BANGKOK, 22nd February 2018 (NNT) -The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is launching a three-day ‘Pan Yok Khrua Tour Koh Samui Talui Koh Taen’ family cycling trip during 6-8 April, 2018, offering a chance for families to have healthy fun amid the beautiful islands in the Gulf of Thailand.

The trip is open for 400 Thai and foreign family cyclists with the registration fee at 600 baht each inclusive of a brand shirt and six meals. The fee does not cover accommodations, but space for camping tents is available free of charge on Koh Taen.

Mrs. Nongyao Jirundorn, Director of TAT Koh Samui Office, said: “Samui can be seen for the first time and on repeat visits in different ways. By bicycle offers the chance to discover unique Thai local experiences and the ‘Thainess’ of the locals, while embracing an inclusive tourism approach which TAT is focusing more on with the ‘Open to the New Shades’ marketing concept.”

Coming under the long established ‘Amazing Thailand’ brand, ‘Open to the New Shades’ encourages tourists to discover Thailand again and again, each time from a new perspective.

Mrs. Nongyao said: “This ‘Pan Yok Khrua Tour Koh Samui Talui Koh Taen’ trip is, as its namesake, to encourage the entire family to enjoy cycling together or ‘Pan Yok Khrua’ while exploring the beautiful scenery and key attractions of Koh Samui and Koh Taen.

‘The trip is in line with TAT’s ‘Amazing Thailand – Open to the New Shades’ concept in a way that participants will be exploring the islands of Samui and Taen from a different perspective – on a bicycle – while spending quality family time together.”

The three-day program will begin with participant registration and shirt collection at Na Thon Pier on Koh Samui from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, 6 April.

On Saturday, 7 April, registration will continue from 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m., followed by a welcome speech by Mrs. Nongyao Jirundorn, Director of TAT Koh Samui Office, after which the bicycle caravan will set off along Provincial Highway 4169 and 4174 to It-viset Pier at Na Sai Bay.

From there, the group will travel by ferry to nearby Koh Taen, for the event’s opening ceremony and CSR activities. Hosted by Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui and the Chumporn Provincial Office of Natural Resources and the Environment, this will see participants helping to release marine life (saltwater clams, turtles and fish) back into the sea and cleaning up the mangrove forest area at the Taen Marina Bay Resort and Restaurant.

The day’s program also includes the time for cycling and sightseeing through Koh Taen’s picturesque scenery, and dinner along with folk songs, storytelling and other fun as well as a lucky draw. Participants can choose whether to stay a night on Koh Taen, or return to Koh Samui for a night’s rest.

On Sunday, the program features more cycling and sightseeing; this time along Koh Samui’s scenic route with stops at key attractions including the Guan Yu Shrine, the White Jade Buddha image at Wat Samret, Wat Phra Chedi Laem So, Khao Le and Bang Kao Beaches.

After lunch, the group will cycle along a scenic tourist route back to Na Thon Pier for the conclusion of the Pan Yok Khrua Tour Koh Samui Talui Koh Taen’ trip.

National News Bureau Of Thailand | TAT launches ?Pan Yok Khrua Tour Koh Samui Talui Koh Taen? family cycling trip