🌟 Promoting Sustainable Tourism: Must-Visit Communities
🌟 Discover the Charm of Local Lifestyles: Thailand Tourism Awards
The trend of Community Tourism or local-style travel is currently booming! From warm welcomes and smiles to witnessing the everyday lives of locals, immersing yourself in beautiful natural surroundings, and learning new things—this is a must for avid travelers like us. Importantly, community-based tourism also helps develop and distribute income to local communities. #SustainableTourism is the way forward, and these must-visit destinations have won the Thailand Tourism Awards—a prestigious certification by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Ready to explore? Hit that share button and start planning your trips now!
📌 Ban Rai Krang Community, Phetchaburi Province
The Ban Rai Krang Community is a traditional palm community with a wealth of knowledge about the lifecycle of palm trees. It aims to conserve palm trees, preserve traditional wisdom,
and pass down the palm lifestyle to future generations. The community is surrounded by beautiful natural scenery, including rice fields, palm forests, and mountains, inviting tourists to
experience the palm lifestyle and taste unique local dishes.
🌴🥥 Visitors can engage in creative tourism activities, such as making traditional Yum Hua Non (a local salad) and experiencing the warmth of the community’s hospitality. Tourists will also have the opportunity to explore traditional palm processing wisdom, learn about the nature of the palm forest, see the three-topped coconut trees, and weave palm fronds while enjoying the sweet
taste of fresh palm sugar.
The Ban Rai Krang Community excels in utilizing various parts of the palm tree to create distinctive local dishes, including Yum Hua Non, Tom Sin Nuan (a type of soup), and Nam Prik
Kapi served with fresh vegetables. Additionally, there are delicious desserts made from authentic palm sugar, such as Kanom Ton Nam Sook (palm cake), Kanom Ton Nam (fried palm cake), and Thung Muan (a type of rolled dessert).
One of the significant attractions in the Ban Rai Krang Community is the Hua Lo Rice Fields, located at the boundary of the Ban Yang and Ban Lat districts. This viewpoint offers breathtaking views of the community, surrounded by rice fields with rows of palm trees and a stunning
mountain backdrop. ⛰🌾
☎️ Telephone: 081-0195545
🌐 Website: https://www.facebook.com/Banraikrangtourism
📌 Thai Lue Community in Si Don Chai, Chiang Rai Province
In the Thai Lue Community of Si Don Chai, you can shop for handwoven fabrics that showcase the unique cultural identity, language, and traditional clothing of the Thai Lue people. The
handwoven textiles, featuring flowing water patterns, represent ancestral wisdom and beliefs passed down through generations.
The community is home to various attractions and learning opportunities, such as Wat Tha Kham Si Don Chai, which houses the Thai Lue Textile Museum in Southeast Asia and the Thai Lue
Cultural Center. There’s also a community group focused on the natural dyeing and processing of Thai Lue fabrics, as well as the Thai Lue Lifestyle Museum, which showcases everyday artifacts
and traditional architecture. Notably, the Lue Lai Kham Museum features a 100-year-old Thai Lue house and is one of the few ancient houses still standing in Chiang Rai, serving as a living
museum.
Visitors often say that a trip to Si Don Chai feels like visiting Xishuangbanna, as the traditions, culture, and way of life remain unchanged by urban society. The community continues to uphold
its beautiful Thai Lue customs for all to witness.
As you enter the village, you’ll be greeted by the vibrant, eye-catching handwoven fabrics that define the community. The residents dress in traditional Thai Lue attire that they sew themselves, showcasing both beauty and artistic value. Additionally, the village organizes a Bai Sri Su Kwan
ceremony for guests, allowing visitors to fully experience the unique rituals of the Thai Lue people, including traditional dances and religious ceremonies. Visitors can also purchase
handwoven textiles from Si Don Chai as souvenirs to take home.
🗺️ Location: https://goo.gl/maps/KJ8vEuBkxc5iekrp7
☎️ Telephone: 089-7773510
📌 Tung Pradu Community Tourism Enterprise, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
The Tung Pradu Community utilizes community-based tourism as a means to conserve and sustain their way of life. Leveraging local wisdom, particularly in sand therapy, they have established a health tourism route called “Suk Kay, Sabai Jai: Sand & Sea Therapy.”
Tourists can enjoy sand therapy, which helps relieve stress while lying on the beach and listening to the soothing sound of the waves and feeling the cool sea breeze. This experience helps restore balance and provides relaxation through the beauty of nature, along with tasting safe and fresh local cuisine sourced from the sea and community gardens. Not only does this promote physical well-being, but it also supports a healthy lifestyle.
The community embraces the principles of sufficiency economy, using local wisdom to develop engaging community tourism activities. These include learning about organic vegetable cultivation, understanding the process of coconut milk extraction, creating desserts, observing the lifestyles of local fishermen, and participating in the highlight activity: “Sand Spa.” This allows visitors to relax, rejuvenate, and recover from fatigue while enjoying the sound of the waves and the scent of the sea.
☎️ Telephone: 081-5729665
📌 Mool Suksomboon Watershed Conservation Group Community Enterprise, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Tour Korat and experience the atmosphere at Suksomboon Community Tourism Village. Formerly known as “Ban Huai Khamin” due to its location next to the Huai Khamin stream, where yellow turmeric plants were scattered around the stream.
Suksomboon Community is a charming village nestled in the heart of the mountains, making it an ideal place for relaxation. The village boasts a calming atmosphere with lush green agricultural fields.Creative tourism activities that stand out and are worth exploring include exciting coffee drip
activities, slingshot tree planting across provinces at Pha Keb Tawan in Thap Lan National Park, and salad roll-making activities.
Must-try dishes include Grilled Chicken Red Curry, Fermented Mushroom Sausage, and various mushroom dishes. Additionally, there’s a variety of chili pastes served with organic vegetables and seasonal fruits from the community, such as Milk Jujubes from Wang Nam Khiao, Seedless Grapes, or Pineapples. The community also offers accommodation for tourists, including homestays and camping-style lodging.
Activities of the Suk Somboon Watershed Conservation Community Enterprise Group
👉 Learn about growing organic vegetables, practicing planting seeds, and harvesting vegetables from the fields
👉 Pick mushrooms and learn how to prepare local dishes such as fermented mushroom sausage and mushroom curry
👉 Participate in reforestation by shooting slingshots at trees from Pha Kep Tawan (Sunset Cliff)
Local villagers engage in various occupations, including cassava farming, corn farming, cucumber cultivation, chili farming, organic vegetable growing, and fruit farming. They also offer homestay accommodation. Suk Somboon Village was initiated by the local watershed conservation group,
who recognized the area’s richness and its attractive tourist spots, which have drawn many visitors. They now organize eco-tourism and agricultural tourism, allowing visitors to choose their preferred experiences.
☎️ Telephone : 093-3723122
📌 Laem Sak Tourism Community Krabi Province
A small community with a unique cultural blend, Laem Sak stands out for its harmonious coexistence of three ethnic groups: Thai Buddhists, Muslims, and Thai Chinese. This fishing village by the sea is rich in natural beauty and biodiversity, particularly its fertile marine resources. The community is renowned for its fine orchid species and distinctive geographical setting, surrounded by the sea on three sides and encircled by limestone mountains offering stunning 360-degree views. It has been praised for its strikingly beautiful limestone cliffs, making it a truly unique and picturesque destination.
Activities at Laem Sak Community include:
👉 Kayaking through the mangrove forest to explore the area’s natural richness.
👉Boat tours around Ao Luek Marine Park, with stops at Koh Yao Noi to learn about local fishing practices and visit fish and lobster farms.
👉CSR activities such as planting native orchid species at Khao Chang Moob Forest.
👉Learning to make Khao Kluk Kapi (shrimp paste fried rice). Batik making workshops to learn traditional fabric dyeing.
👉CSR activity: planting Nypa palm trees for future community use.
👉 Boat tours to view prehistoric cave paintings.
👉 Exploring the sea gypsy way of life, including grape seaweed farming.
👉 Producing shrimp paste from locally caught shrimp.
Eco tourism at Laem Sak Community highlights a journey to immerse yourself in the local culture. Experience the daily life of the community by setting out on a boat tour, exploring the beautiful seas, and connecting them with the traditions of this fishing village. It’s a unique opportunity to witness the harmony between the people and nature, while supporting sustainable tourism that preserves the community’s way of life.
☎️ Telephone: 064-5628794
🌐 Website: https://www.facebook.com/LaemsakCBT
Get out and explore the fun, experiencing the charm of #Must-VisitCommunities! Enjoy sustainable happiness and #LowCarbonLifestyle while visiting these destinations, all of which are certified by the Thailand Tourism Awards (14th edition). This award guarantees the quality of tourism products and services, ensuring a confident and memorable experience for all travelers!
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