The Narathud Beach has an expansive stretch of pure, white sand that is approximately 5 km long. The beach is lined with pine trees and suitable for setting up camping tents.

South of town and perched at the summit of the Tan Yong Mut Mountain is the summer royal residence, Taksin Palace, still used by the King and Queen. When the royal family is not in residence, the grounds are open for public viewing. The garden provides a great view of the adjacent beach and contains an aviary.

The main attraction at the bordering village of Tak Bai is Wat Chonthara Sing He. The mixture of Southern Thai and Chinese style temple was a Thai Buddhism outpost in an almost exclusively Malay-speaking, Muslim area. King Rama V erected the temple in 1873 to stake his claim to a region of land that the British wanted to incorporate into Malaya.

About 5 minutes walk from the center of the provincial city is the Muslim fishing village that is a good place to view the traditional painted korlae boats.

Built entirely from wood, the 300 Years Mosque reflects the artistic fusion of the local Thai, Chinese, and Malaya artworks and designs.

Situated on the Khao Kong hills is Thailand’s tallest seated Buddha image with a height of 24 meters and covered with golden tiles.

Formerly resided by the highly revered monk Luang Phor Daeng, Wat Cherng Khao is widely respected and renowned for housing the head of the deceased monk that doesn’t decay, though it was never chemically treated.

The highest mountain peak in the Budo Mountain and Sungai Padi Mountain National Park is the Bukoh Tawe Mountain with nearly extinct plant species still growing there. The park is the origin of many water tributaries and waterfalls, such as the Bacho Fall and the Beechu Fall. Most impressive is the tall, 7-tiered Chatwarin Falls, surrounded by wild durian fruit trees.

The Sunga Kolok Border Checkpoint is a popular tourist attraction and a bustling Thai-Malaysian commercial center that is conveniently located 1 km from the Sunga Kolok train station.

The Loh Chud Folk Museum contains artifacts dating 1,000 years and more.

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