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Angsila |
 Location: Ban Angsila, around 8 kilometers from Chonburi Town.
How to get there: From the kilometer marker 102 on Sukhumvit Road, turn right at Angsila Junction, or the highway 3134, you will find the rock sculpting sorce. Drive further for a kilometer; you will reach Ban Angsila Community.
Angsila is the first seaside resort in Thailand. It is charming with wonderful scenery, friendly ambiance of local people, and the famous products of the village, sculpted rocks. There is a famous fisherman village and a grand market where you can buy fresh seafood.
The history of tourism at this place started since King Rama IV period, when there were a number of foreigners coming to Thailand. Chonburi was very famous then as a major merchant port and, being a seaside town with fresh air, a place good ofr patient to recover from illnesses. Later, a member of royal family has built a recovery building and made Angsila the first resort in Thailand.
Nowadays, Angsila is very famous for its products from rock. It is said that rock mortars produced from this village are very durable, as well as other sculpted products, lamps, furniture, and artistic sculpture, for example. If ones want to see how the products are sculpted, ones can just walk inside and see the sculpting process that is done just inside each house.
Apart from such products from rocks, Angsila also has products from the sea to offer too, for instance, dry shrimps, pickled clam, shrimp paste, sweetened fish, and dry squid. You can buy them at Saphan Pla Ban Angsila, or the fresh seafood market where innumerable fishing boats are gathering.
Here you can also buy fresh mussel and oyster, as there are mussel and oyster farms around here. These products are totally fresh and inexpensive, but you should be at the market before 08.00am, because after that the seafood might lose its freshness. |
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Sightseeing in Chonburi
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Angsila
Angsila is the first seaside resort in Thailand. It is charming with wonderful scenery, friendly ambiance of local people, and the famous products of the village, sculpted rocks. There is a famous fisherman village and a grand market where you can buy fresh seafood. |
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Khao Sam Muk
Khao Sam Muk is a famous attraction that is paired with Haad Bang Saen for a long time. On the top of the hill are Khao Sam Muk Shrine and a spectacular view spot.
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Bang Saen
Bang Saen is one of the most famous and popular attractions near the city, so on every holiday the beach will be crowded with tourists, especially Thai families.
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Laem Taen
Laem Taen is a cape where you can watch school of dolphins that immigrate to this area in could season. Today Laem Taen serves as a seaside public park for tourists and local people to rest, watch beautiful scenery, and have a meal.
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Nong Mon Market
Nong Mon Market is the largest local products market and the most visited local market of Chonburi. On both side of the road are more than a hundred stalls selling dry seafood, desserts, fruits, and preserved food.
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Marine Science Institution
Marine Science Institution is a part of Burapa University. Established in 1969, it was originally an animal museum and a sea animal-breeding center. But in 1980, this museum got a financial support from Japanese government, and was elevated to be a Marine Science Institution and Museum.
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Koh Loi
Koh Loi is a small island close to the mainland in Siracha district. In the past it used to be only a harbor for large vessels, but today as there is a concrete bridge leading to the island, the place is set up again as a public park. |
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Pattaya Walking Street
The best-known beach of Chonburi, maybe even the most famous one of Thailand, is Pattaya. This long beach of Pattaya could be divided into three parts, North Pattaya, Mid Pattaya, and South Pattaya.
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Khao Thap Phraya Beauty Spot
This view pot is very spectacular beacus it yields the scenery of the whole Pattaya downtown; high buildings, houses of local people, tourists boats in the bay, and most wonderfully, the glowing streets of Pattaya at dusk.
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Bang Sa Re
Bang Sa Re Beach is a beautiful beach of red-brown color. It is very suitable for swimming, picnicking, and fishing, as the place is serene and private.
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Haad Dong Tan
Haad Dong Tan is a true place for relaxation, because cars are allowed to pass and park here only before 10.00am and after 05.00pm, so the place is exceptionally free from any pollution. |
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Haad Jomtien
Haad Jomtien is a beach connected to Haad Dong Tan, just you walk a bit further you will find Haad Jomtien shortly. This beach is approximately 6 kilometers long; it is quite a favorite beach that, together with Pattaya, has won the heart of visitors for long time since the early period of tourism.
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Haad Nang Ram
Haad Nang Ram is a beach within the military area, so it is pretty quiet place. The 200 meters long white sandy beach is shady with rows of pine trees and is very nice for a swim. |
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Haad Nang Rong
It is a beach located just a bit further from Haad Nang Ram. This beach is equally beautiful and quiet as Haad Nang Ram, but it is open for tourists only on Saturday and Sunday.
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Haad Toey Ngam or Haad Nawigayothin
Its clean white sandy beach has gentle slope and is pretty good for swimming and picnicking. Nearby is a museum that displays many objects about the Navy Forces, naval arms, naval uniforms, and models of naval battle settings, for instance. |
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Sea Turtle Conservation Center
Sea turtle Conservation Center is originally His Majesty’s Project. It is the location of researching institution and turtle breeding farms and nursery ponds. |
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Samae San, The Charming Fisherman Village
Koh Samae San is a large island near the land. In old days it used to be the location of Samae San community, however, today they all have gone to live on the land by the order of Navy Force.
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5 Popular Islands in Chonburi
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Koh Si Chang
Most areas of Koh Si Chang are high hills, pine trees, and sandy beaches. It has no streams or rivers to product freshwater at all. Thus Koh Si Chang islands all recognize the value of freshwater, which they need to buy from Siracha district. |
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Koh Kang Kao
This island might not sound very familiar to many tourists, although it is located only 2 kilometers away from Koh Si Chang. In fact, Koh Kang Kao is a very quiet island.
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Koh Lan, Beauty of the Beaches
Koh Lan tends to be a more appealing choice, because of the beauty of the beaches and the underwater world. Moreover, the overall atmosphere of Koh Lan also proves to be much peaceful, whereas the transportation to the island is convenient.
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Koh Kham, the Beauty of the Marine World
Koh Kham is Sattahip district is under management and organization of coastal defense naval force. So here tourists need to travel in eco-tourism style, according to the regulations of the Navy. Interesting activities are watching coral reefs from glass-bottom boat, diving, and trekking around the island.
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