Patterns of Tourism along the Thai-Myanmar Border:The Check Point in Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Patterns of Tourism along the Thai-Myanmar Border:The Check Point in Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Thanut Wongsaichue,Sumit Suwan, Surapong Jaratrodjanakol, Danupon Sangnak, Ratthanon Thanathornkhunanon,Pimporn Srirungraung, Wassaraporn Lanil, Khemchira Nongped and Reawadee Poo-udom

February 6, 2015

Background

• Cooperation and partnership in ASEAN• The relationship of Thailand - Myanmar

(trading, border, terrain)• The opening up of Myanmar• Dawei deep seaport project, Myanmar• Flow of tourists arrivals to Myanmar,

especially Thai tourists

• Cooperation and partnership in ASEAN• The relationship of Thailand - Myanmar

(trading, border, terrain)• The opening up of Myanmar• Dawei deep seaport project, Myanmar• Flow of tourists arrivals to Myanmar,

especially Thai tourists

Objectives

• To explore the routes linking Thailandwith Myanmar along the border

• To design tourist routes betweenThailand with Myanmar along the border.

• To offer activities and tour programs ofinterest

• To explore the routes linking Thailandwith Myanmar along the border

• To design tourist routes betweenThailand with Myanmar along the border.

• To offer activities and tour programs ofinterest

The study area

• Phunumron check point, Kanchanaburi, Thailand• Htee Khee check point, Dawei, Myanmar• The route development of Kanchanaburi-Dawei

Tourism in Thai-Dawei

• Travel and tourism resources in Dawei

Tourism in Thai-Dawei• Hotels and Accommodations

Tourism in Thai-Dawei

• The restaurants, food shops and local foods

Tourism in Thai-Dawei• Transportation to Dawei by Phunumron check point

Tourism in Thai-Dawei• Thai-Dawei package tour

Methodology

• Step 1: Tourism situation in the study areaPublic hearing, survey, data collection from touroperators and stakeholders in Thai and Myanmar

Methodology• Step 2: To explore the area & present travel programs

Readiness assessment, Potential access andTo explore the study area

Methodology

• Step 3: To offer tourism programs and activitiesOffering entrepreneurs, stakeholders and getfeedback about the tourism programs and activities.

Results

• Channel and transport links between Thai – Dawei

Results

• Phunumron checkpoint-Htee Khee checkpoint

Results• The document to cross border

Results• The transportation along Thai – Myanmar border

Results• Border tourism between Thai - Dawei

Results

• The route ofborder tourismbetweenThai - Dawei

“Tanintharyi River”

Length300 kilometres(190 mi)

• The route ofborder tourismbetweenThai - Dawei

“Tanintharyi River”

Length300 kilometres(190 mi)

Results• Tourism programs and activities along

Thailand - Myanmar border.

Tuloe islets, Tanintharyi River

High potential for rafting trips

Natural environment

A giant bagarius18 kg

Gold mining community nearestChangphuak (White elephant) village

Gold mining machinery

Wooden dam at Cha Ngat rapids for gold mining

Panning for gold by hand

A nugget of gold fromTanintharyi river

Conclusion and Suggestion

• The discovery of new tourist routes-Tanintharyi river, rafting, panning for gold

• Kanchanaburi - Dawei routes andchannels are highly tourism potential

• Should encourage the road developmentand facilitate the travel for Thai,Myanmar and abroad

• The discovery of new tourist routes-Tanintharyi river, rafting, panning for gold

• Kanchanaburi - Dawei routes andchannels are highly tourism potential

• Should encourage the road developmentand facilitate the travel for Thai,Myanmar and abroad

TRF Seminar Series in Basic ResearchCIX

TRF Seminar Series in Basic ResearchCIX

TRF Seminar Series inBasic Research CIX

Population andDevelopment in

Thailand and SoutheastAsian Countries 2014

February 6, 2015

TRF Seminar Series inBasic Research CIX

Population andDevelopment in

Thailand and SoutheastAsian Countries 2014

February 6, 2015

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