Local Products

Na Muen Si Woven

Na Muen Si Woven is the most famous product of Na Muen Si, a Tambon in Trang. Currently there is a women's Na Mun Si weaving group that maintains the weaving heritage of the area. Visitors can see the group's works at its office located on the road to Khao Chang Hai Cave, or about 5 kilometers on Na Muen Si Road. For more information, please contact the Amphoe Na Yong Community Development Office, tel. (075) 242431

Roast Pork

Roast pork is a famous food of Trang Province. The pork is crispy on the outside and tender in the middle as it is marinated in honey and spices for 5 hours before being roasted in an oven of large barbecue that was preheated for two hours. The dish provides a source of protein and fat. It can be eaten with rice or with a cup of coffee, which is one of the popular breakfast dishes of the Trang people. The roast pork is also used in giving offerings to gods during many ceremonies. Every September a Roast Pork Festival is organized in Trang Province mainly to promote tourism.

Festivals

Vegetarian Festival

For vegetarians, a Vegetarian Festival is organized every October. This is a Chinese tradition where believers refrain from eating meat and particular vegetables for nine days in order to make merit and give offerings to the spirits.

Vegetarian Festival is a traditional festival of the Chinese in Trang, held around October every year on a full moon night. Thais of Chinese heritage would become a vegetarian (no consumption of meat and certain kinds of vegetables) and dress in white for 9 days and nights. This is to bring good fortune and make merit. Thronghout the 9 days and nights, the spirit in the “medium” would go out and give blessing (some call it out touring) to households where there are offerings set out in front. The procession bearing the medium must light thousands of firecrakers, creating a deafening din. The medium would also perform supernatural feats to show that the spirit is in him.

Wedding Underwater

Underwater Wedding Ceremony famous a round the world. It is love history, and will be seen beautiful under water of Trang. And register under water is name project " Wedding Underwater" Wedding Underwater is first time when 20 April 1997 at Koh Waen certain evidence of sweetheart and It is take interesting from people of a round the world to be harmonious with Valentine Day on 14 February every years.

Cake Festival

Derives from the fact that Trang people are well known for making delicious cakes. This is particularly true for the villagers of Ban Lam Phu Ra where making cakes dates back generations. The cakes of Trang have no frosting and have several flavors like orange, coffee, three-flavored, etc. The festival is scheduled for every August. The cakes make ideal gifts.

Trang Roast Pork Festivalis

A tourism promotion activity of Trang, held every September. The festival features the mouthwatering roast pork of a special recipe of Trang. The pork skin is crispy, the meat is tender and it is delicious due to a process by which the pig is fermented with herbs then roasted whole on a specially made grill.

Trang’s roast pork is sold daily and goes well with morning coffee or can be a dish at banquets.

Trang Products Fair

Is held during 2-13 April annually. The fair combines culture, traditions and products of the province to display, to go in contests and pageants and to be sold in store.

Annual King’s Birhtday and Red Cross Fair

Is held during 5-15 December every year. There are entertainments and shops selling a variety of products. It is the grandest festival of Trang and of southern Thailand.

Map

How get to here

Distances between Amphoe Muang and Other Distr

Huai Yot Yan Ta Khao Sikao Na Yong   Hat Samran Kantang   Palian Wang Wiset Ratsada

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Getting to Trang





By Car



Route 1: Take Highway No. 4 (Bangkok-Chumphon) to Highway No. 41 (Surat Thani-Thung Song- Huai Yot-Trang). Total distance is 828 kilometers.

Route 2: Highway No. 4 (Bangkok-Chumphon) to Ranong-Phan-Nga-Krabi-Trang. Total distance is 1,020 kilometers.

Route 3: Highway No. 404-416 (Satun-Palian-Trang). Total distance is 140 kilometers.

Route 4: Highway No. 4-407 (Hat Yai-Phatthalung-Trang). Total distance is 148 kilometers.

Route 5: Highway No. 4-402 (Phuket-Phang-Nga-Krabi-Trang). Total distance is 312 kilometers.

By Train



From Bangkok: Rapid and express trains depart from Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Station to Trang daily at 5.05 p.m. and 6.20 p.m. taking 15 hours for the 870-kilometer journey. For more information, call 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2223 7020 or calling Trang Station at tel. 0 7521 8012, or visit www.railway.co.th

By Bus



From Bangkok: Air-conditioned buses depart from the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok to Trang every day.

The trip takes 12 hours. For more information, please call 0 2435 1199-200 or Trang Bus Terminal at tel. 0 7521 8718 or visit www.railway.co.th

From/to neighboring provinces: Hat Yai (ordinary), Satun (first class and ordinary), Krabi (first class and ordinary), Ko Lanta (first class), and Phuket (ordinary).



There are also minivans leaving from various depots in Trang City that link Trang to other major cities including Hat Yai (80 baht), Surat Thani (130 baht), Ko Lanta (120 baht), Hat Jao Mai (50 baht), Pak Meng (50 baht), and Sakao (25 baht).

By Air

Thai Airways International has daily direct flights between Bangkok and Trang Province with a travel time of 1.10 hours. For more information, call 0 2280 0060, 0 2628 2000 (Bangkok office), 0 7521 9923 or 0 7521 8066 (Trang office), or visit the airlines website at www.thaiairways.com

Getting around Trang City



The fare for motorcycle taxis around the town is between 10 baht and 20 baht, while that of tuk-tuks is approximately 15 baht. Motorcycles can be rented from various shops around town.