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Musang King Durian Zipline Adventure in Chanthaburi Durian Land

May 18, 2022 2 Comments

Ever wanted to get a bird’s eye view of a durian orchard? Now you can fly through a commercial durian orchard on a durian zipline adventure! In 2020, I drove by Durian Land every day on my way from Chanthaburi City to EcoFarm in Makham, where I was staying. The park was new, having opened […]

Man named Bubbles with Puangmanee durian

Cute Chanthaburi Farmstay at One Chan

April 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

One Chan is a 70-year-old farmhouse along Pliew Road that has been renovated as an Airbnb. It has an amazing location – just 800 meters from both the infamous Manee’s Garden (and mother tree of Puangmanee) as well as Suan Tho Thong, the first farm in Chanthaburi to open for farm tours back in 1999. […]

Durian Tree House Cafe in Chanthaburi

April 18, 2022 Leave a Comment

The Durian Tree House Cafe in Chanthaburi Chanthaburi is the biggest producer of durian in the entire world. People travel from all over the world and from all over Thailand to eat durian here. There’s even an annual Durian World Festival here. But it wasn’t until 2019 that Chanthaburi got its first durian-themed cafe. Here, […]

Open durian in a basket with glowing golden flesh

Suan Saw Sudjai Chanthaburi Durian Buffet & Farmstay (สวนสาวสุดใจ)

April 9, 2022 4 Comments

Meet Auntie Saw and Uncle Sudjai Suan Saw Sudjai is a small 7 lai farm (2.5 acre) farm located in the Pliew District of Chanthaburi, just 15 minutes from the city center. Despite it’s small size, the farm is a popular tourism destination and is the most famous Chanthaburi Durian Buffet among local durian lovers […]

Richard posing with a durian seller on the side of the road, the woman is wearing very bright red, green and yellow print dress.

Zanzibar Durian Guide

March 11, 2022 3 Comments

In January we arrived to go Zanzibar Durian Hunting for the first time having very little idea what to expect. Thanks to Mark Wiens, I’d been plotting a Zanzibar Durian Hunt since 2013, but I had never managed to find any definite information about where on the island they grow, when the right season would […]

Ali, a tour guide at village green

Zanzibar Fruits at Village Green Spice Farm, Mitakawan

February 11, 2022 1 Comment

In Zanzibar, many people believe (or will tell you so) that the only place you can find durian trees is in the Spice Gardens around the area called Kizimbani. But there are Spice Gardens sprinkled all over the island’s interior, relics of the plantation aristocracy that made Zanzibar the Clove Capital of the world. There’s […]

Wasafi, a tour guide at Tangawizi Spice Garden, standing with an old durian tree

90-year-old Zanzibar Durian Trees at Tangawizi Spice Farm

January 26, 2022 5 Comments

About Kizimbani Kizimbani is a cluster of villages along a very straight road cutting through inland Zanzibar, about 10km north of Stone Town. Durian is very easy to find here. During the season, you’ll find piles of them being sold along the road and in front of people’s houses, kilometers and kilometers of durian. But […]

Jimmy’s Durian Orchard and Farmstay

January 7, 2022 1 Comment

Jimmy Loke was born in the small village of Kampung Sungai Dua. Today if you drive along the E8 Expressway on your way from Bentong to Karak, Sungai Dua is a blink of wooden shophouses facing the 4-lane highway. You may not notice the village at all. But hopefully, since you’re only 1km from Jimmy’s, […]

Our 12 Best Durians of 2021: The Year in Review!

December 31, 2021 2 Comments

Happy New Year Durian Munchers! This is our Favorite Durians of 2021! The most delicious, the most unique, and the stand-out fruits we ate that haunt our memories and make us want to go back for more! Hopefully this post will inspire you to travel in 2022, and make sure to share your favorite durians […]

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