05/08/2015
SUAN PHUENG : is about 160km (two hours) from Bangkok and is a very popular weekend destination.
Location : Ratchaburi Province (Thailand West)
Suan Phueng is district of Ratchaburi province, Thailand. The territory is adjacent with Myanmar. It’s a small district and most of the terrains are hilly, forests that made a good cool fresh air, even in the winter season the atmosphere that likely North of Thailand.
As It’s far from Bangkok 160Km that around 2 Hrs to get there will bring you to see a lot of interesting places surroundings with a good atmosphere with Gardens, Sheep Farms, Waterfalls, Museum, Hot springs, Nature Park, Many of romantic resorts.
This bordering district of Ratchaburi would have fallen off the travellers’ radar had it not been because of a string of Mediterranean-themed resorts dotting its mountainous landscape. Most are destinations in themselves, complete with a horse ranch, sheep farm, trickling streams and European gardens. But securing a room at one of these resort farms requires advance planning, as each has only a limited number of rooms and, believe it or not, they fill in very fast.
Apart from the destination resorts, Suan Phueng has a handful of natural attractions that would make a pleasurable one-day excursion. These include Bo Klueng Hot Spring, Som Maew Rapids inside the Sirikit Forest Garden, Phawothai Local Museum and Pong Yoop, a curious geological feature caused by a rift in the ground, similar to the Grand Canyon in the United States only much smaller.
The best way to get to Suan Pueng is by private car. Driving from Bangkok takes about two hours. You can take either Phetkasem Road (Highway 4) or Rama II Road out of Bangkok, both of which go all the way to Ratchaburi City. Then take Highway 3208 to get directly to Suang Phueng or Highway 3087 for a detour to visit a few caves before getting back on track at a junction right before you reach Suan Phueng Town.
As a border town, public transportation choices are rather limited. The farthest the train will go is Ratchaburi City, then you have to hop on a public bus to get to Suan Phueng.
Where to Stay in Suan Phueng
Most hotels and resorts in Suan Phueng are concentrated in one area, and it all comes down to choosing among the Greek Island, Italian Tuscany, or Swiss country style. Each offers a limited number of rooms, so it’s good to book well in advance to avoid disappointment.
What are the highlights?
Due to Suan Phueng is very romantic of traveling places by relaxation with the nature tourism and we would like to say this is one of top destination on weekend. There are a lot of beautiful resorts accommodations along with sheep farm, relax your times with good nature, enjoy with romantic places and don’t forget to bring your camera to take a photo with them.
Baan Hom Thian - is one of the very famous of the place have to go at “Suan Phueng” with a shopping and souvenir of the candles, we can say this is the candles house. There are a lot of especial candles designed which they made it by themselves, as they are making the candles by themselves and they have the candle making activity for the traveler, so it’s a good activity to making candle in your design. Let enjoy the place before you are leaving from “Suan Phueng” for a candle souvenir.