So many people travel south from Bangkok either by plane or overnight bus or train but miss out of an amazing coastline that sttretches from Cha Am and Hua Hin all the way south to Chumphon. This is the Sunrise Coast Thailand. Hua Hin is very busy and is the gateway to the coast, just south is Pak Nam Pran, Pranburi, Dolphin Bay, Kui Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Baan Krut and Bang Saphan, Koh Talu island, then south to Chumphon.
You can find cheap places to stay but in Hua Hin and pranburi there are also top luxury beach hotels and beach resorts. Around Baan Krut and Bang Saphan are local style beach resorts but with air conditioning and restaurants. You can snorkel from Bang Saphan and Koh Talu and also north of Chumphon.
From Chumphon there are fast boats to Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui.
You can travel along the Sunrise Coast by bus or car and you can also go by train as the rail line runs along the coast. This is great for beach hopping fdown the coast. Even if you like comfort you can find some very nice resorts. Pranburi hotels include the Evason, Purimuntra, praseban and Aleenta. There are national parks and caves, elephant nature reserve, farmlands and all those quiet beaches.
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