Hua Hin Safari & Adventure Park

one of its kind in adventure traveling and nature treks. This gives a fun filled variety entertainmant for you and your family. Apart from scenic views and landscapes the is adventure and thrill as well.

Hua Hin safari and adventure park,no stone unturned in order to give your family a truly enjoyable time and wonderfull memories to take back home. Activities such as elephant trekking, horse rides, horse carriage rides, paint ball, ATV.

Hua Hin Water Sports

just 5 min drive from Hua Hin city. Huahin water sports offers Banana boat, Donut boat, Para gliding,Water skiing and jet ski as well as a night fishing,trip on an island.

King's Cup Elephant Polo

Elephants, renowned for a rather slow paste and associated with forestry work and wild animal programs in Discovery. Polo, a gentleman sport to be played from the top of a well trained stallion. The two words just don't mix, do they?

Well, the organiser of the tournament, Anantara Resort and Spa Hua Hin, seems to think so. Once a year, Hua Hin, normally host this event where international recognised polo players get the chance to practise their skills from the back of an elephant. Both players and the elephant mammoths are from all over the world, but the elephants themselves are locally bred.

The King's Cup Elephant Polo is situated in one of the local military bases outside of Hua Hin and the layout of the tournament has an old colonial feel and appearance but the rules of the game as well as the equipment resembles ‘normal' polo. The tournament is heavily sponsored by international companies and you will see polo teams with names such as the ‘Chivas Regal Scotland team'.

The aim of the tournament is to create awareness about the threat facing elephants in Thailand and abroad and in 2005 it raised more than 2 million THB which was donated to the National Elephant Institute. The tournament was held in Chiang Mai in 2006 but we hope to see it back to Hua Hin this September.

Kite Flying Festival

With its origins from China some 3,000 years ago during the Hun Dynasty, Kite Flying has become a very important tradition and has promoted the tourism industry within Thailand .

Kite flying is popular among Thai people from all walks of life especially young children in the country side.

The Kite Flying season usually takes place between February and April when the south west monsoon blows from the golf of Thailand and the rice harvesting season is over.

There are hundreds of different kinds of kites in a myriad of sizes, colour and styles. They spin, float, swoop and even crash to the ground. It's an event for all ages to enjoy, an extraordinary experience through out the summer vacation.

HUA  HIN Thai Boxing

Thai people are totally crazy about Thai Boxing. It's similar to kick boxing and except the head and part of the body can be used to hit. Another important rule is that except the groin all parts of the body can be attacked. Thai boxing is as popular as football in Europe . You can generally see  noisy, large crowds watching TV  in public places. Usually betting is also carried out. The spiritual and ritualistic aspect of muay thai reduces its brutality and adds grace to the game.

In Hua Hin Thai boxing can be watched live at Grand Sports Arena and  Thai Boxing Garden

Hua Hin Thai massage

The Traditional medicinal massage of Thailand is more popularly known as Thai massage. It originated in India   this ancient healing  technique. Gradually, Thai massage was also influenced by Chinese medicines. and shares similarities with Ayurvedic massage and yoga. Spread of Buddhism also brought about the spread of

A good Thai massage not only increases the blood circulation but also breaks up toxins and stimulates their removal. Unlike other types of massages which make one feel sedated, Thai massage makes you feel energetic as well as relaxed. The feeling is uniquely amazing.

It is said that apart from energizing, relaxing ,reducing stress, improving circulation and flexibility, Thai massage also centers the mind and body, helping you to grow spiritually.

Thai massage is generally done in quiet - meditative environment on soft mats.

Thai massage should be avoided by people with infectious skin diseases, rashes, open wounds, People prone to blood clots should also avoid it considering the fact that Thai massage can dislodge clots. If at all a pregnant women desires to have a Thai massage it should be done only by a masseur certified to massage pregnant women. Persons with any serious illness or injuries or post-operative patients should take doctors advice before having a Thai massage.

TRADITIONAL DRAMA AND SPORT

Musical dance dramas dominate the Thai theatre scene.The Hindu epic ‘The Ramayana' (in Thai, Ramakien), a classic adventure tale of good versus evil is an ideal example of cross cultural influence.This is proved by the fact that Ramayana forms the theme for most Thai dramas. The most spectacular form of traditional Thai theatre is khon, a stylized drama performed in masks and elaborate costumes by a troupe of highly trained classical dancers. This dance has been passed from generation to generation.The graceful movements are choreographed and each gesture or movement is meaningful. A classical orchestra sings the story.The orchestra is known as phipat.

Lakhon is a more serious and refined version of khon. Lakhon is dominated by stories from Ramayana, Buddhist Jataka tales as well as local folk tales.Dancers trained in lakhon wear decorative costumes. They don't wear masks and dance to phi pat orchestra. This dance is performed to please the the spirits as well as a token of gratitude from worshippers. The most common form of lakhon is lakhon chatri and is performed in shirines like Erawan and Lak Muang in Bangkok .

Likay with its jokes, and comic characters, is even more popular with Thai people. Most likay drama troupes write their own stories, generally romantic comedies own. The costumes are Thai with a strong western influence. Likay theatre troupes travel around the country and generally have shows at temple fairs and make shift stages.