Rural community attractions for MICE

Driving from Bangkok to Hua Hin is a good three to four-hour's journey. Passengers will need some rest stops along the way. For corporate incentive groups, it will be more beneficial if some of these stops can be developed into destinations for team building or CSR activities. This presents a great opportunity for the rural communities to create new attractions on their property along the journey, and hence benefit from Thailand’s MICE boom. Relevant government agencies should work closely with these community enterprises and charitable organisations to upgrade basic amenities and to better understand the needs of MICE visitors. Here are some rural attractions between Bangkok and Hua Hin:

Baan Tha Ka Village and Golden Windmill Salt Spa

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King Rama II Memorial Park and
​Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park

The King Rama II Memorial Park was built to honor King Rama II and is run by a royal-supported foundation. The King Rama II Museum in the park houses artifacts from the early Rattanakosin era, King Rama II’s household furniture, and showcases the lives of Thais during the king’s reign. For more information, click here.

The Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park is a project under the Chaipattana Foundation. The Chaipattana Foundation is a non-government organisation founded by King Bhumibol operating in 1988. It develops projects of national and social benefit to the Thai people. Below is MICEreview's previous visit to the park on social media: