Chumphon Hotels Resorts and Travel Guide

Sights

• The National Museum of Chumphon (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติชุมพร), 0 7750 4105/4246, . Any trip to Chumphon should start at the national museum. Established in 1995 at Khao Samkaew, the museum provides an overview of province, ranging from prehistory through to the present. Even for those who are not overly interested in history, the museum’s attractive displays and media resources will fascinate and inform. The museum is divided into ground floor and the upper floor, and is open to the public from Wednesday to Sunday 9am–4pm.

• Khao Phang Forest Park (วนอุทยานเขาพาง). About 12 km south of the town, about km. 493 along highway 4. Khao Phang Forest Park is one of the province’s newest attractions. Within the national park, there are a great variety of tropical trees, making the park a shady and restful sojourn for nature lovers and a must for students of forestry. A hill, covering an area of about one square kilometer, is located behind the park providing a commanding view of the entire area.

• Wat Chao Fa Sala Loi (วัดเจ้าฟ้าศาลาลอย). This temple is about 8 km from the town municipal area on the Chumphon–Ao Thung Wua Laen Road. To get there travel along an asphalt road for 6 km. and continue the journey along a brick road for another 2 km. At this temple lived Luang Pho Song Chanthasaro, a famous religious teacher who passed away at the age of nearly 100 years and his body still remains undecayed. This monk is revered by the people of Chumphon and nearby provinces.