Hua Hin: Beautiful clear sea beckons travellers when the pandemic is over

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Hua Hin: Beautiful clear sea beckons travellers when the pandemic is over

 

Picture: Manager

 

Thai media Manager went to Hua Hin and found the resort more beautiful than ever.

 

They gushed about the crystal clear sea reflecting the blue skies overhead.

 

After the monsoon season it was just waiting for tourists to come and enjoy themselves frolicking in the gently lapping surf. 

 

Picture: Manager

To back up their rosy assessment of a visit to the popular resort they spoke to business tourism rep Naruchon Phongam who declared that the sea was as clear as anything you might find on the Andaman coast or even in the Maldives.

 

Picture: Manager

 

The sea is even clearer in January than in the hot season, she noted.

 

The message was clear: come to Hua Hin where nature awaits and where Covid-19 protocols ensure a safe and enjoyable trip for all.

 

Source: Manager

 

 

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[spiekerjozef]

The view is clear as well, not a single tourist to be seen.

[kingdong]

A beautiful beach with a clear sea swarming with jellyfish.

[DaLa]

Someone should remind Naruchon Phongam that whilst the sea is indeed as clean as a new pin in the Maldives, there is one important element missing....Bintabaht.  Also I can never find any beach in Hua HIn unless I venture south or North towards Cha Am.

[dcsw53]

Same with Pattaya, the sea is clear because almost all hotels and many restaurants are closed and not pumping their sewage, old cooking oil and other unmentinoables down the drains without any form of processing.
Tourists and effluent are synonymous here, no investment.

 

[tonray]

3 minutes ago, kingdong said:

A beautiful beach with a clear sea swarming with jellyfish.

Those aren't always jellyfish....

 

[ChakaKhan]

Somchai is living the dream in those pics!    Where are all the Jet Ski dudes??

[Patong2021]

44 minutes ago, ChakaKhan said:

Somchai is living the dream in those pics!    Where are all the Jet Ski dudes??

Stationed in front of the beach chairs and restaurants.

I remember when Thai military government said no more private business to occupy public beach and I go to Hua Hin 2 wekks later and beach is filled with both so thick in some places I had to walk into sea to get around beach chairs.

  I found water dirty for most of Hua Hin and there is a klong that empties right into the sea going through beach chairs and restaurant. Looked to me like sewage ditch. Many of the beach users make a mess leaving garbage and cigarette butts. No garbage cans on beach.

[spidermike007]

Hold on a minute. Though the water is cleaner than usual, without the tourists, crystal clear is a stretch. The water is never crystal clear in the Gulf. Nowhere. Not Dark Tao, and certainly not HH. 

 

You want super clean beaches, with crystal clear water? Try these spots. Can't decide whether you want white- or pink-sand beaches? ...

 

Tikehau Island, French Polynesia.

Dreamland Beach, Bali. ...

Menjangan Island, Bali

Gili Islands, Lombok

Raja Ampat, West Papua

Busuanga Island, Philippines 

Seagrass Bay, Laucala Island, Fiji

Ypao Beach, Tumon Guam

Honopu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Maipio Valley Beach, Big Island, Hawaii

Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. ...
Harbour Island, Bahamas. ...
Blue Beach (La Chiva), Vieques, Puerto Rico. ...
Trunk Bay, St. John, USVI.

Devil’s Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos
Lindquist Beach, St. Thomas
Palm Beach, Aruba

San Blas, Panama
Oludeniz, Turkey

Porto Katsiki, Lefkada, Greece

And locally try Banana Beach, Koh Hey Island, Phuket 

 

 

 

Edited January 28, 2021 by spidermike007

[DaLa]

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Hold on a minute. Though the water is cleaner than usual, without the tourists, crystal clear is a stretch. The water is never crystal clear in the Gulf. Nowhere. Not Dark Tao, and certainly not HH. 

 

You want super clean beaches, with crystal clear water? Try these spots. Can't decide whether you want white- or pink-sand beaches? ...

 

Tikehau Island, French Polynesia.

Dreamland Beach, Bali. ...

Menjangan Island, Bali

Gili Islands, Lombok

Raja Ampat, West Papua

Busuanga Island, Philippines 

Seagrass Bay, Laucala Island, Fiji

Ypao Beach, Tumon Guam

Honopu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Maipio Valley Beach, Big Island, Hawaii

Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. ...
Harbour Island, Bahamas. ...
Blue Beach (La Chiva), Vieques, Puerto Rico. ...
Trunk Bay, St. John, USVI.

Devil’s Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos
Lindquist Beach, St. Thomas
Palm Beach, Aruba

San Blas, Panama
Oludeniz, Turkey

Porto Katsiki, Lefkada, Greece

And locally try Banana Beach, Koh Hey Island, Phuket 

 

 

 

 

 

Why no mention of Blackpool, Skeggy and Clacton? You need to travel a bit more Mike.

[from the home of CC]

When Thailand reopens imo it needs to be a lot more restrictive on who it allows to live here..

[from the home of CC]

7 hours ago, DaLa said:

Someone should remind Naruchon Phongam that whilst the sea is indeed as clean as a new pin in the Maldives, there is one important element missing....Bintabaht.  Also I can never find any beach in Hua HIn unless I venture south or North towards Cha Am.

best thing that happened Hua Hin was the demise of the liquid crack block and may it never return..

[Grusa]

1 hour ago, DaLa said:

 

 

Why no mention of Blackpool, Skeggy and Clacton? You need to travel a bit more Mike.

We might prefer water temperatures slightly over 4C, or even 14C. Not to mention the air temp.

[natway09]

Never seen real clean water in the gulf since the Vietnam War days.

Andaman sea side a different story in many places

[connda]

So, in 2030 the select monied elites still allowed to travel with find clear, fresh water in Hua Hin.  The rest of the commoners should be in pandemic-mode with face-masks and social distancing for at least the next 10 years if not longer. 

[connda]

4 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

When Thailand reopens imo it needs to be a lot more restrictive on who it allows to live here..

Yeah! Dirty farangs should be kicked out.

[elliss]

4 hours ago, DaLa said:

 

 

Why no mention of Blackpool, Skeggy and Clacton? You need to travel a bit more Mike.

 

 Spot on .

  Skeggy had the best fish n chips , i ever tasted . 

  Cow man ghie , pak beer wan ghie , etc.

  Foreign rubbish ..

   

[Oldie]

"The sea is even clearer in January than in the hot season, she noted"

 

The question arises why this changes. About 30 years ago I lived in Patong, Phuket. A taxi driver bringing me to the airport told me "Farang like to swim in toilet". Every day I was sitting in one of the small restaurants on the beach and had my brunch. But there was always this fine mist from the sea water. After this taxi tour I never ate on the beach again. He was right. You will find the dirty sea water on your food. They always took samples from the sea water because it looked so dirty. Other problems were tar in the sand and dog <deleted> - never ever had worms before in my skin. Not sure if it is still the same today. I had enough and moved away. But I will never forget the sunsets there - the best I have ever seen. 

[Bradmeister]

Sad to report, but Hua Hin is a Ghost Town right now.... you could hear a pin drop in any back ally or side street.

 

I applaud and salute all the men and women who are scrapping gum off the sidewalks to keep busy, and make ends meat. 

 

The courage of small business owners continues to inspire the rest of us, to keep our doors open (even at a small loss) for as long as we can.

 

My prayers and well wishes to all of them, in every town, and all provinces. 

 

 

[JKfarang]

I have trouble believing that the photos in the OP were taken anytime recently.  We have been to 2 different beach front restaurants for lunch in Hua Hin during the past 3 weeks and the sky was grey not blue.  Just has it has been every day for over a month now due to the excessive and unchecked burning as is occurring in other parts of the country.

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

They gushed about the crystal clear sea reflecting the blue skies overhead.

Amazing hat happens when hotels aren't pumping out "you-know-what"

[internationalism]

over the years beach became narrow, in some places just a few meter, enough to walk. So water levels are rising, the land subsiding or currents taking away sand. Most of the time it's not possible now to walk all the way to the mountain. Large part of walkers and beach users are foreigners, thai coming in the evening for few selfies. 

Looks, like bangkokians are not coming this direction, despite smog in bangkok during winter months and eastern provinces in lock down. Possible thai don't have anymore disposable money to travel.

 

there are not anymore fishing boats - nighttime there use to be hundreds green lights on the horizon, now maybe 10. So there might be an issue with water. In contrast - in Jomtien unemployed turned to fishing, right on the beach are small fishing boats, fishing rods, people searching for seafood in the sand during low tide.

 

sea walls of many beachfront hotels are cracking, falling into disrepair, waves eroding ground under and around them. With no guests hotels can't effort maintain those walls. 

 

positives are entirely empty beach, empty guesthouses and massage for 150b (down from 170b two months ago)

[SW Happy]

On 1/28/2021 at 11:00 AM, spidermike007 said:

Hold on a minute. Though the water is cleaner than usual, without the tourists, crystal clear is a stretch. The water is never crystal clear in the Gulf. Nowhere. Not Dark Tao, and certainly not HH. 

 

You want super clean beaches, with crystal clear water? Try these spots. Can't decide whether you want white- or pink-sand beaches? ...

 

Tikehau Island, French Polynesia.

Dreamland Beach, Bali. ...

Menjangan Island, Bali

Gili Islands, Lombok

Raja Ampat, West Papua

Busuanga Island, Philippines 

Seagrass Bay, Laucala Island, Fiji

Ypao Beach, Tumon Guam

Honopu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Maipio Valley Beach, Big Island, Hawaii

Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. ...
Harbour Island, Bahamas. ...
Blue Beach (La Chiva), Vieques, Puerto Rico. ...
Trunk Bay, St. John, USVI.

Devil’s Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos
Lindquist Beach, St. Thomas
Palm Beach, Aruba

San Blas, Panama
Oludeniz, Turkey

Porto Katsiki, Lefkada, Greece

And locally try Banana Beach, Koh Hey Island, Phuket 

 

 

 

The pink sand beaches at Harbour island are amazing. Stayed there a few years back.

[from the home of CC]

17 hours ago, connda said:

Yeah! Dirty farangs should be kicked out.

just the ones that use illegal means to live here, such as the use of agents to middleman bribes to immigration..