The most traditional Thai resort combines the attractions of a modern holiday destination with the charm and fascination of a still active fishing port.

And while most Thai holiday destinations cater mainly to foreign tourists, Hua Hin is a holiday resort for both foreigners and Thais.

While the beaches of Phuket and Samui were discovered only recently and have since undergone rapid and sometimes destructive development, Hua Hin has already been the favourite Thai beach resort for over 70 years.

The beach resort was discovered in the early 1920s by King Rama VII as an ideal getaway from the sultry metropolis of Bangkok. The tranquil fishing village was turned into the Royal Beach Resort and consequently became popular among Siam's nobility and upper-class.

Hua Hin has one of the lowest rain falls in Thailand and being a coastal town gets that lovely sea breeze, so it can be visited all year round.

Weather is hot but refreshed by a cooling sea breeze. Most days offer clear blue skies and sometimes billowing white clouds. Hua Hin was chosen as the Royal beach resort due to the excellent weather and climate.

Hua Hin is unlike most other beach resorts in Thailand. It is very much a family holiday resort area with good shopping and multi-national restaurants including the best Thai seafood the country has to offer.

Hua Hin has night markets, stylish shops and boutiques. There are many art and crafts shops close to the fishing piers.

The main beach area fronts the town itself. The beaches at Khao Takiab (Chopsticks Hill) and Takiab Bay (Chopsticks Bay) are just to the south of the town centre. Hua Hin  beaches stretch along the coast both north and south. 

For out door fun and adventure you can enjoy watersports, elephant rides, all terrain vehicle rides, fishing and boat trips. 

Khao Takiab Bay has popular beaches  with clear clean water and gentle waves, beach loungers and beach umbrellas for shade.

Palm trees and Casuarana trees line the long beach at Takiab Bay. These beach areas are also popular for jogging, beach cycling and beach horse riding. 

Hua Hin offers the opportunity to visit the temples of Khao Takiab, feed the monkeys, climb to the viewpoint. The Khao Takiab area has temples built many years ago.

Snorkeling is available a few hours south. The River Kwai is just 3 hours from Hua Hin. The National Park at Sam Roi Yot (Three Hundred Peaks) is just 30 minutes south of town.

Apart from its fabulous beaches, Hua Hin is best known for its cotton products, which come in a wide range of prints and colours, and its dried seafood products which enjoy enduring appeal among those who favour Thai and Chinese cuisine.

A nightly street market in Hua Hin town is a favourite venue for shoppers.

Hua Hin also boasts Thailand's first golf course (still in use as the Royal Hua Hin Golf Course after some 70 years). Hua Hin has become a favourite vacation location for golfers with a great number of golfcourts. You never run out of new golf challenges in Hua Hin.