closed 1-2-2012 until 24-2-2012 and from 1-6-2012 until 24-6-2012
The best time for visiting is in the morning.
The garden is open every day except Wednesday
Visiting hours 9:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 - 16:00
Guided tour on Tuesday, Thunderday and Saturday, starting at 10:00
The entrance to the garden is free
Plants and seeds are not for sale
follow the green arrows, the red arrows the direction you came from
follow the green arrows and then the yellow arrow to the garden
Roads to Ao Nang/Natin
Local roads to the garden
Road to the garden coming from the north (Phang Nga, Phuket, etc)
Drive in the direction of Krabi town. Follow Highway 4 until about 13 km before
the town.
You passed already the highway to Suratthani and a weight bridge for trucks.
Look for a road to the right with the sign "Royal Residence" , and turn here to the right.
Follow the signs "Royal Residence" , "Khlong Muang" or "Ban Natin", sometimes written as Nateen.
In the center of "Nong Thalee (Thalay)" turn to the right and follow the sign to "Khlong Muang".
After 1.8 km the main road bents to right, follow the road to left to "Noppharat Thara Beach".
The garden is at 1.8 km on the right side of this road.
The sign for the Natin Spicy Garden is on your left side at the entrance.
Turn right, the garden is 80 meters inside the soy.
Missing the "Royal Residence" sign
Continue the road in the direction of Krabi Town.
About 5 km for Krabi you will see a Shell station and a stop light.
Turn here to the right and follow the road 4034 to "Chong Pli".
Coming from the East (High way 4) Trang and Krabi Airport.
Follow the direction "Phang Nga" or "Phuket". At the T-cross point
turn to the left to Krabi (road 4200). High way 4 continues to the
right to "Phang Nga" and "Phuket".
Continue this road to the Shell Station with stop light and turn right.
Follow road 4034 in the direction to "Ao (phra) Nang" and "Klong Muang".
Road to the garden coming from the south (Krabi town, road 4034)
Follow the signs to "Phang Nga" or "Phuket". At the stoplight by the Shell station turn to the left
Follow road 4034 in the direction to "Ao (phra) Nang" and "Klong Muang".
Follow the signs to "Ao (phra) Nang" ,"Ban Natin" or "Noppharat Thara Beach" (this is road 4034).
After about 8.7 km in "Chong Pli" there is road to left.
Follow this road to "Ban Natin" and "Nappharat Tara Beach".
After 3 km there is road to the right. Take this road to "Khlong Muang".
The entrance of the garden is on this road at the left side after 1.45 km.
The sign "Natin spicy garden" is on your right side of the road at the middle of the entrance.
Turn to the left, the garden is 80 m inside the soy.
Groups
I am very sorry to speak too bad Thai for Thai excursions, my English
is better.
So, if a group of Thai people wants a guided tour I
will have to arrange a native Thai speaker with knowledge of plants in
this garden.
I know a good guide but I need time to make an appointment with him.
Please inform me in time.
If groups (5-15 people) want a guided tour on an other times or on other days as motioned
above, please make a telephone call to me or send a mail.
Tel:0876 219 234 (Piet Ruijters)
piet@hoefsmid26.nl
Warnings
This a tropical garden, and there can be nasty animals in the garden like ants
There are many rubber trees around the garden. So there can be many mosquitoes especially in the rainy season.
The plants in the garden are vegetables, fruit trees, timber but also medicinal and toxic plants.
Unless you know what you are doing: Do not eat fruits, leaves, seeds etc.
Keep an eye on children who like to eat the nice fruits or seeds.
