The Rough Guide to Thailand's Beaches & Islands by Rough Guides

Author:Rough Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Thailand
Publisher: APA Publications
Published: 2023-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Ban Krud

Graced with a tranquil, 5km sweep of white sand, pale-blue sea and swaying casuarinas, BAN KRUD, 70km south of Prachuap, supports a couple of dozen fairly upmarket bungalow outfits and seafood restaurants along the central stretch of its shorefront road. About 1km inland from the main T-junction at the beach, the small, traditional village, which includes several ATMs, clusters around the train station. At the beach’s northern end are a colourful fishing village that hosts a lively market on Thursday afternoons and a panoramic headland, Khao Thongchai, which is dominated by the 14m high Phra Phut Kitti Sirichai Buddha image and its sparkling modern temple, Wat Thang Sai. Crowned with nine golden chedis, the temple displays an impressive fusion of traditional and contemporary features, including a series of charming modern stained-glass windows depicting Buddhist stories; reach it via a 1.5km long road that spirals up from the beachfront road. Other than a visit to the temple and possibly a snorkelling trip to Ko Thalu (through, for example, Sala Thai), the main pastime in Ban Krud is sitting under the trees and enjoying a long seafood lunch or dinner.

Arrival and departure Ban Krud

By train Half a dozen services on the Southern Line from Bangkok stop at Ban Krud’s tiny train station, where you should be able to find a motorbike taxi (with sidecar).

Destinations Bangkok (6 daily from Hualamphong, 1 from Thonburi; 5hr–7hr 30min); Chumphon (7 daily; 2hr); Nakhon Si Thammarat (1 daily; 9hr); Surat Thani (6 daily; 4hr–5hr 30min); Trang (1 daily; 10hr).

By bus Most southbound buses drop passengers on Highway 4, from where motorbike-and-sidecar taxis cover the 8km down to the beach; just one Bangkok–Bang Saphan air-conditioned bus a day stops at Ban Krud itself.

Accommodation

Bayview North of the headland, 4km from Sala Thai on Hat Tangsai; http://bayviewbeachresort.com. Very welcoming, relaxed and shady spot on a long, quiet stretch of beach, with a swimming pool, a kids’ pool and a lovely area for deckchairs under the beachside casuarinas. All the well-spaced, diverse bungalows boast a/c, fridges, TVs and hot water, and there’s an excellent restaurant, free bicycles, and kayaks to rent. Prices rise a little at weekends. BB

Sala Thai About 1km north of the central beachfront T-junction; http://salathaibeachresort.com. Friendly resort where a wide variety of smart concrete bungalows and log cabins, with a/c, hot water, fridges and TVs, are spread around a spacious, pretty garden with lots of shady trees, just across the road from the beach. Prices rise a little at weekends. BB

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