 Excursion to Koh Si chang | ||
We will leave from Ekamai by bus Saturday 14 November 2009 at 09.00 am and will arrive on the island around 11.30am. We will first go to the beach, for the people who want to swim before lunch (please note that food and drinks are not included in the price)and then we will go for lunch. People who bring their own food can picknick on the beach.  After lunch there is a possibility to rent a three wheeler to visit the rest of the island.Those strange motorcycle samlors are peculiar to Ko Si Chang.They are three wheeled motorized rickshaws with outrageously powerful automobile or Harley Davidson engines. These rickshaws once roamed the streets of Bangkok, but were banished to Si Racha years ago. They can be hired for about 60 baht an hour to take visitors on a tour of the island. If you want to hang out in group,one day around the island transport package can be arranged at the pier. The charge for the three wheeled motorized rickshaw, which can accommodate 5 persons, is around 250 Baht, and it is around 500 Baht for the pick-up truck, which can accommodate 10 persons. The group can spend its own time at each location, and the pick-up time to the next location has to be agreed upon beforehand (as you get down at the location). Alternatively, the driver can be called on his mobile phone when the visit of a spot is completed. You can explore the remains of a former Royal Palace which was built as a summer retreat for King Chulalongkorn. The Royal Residence was abandoned in 1893 when the French occupied the island during a conflict with Thailand over who should control Laos. Also of interest is the large cave known as Tham Saowapha, which is said to extend over a kilometer into the limestone interior of the island. Another cave, the chimney-like Tham Chaprakong gives access to the view from the top of the hill. Other caves on the island are home to meditating hermits, so visitors should take care not to cause any disturbance. Also to be found on the island is San Jao Phaw Khao Yai, a venerable multi-level Chinese temple high on a cliff with a spectacular view back towards the mainland. We will leave the island around 17.00,in order to be back in Bangkok just after 19.00. Price for transportation is 300THB for members, 400THB for non-members. |
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