Songkhla - Page 2

Accommodation

Songkhla has a good selection of low and mid priced hotels with both fan cooled and air-conditioned rooms. There is also a tourist class hotel on the beachfront with all the usual amenities.

Food and Drink

The market is a good place to find snacks and cheap tasty meals. Samila beachfront has several excellent seafood restaurants, and there are a number of good quality Chinese and Thai restaurants located around Songkhla.

Beaches

Songkhla's Samila Beach is not the best in Thailand especially if you have just come from Phuket or Koh Samui, but it is pleasant and the evergreen trees give it a distinctive look.

Shopping

Several Shops around the town have souvenirs and day to day items. Had Yai, about 45 minutes by bus from Songkhla, is a better place for shopping.

Sight Seeing

There is a small museum not far from the bus station, and a couple of temples worth visiting. Yaw Island, located in Songkhla's inner sea, can be reached by boat taxi from the mainland. Hand woven cotton can be bought on the island at quite reasonable prices.