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CHANTHABURI
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| QUICK GUIDANCE |
| The breathtaking landscapes, beautiful coastlines, cultural delights and historical significance, make Thailand an enjoyable stop in Asia travel map. To help you plan a trip in Chanthaburi - Thailand, we provide the useful guide of hotel options, package tours, transport, attractions, shopping and entertainment. You just click the sections below for helpful information. |
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CHANTHABURI
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| Chanthaburi is a town in the east of Thailand, at the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Mueang Chanthaburi district. This town of the moon is a melting pot of Asian cultures whose people have flocked here seeking to find their fortune in the lucrative gems and precious stones trade. From the faces of the inhabitants to the architecture lining the narrow streets you'll see Khmer, Vietnamese, Chinese, Burmese and even French influences.
The French, who ruled the province between 1893 and 1905, have left behind streets filled with decaying but charming buildings, mostly concentrated around the Chanthaburi river, which snakes through the town's centre. On a tastier note, they have also influenced the local bakeries where you'll find the occasional croissant and other pastries.
An interesting part of town is the busy Chinese and Vietnamese quarter by the river. The Vietnamese, mostly Christians, arrived in droves on three separate occasions - during the persecution of Vietnamese Christians in the 1800s, during French rule in the early 20th century and in 1975 following the reunification of Vietnam.
One hundred years ago, the best way to visit Chanthaburi, located just under 300 kilometres from Bangkok, was by boat. Visitors would be dropped at the Chanthaburi river's mouth - Laem Singh - from where they would travel upriver by covered sampan for three to four hours. Few foreigners then lived in the town except for a small European garrison which had been there since the French occupation in 1893.
The symbol of Chan, as it is called by the locals, is a rabbit in a full moon - while westerners tend to spot a man in the moon, Thais see a rabbit. Chanthaburi is also famed for being the place King Taksin assembled his soldiers before retaking Ayutthaya from the invading Burmese in 1767. The king's statue in Thonburi is built so he is facing the place from where he launched his successful attack.
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GETTING IN - OUT
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*Car : You take Highway No. 34 (Bang Na-Trat) from Bangkok or Motorway to Chonburi, then use Highway No. 344 (Ban Bung-Klaeng) and proceed to Chanthaburi along Highway No. 3.
*Bus : Both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned buses depart from Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai) to Chanthaburi every hour from 4 a.m.midnight. |
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GETTING AROUND
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| Northern Thailand |
| Chiang Mai - Chaing Dao - Mae Ai , Chiang Rai - Chiang Khong - Chaing Saen , Lampang, Lamphun , Mae Hong Son - Pai ,
Nan ,
Phayao, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok , Phrae , Sukhothai - Sisatchanalai, Tak - Maesot, Buriram , Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom,
Nakhon Ratchasima,
Nong Khai , Surin, Ubon Ratchathani , Udon Thani , Yasothon |
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| Central Thailand |
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Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi - Sai Yok , Lop Buri, Nakhon Phathom, Nonthaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan - Hua Hin,
Phetchaburi - Chaam ,
Ratchaburi, Chanthaburi , Chon Buri - Pattaya, Rayong - Ko Samet, Trat - Koh Chang , Lop Buri |
| Southern Thailand |
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Chumphon, Krabi - Ao Nang - Ko Phi Phi - Rai Leh , Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat,Pattani,
Phang Nga - Ao Phang Nga - Khao Lak, Phatthalung, Phu ket - Karon Beach -Patong Beach , Ranong, Satun - Tarutao,
Songkhla,
Surat Thani - Ko Pha Ngan - Ko Samui , Trang, Yala |
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