Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tour agencies around the train station and along Th Praram VI offer various tours around
Trang.
Boat trips
to Hat Chao Mai National Park and the Trang Islands start at 750B plus
national park fees.
Snorkelling
trips on private long-tails to Ko Rok (per person 1300B) and
trips to local
caves and waterfalls
(1800B, maximum three people) by private car can also be
arranged by most agencies.
Festivals & Events
Trang's Chinese population celebrates the wonderful
Vegetarian Festival
every October, coin-
ciding with the similar festival in Phuket.
Sleeping & Eating
Trang is famous for its
mŏo yâhng
(crispy barbecued pork) and
ráhn goh·Ъêe
(coffee
shops) that serve real filtered coffee. You can find
mŏo yâhng
in the mornings at some
coffee shops or by weight at the wet market on Th Ratchadamnoen. To really get into the
local scene, get to a dim sum depot early in the morning and stay out late at the coffee
shops along Th Ratsada.
Koh Teng Hotel
( 0 7521 8622; 77-79 Th Praram VI; r with fan 200-260, air-con 320B; )
The undisputed king of
backpacker digs in Trang. If you're feeling optimistic, the huge, window-lit rooms here
have an adventuresome kind of shabby charm to them; if not, the grunge factor might get
you down.
HOTEL
$
Sri Trang Hotel
( 0 7521 8122;
www.sritrang.com
; 22-26 Th Praram VI; r 640-840B; )
There is a range of fan-
cooled and air-con rooms in this renovated 60-year-old building (it opened for business
in 1952) with high ceilings, a winding wooden staircase, groovy paint jobs, and wi-fi
throughout. There's also a pleasant cafe-bar downstairs.
HOTEL
$$
Rua Rasada Hotel
HOTEL
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