| Khao Takiab Khao Takiap Located at 250 feet high above the sea level, it is the public park for Hua Hin Beach people to exercise during the evening time and the place that offers beautiful scenery of Hua Hin.
From Hua Hin Beach Town, forwarding along highway 4 (Phetgasem Road) to the south. At Khao Takiap-Pran Buri Crossroad, go straight to Khao Takiap.
Khao Takiap is accessible by car. Travel past Chivasom and stay left, past fisherman's village. The road gets steep and there are stalls selling merchandise made of sea shells. There is Buddhist temple at top of the hill. while going sideways, there is an open area, where beautiful Chinese goddess in built. Visitors will come across many monkeys on the way. Evenings are very pleasant here with panoramic view of the Hua Hin bay.
Khao Hin Lek Fai is located near the town while Khao Takiap is rested close to the sea as a division between Hua Hin Beach and Suan Son pradiphat Beach. So the two places offer different scenery.
On Khao Takiap which is the cape stretching towards the sea, the area offers the view of Hua Hins fantastic curved beach and Koh Singto. There is the path from the mountain peak down to the beach of white clean sand stretching about 1.5 km. The atmosphere is like Hua Hin Beach but more peaceful and has less facilities.
At the mountain foot are various shops selling fresh or dry seafood. Opposite Khao Takiap is Khao Krai Lat where Khao Krai Lat Temple is situated on the mountain top. There is no road up Khao Krai Lat only the walkway to the peak which is also another beautiful viewpoint of Hua Hin.
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