Hello friends Readme, I would like to inform you in advance that this review is a review of the period June 2015. However, since I have just reviewed it with Readme, I have just had the opportunity to share it with my friends here. And now it's the durian season, so I would like to share it now.

This is to update the price of Suan Charoenchai in 2016. I called to inquire. In 2016, Suan Charoenchai will be open for eating on June 1st, like last year. But the price has been adjusted to around 300 baht per person. However, the price may change slightly up or down depending on the price of durian in the market. The contact number for Suan Charoenchai is 08 1377 3558. Try calling to inquire about the exact price before traveling. As for Aloha Homestay, the price is still 1,800 baht, but the number of rooms has increased.

Let's see what we can do in 2 days and 1 night in Bangkok - Chanthaburi. I'm a little worried that we'll spend too much time traveling.

The wheels left Bangkok around 8:30 am, taking the expressway and then the motorway to Mueang District, Chonburi Province. Then we turned left onto Highway 344 (Chonburi-Klaeng), passing Ban Bueng District and Wang Chan District. When we reached Klaeng, we stopped for fish noodle soup at a restaurant. The restaurant was very clean, but the taste was average and the price was quite expensive. I don't remember the name of the restaurant.

Then we went to pay respects to the Buddha for good luck. We went to Wat Khao Sukim to pay respects to Luang Pu Somchai Thitawiriyo. From Sukhumvit Road, at kilometer 305, at Ban Huai Sathon, there is a turnoff onto Highway 3322 to Wat Khao Sukim. It's about 13 kilometers in. Let me just say that I can't explain the route very well because we rented a van for this trip. We focused on chatting and sleeping in the car. You don't need to remember the way to Teng.

To reach the museum and pay respects to Luang Pu, you can either walk up or take the cable car. The cable car is free of charge. Here's a glimpse of the atmosphere up there. We spent almost an hour here, but if you want to see everything in the museum, it will probably take longer.

The original plan was to visit the homestay after paying respects at the temple, as they had activities planned for us, such as watching the red hawk and learning how to catch crabs. However, this plan had to be changed abruptly because the durians were calling out to us to eat them. Since the sun was blazing hot today, my sister suggested that we check into our accommodation later. If it rained tomorrow, we wouldn't be able to go to the orchard, and that would be a real shame. After all, we had come all this way. So, being the good sisters that we are, we immediately called the orchard to check. We were told that if we went there now, they would have durians, mangosteens, rambutans, longans, and salak waiting for us. So, after leaving the temple, we asked the driver to talk to the Jerinchai Orchard and get directions, and we headed there with determination.

Jerinchai Garden is located opposite the entrance to Pliu Waterfall. From Khao Sukim Temple, drive until you reach the entrance to Pliu Waterfall on the right-hand side. Go a little further and you will find Laem Singh Intersection. Make a U-turn at the intersection and look for the Jerinchai Garden sign. There are many gardens with signs, so take a good look. Turn into the alley and you will find Jerinchai Garden in no time.

As soon as we got off the car, we were greeted by a variety of fruits, especially durians! The owner of the orchard, who I believe was Mr. Jerichai, and his daughter came out to welcome us and explain the rules. The fruit buffet here costs 199 baht per person, which includes a tour of the orchard and unlimited fruit. However, we had to choose whether to eat the fruit first and then tour the orchard, or tour the orchard first and then eat the fruit. If we ate the fruit first, we wouldn't be able to go back and eat more after the tour. We opted to tour the orchard first so that we could enjoy a long, leisurely meal afterwards.

Jerinchai and his daughter took us on a tour of the garden and allowed us to pick and eat rambutan from the trees. However, they asked us to only eat the langsat that they had prepared for us, as we might pick them incorrectly. As for the mangosteen, we were allowed to pick the fruits that had fallen under the trees, as most of the fruits on the trees were still young. As for the durian, even though they allowed us to pick them from the trees, we probably wouldn't be brave enough to do so. Let's take a look at the garden.

Pink rambutan....very sweet. You don't see them much in the markets anymore, mostly school rambutans.

Longkong.... In short, Mr. Charoenchai came to pick it for us to eat directly from the tree. It's sooooooo sweet. We don't have to wait for him to forget what tree it is.

Durian chani... I didn't get to try this one because it wasn't ripe yet.

Golden Pillow durian....don't even ask how much I devoured, I can't even remember.

Long-stemmed durian with flowers... I didn't get to try this one. I also found some Pung Ma Nee durian and got to try a little bit. It was delicious, but a bit mushy.

Mangosteen...they will be harvested when they have blood on the skin. The blood is the red dots that you see. As for us, we collect the ones that are ripe and have fallen under the tree.

There are cocoa trees as well.

Jerinchai teaches how to pick rambutan.

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived! We spent a long, long, long time here. We were very impressed because the garden was very kind. If any durian was opened and it was mushy, hard, or tasteless, they would immediately open a new one for us. But in the end, we devoured everything they opened for us. Some people like it mushy, some like it crispy, it's different for everyone. When it was time to pay, we paid for the damage and told them that we would recommend this place to our friends and that we would find an opportunity to come back here again.

We came back very quickly because the next day after we left the homestay, we came to eat immediately. But this time we didn't get to see the garden. We just ate. I don't have any pictures from the second day.

From Suan Charoenchai, it took us almost another hour to reach Aloha Homestay. The road before reaching the parking lot was quite rough, not paved, and there was road construction, so there were some sections with muddy and muddy terrain that made us a little nervous. We left our van driver at the parking lot to take a long-tailed boat in.

I think there should be someone to watch the car for those who drive themselves.

Boat landing point of the accommodation

Here it is, the boat is here to pick us up.

When we went, it was low tide, so they had to use a small boat to pick us up. There were 8 of us, not including the driver and the staff on the small boat. We were so crowded that we were almost on top of each other. The water was lapping at the edge of the boat, which was a little scary, but the view was so good that we forgot to worry about the boat sinking.

We've arrived at Aloha Homestay, the accommodation we chose solely based on the pictures of the food.

When we booked, we specifically requested this backyard, as seen on the homestay's page.

The house has 3 bedrooms. We got 1 bedroom upstairs and 1 bedroom downstairs. Plus, there's a karaoke room upstairs too.

Since there were only 8 of us, but the upstairs bedroom could accommodate up to 10, we all piled up on the top floor. The downstairs room was only used for the bathroom. The upstairs room has 5 queen-size beds available. There is no refrigerator, but they have prepared a small bucket of ice and bottled water for you. The front yard of the room is also a place to watch TV and sing karaoke. Let's take a look at the room.

The room downstairs has 1 bed for 2 people.

The other remaining room downstairs, I peeked in and it seemed to have 3 queen-size mattresses. I don't have any pictures to share.

The view is amazing, the wind is blowing hard, and my ears are popping all the time.

The only downside is that the accommodation and dining area are quite far apart, and the trees are still very small. There's nothing to do at night, but it's very hot to walk to and from breakfast in the morning. And when we checked out around noon, we were almost fainting from walking in the sun.

The white building is the dining area. The pond has kayaks for you to paddle, and they're free! Amazing!

And then the long-awaited moment arrived. We ate and ate again. Our stomachs wouldn't burst, but we wouldn't stop. At first, I was a little worried that some people in the group couldn't eat shrimp or crab, but the food that was served was so varied and could be refilled endlessly that it was impossible not to be full. Let's take a look at what was on the menu.

Fresh oysters with condiments. The oysters are the perfect size, not too small and not too big.

Grilled squid, the meat is soooo sweet.

Everyone says that the grilled shrimp is fresh and sweet. I'm allergic to it, though. I could die if I ate it.

The garlic fried sea bass is also very delicious.

This fried fish cake isn't served very often. I prefer the catfish version, which is chewier and doesn't use oily sea fish.

Steamed glass noodles with shrimp... The homestay was very kind. I told them that I couldn't eat shrimp and asked if I could just have steamed glass noodles. They were happy to accommodate me. – Thank you so much.

Shrimp in fish sauce....everyone says it's okay, I'm still hungry as usual.

Tom Yum Pla Kapong.....The broth is so spicy, I can't stop bowing.

And this dish was the star of the show for almost the entire table, the steamed sea crab. Everyone said it was so fresh, I couldn't resist again, tears streaming down my face.

They also gave us mangosteen and pineapple. The eight of us only asked for additional seafood dipping sauce and plain glass noodles for Jom. It was a lot, so much that we couldn't finish it all. But it seems like we did, haha.

Let's take a look at the breakfast options. We have tea, coffee, Ovaltine, and toast, served buffet style.

I don't know if the stir-fried crab with crab is delicious or not, but Jum has already eaten it again.

The shrimp fried rice doesn't taste the same as before.

Steaming hot sea bass porridge with a hint of ginger, absolutely delicious. I devoured two big bowls!

I learned from the van driver that the homestay is very lovely. Dinner is mainly seafood, and breakfast is served at the parking lot. The price of accommodation includes dinner and breakfast, which is 1,800 baht per person.

I was secretly happy to be able to return on a larger boat. No need to worry, hehe. The choice of boat size for picking up and dropping off customers depends on the tide. We were very impressed with this place. The food was great and the staff were all lovely. I'm sure we'll be back again.

After leaving the homestay, we stopped by the Charoenchai Fruit Garden again. Then, we headed to our next destination, Chalermprakiet Borommaratchachonnani Road. We visited two spots there:

Khum Wiman Beach Viewpoint, also known as the "Phra Yuen Viewpoint"

And don't miss the Nang Phaya Viewpoint.

The trip back to Bangkok was a happy one, with everyone's weight soaring and cholesterol levels exceeding the norm. We say goodbye with this picture, the sky sending its love.

Then in June this year, we will meet again at Suan Charoenchai, Aloha Homestay. Let's see what has changed.