If you are looking for the place to relax from chaotic working life and relish stunning sunset every evening, Mae Phim is the right one. Laem Mae Phim is a tranquil beach in Rayong Province, the east of Thailand, where is the cape graciously laid into the Thai gulf. You can savor fresh seafood by the beach right in front of your hotel then you can take an outing for rest health by walking along the warm beach, tread on the soft sand to visit the Mae Phim Shrine where is very close and famous about having a baby blessing. Do not miss the panoramic scenery of the cape that hides on the hill just behind the shrine.
This is also the historical place where has the monument of the transcendent poet, Sunthorn Phu. He was born here and was honored by UNESCO as a great world’s poet. His masterpiece is the literature named Pra Aphai Manee which was inspired by the adventure in the ocean. The monument is just 5 kilometers from the beach so you can rent a bicycle or grab a bus. Don’t forget to taste some season fresh fruits that just arrived from the garden because Rayong is one of Thailand’s fruit provinces such as durian, pineapple, rambutan, and mangosteen.
The Beach open from dawn until dusk 24/7. Recommended to go for a walk in the morning and the evening and at dusk you would see the lights of the fisherman’s lives. The Sunthorn Phu Monument open everyday 08:00 am to 17:00 and free of charge.
Best season to visit Laem Mae Phim is November until April because in middle of October until the middle May is rainy season.
The idyllic beach in Klaeng District, Rayong Province. It is only 48 kilometers from Rayong province and 205 kilometers from Bangkok. Laem Mae Phim located at latitude: 12.643636 longitude: 101.635884 ( 12° 38' 37.0896" , 101° 38' 9.1824" )
