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Town in Thailand
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Narathiwat (นราธิวาส) is a city in Narathiwat Province on the Southern Gulf Coast of Thailand.
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Beautiful beach with a few large rocks, ideal for picnicking, bathing, and beach combing with only a few visitors. A true 4 star beach!
หาดนราทัศน์
มัสยิดกลาง
Known as the central mosque.
มัสยิดจังหวัด
Known as the provincial mosque.
มัสยิดวาดินฮูเช็น
Known locally as Masjid Saam Roi Phi (มัสยิดสองร้อยปี) or "300-year-old mosque".
วัดเขากง
Local atmosphere with lots of teens, live music, and food stalls lining the river.
Annually, around mid-Sep.
A fairly new budget hotel, on the banks of Bang Nara River quite close to its mouth. Lift, cable TV, refrigerator, queen beds, hot showers, and air conditioning. Great views of the river and also of Khao Tanyong in the distance. Free covered parking, boat dock available on request.
Clean and simple rooms, (with hot showers & TV). Friendly and helpful staff. Small restaurant. Comfort-wise it is just below the Tanyong Hotel, but much less expensive.
23 comfortable standard air-con rooms, 24-hour restaurant, snooker club, massage and disco.
By train
The nearest station is Tan Yong Mat, about 20 km from Narathiwat. It is serviced mainly by local trains, however the special express 37 from Apiwat (Bangkok) to Sungai Kolok stops here.
By bus
To/from Bangkok: Air-con buses by The Transport Co.), bor-kor-sor) run between Bangkok's southern bus terminal (สายใต้, sai-tai) and Narathiwat bus terminal daily.
By minivan
Scheduled minivan services ply the routes between Sungai-Kolok/Hat Yai/Yala/Pattani and the Narathiwat bus terminal on the outskirts of town, roughly 500 m past the Provincial Hospital on the left…
Take motorcycle taxis around the city area for about 10-20 baht. Alternatively, a bicycle can be rented at a rate of 50 baht/day to explore the city area. Motorcycle rentals are not readily available in town.
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