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Rayong and Koh Samet travel information and local guide
 Rayong
is blessed with its abundance of nature beauty. It
has a well deserved reputation for producing seafood
products such as shrimp paste, fish sauce and dried
seafoods, and tropical fruits of which rambutan,
mangosteen and durian are the most famous.
Topography
In general the geography of Rayong is marked by a series of
mountains interspersed by flat plains and large tracts of land under
forest, rubber and fruit plantation. Offshore, there are many
islands which are well-known by the tourist, such as Ko Samet and Ko
Mun.
Location
Rayong is located in the east coast of Thailand on the northern
shoreline of the Gulf of Thailand, about 179 kilometers from
Bangkok.
Rayong has an extensive coastline stretching for approximately 100
kilometers, and some 3,552 kilometers square in area, and is divided
into 6 administrative districts and 2 sub-district. To the north and
the west they are bordered by the province of Chonburi, the east by
Chanthaburi Province and the south by the Gulf of Thailand. The
total population of the province is about 508,398 persons. (In 1996)
Climate
The climate is tropical, generally warm and humid with abundant
rainfall, average temperature is around 28 C. The best months are
November through February.
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