is a good restaurant.Restaurants serving western food are also present.

Night Markets
There are 2 excellent night markets,the more atmospheric one is opposite the pier.

Kao Chong Krajok
A beautiful monastery on top of a small mountain. You can climb a long flight of stairs to get there. From the top there are perfect views of the town and the bay, even of the border with Burma, just 11 kilometres away. Along the way to the top you will be entertained by troops of playful monkeys.

Ao Ang Nang Lom
From Kao Chong Krajok continue following the beach road northwards, after about 5 kilometres you will come across the small picturesque fishing village of "Ao Ang Nang Lom".
Here they still make wooden fishing boats using traditional Thai methods.

Wat Khao Tam Khan Kradai
About 3 kilometres further northwards (follow the road past Ao Noi), there is a small cave temple, here there is a long beautiful bay, the beach is very good for swimming and the bay is usually deserted.

Ao Manao Bay
A few kilometres south of town is the very pretty Ao Manao bay, This is a deep bay lined on one side with casuarina trees and on the other side with coconut trees, with against this a background of spectacular tall limestone cliffs and small nearby islands. A great place to relax in a beach chair, eat some of the great food on offer and go for a swim. This area is kept very orderly, clean and low key by the presence of the navy base in the area, you will not see any out of control development here like in some tourist areas in Thailand.

Golf
Behind Ao Manao bay there is a golf course.

King Mongkut Memorial Park Of Science And Technology
About 9 kilometers south of Ao Manao bay. Here you can find a science museum

An Aquarium

A Butterfly garden

Nightlife
There are several bars along the beach boulevard and in town.

Kayaks
Canoes are for rent near Hadthong hotel for 100 Baht per hour. There is a nearby river and a bunch of islands to explore.

S.U.P
We have stand up paddle boards, a great way to work out and tour the area.

Getting Around
Prachuap Khiri Khan is small enough to get around on foot, but you can go around town on a motorbike taxi for 20 to 30 baht. You can rent motorbikes for 250 baht a day, it's a great way to explore the area and beaches.

Getting There And Away
Bus
There are frequent airconditioned buses to/from Bangkok. The price is 190 to 260 Baht.
It takes 5 hours.

Hua Hin: 1 and a half hours, 80 Baht.
Cha Am: 2 and a half hours, 90 Baht.

For southern destinations like Phuket or Krabi, go to the police station on the main highway, that's where these buses stop, motorcycle taxis will take you there for 50 Baht.

Train
There are frequent train services to/from Bangkok, travelling time is 6 hours, price second class between 210 Baht and 360 Baht. 3rd class 170 Baht.First class express 1100 Baht,travelling time is 5 hours and 15 minutes, the train departs from Hualamphong station at 7.30 p.m .