Pranburi was recently highlighted as one of the world’s ‘Next Best Places’ to look out for by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine.

The magazine wrote: “WHY TO GO: because Pranburi’s soft-sand beach is close to Bangkok but still unspoiled.

It sometimes seems like every stretch of sand on Thailand’s mainland has been colonized by hotels, massage parlors, and banana-pancake stands. But not the beach at Pranburi, where the macaques outnumber the people. In the morning, a handful of vendors sell heaps of rambutan (a lychee-like fruit) and fishermen haul in the morning catch of sea bass, to be served later with lime juice, chopped garlic, and tiny, fiery chilies at the simple beachfront restaurants. Read more »