Prasae Estuary

Prasae River Mouth is an interesting riverfront village in Klaeng District, Rayong. The community here is recently developed with ideas for attracting those who are interested in how locals live. Visitors can explore this village and area around by themselves or activities created for tourism. Seating on a three-wheeled motorcycle to look around how people live next to the river, how fascinating to take a boat looking fireflies at night, how golden mangrove forest is like, how peaceful beach here can be, and how an old battleship in Thailand look like. Not surprisingly, this place is a worth-visiting one in Rayong.

In the area of Prasae River Mouth, there are several popular spots to visit. The first one is a cape, called Laem Son. This is a view point next to the sea. Visitors can chill around with cool breeze under pine trees or at the public park in the area. Another interesting spot is a really large tree, named in Thai as Ton Takien, which is Hopea Wood in English. This tree is about 400 years old. Locals and Thai visitors usually come to respect this tree as for the belief of earning good things in the near future. Another place is Krom Lung Chumporn Ked Udom Suk Pavillion, which is deeply respected by mariners. Battleship is also an interesting place to visit. Its area is also close to the beach so visitors can spend some time for relaxation there.

This memorial battleship is what people in the community feel a great sense of pride. This is because the community is a part of setting this battleship in this area. The ship was at first located at Sattahip, Nava Base of Thailand, and residences in Prasea Community urged to bring the ship here. The reason why locals requested this ship is because the name of the ship is Prasae, the same as this community. The ship is 92.8 meters long and 11.5 meters width. On some special days, visitors are allowed to enter the ship for have a look.

Golden mangrove field is also an interesting spot to visit in Prasae. It is a chance for visitors to see panoramic view of the mangrove. One last thing which is also recommended for most visitors is to take a boat along Prasae River at night because there are a lot of fireflies in around.

To go to the community of Prasae River Mouth, visitors need to drive from Rayong city to Klaeng District via Sukhumvit Road. After arrival in Klaeng city, go a bit futher on the same road, about 10 kilometers, and then turn right to Prasae.