Around Ranong
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Songthaews is the cheapest transportation in Ranong . Songthaaews mean two rows , is minibus making by modified a light truck or medium truck .
Removing rear trunk and replaced by making the wood passenger room instead . Songthaew run as bus in town and motorcycles taxis will take you anywhere .
Most of songthaew and motorcycles taxis are stop in front of the morning market .Three routes of Songthaews served in the municipal area .
The fare is 6 Baht to any places . ( valid as 1 April 1998 )
Ruang Rat road is one way traffic direction from Tha Muang road crossroad to Kum Lung Saab road intersection .
No. 1 : Dan Taiyuan -- Sao Daeng
From Dan Thamuang (old fishery pier) at ended of Thamuang road straight to middle of town through Catholic Church .
Turn left to Ruang rat road through Asia Hotel , Morning market , Sin Thawi Hotel , Amphoe Muang Ranong Office , Telephone Office . Turn right to Doub Cadee road in front of Nai Khai Ranong pass through
Police Office and turn left at corner of the Law Court to old Petch Kasem road and ened at Moo Ban Sao Daeng .
No. 2 : Bo Nam Ron (Hot Spring) -- Roob Muang (City Around)
From Bor Nam Ron (Hot Spring) straight to Kum Lung Saab road through Ranong Hospital . Turn left to Perm Pol road through Municipal Office .Turn Left to Petch Kasem to make U- turn in front of Jansom Thara Hotel through Bus Station , Bhichai Rattanakarn School .
Turn right to Jaat Son Pattana road straight to Ruang Rat road through Asia Hotel , Morning market , Sin Thawi Hotel . Turn right to Ku Lung Saab road through Muslim Mosque , Governor Houseand straight to Bore Nam Ron .
No. 3 (Red) : Sa pan Plaa (Fishery Pier) -- Wat Naa Muang
FromSapan Plaa ( Fishery Pier )come along Ranong Pattana road to middle of town .
Turn right to Thamuang road pass through Catholic Church . Turn left to Ruang rat road through Asia Hotel , Morning market , Sin Thawi Hotel , Amphoe Muang Ranong Office , Telephone Office , Nai Khai Ranong . Straight to Chat Chalerm road ( to Pak Nam ) about 400 m. and ended in Front Wat Naa Muang .
No. 3 (Red) : Sapan Plaa (Fishery Pier) -- Wat Bang Non
From Sapan Plaa come along the same way as No. 3 : Sapan Plaa (Fishery Pier) -- Wat Naa Muang to middle of town . Turn right to Doub Cadee road in front of Nai Khai Ranong pass through Police Station . Turn left at the corner of the Law Court to old Petch Kasem Highway about 8 km to ended at Wat Bang Non .
No. 3 (Blue) : Pak Khlong -- Sapan Plaa (Fishery Pier) -- Roong Pak (Police Stataion)
From Pak Khlong come to Sapan Plaa . Turn right to Ranong Pattana road about 1 km . Turn right to Rattana Kosin road straight to Petch Kasem Highway through Bhichai Rattanakarn School , Bus Station , Jansom Thara Hotel '
Turn left to Kum Lung Saab road through Ranong Hospital . Turn left to Perm Pol road through municipal Office straight to middle of town .
Turn right to Ruang Rat road through Asia Hotel and ended at beside Sin Ranong Hotel .
And also have songhtaew routes to village in Amphoe Muang Ranong .
No. 3 (Red) : Pak Nam -- Ta-Laad ( morning market )
From Pak Nam come along the provincial highway No. 4004 about 300 m. through intersection to Hat Chan Damri , about 2 km. through intersection to Ban Sam Laem ( to Andaman Club private pier ) ,
Governor 's Mausoleum , Wat Naa Muang , straight to Ruang Rat road and turn left to Kum Lung Saab road . Turn right to Perm Pol road through Municipal Office and turn right to ended at beside Sin Ranong Hotel .
No. 3 (Blue) : Ban Sam Laem -- Ta-Laad ( morning market )
From Ban Sam Laem come along and turn left to provincial highway No.4004 . After that run inthe same as route No. 3 (Red) : Pak Nam -- Ta-Laad (middle of town) .
No. 4 (Red) : Tha Chang -- Ngao -- Ta-Laad ( morning market )
From Ban Tha Chang come to Ban Ngao and turn left to Petch Kasem Highway about 13 km .
Turn left to Kum Lung Sub road through Ranong Hospital and turn left to Perm Pol road through Municipal Office and straight to ended at beside Sin Ranong Hotel .
No. 5 (Red) : Hat Som Paen -- Ta-Laad ( morning market )
From Hat Som Paen come along provincial highway No. 4005 through Hot Spring , Ranong Hospital . Turn left to Municipal Office and ended at beside Sin Ranong Hotel .
Hat Som Paen -->Hot Spring --> Nai Khai Ranong --> Hat Chandamri :
- After finish your breakfast in front of the morning market opposite Sin Ranong Hotel.
Take songthaew No. 5 (morning market to Hat som paen) arrive to Hat Som Paen.
Get off at front entrance of Wat Hat Som paen. Walk into Wat Hat Som Paen to feed fruit to Plaa Phluang in the stream of Klong Hat Som Paen .
Turn left to village , about 300 metres, Morakot Thara , an old reservior of Tin Mining placed in the right side .
- Back to Hot Spring . Thre are three hot springs , one beside Wat Tapotaram and two onthe bank of Khlong Hat Som Paen .
the well known hot spring named " Bo Paw " . Jansom Thara Hotel is one 's liciensee from Ranong 's Municipal , trapped pipes to served in the hotel .
Walk in surrounding greenery Raksawarinarboretum . Relax and enjoy with your lunch at one of the restaurant . Take songthaew no. 2 or the same songthaew route back to morning market again .
- Take songthaew no.1 (Dan Thamuang - Sao Daeng or No.3 (morning market to Pak nam) to Nai Khai Ranong. This is a former residence of Koh Su Chiang , a Hokkien chinese , became the first governor of Ranong during the reign of King Rama V.
and gaining the new name Phraya Damrong Sutjarit Na Ranong .
Nai Khai Ranong has become a combination clan house and shrine .
Of the three original buildings , one still stands and is filled with mememtos of the Koh family glory days . The main gate and part of the original wall also remain .
It is worth a visit while you are in Ranong . Back to morning market again .
- Take the same songthaew lead to Pak nam . About 2 km from Nai Khai Ranong on provincial highway No. 4004 , Koh Su Chiang 's mausoleum is set into the side of a hill and face to sea and decorated with the stone 's sculpture in differ shapes .
Before ended to Pak Nam village , turn right about 1 km to Hat Chandamri, a nearest beach in Ranong .
At Jansom Thara Resort , from the dinning terrace you can eat seafood and watch the sun set over Myanmar 's Victoria Point . Back to town by resort 's minibus .
Or watch the sunset at the scenery area on the road to Hat Chan Damri after that walk to Pak Nam to dinner at Pak Nam Seafood restaurant . And back to town by songthaew .
North of Ranong : Tham(Cave) Phra Khayang --> Isthmus of Kra --> Nam Tok Bokkrai
- 7.30 : From Bus Station , take the first bus to Chumporn . Drop at km. 564 , Ban Lum Leang , 12 kms. from Kraburi township .Tham Phra Khayang is located in left side , walk along the road about 1 km. . Contact at superintendent office of the cave before , he will come to turn on the light into the cave and lead you into the cave .
The cave divided into five levels , the first thee levels have lighting and concrete ladder to step up and other two levels can climb to top , contains several small caverns with impressive interior formation .
- 11.00 : Leave Tham Phra Khayang. Wait to take bus to Chumporn again , drop at km. 545 to Isthmus of Kra, the narrowest point of Thailand . Just off Highway No. 4 is the monument conmemorating this geographical wonder. At one time the Thai goverment had plans to construct the so-called Kra Canal here .
The scenery visible from the view-point here is Maenam Kra Buri , the nature border line between Thailand and Myanmar . Take songthaew back to Kra Buri , relax and enjoy your lunch at Tha Rua (Sin Jai Mor) restaurant located on Kra Buri river waterside .
- 14.00 : Hire songthaew to Namtok Bokkrai. At km. 556-557 on Petch kasem highway , 3 km. from Kra Buri township with another 13 km. on leftside to the fall . Namtok Bokkrai is located in the area of Thung Raya - Nasak Wildlife Sanctuary . Namtok Bokkrai has many steps with fascinating nature surrounding . The first three steps is convenience to reach .
Relex with water fall stream .
- 17.00 : Leave Namtok Bokkrai , back to Kra Buri township . Take bus to Ranong township .
South of Ranong : Nam Tok Ngao --> Laem Son National Park
- 7.30 : Take songthaew Tanong - Kapoeon ruang rat road near Asia Hotel , go south along highway , exit at km. 626 , 12 km. from township , in the area of Khlong Phlao National Park . Walk about 1 km. along the road to reach Namtok Ngao . Namtok Ngao is big waterfall , which its whole stream cascades from a high mountain and can be seen afar .
The beautiful scenery of mountains and pastures is visible from the resting area near the fall . The new species of the freshwater crabs endemic to Thailand , " PU Chao Fa " , found only in this area around .
- 10.00 : Leave Namtok Ngao , wait for any bus heading south to Laem Son National Park . Exit at front way , km. 657 , take motorcycle taxis to main park at Hat Bang Ben. This is a long , sandy beach backed by shady casuarina trees . From Hat Bang Ben , you can see several islands , including the nearby Ko Kam Yai , Ko Kam Noi , Ko Yipun , Ko Kang Kao and , to the north , Ko Phayam.
The park staff can arrange boat trips out of any of these islands for 1500-2000 Baht per boat per day .
Arrange your boat trip to one of any islands .
Ko Kam Yai is a beautiful island covered with pure white sand nearly around its whole area . It is a suitable place for swimming and snorkelling , boat trip takes one hour and half .
Ko Ao Khao Khwai has a curve-shaped inlet where the park protection unit in charge of guarding and providing facilitation to tourists is located . It's only about 200 metres from Ko Kam Yai .
It has a good beach and coral .
17.30 : Leave Laem Son Park , take motorcycle taxis to highway . Wait for any bus back to Ranong township .
For any suggestion , please contact me at : wichienl@thai.com
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