Bats View Point — Attraction in Phetchaburi Province

Small family run operation obviously you needn't pay 50thb to see the bats as you can see from the road and around.

However, kids are free, you get a sense of attraction as people are focused in one spot. You have a Google anchor to help with arranging taxis (ours took 3 adults and 1 child for 1000thb and waited for us to take us back), a bottle of water and access to beer.

For us on a tourism trip, this also feels like a great way to support the local economy in an area that is relatively quiet and I didn't feel at all unreasonable.

The bats themselves are a fascinating sight, we arrived at 1755 and they showed at 1830. The birds of prey arriving was a bonus sight and a good indicator of timing for the buffet.

If you have a mild interest in nature and birding it's well...

What drew us to Hua Hin was the mass exodus of 2 million bats at sunset. The viewing point for Nayang Bay Cave was just a short ride from our hotel (Sofitel). We paid 500Baht per person for a van transfer, park entrance fees, plus bar snacks and fresh coconut juice. Binoculars were also provided.

We set off at 5.30pm and the bats were supposed to appear between 6 to 6.20pm. However, they appeared rather late that day, around 6.40pm, so it was almost dark by then. Also, the whole phenomenon usually took about 15 to 20 minutes, but it took only 5 minutes.

That said, it was still a surreal experience....

We booked our transport from our hotel Sofitel. Service was good. We had snacks for our viewing experience. We arrived at 5:40pm. Sun set was 6:28pm. Our guide shared his experience. The hawk comes out & stays nearby to catch the bay for meals. There are 3 entrance where the bats can fly out from. Usually the leader of the bats will check the surroundings before they fly out. We were given binoculars and when I looked into it. The bats are very small and fly in bunches. It is said to be 2million of them. But our experience lasted a short while 5mins. So it depends… Everyday it’s a...