in November, we witness more suitable
temperatures which range between
twenty to thirty degrees. Days become
cooler and the breeze becomes stronger,
especially aided by the torrential rains
when the heavens open. Thus the
period to encounter more enjoyable
temperatures is around this time of the
year. The good news is that that water
temperatures are always fairly standard,
varying only in a degree or two across
the year.
Getting to Ratchaprapha is easy,
one can use an array of different
transportation methods: the most
common and cheapest way to get there
is by car or by bus on the 401 route.
Surat Thani is around six hundred and
fifty kilometres from Bangkok and buses
there depart from the Southern Bus
Terminal. An easier way to get there,
especially for the impatient ones, is by
air. Thai Smile offers reasonable rates
that fly from Bangkok to Surat Thani
airport twice on a daily basis. This
commute takes only an hour and fifteen
minutes and allows for you to travel
with much more comfort. If you’re not
fussy over the comfort however, you can
decided to take the train, which leaves
Bangkok’s Hua Lumpong station at eight
in the morning. This adventurous means
of transport will get you all the way to
the province in a fair number of hours.
You will reach your final station around
five in the evening.
Once there, there are number of
wonderful places to stay, be they of more
prestige like the Marriot hotel, or be they
of a cosier more family-like type homes,
there’s plenty to choose from, most of
them at great value. Many are lined up in
the form of small cabins along the shores
of the lake, which make your residential
experience all the more endearing.
Ratchaprapha is all in all a wonderful
place to go and spend a magical holiday
at. Whether you like the stunning beauty
of the landscape’s greenery or whether
you prefer the array of different flora
and fauna in the area, this rich and
diverse vacation spot is sure to bring
your Thailand experience to a whole
new previously undiscovered level. As
mentioned earlier, this time of the year
is a good time to go, so if you have not
decided what to do for the next month,
what are you waiting for to pack your
bags?
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