Looking for something thrilling and challenging while enjoying life in Hua Hin? Let's go for ATV ride in Cha Am! I was quite excited and really look forward for my first ATV experience in Cha-Am, just 20-30 mins drive from Hua Hin city / 10 mins drive from Santorini Park. I cant wait to ride on the ATV after I saw how my frens enjoyed it in Hat Yai. 

After we came back from Hua Hin Vineyard Hill, we directly drove to Cha-Am ATV park. The weather was just nice to have some outdoor activity. 
Here is the entrance of Cha-Am ATV Park, they have a big parking spaces for their customers. we can see their super huge signboard at the junction of the road into the park. 

Besides ATV, we can have archery and paint ball ( painball to me, I played it once in Malacca and I got a bruises and it was pain enough for at least 1 week!) here too. It is definitely a perfect spot for a gang of youngsters to spend time here. 

the paddy view outside the park. Actually this place is more to a countryside feel to me, especially when we went to the track C which is a simulate cross country driving. Imagine the horses were running besides you and cows were enjoying their grass meal when you were driving on the ATV? Yes I have it here!

Ok, here we started the story about the ATV. 
We paid for 1000THB each ppl for an hour drive. there was 3 track in total: A,B and C. We will have a brief training in track A first, then 3 rounds of track B, 1 round of track A again, and then we will follow the instructor to track C which is a farm track with a small river and we will have unlimited ride there until the time is up. In total for an hour include track A, B and C. here is some brief introduction about the track ( from Cha-Am ATV Park official web)
  • Track A- is for practicing, learning correct driving skills, test driving and learning intensive care controlling i.e. careful use of accelerator, reducing the speed, breaking or stopping, turning, balancing, learning road signs, warnings, and directions.
  • Track B - is to have fun driving the ATV cars on adventurous, curving, uneven, and steep roads, which challenge your ability. To put to good use your skills gained from Track A and apply them to use on this track.
  • Track C- was designed to simulate cross country driving which is not difficult or too tough for new drivers. You will have a lot of fun with this track and the experiences gained from tracks A and B can be put to good use on this track. 
Supposedly we should drive pass a small river in track C, but since it was dry season that time so the water level was not enough for us to experience the splashing of water when we drove through it >< 



A view of the track of Track A and Track B


precious driving moment together with my family~ which meant everything to me
I was leading that time and it was totally awesome becoz I can have any speed anytime I want ( pity my brother he complained that I drove too slow, he wanted to experience something speedy haha). The instructor will just guide us to track C and we were free to drive like what we did in Track B and C. But it was not good to speeding here becoz it was dangerous. Here is some safety precautions to play ATV here : 
  • NEVER EVER play with phone or camera when driving. we took photos only when we stopped down. If wish to take some "driving" photos, we can pass our camera to the instructor so he can take photos for us. All other valuable belonging must be kept in the locker provided ( extra money to rent it) 
  • Wear helmet all the time. Helmet is included in 1000THB. 
  • Right thumb for accelerator and brake on the left. My right thumb almost..... fracture no lar just kidding   cramp after I pressed the accelerator for almost an hour GOSH! but control the speed appropriately. The instructor have the right to stop us if he felt that we were driving recklessly. 
  • No showing off action is allowed in the park ( hahahaha) 
for more information, plz kindly refer to their official website:
http://www.cha-amatvpark.net/en/atv.php


after a short rest, we continued our driving again. 
Honestly, at first, it really felt awesome becoz it was my first drive on ATV ( after drove my little viva for ages). But after my 3rd round in Track C I started to feel bored becoz I have the same scene all the time. I expected something like drive into the jungle ( sounds woah) but it just a cross country driving. 1000 baht for a first experience, like that lah.

Me with the ATV~
For girls, if you love your shoes or pants so much, don wear it here. Better wear a simple sport shoes and short pants becoz we had to drive through a few muddy area~ n my shoes were stained with mud, so hard to clean it up until today. 

A little fountain with a couple of geese 


the view of the track~ 

After the ATV drive, my brother and sister decided to have some archery before went back to hotel. The price is 400 baht for 30 minutes ( around 4 cycles) per person, the price include instruction, bow, 6 arrows, 1 five colour target, an armguard and finger tab. 

while waiting for our turn
They only allowed 4 people in one row, and everyone have to wait until the last person in the row finished his/her last shoot so they can collect the arrows on the target. It is safe but very slow LOL. 

The archery range is about 12 metres. Get ready for the games! ( not me) 

and I just sat here and enjoyed how my sister did her archery in a funny way XDDD
The instructor gave a briefing first before the games and they will guide you all the time so you don shoot to the ur neighbour's target instead of ur own target! haha

my brother really got talent in archery. at least he managed to get a few bull eye target. I know my skill was totally suck enough so I prefer to sit and watch, it was so embarrassing for my previous archery experience! 

after a round of archery my sis complained of finger pain and just stop and had a short nap over here. so relaxing huh~

My brother's result. really not bad. 

After the archery we just had a simple clean up in the toilet and drove back to hotel after a tiring journey. 

Here is the operation hour of Cha-Am ATV Park~ plz noted that they closed on Wed. 

Cha-Am ATV Park
Address :760/7 Soi Borkam, Petkasem 212 Km. Rd., Cha-am, Petchburi 76120 Thailand
Mobile Phone :+66 (0) 81-893-3938
Fax :+66 (0) 32 451 163
Email :info@cha-amatvpark.net
website: http://www.cha-amatvpark.net/en/index.php

南生围,也许是一个陌生的名字。她并没有像中环那样响当当的名气,也没有尖沙咀的光环。她,只是香港其中一个默默无名的后花园,可是她也是TVB 戏里出镜率最高的地方。我朋友找到了南生围这个地方,凑巧让我们找到这里有完善的自行车道,就这样我们就安排了一个中午在这个美丽而幽静的地方。

*在马来西亚,我们叫脚踏车;台湾叫自行车;香港叫单车。还真多名字

这张地图是元朗租单车的单车行免费给的。忘了一提,南生围就在元朗。强烈推荐大家到[大家乐单车行]租自行车/单车!

我们到元朗的路线:
从中环出发 - 搭红色地铁去美孚 - 转紫色地铁线去元朗站。

从元朗地铁站那里,穿过新世纪大厦(朱巧克力色的这个),然后走行人天桥过对面路。租单车的店铺就在元朗yoho town巴士站那里。从行人天桥上面就可以看到店铺啦!这里租单车是50块港币一天 (因为我们是周末租的关系,平日是40块港币)。

就是这间单车铺啦!在文末会给这间单车行的联络资料。
我们刚到的时候是一位大姐招呼我们,她人非常热情非常nice! 在元朗我们感受到了香港小地方仍然保存的浓厚人情味。大姐先让我们试车,满意了再租车。游客租车的时候记得带上护照。这间单车行有山地单车和普通单车。

我们就用50块港币一辆单车租下了!很好踏,而且大姐和大哥们都会仔细检查单车的安全才让我们骑出大马路。大姐也免费帮我们安上篮子,还给了我们一张手绘的地图到南生围 (就是第一张图),单车还有可以装水罐的架子,很方便。如果想要到南生围骑自行车/单车记得来光顾他们哟!

一切准备就绪后,我们就出发啦!出发点就是单车行外面的绿色单车径
值得称赞的是元朗市中心有一条完善的单车道,骑在上面很安全,而且路面也很滑顺。除了天气比较炎热之外,在这里骑单车真的很爽啦!

我们沿着绿色单车径直踩大约15分钟,右边就看到了博爱医院,左边就是一个油站。
接下来看到的就是青山公路的牌子哈哈。这里会有一段上坡和下坡路要比较注意点。这一切资料地图里都有详细地讲清楚哟~

踏到一个巴士站后转左,就会看到一个人行隧道
隧道长这个样子的,没有车子经过,很安全。 要穿过两条隧道
*小故事:我们是3个女孩子踩单车,后面刚好有一群比我们慢租车的男子骑上来,看我们不是本地人怕我们迷路还特地一前一后地帮我们带路。超级感激。虽然后来我们因为骑得太慢了他们离我们而去哈哈,不过在元朗这个小地方的人情味超让我留恋的!也让我这几天来对香港人的不好印象稍微改观 

穿过隧道后右转就是这道风景了。看见了灰色的单车径,继续往前直踩

从隧道出来大概直踩两分钟,就会看到敬辉农场的布条,左边有一条小分叉马路。对了,转左进去后可以看到“南生围路”的招牌。当初我们就差一点miss掉这个路口

踏进南生围路后看到的第一道风景~锦田河和高桥公路在一起映成了一道美丽而有特色的风景。记得要靠左骑哟~这里可不是单车径了,是双线马路,偶尔会有车子经过,所以一定要小心。

看到这个电线塔和这个分叉口后要记得像我的朋友那样转右靠左骑~ 任何时候都是安全第一!

然后一路上就是这样的马路啦~也没有分叉口,可以很放心的骑车!如果迎面有汽车驶来的话,左边不时有避车处,可以在这里停车让路,很安全。不过不要忘了偶尔听下来看看右边的景色哟,和中环繁华的景色是完全不一样的!让我们看到了另一面的香港

在左边就可以看到敬辉农场了。不过我们并没有进去探个究竟

这时候可以隔着篱笆看看里面美丽的鱼池啦~就在右手边

左手边也是不错的风景,可以看到白鹭寻食,娃娃鱼则在泥地上晒太阳嘻嘻

再往前不远就是有记豆腐花了,在这里吃点东西休息一下。一路上的太阳很猛烈,不要忘了补充水分 (我喝了大约1公升的水都不够!)
有记豆腐花也是靠近鱼池的。在这里可以享受从鱼池面上吹来的徐风,风景也很亮丽。这里也有简单的告示牌告诉大家鱼池的运作方式哟

我们就叫了一个豆腐花和冰芒果。总共 12块港币。冰芒果上来的时候我才彻底地了解到冰芒果和芒果冰的差别!冰芒果只是将腌制过的芒果进行冷冻而已。
这里的豆腐花没有味道,要另行加糖。糖是橙色的。吃着的时候我不禁问自己是平时吃的豆腐花太甜还是豆腐花本来就应该这样无味的健康?我们一共加了3大汤匙的糖才勉强有甜味

来张我的单车的倩影吧!

有记豆腐花的外观,就像是tvb里一个简单的士多那样。这里的阿姨也不错热情的

继续往前踏~今天遇上的天气是晴朗的蓝天白云。而且周末的时候也会遇上一些当地人来骑单车,不用怕会迷路

红树林~这里的水质应该还控制得不错吧?要不然红树林鹅无法生存啊

然后来到了一片草地与树林。南生围著名的桥就在不远处了!可以把单车从马路推到草地上,这里有很多人野餐,遛狗,还看到人家玩遥控车~ 
给我们的单车留下美丽的倩影

一大片宽阔的草地~如果有看tvb的话,这里就是他们马车啊,新娘轿子啊经过的树林了。回到三国也是在这里拍摄的哟~过后会写一篇 tvb景点寻宝记

休息了一会儿后,我们就继续往前踏。这次我们不踏马路,改踏草坡路。因为路面不平坦的关系要格外小心,不过看到的风景不一样! 

再往前踩不久就可以看到横水渡码头的招牌了!

再过一条小小的桥就可以看见电视机里熟悉的画面了

这一排的千层树是不是很熟眼? 
tvb私奔戏常在这里取景啊! 哈哈。很漂亮的风景~ 

山长水远来到一定要来张大合照! cheez!

树林的左边就是我们的目的地~南生围的木桥!因为扶手断了可能看起来不太像戏里看到的。还记不起来? 回去看tvb 的戏吧~ 
小桥,蓝天,池塘,远山,多么漂亮的一幅画。可惜相机不太给力

这张照片是不是很有 feeling? 
木桥有一些摇晃,所以不要在木桥上拍跳跃照啦

我们3个人的合影~友谊不朽

我和南生围的桥~在这次的追梦之旅的 bucketlist 中完成一项啦!

继续往前踩,会看到一个士多,然后转进右边的小巷,就会看到这样的风景还有横水渡的码头。搭横水渡的话过对岸后再踩大约15分钟就可以回到单车行了。如果怕水的话可以掉头踏原路回去。我们花了大约2小时多才来到这里。

横水渡的船只,人加单车只要港币7块钱。很不错的体验!如果看不到船夫的话,按柱子上的铃就可以了。过对岸可以去元朗市中心。 可以同时容纳下3个单车哟

过了对岸后,第一个分叉口往右转,然后在第二个路口往左转
就可以看到钟声小学啦~继续往前踩吧,市中心就在眼前了

看到了元朗的地铁站。然后往右转,踏上人行道。不过在人行道上时不可以骑单车的哟,要下来推单车慢慢走。要保护行人的安全

看到轻铁的轨道,向左转,过马路后走天桥底下的人行道,在过马路

然后就可以重新看到熟悉的青色单车径啦~单车行就在右手边。还车后就可以走天桥到对面的元朗大马路找食物吃。这里的人真的很热情,也很热心。如果时间允许的话,不妨坐坐元朗这里独有的轻铁吧!

这趟的单车行总共费时3个小时。这里有一些贴士要分享给大家:

  1. 一定要做好防晒功夫,这里的紫外线真的不是开玩笑的!
  2. 要带上足够的水分,因为一路上除了有记豆腐花和最后的士多之外应该没有地方可以补充水分。加上阳光很强烈,天气很热,要预防中
  3. 记得上了厕所才开始骑!一路上如果肚子痛或者尿急的话绝对让你欲哭无泪
  4. 这条单车径很长,绝对让你骑个过瘾。
  5. 有些路并不是正规的单车径,记得要闪避车辆,保护自己最重要。
  6. 周末前来踩单车的话,因为当地人也喜欢周末踩单车,人会比较多,所以不用怕会迷路。平日的话应该是人烟稀少吧? 
最后,这里附上我的参考link, 很实用而且很详细。不过路线稍微改了,他写的时候单车径应该还没真正地完善吧 : 
http://15km.hk/index.php?comCat=articlecontent&artid=125

还有超热情的单车行老板及工作人员资料:
大家乐单车行
联络人物 :林耀国
地址 :元朗凤攸北街 9a 昌威大厦 22号地铺 (元朗地铁站 F出口天桥对面)
电话 :852-6133 6678 / 9184 6881 / 24751651
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