Chanthaburi

CBT Travel
Alliance of good neighbors,
together for sustainable tourism

ALLiANce of
Good Neighbors,
together for
sustainable
Tourism
1st neighbor - Communities in Chanthaburi
and the local residents
2nd neighbor - Facilitator, the local guide
3rd neighbor - Accommodations
4th neighbor - You --- Tourist, enjoy the new
local experience and stregthen our
Photo : Mat Weaving Village at Baan Samed Ngham neighborhood
Offering a unique
Local Experience
in the East of Thailand
We are Tour Operator who specializes Our mission is to create sustainable
in Community Based Tourism in tourism by expanding “alliance of good
C h a n t h a b u r i . W e b e l i e v e t h a t neighbors” that share the same principal.
Community Based Tourism (CBT) is
the most important tool to promote
sustainable tourism as such to create
positive impact on the society, or
vice versa.
Our company is founded by group of
Chanthaburi natives who have profound
experience in hotel business
(Maneechan Resort). Our aim is to make
value added to our hometown.
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About Chanthaburi Chanthaburi is one of cities in the East
of Thailand coastline, located 240 KMs
from Bangkok and 140 KMs from Pattaya.
Chanthaburi – 1 of 12 Thailand’s It is a new destination for visitors who are
Hidden Gem Cities seeking new experiences in the East of
Thailand.
New Destination, With abundance of natural resources and
New Local Experience long history as Eastern Thailand’s center
of trade and culture, Chanthaburi offers
visitors a unique Local Experience with
the following highlights; Kung Kraben Royal Project

Chanthaburi Cathedral
(Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Chanthaburi) Chanthaboon Riverside Community

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 Chanthaburi
...The Highlight
The Whole
New Experience

- Local communities including fisherman

villages, agricultural villages, gems mining
and handicraft (Chanthaburi Mat and
Gems Cutting) villages.
- Chanthaboon Riverside Community
with the largest Cathedral in Thailand
and Unesco’s award winning project
on architectural conservation. Architectural
heritage sites in Chanthaburi have long
history related to colonial era.
- Beautiful waterfall at Phliew Waterfall.
- Dolphin farm and the swim with dolphin
at oasis seaworld.
- Chanthaburi eatery!! Local cuisines,
local noodle and seafood are the best
in Thailand.
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 Chanthaboon Riverside
Alliances Community
Chanthaburi Communities for Tourism

Located in the heart of Chanthaburi, with

over 300 years of history, the community
was once Chanthaburi and East of Thailand’s
ancient capital. The community inherits
cultures from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thais.
Beautiful and well-reserved historical
sites built before and during colonial era
are located along Sukhapibarn Road. One
of the buildings, Baan Luang Rajamaitri
is Unesco’s award winning project.
The highlight of this community is
Chanthaburi Cathedral, 108 year old building,
is the biggest and most beautiful
Gothic cathedral in Thailand. In this
community, visitors can enjoy local
experience, witness local lifestyle and
taste local street food, noodle shops
and restaurants.

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 Mat Weaving Village
@ Samed Ngham Village
Chathaboon Mat is one of the most famous
handicrafts of Thailand. The handicrafts
include handbag, shoe, bed sheet, wallet,
basket, and etc. Visit “Samed Ngham
Mat Weaving” village of Chanthaburi and
experience how each and every piece
of local handicraft is made. There are
40 steps required to make one piece.
From the plantation, coloring, weaving,

Fisherman Village
and finishing, visitors are invited to
participate in each and every step
of the work. Color up your day at
@ Thachalap Samed Ngham Village.

Chanthaburi is considered to be one of

the most important areas for fishery in
the East of Thailand, due to its abundance
of natural resource. At Thachalap village,
visitors can visit oyster and fisherman’s farm
and enjoy local experience, taste fresh
seafood cooked in the local style. In addition,
visitors can help promoting sustainability
of ecological system by joining CSR
activities such as water forest plantation,
making equipment to help fisherman
building fish and shellfish nursery area.
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 Local Pastry and
Local Noodle Village Gems Mining Village
@ Baan Nong Bua
Baan Nong Bua, with over a hundred year of Bangkaja and
Chanthaburi Gems Market
of history, this village has unique local
lifestyle with small yet beautiful historical There are numbers of lovely local
conserved buildings at the village center. pastry shops, let’s sweeten your day
with local pastry and coffee. Please also
visit homemade noodle shop that is very
famous among local residents. The morning
farmer market of Baan Nong Bua is
the local experience that visitors
cannot miss.

Chanthaburi is world’s capital of gems with a hundred-year history in Gems Mining

and innovative gems heating and polishing works. Over 80% of world’s gems
precious color stones are processed in small gems factories in Chanthaburi. It is time
to turn back to history, let’s visit small Gems Mine, which is still open for visitors
to visit in the small village of Bangkaja, the origin of Chanthaburi Gems. You can
experience the life of local gems hunter, see how each and every piece of precious
stones are discovered. And then visit Gems Museum and Gems Market in the city
where you can meet local gems traders.
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 Rice Village
of Nong Chim
During the rice-planting season
(July – November), Nong Chim village
of Chanthaburi is where local farmers
are originating organic rice plantation
system. The small lovely village has
beautiful mountain scenery with serene
daily life. Let’s slower your life with the local
bike tour, with the local tour leader
who will show you around the rice village
including the small house that makes hats
(Ghob) for farmers, the local pastry shops
and small village temple. Nong Chim Village
is within a close proximity with Phliew
Waterfall and national park, as well as
Chak Yai Temple and the Dolphin Farm
of Oasis Seaworld, these 3 places are
the most important tourist attractions
of Chanthaburi. promoting local souvenir for tourism.
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Communities
in Trat Province,
our neighbor
With a short drive from Chanthaburi to Trat,
visitors can visit 2 famous communities
including Chong Village and Baan Nam
Chaew (the OTOP Village Champion).
At Chong Village, travelers can enjoy local
wellness experience with a local spa treatment,
nature bath in the river, and taste local cuisine.
At Baan Nam Chaew, the community has
eco-tourism activities such water forest
planation, catching the shellfish with
the fisherman, as well as experience local
pastry making activity and local handicraft
work. Baan Nam Chaew has won Thailand
Tourism Award in community tourism
as well as OTOP village champion on
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 Maneechan Resort
the Gem of Chanthaburi
Accomodation
Selection of hotels and resorts that
bring you closer to the communities

interior is designed to represent the tropical

nature and Chanthaburi heritage. With a total
area of 4 Acres, the hotel provides a
Maneechan Resort is located in Chanthaburi very large green and relaxing space for all
City with few minutes away from major the guests. Voted as TripAdvisor Winner
communities and tourist attractions such as for 2 consecutive years, Maneechan
Chanthaboon Riverside Community, Resort is the top traveler’s choice of hotel
Chanthaburi Cathedral, and Phliew Waterfall. in Chanthaburi. Another highlight of
As associated companies, Chanthaburi the Resort is “Maneechan Kitchen”, one of
CBT Travel and Maneechan Resort are working the most famous local restaurants, serving
closely to promote community based tourism. traditional Chanthaburi menu and seafood
using ingredients from the local farmers
Maneechan Resort, officially awarded as of Chanthaburi.
4-star hotel by Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism,
has 70 resort style guest rooms with first At Maneechan, all the guests can feel
class facilities. The hotel architecture and the touch of Chanthaburi through the use
of local amenities such as mangosteen soap,
Chanthaburi mat, and taste delicious snacks
Maneechan Resort Location : Chanthaburi City
Style : City Resort (70 guest rooms) from the local pastry shops.
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Baanluangrajamaitri
Historic Inn
The journey to where
the history returns
UNECO’s award winning project,
Baanluangrajamaitri Historic Inn is
the historic house of the Thai Nobleman
(Luang Rajamaitri) that was recently
renovated into small boutique hotel with
12 unique guestrooms through the model
of Social Enterprise. Located at the center
of Chanthaboon Riverside Community with
a small lovely veranda over Chanthaburi river,
each and every room tells the story about
Luan Rajamaitri and history of Chanthaburi.
Location : Chanthaboon Riverside Community
Style : Boutique Hotel (12 Guest rooms)
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Baanluangrajamaitri Historic Inn is owned
by groups of local residents from
Chathaboon Riverside Community who
together set up this social enterprise,
not only to conserve historic buildings,
but to bring back life to this local community.
UNESCO recognized the achievement of
this project that from the strong collaboration
among the local residents themselves,
the strength from within, will help develop
the community in the most sustainable way.
Baanluangrajamaitri Historic Inn now
becomes the prototype of social enterprise
for CBT in Thailand.
Chanchaolao
Beach Resort
Location : ChaOlao Beach
Style : Beach resort and private beach
front villa (23 GuEST ROOMS)
Peggy’s Cove Resort
New colorful
experience at
the Fisherman Village
of Peggy's Cove
Inspired by the fisherman village,
the Peggy’s Cove from Atlantic Ocean of
Nova Scotia, Canada, Peggy’s Cove Resort
is the newly open and beautiful resort
at Krung Wiman Beach, Chanthaburi.
With the unique design and architecture
of fisherman village, the resort also presents
Delightful stay at
the peaceful and
beautiful beach of ChaOlao
Visit a place where you are close to
the nature with beautiful sandy beach,
clear blue sea, vivid shallow coral reefs
and romantic sunset scene.
Chanchaolao Beach Resort offers you
the private, friendly and relaxing atmosphere
decorated with contemporary style which
blends harmoniously with delightful natural
surrounding where all can be delighted.
the story of Chanthaburi’s fisherman
life through the colorful design buildings.
Its first class facilities offer warm welcome
to all visitors with the new local experience.
The resort provides local experience activities
to guests, for example, boat trip to fisherman
village nearby and indigo tied-dyed t-shirt.
Location : Kung Wiman Beach
Style : Seaside resort with private villa
(38 GUEST ROOMS)
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Tour A Day as a
Program Chanthaburi Local
Our tour programs offer the local touch of Chanthaburi with an emphasis on culture
and local lifestyle of each community. Visitors will eat like a local, walk their daily way 1. A Walk in
of life, and have a hand on experience on local activities. Visitors will meet local residents an Old Town
from each community, who will become the real tour guide. Our tour programs cover
Eco Tourism, Agro Tourism, History, Cultural, Social and Lifestyle in Chanthaburi. Walk with local guide to explore
Chanthaburi’s Riverside Community with
the largest Cathedral in Thailand and
Unesco’s award winning project on
architectural conservation. Architectural
heritage sites in Chanthaburi have long
history related to colonial era. Also visit
the inner part of ancient city and pay
respect to Chanthaburi Shrine at an ancient
town hall. This half day tour will give you
an introduction to Chanthaburi’s history
and walk you through Chanthaburi local
way of life.
Eco Toursim ----- Agro Tourism
History/ Culture ----- Local Lifestyle
Duration Half day walking tour
Highlight Chanthaboon Riverside Community / Chanthaburi Cathedral
Our programs are specifically designed to support local community development. Chanthaburi Shrine
Not only providing sources of income from entrance and shopping activities, Ancient Chanthaburi Town hall
a percentage of income from our programs contributes towards a fund for Local pastry workshop
community development. Culinary Highlight Local noodle house & local pastry shop
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 2. Simply Colorful
@ Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi Mat is the most famous
handicraft of Chanthaburi because of
the beautiful and colorful materials. Join our
half day tour to explore small Mat Weaving
village of Baan Samed Ngham. During
the planting season, you can experience
the life of Reed farmer. Meet local handicraft
man and try to color the reed. Shop for local
souvenirs. At the end of the tour, visit small
lovely village of Baan Nong Bua for local
pastry and noodle shops.
3. Visit Uncle Tom
- the oyster man
Don’t miss out the local experience at
Fisherman Village of Baan Thachalap.
Take a short boat trip to visit oyster farm
and join water forest plantation activities to
help conserving our ecological system.
Duration Half day
Highlight - Boat trip to fisherman village and
the Oyster Farm
- Water forest plantation activity
Culinary Highlight
Seafood dinner --- fresh from
the Farm to Table

4. The Gems Hunter

Travel to the origin of the world’s most Duration Half day

famous gemstone – Siamese Ruby.
Through this half day tour, you will explore
how each and every color stone is discovered
and converted to the precious sets of
Duration Half day beautiful jewelry. From gems mine, to factory
Highlight - Baan Samed Ngham for Mat Weaving Activity and local gems market, visit every part of
- Baan Nong Bua for local pastry workshop and lunch at local noodle shop Chanthaburi - the world’s capital of
Culinary Highlight Local noodle house & local pastry shop
color gemstone.
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Highlight - Gems Mine at Baan Bangkaja
- Chanthaburi’s Gems and Jewelry
Center and the Gems Museum,
- Mazda (TUK TUK) Tour to the
Weekend Gems Market,
- Gems Cutting Workshop at
Chanthaboon Riverside Community
Culinary Highlight
Seafood Noodle Shop
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 Local Explorer
1. CBT Highlight

Explore all the highlights for community

based tourism activity in Chanthaburi.
From handicraft to historical and fisherman
village. Experience your once in the life time
activities in Chanthaburi.

Duration 3 days 2 nights

Accommodation Maneechan Resort (City Resort) /
Baan Luang Rajamaitri (Homestay)
Highlight - Chanthaboon River Side Community /
- Chanthaburi Cathedral
- Mat Weaving Village (also become
a Reed farmer during planting season)
- Mazda (TUK TUK) Tour to the
Farmer Market (traditional vehicle for
the local)
- Fisherman Village and the Oyster Farm
@ Baan Thachalap
Culinary Highlight Local cuisine, Local noodle house,
Seafood dinner, Local pastry
Activity - Mat weaving
- Local pastry workshop
- Water forest plantation at the mangrove
- Mazda Tour (local vehicle)
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Duration 3 days 2 nights
Accommodation 2 nights at the Beach resort
2. Chanthaburi (Chanchaolao Beach Resort /
Highlight Peggy’s Cove Resort)
Highlight - Chaolao Beach
This comprehensive 3 days tour cover - Natural and mangrove trail at
the Royal Project
major Chanthaburi’s CBT activities
- Oasis SeaWorld – Swim with dolphin
as well as other beautiful and famous - Phliew Waterfall and National Park
attractions, including seaside, water fall, - Chanthaboon River Side Community
and swim with dolphin at the dolphin farm. and Chanthaburi Cathedral
Culinary Highlight
Local cuisine, Local
noodle house, Seafood dinner,
Local pastry
Activity - Swim with Dolphin
- Nature Trail Walk and Fish Feeding
- Swim at Waterfall
- Bicycle Tour at Nong Chim Rice Village
(During rice season)
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3. Chanthaburi
Gastronomy Tour
Farm to Table
Among the local Thais, Chanthaburi is
known as the city that has the most delicious
local cuisine and seafood in Thailand.
Chan Noodle is the most famous noodle of
Thailand and is the main ingredient in Pad Thai.
Duration 3 days 2 nights
Accommodation Maneechan Resort
Highlight - Fisherman Village (oyster farm
and fishery)
- Farmer Market – shopping for
the local ingredients
- Visit organic garden for fruits,
herbs, and vegetable
- Nong chim rice field (during
rice season)
- Chanthaboon Riverside Community
Culinary Highlight
Local cuisine, Pad Thai, street food,
local noodle house, seafood dinner,
local pastry
Activity - Local pastry workshop
- Cooking class – local menu
and Pad Thai
- Ingredient shopping at
farmer markets
- Boat trip to the oyster farm
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 A day to
Eastern Corridor
Duration 1 day trip
Highlight Battambang Ancient Town Hall
Local restaurants
Local village
Phare Ponleu Selpak
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A day to Battambang,
Cambodia
With only 2 hour drive from Chanthaburi
to Battambang, Cambodia, visit 3 major
attractions include Battambang Ancient
Town Hall, local villages and Phare
Ponleu Selpak. Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPSA)
or The Brightness of the Arts is a nonprofit
NGO located in Battambang that helps
children from difficult backgrounds starting
from refugee camps in 1994, to improve
their lives through artistic trainings, educational
programs, and social support. Meet and
support the kids and see the life of Cambodian
is only a short drive away from Chanthaburi.
1 day trip
Exploring Chong
Duration
Highlight Chong Village - Local spa treatment
and Fisherman Village and nature bath in the river
of Trat Bann Nam Chaew – eco-tourism
Seafood dining at Bann Nam Chaew
With a short drive from Chanthaburi to Trat,
let’s visit 2 famous communities including
Chong Village and Baan Nam Chaew
(the OTOP Village Champion). At
Chong Village, visitors can enjoy local
wellness experience with a local spa
treatment and nature bath in the river.
At Baan Nam Chaew, join community’s
eco-tourism activities including catching
the shellfish with the fisherman and pastry
making activity.
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For more information – please contact our LOCAL team leader
Siruck Khunaprapakorn
Director, Chanthaburi CBT Travel

Address : Maneechan Resort – 110 Moo 11, Sukhumvit Road,

Plubpla, Muang, Chanthaburi 22000 Thailand
Email : siruck@chanthaburicbttravel.com
Telephone : +66 (0) 39 373 666, +66 (0) 81 311 2952
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