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Use Member Account Become a Member Become a Lifetime Member Become a Super Member Become a Contributor Become a Co-Author for Lower Isarn (South) Print A4-size Print A5-size (pdf-Format horizontal) Write an email One Correction One new Information One Recommendation Lots of Information A critical Comment Contact our Team   Welcome to Chumphon! The lively provincial center Chumphon (also: Chumporn, spoken: Choom-pohn) is situated 468 km to the south of Bangkok, 7 km from the Gulf of Siam. The name derives from chumnumphon which means "amicable meeting place". Thais know Chumphon as the "gateway to the south". Coming from Bangkok the 4-lane Petchkasem Highway and the trains pass the cities of Phetchaburi, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Bang Saphan. They continue to Surat Thani and further south. Another highway crosses the Isthmus of Kra to Ranong in the west. To the east the Gulf of Siam skirts the province, with the travellers' island of Ko Tao in the distance.   By boat to Ko Tao On coastal roads to Bang Saphan Along the coast to Surat Thani The province is subject to the southwest monsoon from May to October. However, it is also influenced by the northeast monsoon from November to February. This results in the second-highest rainfall of Thailand in the Tenasserim Mountains. Although it rains far less in the plains, the town was flooded in the rainy season (especially from August to September) several times by the floods rushing down the mountains. In the foothills many plantations were established within the past 20 years: coffee, fruits and palm oil. The town itself offers no important points of interest beside the fantastic night food market in Krom Luang Chumphon Road. Worth a visit is the National Museum. The local culture is depicted in lively scenes, e. g. with a film about shadow play. You may be interested in buying some local souvenirs and handicrafts (clothes, figurines etc.). Open Wed-Sun 9-16 hours, tickets 30 Baht.      Excursions around Chumphon The environment of Chumphon is underdevelopped for tourism and it has never known mass tourism at all. Nature lovers can find spectacular beaches, islands with rocks and beautiful corals, untouched jungle, caves and waterfalls. To explore the splendid nature of Chumphon is best by motorcycle. Information on sightseeing trips in the lovely countryside and to the stalactite caves can be found in many guesthouses. Even if you'll plan an organised trip (if it's not the standard version for local tourists) there are many places to discover. If you are interested in temples it's worthwhile to visit Wat Tham Khwan Muang (the marble temple), Wat Tham Nam Lot and the Big Buddha.   +++ Enlarge for printing (10 cents) +++ +++ Enlarge and Print (10 cents) +++   +++ enlarge and print (10 cents) +++ Did you put together all necessary pages? How should it be printed out? Page by page as pure text on A4 paper? Or two A5 pages side by side in book format on one A4 sheet?   Accommodation GUEST HOUSES (GH) - The guest houses offer an excellent service which itself is quite unusual for Thailand. For transit guests, too, everything is done, ... +++ See more: 8 GH (3 cents) +++ HOTELS - In the noisy main business street, Saladaeng Road, there are 8 lodgings from the cheap hotel up to noble hotels, among .... +++ See more: 8 Hotels (3 cents) +++   +++ Enlarge (free) +++ Restaurants Very tempting are the mobile food stalls in the markets and the night food market in Krom Luang Road, a haven for seafood enthusiasts. In Rin Garden Restaurant (e), 118 Krom Luang Road, there is the best  ... +++ See more: 5 Restos (3 cents) +++ +++ Enlarge (free) +++ Shops INTERNET - there are many Internet shops. Cost is 1 Baht/min. MASSAGE - a masseuse from the hospital offers genuine Thai Massage in the New Chumphon GH for 200 Baht/hour. MEDICINE - very good and  ... +++See more Shops (3 cents)+++ +++ Enlarge (free) +++ Transport LOCAL TRANSPORT - minibuses to Thung Wua Laen Beach (50 Baht, 30 min.) set off behind.... +++See more Local Transport (free)++ BUSES - On the 4-lane highway H4 bus driving to Bangkok is much safer and very pleasant now. Most buses depart from the new bus terminal (8 kms from town), some ac buses to Bangkok from .... +++See more Buses (3 cents)+++ +++ Enlarge (free) +++ TRAINS - The Sprinter 43 departs at 7:45 from BANGKOK, arrival 14:15. It continues to... +++See more Trains (3 cents)+++ AIRPLANE - The airfield is situated 35 kms to the north near the town of Pathiu. At this moment there is no airline that operates flights to Chumphon. BIKERS - On the way to the south there exists no alternative to the well developed..... +++Read text for Bikers (3 cents)+++ Excursions In the surroundings of Chumphon nice beaches, coral islands and rock islands, untouched jungle, spectacular caves and waterfalls attract the nature lover. To explore the marvelous nature.... +++ Read about Excursions (free) +++ Islands You can rent a boat to explore some of the 33 islands protected in the 317 sq.km. Mu Ko Chumphon National Park (entry fee 200 Baht). You need.... +++ Read about Islands (free) +++ Beaches In the surroundings of Chumphon there are 5 nice beaches, 3 of them 17 km to the south, the 2 more popular beaches 17 km to the north. To reach them.... +++ See Beaches in detail  (free) +++ FAQs and Answers Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Chumphon Province and usefull  answers by the Loose travel experts. .... +++ Read FAQs (free) +++ Travel Logs Travel reports by travellers on the road, first hand experiences, travel advice, personal suggestions, and all sorts of fun while travelling....  +++ Read Travel Logs (free) +++ Travel Biz News New travel businesses announce their services. Established businesses tell about new services, renovations, upgrading, or answers to comments by travellers. This information has not been verified by our travel experts, yet, so take it with a grain of salt. ....  +++ Read Travel Biz News (free) +++ Travel Links A list of websites related to travel in Chumphon Province. We take no responsibility for the contents or the proper functioning of these websites. Some are very slow, but still contain some usefull information. We avoid websites that are mainly affiliates of other travel businesses.... +++ See Travel Links (free) +++ Expat Special This information is mainly of interest for the foreigners who live in Chumphon Province. Opening times of government offices, where to get certain goods, how to find staff or workers, how to get a usefull local credit card, .... +++ See Expat Special (free) +++ Photo Gallery Have a look at all our photos of Chumphon. They were taken by our Thailand team, by travellers, and by professional photographers who regularly contribute their best photos to our Web Travel Guide www.webtravelthailand.net. +++ See Web Travel Photos (free) +++	Print Discount-Coupon (10 cents)
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