{"id":2550,"date":"2025-06-18T23:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hasegor.com\/?p=2550"},"modified":"2025-06-19T00:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:18:22","slug":"rayong-day-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hasegor.com\/en\/thailand\/rayong-day-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayong Day Trip Under 1,500\u0e3f: Car Rental, Kayaking & Mangrove Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One day while scrolling through TikTok, I came across a clip of someone kayaking at the Rayong Botanical Garden. The view of the Melaleuca forest totally hooked me! I had just tried kayaking for the first time in Vang Vieng<\/strong> and absolutely loved it, so watching that clip made me want to go again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next video showed Khao Laem Ya\u2014and wow, I could already picture myself just sitting there doing nothing, watching the sunset. That was it. I told myself, next month I\u2019m going to Rayong with my partner!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We live in Pattaya<\/strong>, and since we both recently got our driver\u2019s licenses, we\u2019ve been wanting to try a longer road trip. We’re actually planning to drive to Chiang Khan<\/strong> later this year, so this Rayong trip became our first “test drive.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We rented a car from Budget\u2014it was simple, affordable, and we got the SDW insurance, so we didn\u2019t have to stress about minor scratches. (If you’re curious about the car rental details, I\u2019ve written a separate section below \u2014 Car Rental Info<\/strong>\u2b07\ufe0f<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our 1-Day Rayong Trip Itinerary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re not into detailed planning, feel free to borrow our simple itinerary and adjust it as needed. Just a heads-up\u2014during holidays, you might need to allow more buffer time. We went on a Wednesday, so things were pretty smooth and on schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n